There are few changes to the 2016 Yamaha road bike line-up, except for a variety of new colours and graphics...
I had seen plenty of photos of the Yamaha XSR900 prior to riding it – who wouldn’t be curious about...
Yamaha seems to be planning a 2017 model R6 while Honda is believed to be planning to scrap the CBR600RR because of sliding supersports sales and the expense of meeting tough new European emissions laws. The above artists’s impresssion has appeared online showing an R6 that looks very much like the R1 with all its...
The small-capacity shootout continues with Kawasaki tipped to release a four-cylinder Ninja 250 in response to Honda’s CBR300R which arrives in Australia...
There has been a virtual media blackout on results of the duel between multi-world champions Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton...
Readers are invited to tell us about their addiction for motorbikes, their collection or their custom project. Send your photos and details via email. Today retired Sydney school principal Jim Delaney tells us how he is addicted to restorations with one from every decade of his riding life. “Restorations are time...
Fans of motorcycle travel documentaries should keep an eye out for the African Motorcycle Diaries series coming soon to the...
Yamaha’s Niken GT three-wheeler looks like an alien, but it corners surprisingly well, says former Ulysses Club magazine editor and long-time...
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...
Future Kawasaki motorcycles will have artificial intelligence (AI) that will adapt the bike to your riding style and skill level...
Let’s Get Dirty Yamaha knows how important the WR450F is to Aussie riders. With that in mind, the company has...
Since the 1970s, Japanese motorcycles have dominated the market, but times are tough and the four companies are changing their outlook for the future. Even though Yamaha Motor had record profits and strong sales growth last year, Yamaha President Yoshihiro Hidaka says he is “pessimistic” about the future. All motorcycle...
Tamworth reader Dave Richards got into bikes with his dad by selling a boat. Here’s his amusing tale. (Readers are...
The Harley-Davidson Breakout has claimed the top-selling spot for the first time as the Australian motorcycle industry continues its first...
A flood of cheap, low-quality Chinese scooters into the market a few years ago has “burned” riders and caused today’s slump in scooter sales, according to Yamaha Motor Australia spokesman Sean Goldhawk, speaking at the launch of the Yamaha Tricity three-wheeled scooter in Sydney. READ THE TRICITY REVIEW “Australia is not...
Congratulations to the three Aussies who competed in the bike event of the 2018 Dakar Rally for finishing in commendable...
Yamaha’s leaning three-wheeler Niken is one crazy bike and now a custom version has won the Craziest Bike award at...
Voted Australia’s top stunt rider by his peers, young Dave McKenna has some tips for anyone wanting to start in the world of motorcycle stunting. “The first thing is to get a dirt bike,” the 28-year-old says. “You can learn a lot on a WR250. It’s all the same –...
Big-bore trackers could be the next big thing with Valentino Rossi receiving a Yamaha XJR1300 tracker from fans and Deus Ex...
As Ducati offers a four-year warranty on 2020 Multistrada models in Europe only, most motorcycles in Australia come with just...
More than 55 million electric motorcycles and scooters will be sold over the next decade, according to market researchers Navigant Research. The research says that the more toward more electric-powered motorcycles and scooters is being driven by rising fuel prices and urban congestion. While Navigant research director John Gartner recognises that...
Facebook has applied for a patent for what they call a robotic self-balancing electric motorcycle, although it looks more like...
A Classic FZ600 You Can Own Today The FZ name holds weight in today’s day and age. The Yamaha FZ-07,...
It’s no surprise that BMW scored a host of awards in the 17th annual Motorrad magazine awards. The German magazine whose title means motorcycle in German attracted 48,118 votes of the people’s choice awards and unsurprisingly the German manufacturer scored 11 places in the top three of each category and won...
TV presenter, race car driver and motorcycle fan Grant Denyer says he only got into TV to pursue a racing...
Harley-Davidson has extended its lead at the top of the road bikes sales sector at the three-quarter mark in the...
Beautiful Craftsmanship When we think of custom motorcycles, we think of welding, new parts and components, and high-performance, generally. But George Woodman decided to go with one of the oldest materials known to man, wood. He calls the creation, Hommage. It’s a Yamaha XSR700 that’s been heavily customized. The chief...
Hipsters who roll out for the fourth annual Throttle Roll Street Party in Marrickville Sydney this weekend have a chance...
A Honda Neowing leaning three-wheeler looks likely to be coming soon, possibly as a replacement for the Goldwing. Honda has...
Honda will unveil an electric version of its Riding Assist self-balancing motorcycle at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2018 indicating they could be the first to market with this technology. While such technology may seem pointless to many riders, there would be a lot of uses for this sort of...
Honda has released the first in a series of videos that teases a new motorcycle. Could it be the new...
Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio have all signed a letter of intent to stage a swappable electric battery consortium for...
An electric commuter/off-road motorcycle, a concept electric BMW and the new Yamaha Ténéré 700 adventure bike have been honoured with international iF Design Awards. They are among hundreds of awards announced this year for products and concepts from baby prams to an automated toilet cleaner. The iF Design Award is...
Kick start could be making a comeback with Yamaha returning the classic SR400 to the Aussie market in kick-start-only. Yamaha...
Yamaha is the first major manufacturer to give some credence to the theory that future motorcycles and other vehicles could...
In the wake of the success of the sixth “Living in the 70s” motorcycle exhibit of classic Japanese bikes, the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club will display at the Brisbane Bike Night on November 4. The club should have about a dozen bikes for display at Harry’s Diner in Lutwyche. This...
Japanese build the most reliable motorcycles, but Harley and BMW owners are the most satisfied with their bikes, according to...
An increase in motorcycle sales in Japan, along with a growth spurt in mature-aged “return riders” is leading to a...
Kawasaki seems to be following Yamaha and Honda in developing a leaning three-wheeler with its latest patent application in the US. Yamaha already has the Tricity leaning three-wheeler scooter and Niken motorcycle as well as patent plans for more leaning trikes with two front wheels including a VMax! Honda has...
Marc Coma has clinched his fourth Dakar Rally and the 13th consecutive title for KTM. Strolling in on the penultimate...
Yamaha is the latest to develop an automatic emergency call system in the event of a crash, but their system...
Yamaha is reportedly working on a midweight Ténéré adventure bike powered by MT-09 849cc inline three-cylinder liquid-cooled engine. Advrider website is reporting the midweight Yamaha would basically be a more dirt-oriented version of the MT-09 Tracer. The report is a departure to what has been expected from Yamaha after it revealed...
Motorcycle sales are down 2.5% so far this year! But the good news for Aussie riders is that the motorcycle...
Motorcycle sales appear to be recovering after a very shaky start to the year with Harley-Davidson continuing to lead the...
The founder of the motorcycle exhaust company that brought music to the ears of many riders, Luigi Termignoni, has died, aged 75. Luigi founded the Termignoni exhaust company in 1969 in Predosa, Italy. His exhausts were made famous in the Paris-Dakar rallies of the ’70s and ‘80s and even the...
Valentino Rossi fans will no doubt be queuing up for Yamaha Motor Australia’s Mugello MotoGP Tour, although there is no...
Yamaha Motor Australia has unveiled the new colours for their sports bikes – YZF-R1, special YZF-R1M and YZF-R6 – at the...
Visitors to the Brisbane Moto Expo this weekend are in for a real surprise with more debut models on display than at last year’s Sydney Motorcycle Show. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS ON PINTEREST Yamaha took the covers off three new models … Well, two new models, plus the very welcome...
Riders are about to see a host of new models unveiled as motorcycle show season starts next week with three...
The three-wheeled Yamaha Niken and the Ducati Diavel 1260 power cruiser have won Best of the Best awards at the...
The big four Japanese manufacturers are believed to be working to standardise electric motorcycle batteries and charging infrastructure. Noted electric vehicle website Electrek says Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki hope to standardise the technology to prevent any obstacles to its adoption. No doubt it’s also hoped to avoid the Beta/VHS...
The iconic Honda monkey bike and many other 50-100cc Honda and Suzuki scooters and bikes are about to face the...
The first Wednesday in the month is Bike Night in Brisbane at Harry’s Diner, which attracts up to 700 riders,...
The NHTSA has been on a roll with recalls lately and the latest target is the Yamaha FJR1300. According to asphaltandrubber.com, the recall indicates the FJR1300’s second gear can crack and break under high-speed loads. Owners of the Yamaha FJR1300 are advised not to operate their bike until the repairs...
The latest safety recalls in Australia are for the new Yamaha R1M and Honda CBR1000RR sportsbikes, both with loose nuts....
Yamaha’s SR400 typifies Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As modern...
Three motorcycle companies have issued voluntary safety recalls in the past week for issues involving number plate holders, headlight wires and clutch cables. All safety recalls are voluntary and proactive, which means they have been issued before any problems arise and are in line with worldwide recalls. Ducati Motor Holding...
Yamaha is testing a robot motorcycle, Kawasaki is developing a bike with artificial intelligence and now an engineering student has built...
Learners, cruiser riders, adventurers and returned riders have helped lift sales of road motorcycles in Australia by 1.5% to 44,530...
Yamaha has announced it will try to beat Valentino Rossi’s lap times with their Motobot, a motorcycle-riding autonomous robot. The Japanese manufacturer hasn’t stipulated which track or tracks, or whether it would be a race against Valentino or just against his lap records, but it is expected to happen in...