Dealers in Harley Davidson, Triumph and KTM are the most satisfied with the brands, according to the latest National Motorcycle...
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Royal Enfield is testing its upcoming GT750 in India and motorcycle websites are full of spy shots of the bike...
To all car drivers, Lane filtering is legal almost right across Australia, allowing riders to slip through stationary and slow-moving traffic. But don’t hate motorcycle riders or be jealous of us. Be thankful that we are there as we are making the roads better for you! Jealousy Some of you drivers seem...
West Australian motorcycle company Vee Two features its Ritorno Ducati replica motorcycle in the latest edition of Jay Leno’s Garage. Vee Two...
Pocket-sized Braaap Motorcycles has issued a safety recall on their retro ST-250 as their case against fraud and rebirthing charges stall in...
Yamaha will unveil a new cruiser-style touring bike on June 5 in the USA with reverse, heated seats, grips, backrests, GPS and a Bluetooth music system. At least that is what is hinted at in this official Yamaha teaser video. Last year yamaha announced they would scrap the “Star” name...
Rock icons Daryl Braithwaite and Ross Wilson have joined motorcycle rock band the Screamin’ Eagles to produce the single “Brighter...
A registry of volunteers to help recovering riders injured in a motorcycle crash is being set up by a Hawkebsury...
The second Harley-Davidson dealership in Auckland, New Zealand, is opening with a party and a Harley jacket and watch to give away. North Auckland Harley-Davidson will open on Saturday (May 13, 2017) with a barbecue and drinks and proceeds going to the Pink Ribbon charity, NZ Breast Cancer Foundation. The...
The entire Laverda Museum collection from Dutch collector and marque specialist Cor Dees is being offered for sale. The collection...
Harley-Davidson Australia has invited two brain cancer patients on its 100th anniversary ride with Harley “royalty” and is donating $100,000...
Ducati is issuing a worldwide recall on 2016-17 Multistrada 1200 Enduro models over an issue with the Sachs shock breaking. The official notice through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has now been released. Ducati says the Sachs semi-active lower rear shock absorber end eyelet may crack and possibly detach from...
Ducati is reported to have sought a buyout from Royal Enfield owner Eicher Motors, according to the Times of India....
Now riders can replace the leather liner in their Davida helmet to prolong its life or create an alternative custom...
Revived Italian motorcycle manufacturer SWM will enter the growing mid-sized adventure bike market with the arrival of the Superdual this month (May 2017). A pre-production model was displayed at the 2016 Moto Expo in Melbourne and SWM Australia spokesman Stephen “Tuffy” Tuff says it attracted a lot of interest. It...
A limited edition of 1000 Bell Custom 500 helmets has been produced to honour 100 years of Harley-Davidson in Australia, but...
Motorists are being urged to slow down to 30km/h in urban areas in the fourth annual United Nations Global Road...
Rider Karen Curley of Canberra recently sent us photos of her wearing a Helite airbag vest at Mount Panorama Circuit on a ride with my fellow FRoCers (Female Riders of Canberra). She won the Helite airbag safety vest earlier this year in a Motorbike Writer competition to launch the safety product via...
What are the criteria for a good motorcycle cafe and which is your favourite? There are thousands of cafes around...
It’s taken more than three years, but CFMoto is finally releasing its 650MT adventure tourer in Australia at a bargain...
This scruffy and elderly Thai mechanic was shunned by several motorcycle dealerships before he finally bought a Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Sportster with cash. Lung Decha is reported by AsiaOne.com as being an “honest and diligent mechanic who has partially retired from work”. He does not smoke, drink or gamble and saved...
Czech motorcycle manufacturer Jawa could be returning to the international market with a new four-stroke retro 350 model. For the...
The oldest Harley-Davidson dealership in Australia and the oldest in the world outside the USA, Morgan & Wacker, is marking...
A manual for ambulance officers on safe motorcycle helmet removal from a crashed rider is being rewritten to accommodate latest technologies. Unfortunately, it has not yet been approved or adopted at a national level, but it is being promoted across Australia, New Zealand and PNG by the Council of Ambulance...
A Japanese stunt rider has smashed the world wheelie record by riding a single-cylinder 125cc Yamaha Jog scooter just over 500km...
An online poll about lane filtering has been launched in Western Australia to help negotiate the adoption of the rules....
A Sydney engineering company has developed a new two-stroke engine that they believe could be used in motorcycles. It’s called Crankcase Independent Two-Stroke (CITS) and was invented by former South African motorsport engineer Basil van Rooyen, Director of CITS Engineering, St Ives. He says advantages over four-stroke are that the...
Motorcycle riders will continue to be marginalised victims of society unless they stop being keyboard warriors and become real activists,...
The Chinese-made CFMoto 650NK is still one of the best bang-for-your-buck bikes in the learner market and is now cheaper...
Motorcycle customers are spending more time in online research for their next bike than visiting dealerships, according to an American motorcycle industry survey. We believe the same thing is happening in Australia where dealers tell us customers are often arriving at their stores with more information than the salesperson. The 11th...
The 2017 KTM 390 Duke has arrived in Australia with a host of technical features and stunning styling like its biggest...
Harley-Davidson is celebrating 100 years in Australia by giving away a Street Glide (pictured above) signed by Willie G. Davidson...
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...
Motorcycle thefts have risen 1% in the past calendar year to 8271 in Australia with South East Queensland and Perth...
Yamaha owners in Canberra face a 90km ride to have their bikes repaired free under two recent safety recalls after...
A conservative activist and Harley-Davidson shareholder has drawn the company into public debate about President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. David W. Alamsi, vice-president of the right-wing National Centre for Public Policy Research, said the February meeting between Trump and Harley executives should be considered among the “high points”...
The new holy grail of motorcycle jeans seems to be single-layer denim with the abrasion-resistant material woven into the fabric....
Independent motorcycle mechanics seem to be dying out at a rapid rate. Is it because motorcycle manufacturers are withholding servicing...
Iconic 1956 Italian film Engaged to Death, about motorcycle racing and famous marques such as Moto Guzzi and Gilera, could soon be restored through a crowd-funding campaign. Running Films is trying to restore the two remaining and slightly damaged celluloid copies of Engaged to Death (The boyfriends of death). It’s...
Despite axing Victory Motorcycles, a bump in Indian Motorcycle sales has helped Polaris reach a better-than-expected 17% increase in sales...