Honda Motorcycles Australia says it is “pleased to announce the pricing for the anticipated 2018 Africa Twin variants”, however there... Read More
The rumour mill is buzzing again with tips that Honda will replace the Fireblade superbike in 2019 with a V4... Read More
Just days after announcing a ridiculous price for the new Monkey Bike, Honda Australia has announced a more realistic price for the modern/retro CB1000R Café Neo Racer. It will arrive in Honda showrooms this month at $16,499 plus on-road costs which is $500 less than the CBR1000RR without ABS. Once... Read More
The new Honda Monkey Bike has ABS, LED lighting and a 150% engine capacity increase to 125cc, but you will... Read More
Honda announced it was dropping the 50cc Monkey Bike last year, but they now have a modern version with more... Read More
Several brands have registered their first positive motorcycle sales results in more than 12 months, according to the latest industry figures for the first quarter of 2018. However, the increase is compared with the first quarter last year when motorcycle sales dramatically plummeted 13.4% to 21,794. It was the first... Read More
Since the 1970s, Japanese motorcycles have dominated the market, but times are tough and the four companies are changing their... Read More
Suzuki Motorcycles seems to be joining the push toward automatics after filing multiple patent applications for a semi-automatic transmission. While... Read More
Congratulations to the three Aussies who competed in the bike event of the 2018 Dakar Rally for finishing in commendable positions. Even finishing the gruelling rally is a triumph as only 85 of 142 bike competitors made it to the end. Our first Australian Dakar champion, Toby Price, clenched his... Read More
Australia’s only Dakar Rally champion, Toby Price, scored his second stage win today, but it will not be enough for... Read More
Australia’s only Dakar Rally champion, Toby Price, has bounced back from a 49-minute deficit in stage 10 to win stage... Read More
Despite Honda issuing voluntary recalls and several pleas for owners of Goldwings to have their airbags checked, the ACCC has decided to enforce a mandatory recall. The recall is part of a worldwide issue affecting faulty Takata driver’s side airbag inflators which have been linked to 18 deaths. It involves... Read More
Australia’s first Dakar Rally winner, Toby Price, is only 9:39 minutes off the rally lead as the riders finish their... Read More
Honda Australia has started the expected January sales rush after the motorcycle market recorded a dismal sales result in 2017.... Read More
John Lennon wasn’t known as a motorcyclist, yet a monkey bike he owned is expected to fetch more than 10,000% of its original price when it goes to auction in March. That’s the price of fame and we’ve seen similar inflated prices for vehicles owned by Steve McQueen! Honda began... Read More
Motorcycle tanks may double as screen displays on future bikes if the Honda CB4 Interceptor concept (pictured above) and Bandit9... Read More
Honda’s Italian-designed CB4 Interceptor Concept has innovative wind powered touchscreen instruments according to this official video. https://youtu.be/o8wSo76jiD8 It uses a wind... Read More
Honda Australia has recalled the 2017 CBR1000RR Fireblade over a defective fuel cap seal that may allow fuel to leak from the tank, or water to enter. The official recall notice has been lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: In the worst case scenario, water entering the fuel... Read More
Honda finally looks like it’s getting its mojo back with the unveiling of the CB4 Interceptor concept at the EICMA motorcycle... Read More
Honda has extended its Neo Sports Cafe concept design to ts range of CB1000R, CB300R and CB125R naked bikes. The... Read More
Honda is taking on the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure with a more rugged Africa Twin CRF100L Adventure Sports boasting a bigger 30-litre tank. The bike was shown ahead of the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan today. Other Honda models on display include restyled CB1000R, CB300R and CB125R naked bikes,... Read More
Honda has displayed a variety of futuristic and retro motorcycles and scooters at the Tokyo Motor Show including the exciting... Read More
The 2018 Honda Gold Wing has shed up to 48kg of weight, has an electric windscreen, seven-speed automatic transmission, traction... Read More
Riders and surrounding car passengers will be warned of an impending crash in future vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, according to BMW, Yamaha and Honda. The features have been displayed in BMW R 1200 RS, Honda Africa Twin and Yamaha MT-09 Tracer prototypes at a conference at the BMW Munich headquarters this... 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
Honda Australia has recalled 2015/2016 model CRF450R off-road motocross for a potentially defective transmission countershaft fifth gear. The gear is... Read More
A hybrid four-cylinder Honda Goldwing could be revealed in October, but leaked photos show the traditional flat six engine. The 2018 Goldwing will be unveiled on October 24 ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show. However, these leaked photos confirm what we already knew from a very early spy photo. It... Read More
Honda has released the first in a series of videos that teases a new motorcycle. Could it be the new... Read More
Our Honda CX500 project bike has gone to a happy new owner and we are now working on our next... Read More
Radical hub-centre steering, traction control, cornering ABS, electronic suspension, engine modes and a whole new frame are believed to be coming for the 2018 Honda Goldwing. Since the six-cylinder GL1800 was introduced in 2001, it as only received cosmetic updates, an airbag option and the addition of stripped down F6B... Read More
