The Uber-syle Scooti scooter taxi service which started operations in Melbourne in April 2019 collapsed this year due to government red tape, says CEO Brett... Read More
Patent drawings reveal BMW plans to bring back its C1 scooter, but with a detachable roof, seat belts, car-like crumple... Read More
Australian car parking costs, which are among the highest in the world, should make motorcycling more attractive as bike parking is often free or discounted. The 2020 Parking Price Index of car parking costs in 65 major cities shows Sydney in third place only behind New York and Boston. Brisbane... Read More
Stolen motorcycles and scooters are now taking longer to recover, according to the latest National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council... Read More
Ebikes or pedal-assisted electric bicycles are growing out of control in many countries, creating danger for other road users, robbing... Read More
Should motorcycles and scooters be allowed in bicycle lanes for short intervals at a limited speed to free up inner-city commuter traffic? It’s not such an unusual proposal. Motorcycles and scooters have their own lanes in several countries including New Zealand. Even VicRoads considered it for inclusion in the lane filtering... Read More
An Indian rider has escaped serious injury when his scooter sparked a fireball as it was sanitised at a roadside... Read More
Some motorcycle, scooter and bicycle delivery riders are flouting traffic and parking rules, endangering pedestrians and other road users, says Motorcycle... Read More
The second recall this week over faulty stands seems to point to a failing among modern motorcycle side and centre stands that are lightweight and flimsy. Earlier this week, the Triumph Thruxton was recalled over a side stand spring that can break off and cause the engine to stall. Now... Read More
The fate of footpath parking in some areas of Melbourne’s CBD will be considered tonight (18 February 2020) at a... Read More
A new survey has found a large majority of European riders believe drivers should be allowed to ride light motorcycles... Read More
KTM and, to a lesser extent Husqvarna, have defied the Australian road bike sales slump of -11.9% last year, according to official statistics from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries released today. Whatever KTM is doing, it seems to be working because the company, together with its acquisition Husqvarna, is also defying... Read More
A boom in motorcycle theft rates has prompted the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council to invite rider groups to... Read More
A decision to charge riders for parking in some Sydney CBD areas has been reversed and riders who copped $82 parking fines... Read More
(Sponsored post) Scooters are not just meant for kids. If you want to avoid the hassles of parking your car or being stuck in traffic, then you should invest in buying a scooter. Electric scooters also come with a variety of features allowing you to choose one that will suit... Read More
Melbourne has renewed calls for a CBD congestion tax, but now the plan is to include motorcycles and scooters. Last week’s... Read More
Sydney riders are claiming $82 parking fines they received are unfair as the jurisdiction of the area changed from City of... Read More
It’s time the motorcycle industry advertised the benefits of riding to work by motorcycle as commuting times have increased about a quarter across Australia in the past couple of decades. The latest annual Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey shows Sydney commuters are the worst hit, while... Read More
While riders have been safely using bus lanes in NSW, the ACT and several major cities around the world for... Read More
Piaggio Australia has recalled 54 2018 ZIP 50 4T scooters over a throttle fault that could cause the scooter to... Read More
A continuing downturn in motorcycle sales, as well as car sales, in the first half of the year has been blamed on the Federal election, floods, drought and tight financial lending. There is little relief from the bleak news with road bike sales suffering the biggest loss of -17.7% as... Read More
Riders could cop a hefty parking fine if their motorcycle is parked with its wheels inside a parking bay, but... Read More
KTM has been in no hurry to get into electric motorbikes with only the Freeride E (pictured above) in production since 2015.... Read More
BMW’s infamous C1 scooter with a roof looks like it might be back on the drawing board, according to these 2017 patent drawings which have just surfaced. The German company currently has five scooters: the C 650 GT, C 650 Sport, C 400 X and C 400 GT, plus the... Read More
Whoever thought they would hear the words “Ducati” and “electric scooters” in the same sentence? But now it seems Perth-based... Read More
Traditional and electric motorcycles have been omitted from a major academic report that claims to be a blueprint for future... Read More
Motorcycle sales are continuing their slide and even picking up pace with a 14.6% drop in the first quarter of 2019. It’s the biggest quarterly drop since the slide began in 2017 and cause for concern. According to data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), 18,438... Read More
If the Australian Greens had their way, we would all be riding electric motorcycles like the one above by 2030... Read More
After several years as a trendy merchandise and clothing brand, Italian-origin Lambretta has returned to our market with a range... Read More
Melbourne hopes to join several other cities by introducing a congestion tax for its CBD to solve traffic problems, but it has made no mention of exempting motorcycles and scooters. The city’s Reducing Traffic for Better Streets paper suggests a road-user charge per kilometre to replace vehicle registration fees and/or fuel excise. As... Read More
