So what is the fallout from the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last week, the biggest mass gathering in the... Read More
Riders are being asked to help raise $US8000 for Meals on Wheels to service senior citizens who will be advised... Read More
Motorcycle riders are about to inherit a bad reputation around the world as hundreds of thousands crowd into the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this weekend. As riders start to roll into the town, organisers predict attendance will be about 250,000, down from an annual average of almost half a... Read More
Bloodbikes Australia is playing an integral part in transporting COVID-19 tests from suburban testing centres to medical laboratories. Founder Peter... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Since the COVID-19 pandemic caused worldwide upheaval and triggered a flurry of policies... Read More
While a motorcycle festival in France has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s biggest motorcycle rally in the USA will go ahead next week despite almost 1000 Americans dying every day. Wheels and Waves Even a week ago, the Wheels & Waves event at the Biarritz Lighthouse... Read More
Victorian police and health officials have left motorcycle riders in the dark over whether helmets are suitable and legal substitutes... Read More
A positive by-product of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be a renewed interest in the open road, with motorcycle rider... Read More
As Victoria considers stage 4 lockdowns, perhaps they should implement these COVID-19 covers that protect riders from their contagious pillions! Two types of covers have been officially approved for use on motorcycle taxis in the Phillipines. However, the government has not approved makeshift covers for other riders as they say... Read More
No wonder Mona Lisa is smiling! “Ducati Mona Lisa” is the name of the work of art created by the... Read More
If you are planning a ride across the Queensland border you will now have to apply online for a new... Read More
South Australia and Queensland are opening their borders to all Australians except Victorian riders, tourists and visitors due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The former is still deciding on NSW and the ACT, but is expected to announce a decision later this week. However, its border with Victoria remains closed.... Read More
Ducati has built a limited-edition Scrambler 1100 Sport PRO with €500 from the sale of each going to help the... Read More
MV Agusta has launched a special branded rider’s face mask that seems to cash in on the COVID pandemic panic.... Read More
Triumph Motorcycle will slash 400 jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and their plan to move more production from Hinckley to Thailand. The British company announced in February that it would cut 240 of its 2500-strong global workforce with 50 of the 1000 employed at Hinckley to go... Read More
Inactive motorcyclists who haven’t ridden for some time are being urged to ride again, especially for commuting, as the pandemic... Read More
This is the first weekend that all states and territories have eased travel restrictions and we expect a lot of... Read More
Harley-Davidson has donated a customised electric LiveWire motorcycle autographed by the Davidson family to be auctioned to raise funds for the United Way Worldwide COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. The special edition LiveWire also has custom paint and carbonfibre accessories including screen, tail and tank trim. It is being auctioned online at bonhams.com... Read More
It seems police may be taking a more considered approach to issuing pandemic fines or Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) for... Read More
While most Australian states and territories are easing coronavirus lockdown travel restrictions, Tasmania — normally the most motorcycle-friendly state —... Read More
Riders should be able to travel in a group of up to 10 under the first step of National Cabinet’s three-step plan announced today (8 May 2020) to ease coronavirus restrictions. Latest travel restrictions info for all states and territories here. Group limit However, it appears that a group of... Read More
Riders in most states can now go for a limited ride and can even take a pillion, but they still... Read More
Queensland riders have expressed dissatisfaction with the 50km limit on travel from tomorrow (2 May 2020), as an anomaly has... Read More
New South Wales riders can ride to visit friends from today (Friday 1 May 2020) as the state eases its coronavirus travel restrictions. You can ride with a pillion, or with one other rider or several members of the same household to visit other households for social gatherings. There is no... Read More
Queensland Police have reintroduced random speed cameras just in time for the eased pandemic travel restrictions from Saturday (2 May... Read More
Motorcycle manufacturers are starting to offer warranty extensions because of the down time during the pandemic lockdown. It began in... Read More
Queensland riders have been urged not to congregate around cafes when they stop for a takeaway coffee while out on a recreational ride from this Saturday. Restrictions are being eased from Saturday (2 May 2020) to allow riders to travel 50km for leisure. Cafe owners on popular motorcycle routes are... Read More
(This pandemic article was last updated on April 28. For May 11 details, click here.) Around the world, riders are... Read More
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has today admitted on Sydney radio riding a motorcycle is exercise and therefore legal. Latest travel restriction... Read More
Traffic offences are understandably down as there are fewer vehicles on the road, but the lockdown is also creating lonely roads where motorists are hitting some ridiculous speeds. We have seen several reports of high-speed police pursuits around there world, but the highest speed was clocked by a Nebraska motorcyclist... Read More