The iconic Honda monkey bike and many other 50-100cc Honda and Suzuki scooters and bikes are about to face the... Read More
If Batman bought a production motorcycle instead of building his own, he would no doubt choose a Honda Rune, although... Read More
Motorcycle sales appear to be recovering after a very shaky start to the year with Harley-Davidson continuing to lead the road bike category. Sales were down 6.7% in the first quarter but, thanks to a slight recovery in the second quarter, they are now down 4.1% in the first half,... Read More
Motorcycle buyers are the big winners in July which is usually a hot month for winter discounts as companies scramble... Read More
Honda Australia is promoting its automatic Dual-Clutch Transmission on the new Africa Twin adventure bike by offering the upgrade for... Read More
Honda has filed a patent for a V4 sports bike with an under-seat exhaust similar to those popular a couple of decades ago, signalling a possible return of the fashion. Racing bikes began using under-seat exhausts in the 1970s for a number of reasons: to cut drag, improve balance, place... Read More
The Motorbike Writer 1980 Honda CX500 project bike is up for sale to make way for the next project bike,... Read More
Dealers in Harley Davidson, Triumph and KTM are the most satisfied with the brands, according to the latest National Motorcycle... Read More
Suzuki is moving closer to turbocharging with new patent drawings emerging. The Japanese manufacturer unveiled its Recursion turbo concept (pictured above) in 2013 with a single-overhead-cam parallel twin engine with turbocharging. In 2015, Suzuki unveiled a new turbo “XE7” engine with twin overhead cams and registered the Katana name and trademark... Read More
Honda continues to drop its prices in the wake of an 18.1% drop in sales in the first quarter of... Read More
Honda has embarked on a discount war over the past year in an effort to return to the top of the road... Read More
Two-stroke engines were phased out by tough pollution laws and fuel economy targets, but they could be making a comeback with KTM, Honda and boutique builders. KTM and Honda have both registered patents for direct-injection two-stroke engines. In 2015, Honda filed a patent for a new two-stroke motor using direct fuel injection... Read More
A Honda Africa Twin in almost standard trim has claimed the world altitude record for a twin-cylinder motorcycle by climbing... Read More
Honda’s new CRF1000L adventure bike has been a hit and now it seems an Africa Twin Rally production version is about... Read More
Triple MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has taken to the snow again and this time, not on an RC213V-S race bike, but this time on a scooter! Marc rode the specially equipped Honda X-ADV adventure through the snow at Hahnenkamm mountain in Kitzbuehel, Austria. The adventure scooter was unveiled last year... Read More
Honda has announced prices for its 2017 300cc models with the CBR300R up $150 to $5399 and the CB300F naked... Read More
Harley-Davidson is still the world’s “strongest” motorcycle brand, although it has slipped 14 places in the annual list of automotive... Read More
Honda has recalled the GL 1800 Goldwing for the second time in a year over faults in its revolutionary airbags. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission voluntary recall notice says the airbag inflator may degrade over time. “If the airbag is deployed, this degradation may cause the inflator body to... Read More
Honda has signed a deal with Hitachi Automotive Systems to develop and make motors for electric vehicles. While the Memorandum... Read More
Honda looks like following Kawasaki and Suzuki into a forced-induction future with turbocharged motorcycles while Ducati is also using turbine... Read More
Honda has fired the starting gun on the annual January motorcycle sales war with discounts across its road bike range with more coming from CFMoto and probably Victory. CFMoto has also announced it’s discounting $500 from its 650NK naked bike ($6490 ABS, $5990 non-ABS ride away). We are also expecting... Read More
Honda Australia has announced the CMX bobber will arrive here in April 2017 at $8995 ride away. While the learner-approved 471cc motorcycle... Read More
The last golden age of motorcycling was in the ‘70s, but with bike sales in Australia the best for seven years... Read More
Defending Dakar Rally champion Toby Price (pictured) had navigation issues that set back his title defence as the three other Aussies in the event also had a hard day. Toby finished the third stage in the Paraguay mountains and canyons in ninth place and has dropped from first overall to fifth.... Read More
Honda Australia has announced the arrival date and prices for the 2017 25th Anniversary edition of the CBR1000RR Fireblade and the... Read More
Honda Australia has announced the just-released CMX Rebel 500 launched in Long Beach, California, will arrive here in early 2017... Read More
The description of what constitutes an adventure motorcycle has been stretched even further by Honda which introduces its entry-level CBF190X or Night Hawk. The bike looks like a cross between their CB500X and new Africa Twin, particular in its tri-colour paint scheme. It comes after Honda recently announced they would... Read More
Honda has been one of the most aggressive in discount offers this year in an effort to return to the... Read More
Harley-Davidson has extended its lead at the top of the road bikes sales sector at the three-quarter mark in the... Read More
Honda has finally caught up with the sports bike hi-tech parade with its 2017 Fireblade SP and SP2 revealed overnight at the INTERMOT show in Cologne. It’s been seven years since the Fireblade had any updates apart from cosmetics and an SP edition. Now it comes with a wide range... Read More