The 10th annual national Motogiro cross-country rally for small-capacity Italian-made bikes and scooters is on this August with a special... Read More
Honda has confirmed it will start making hybrid scooters in September and will develop a portable lithium-ion battery that you... Read More
Some governments around the world allow unlicensed teenagers and motorists with a full car licence to ride a 50cc moped. However, there are also riders and authorities that believe moped riders should have a motorcycle licence or that mopeds should be off the road altogether. (Laws vary throughout the world,... Read More
Novice riders are being asked to fill out a short online survey that will help researchers determine the effectiveness of... Read More
Noosa in Queensland is leading the way for two-wheeled transport with an equal number of motorbike parking spaces as car... Read More
The scooter-riding Mayor who played Clunk in the first Mad Max movie and registered the first motorcycle-friendly municipality in Australia is hanging up his riding gear. French-born Bertrand Cadart has handed over his Honda SilverWing scooter, riding gear and the boots we wore as “Clunk” to be displayed at the... Read More
Yamaha is developing hybrid engines for cars with the technology helping the Japanese company produce electric motorcycles. Company boss Yoshihiro... Read More
Rural Victorian riders who would like park-and-ride stations to commute to work by train or bus have been urged to... Read More
A Victorian rider group has called for motorcycles and scooters to be included in proposed car-free zones in Melbourne. The City of Melbourne has just released two transport discussion papers which include suggestions for car-free zones or “superblocks”, less on-street parking and less footpath clutter. Concerned with a lack of... Read More
Motorcycle and scooter riders have been urged to make a submission to the Brisbane City Council draft transport plan before the... Read More
An online petition to axe motorcycle tolls and allow unrestricted footpath parking has been rejected by the Queensland Government despite... Read More
Motorcycles are not mentioned once in the 128-page Brisbane City Council draft transport plan, yet bicycles are mentioned 25 times. It is indicative of continued government ignorance of the advantages of motorcycles to traffic flow, air pollution levels, parking accessibility and less strain on existing infrastructure. However, not all councils... Read More
Vespa has released a limited-edition Vespa 300 Sei Giorni to honour the model built for the 1951 Sei Giorni Internazionale... Read More
Yamaha appears serious about chasing the leaning three-wheeler market with its Tricity scooter, concept models and now the purchase of... Read More
There were 28 safety recalls in 2017 in Australia for motorcycle, ATV and scooter faults which is the lowest number since 2014. There were 39 official safety recalls in 2016 which was the biggest number in five years: 30 in 2015, 28 in 2014, 20 in 2013, 24 in 2012... Read More
Electric motorcycle and scooter sales will hit 55 million worldwide by 2024, according to London technology consultancy Navigant. That represents... Read More
Queensland riders are being asked to fill out a short online survey that will help researchers determine the effectiveness of... Read More
A Ducati boss has been reported as claiming the Italian company will produce an electric bike and a scooter by 2020. The electric bike comments by Ducati Western Europe managing director Edouard Lotthe to a French moto website come as no surprise. Ducati have already licensed two electric projects to... Read More
All states should allow people to ride a 50cc moped on a car licence to improve traffic congestion and teach... Read More
German auto electronics company Bosch has developed car sensors that will detect cyclists and will soon also detect motorcyclists who... Read More
The new Vespa GTS scooter range includes stop-start technology to switch off the engine when stationary and automatically restart when the brake is released. Stop-start technology has been used in many cars for several years now and was introduced by Honda on the PCX 125 scooter in 2010. Yamaha has added... Read More
Motorcycle parking spaces lost in the Brisbane CBD are steadily being replaced, but there remains some confusion on how many... Read More
Half of all motorcycle and scooter theft in the UK is in London with rampant thefts increasing almost 50% in the... Read More
BMW’s vision of the future for riders is encompassed in the Concept Link electric scooter that knows where you’re going and opens the luggage area with a wave of the rider’s arm. The Concept Link electric scooter, unveiled overnight at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como, Italy, is the next... Read More
The fourth annual Mods V Rockers ride in Brisbane on Sunday (May 28, 2017) is raising money for Youngcare to... Read More
Cyclists have special lanes, so why not motorcycles? It’s not our suggestion, but one of many suggested action plans in... Read More
Suzuki has issued recalls on itsDL650 V-Strom for a battery charging issue and UK110 scooters over a sticky throttle. The voluntary safety recalls were issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The V-Strom notice says the stator coil charge may be reduced due to insufficient insulation material around the... Read More
Motorcycles, scooters and lane filtering hardly rate a mention in the latest Austroads publication that investigates causes and remedies of traffic... Read More
Motorcycles are one of the solutions to traffic congestion, air pollution, overburdened infrastructure and lack of parking space, yet, not... Read More
The rise of sub-500cc bikes continues with Suzuki ramping up the baby sports bike brigade and introducing a 250cc version of the venerable V-Strom. The GSX-R250 and V-Strom 250 were unveiled at the Eicma show in Milan although Suzuki only last moth previewed the V-Strom as a concept in China. Both are... Read More