Queensland is the first state to relax harsh travel restrictions and will allow riders back on their motorcycles for a... Read More
The motorcycle industry, like many others, is struggling during the pandemic, but we wonder whether motorcycling will be a victim... Read More
Volunteer riders at Blood Bikes Australia are offering to deliver to healthcare organisations during the coronavirus pandemic. Founder Peter Davis established the Australian arm of Blood Bikes in Brisbane in September 2019 delivering blood supplies to Mater hospitals in the city. Earlier this month we published his called for more volunteers to... Read More
Commuting to work is one legitimate way to ride and avoid the pandemic lockdown and travel bans, yet some riders... Read More
Dear Chief Medical Officer, please let us ride again. You look like a reasonable man. And we know you and... Read More
Insurers should be offering a discount or extension on premiums because people are not able to use their motorcycles and cars as much. We already suggested registration, warranty, roadside assistance and servicing offers should be extended and that met with approval among many readers. So far, the only Australian motorcycle... Read More
Despite the pandemic lockdown, motorcycle dealers across Australia are still open and you should be able to legitimately ride there.... Read More
Freedom-loving motorcycle riders appear evenly divided about the planned coronavirus tracing app with slightly more than half saying they would... Read More
Should the COVID-19 related Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) or on-the-spot fines be linked to your income as speeding fines are in some countries? After all, a motorcyclist on a $15,000 bike who goes for a leisure ride risks copping the same on-the-spot fine under the Health Act as a rich driver... Read More
If it meant pandemic travel restrictions could be eased, would you download the Federal Government’s coming TraceTogether coronavirus tracing phone... Read More
Following in the footsteps of Indian Motorcycle, Harley-Davidson has made cuts to costs that start with the CE and Board... Read More
Motorcycle riders around the world are in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are many rider — some unlicensed — who are wantonly flouting the restrictions. These “Covidiots” are giving the rest of us a bad name and when it comes time to start winding back some restrictions, authorities... Read More
A Coffs Harbour rider has received NSW Police approval to drive 390km to buy a second-hand commuter bike to ride... Read More
We’ve been inspired to do our own own Long Way Round (my front lawn) video and we encourage you to... Read More
Readers of Motorbike Writer overwhelmingly believe motorcycle riders should still be allowed to ride despite the pandemic travel restrictions. This week we conducted a brief and anonymous online survey of opinions about the restrictions, attracting 716 responses over five days. We acknowledge it is not necessarily representative given the potential selection bias... Read More
If riders are not allowed from take their motorcycle out for a ride during the current pandemic lockdown, then governments... Read More
With riders facing hefty fines for breaking the coronavirus Home Confinement Direction, some have suggested rona riders should reserve their... Read More
At what time should police and authorities judiciously reconsider the hastily-drafted travel bans that have promoted a police state and are heightening the public’s anxiety and depression? The current Draconian laws across each state have apparent sunset classes, but can be extended, as we have already seen overseas. However, as... Read More
Travel restrictions that include a virtual ban on motorcycle riding could lead to a rapid increase in anxiety and depression that... Read More
With states fining people thousands of dollars for non-compliance with pandemic travel restrictions, riders are understandably concerned about copping a... Read More
Travel restrictions during the pandemic have riders confused, angry and frustrated, based on rider attitudes from comments on our articles about the issue. So we decided to conduct a survey on attitudes to the pandemic. See the survey at the end of this article. It consists of two multiple-choice questions and... Read More
MV Agusta has bought a special coronavirus testing machine in the fight against the disease in one of the hardest... Read More
While it appears it is still legal to ride in Australia during the pandemic, Indian coronavirus cops police are donning... Read More
Polaris, which owns and produces Indian motorcycles, has introduced a range of cost-cutting measures including the boss, Scott Wine (above), suspending his own salary for the rest of the year to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The company closed all its five factories in the USA, plus... Read More
Restaurateur Joe Pagliaro on a Fonz Arthur Model 2 electric delivery scooter Australia’s first electric motorcycle company, Fonzarelli, is getting... Read More
Several motorcycle companies around the world have donated ventilators, protective medical suits, respirators, masks, surgical gloves and alcohol wipes to... Read More
The list of motorcycle factory closures due to the coronavirus pandemic is growing daily with MV Agusta and Indian Motorcycles finally joining. The MV factory on the shores of beautiful Lake Varese in Lombardy, an early epicentre of the virus in Italy, had been continuing with a reduced workforce. Now... Read More
Those riders still exercising their right to ride before what could be the inevitable lockdown are acting as responsibly as... Read More
The time has come to park our motorcycles, act responsibly and safeguard the health and livelihoods of ourselves and others... Read More
Your Sunday ride may have been your last for some time. Australian governments at all levels seem set to recommend that “any sort of travel that is not part of someone’s normal life” be avoided to stop the spread of coronavirus. The official decision and precise wording has not yet... Read More