Fake automotive parts have been found in Australia concealed in shipments of parallel and aftermarket vehicle parts, according to an... Read More
The best cure for the coronavirus seems to be hopping on a motorcycle and hitting the starter button. Despite early... Read More
Motorcycle sales in the first quarter of this year were understandably down, but only by 2.5% compared with countries such as Italy which is down 65% due to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Australian market has also had to deal with drought, bushfires and floods over the same period. Federal Chamber... Read More
Retired and honoured motorcycle industry veteran Stuart Strickland has delivered blunt criticism of the industry and the dictators who make... Read More
Riders have been warned about fake motorcycle parts after New Delhi Police arrested four people selling the counterfeit products with... Read More
The RACQ has thrown its support behind the second annual Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Week starting today (October 22-26, 2018) and encourages riders to check their bikes before riding. RACQ Head of Technical and Safety Policy and keen Suzuki Bandit owner Steve Spalding says this week’s promotion is “the perfect opportunity... Read More
Australia’s first Dakar Rally winner and newly crowned Cross Country Rallies World Champion Toby Price is urging riders to get their bikes... Read More
Australian motorcycle, ATV and scooter sales have been in a continual slump since the start of 2017 with sales up... Read More
Riders should expect a host of discount offers in the New Year after Australian motorcycle, scooter and ATV sales continued to decline in the important Christmas quarter of 2017. Overall, the market was down a massive 9.3% from 114,770 to 104,111. It was the first full-year negative result since the... Read More
The Harley-Davidson Breakout has claimed the top-selling spot for the first time as the Australian motorcycle industry continues its first... Read More
How many times have you had to defend motorcycling when a non-rider has attacked them as dangerous, noisy and smelly?... Read More
For the first time, the Australia motorcycle industry has united to launch a National Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Week in October. At the moment, some state rider representative groups conduct their own events and do not take part in the International Ride to Work Day in June, which is inappropriate... Read More
Motorcycle sales appear to be recovering after a very shaky start to the year with Harley-Davidson continuing to lead the... Read More
Independent motorcycle mechanics seem to be dying out at a rapid rate. Is it because motorcycle manufacturers are withholding servicing... Read More
Novice riders could soon have a wider choice of motorcycles such as the Street Rod (above) under the Learner-Approved Scheme (LAMS) if Harley-Davidson has its way. The company is planning to put a proposal to Australian governments through the Federal Chamber for Automotive Industries to axe the 660cc engine capacity limit. Instead,... Read More
Half a million fake and counterfeit vehicle parts seized in a raid in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week... Read More
Riders will be able to import a new motorcycle or other vehicle from 2018 without having to deal with a dealer... Read More
Europe is mandating ABS on motorcycles and it is being considered in Australia but only now is a survey seeking to find out if ABS is safe in the real world. British road safety researcher Elaine Hardy is seeking riders around the globe who have been involved in a crash... Read More
The Thai-made Honda NSS300 Forza Scooter has been recalled over a brake fluid leak issue. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission safety... Read More
Mini or pocket motorcycles are fun and cute, but they are a potential danger and usually illegal to use anywhere... Read More
Harley-Davidson overtook Honda as the top-selling road bike company in Australia in 2015, thanks largely to strong sales of the new learner-approved Street 500, according to the latest Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries figures. Road bike sales were strong, increasing 2.6% compared with 2014 and accounting for 41.4% of the... Read More
The next time someone says motorcycle riders are outcasts and not contributing to the economy, tell them to read this... Read More
Riders will gain some benefits from two recent automotive industry agreements. The first is an agreement between the Federal Chamber... Read More
The Federal Government needs to resolve the issue of states having different interpretations of helmet laws, says an industry spokesman. Rhys Griffiths, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries motorcycle spokesman, welcomes the recent commitment by the Federal Government to harmonise Australian Design Rules (ADRs) with UN vehicle regulations and hopes it... Read More
Learners or “down-sizers” continue to dominate the motorcycle sales figures, according to the the third-quarter results released by the Federal Chamber... Read More
Motorcycle riders have been warned to avoid buying cheap motorcycle accessories, consumables and rider gear over the internet as they... Read More
Powersports manufacturer Polaris has called for an independent audit of ATV, motorcycle and scooter sales so consumers have a more accurate account. The American company dropped out of the Federal Chamber of Automated Industries two years ago over concerns for the accuracy of sales reporting, but its motorcycle companies, Indian... Read More
Australian motorcycle riders love their road bikes. Road bike sales rose marginally by 0.3% to 43,724, representing 39% of all... Read More