Many riders are mixing their love of riding and music by wearing Bluetooth headsets in their helmets and now Bluetooth...
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The tough, so-called anti-bikie VLAD laws in Queensland have not been the success the police claim they are, according to...
Harley-Davidson is creating 22 customised Sportsters with Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum “tattoo” artwork to celebrate their 115th anniversary in 2018. In Australia, Harley seems more aligned with bourbon than rum. However, Indian Motorcycles has already sewn up a partnership with Jack Daniels over the past two years. That relationship has...
If you love your motorcycle so much you want to have sex with it, then you are a mechanophiliac. Don’t...
KTM Australia has announced pricing and arrival schedules for the new KTM Adventure 1090R, and Super Adventure 1290S and 1290R (pictured...
If we were really practical about our motorcycle choice, we would probably all be riding the BMW F 800 GS Adventure. With its big 24-litre tank and go-anywhere capabilities, it is the ideal bike for Australia’s vast distances and rough roads and tracks. Yet it is also refined enough to...
Honda continues to drop its prices in the wake of an 18.1% drop in sales in the first quarter of...
We just had to share this video of a rude bear on a Ducati Scrambler on a highway somewhere in...
The Triumph Street Triple 765 RS allows the rider to dial in the insanity for a track day or tame the beast to become a civilised daily commuter. Thanks to its suite of electronic aids and variable settings riders can customise their ride via a comprehensive onboard computer and instrument...
Four new BMW R 1200 GS modes have arrived in Australia as the company announces its new Rallye version will...
Now that Ducati’s adventure range of Multistradas and Scramblers are their most popular sellers, they are offering adventure training courses...
Revolutionary Australian-designed Vozz Helmets which have no chin strap are returning to the shelves after a long hiatus for updates and European approval. They still cost $888, but the new ECE 22.05 certified RS 1.0 helmets are claimed to be more comfortable, quieter with a more secure seal. When we...
Hub centre steering is set for a comeback after a Brisbane company received a $500,000 funding boost to develop their...
Yamaha is issuing a worldwide recall on several three-cylinder models over an issue with the lower handlebar possibly becoming loose....
Police investigations into a crash between a motorcycle and an ambulance that went through a red light have concluded with no charges laid for driver or rider. The crash happened at a set of lights at 11am on September 28, 2016, in Vermont South, Melbourne, between a Victorian Ambulance Ford...
The long wait for Harley-Davidson trikes, including the new hot-rod Freewheeler (pictured above), is finally over for Australian riders. The...
What is the most important tool any motorcycle rider can carry with them? We’ll cheat and say a multi-tool such...
If this is a photo of the next-generation Suzuki Hayabusa there is no indication of an expected turbocharger or supercharger. The photo comes from a Japanese magazine and reveals a host of styling changes: LED daytime running lights around the headlight; reshaped nose with two big air vents; indicators moved...
Australian motorcycle sales have hit their first downturn in several years with a massive 13.4% decline to 21,794 in the...
Increased operating costs and an underwhelming turnout for the Troy Bayliss Classic in Taree in January 2017 have forced organisers...
A Sunshine Coast couple are so smitten with the Moto Guzzi Club of Queensland Ruptured Budgie Rally, they are planning to marry there next month. Even though they don’t own a Guzzi! The marriage of Sue Stanley and Don Cameron (pictured above) from the Sunshine Coast will be a highlight of the...
Australian and European helmet standards allow tinted visors that filter only half the available light, yet car windows can be...
We panned a leather jacket we received from Pakistan in August 2016 and warned riders against buying cheap motorcycle goods...
Motorcycle commuters are six times less stressed than other motorists, are late less often and spend less on the journey. That’s according to two British surveys of 3000 commuters, but it’s obviously relevant in just about any city and nothing we riders didn’t already know. The most recent study, commissioned...
Just about every dog loves to dangle its tongue in the wind and Tex the Toowoomba trike-riding dog is no...
A significant European collection of 16 Italian motorcycles is a highlight of the Spring Stafford Sale on April 23, 2017, that should whet...
If you are planning a ride on the West Coast of North America this northern 2017 spring, MotoQuest has some great “transporter” rental deals. These cheap “transporter” rental deals come up from time to time with American rental companies who want to transport bikes back in the other direction from one-way rentals....
Kawasaki is currently doing a great deal that makes the versatile go-anywhere 2017 KLR650 adventurer even more attractive. Buy the...
Brisbane rider Di Jones, is another “superwoman” taking on the men in the premier racing divisions in two Australian motorcycle...
These Tri Pod cars are registered as a motorcycle in a motorcycle category vehicle (L cat), have a motorcycle engine, accelerate like a motorcycle, weigh the same as a Harley and are bought by motorcyclists. They are even designed and built by a motorcyclist, Andrew Hutchison of the Sunshine Coast....
Drivers have a better perception of the approaching speed and visibility of a motorcycle if its has three headlights in...
A young rider has successfully defended a fine for standing on the footpegs after NSW police deemed it unsafe. Over the...
Recently we highlighted motorcycle gloves with a built-in GPS and now SignalWear has launched Smart Signal Blinking Gloves with LED indicator signals inserted in the back. Read about the GPS gloves here. SignalWear CEO and co-founder Troy De Baca says they also hope to launch a GPS version with the...
There is no such thing as an all-season motorcycle jacket. You either have a winter jacket or a summer jacket....
A United Nations road safety report has recommended roadside hazards be removed as they are a proven cause of serious...
Yamaha has scored its second prestigious Red Dot Design Best of the Best Award, this time for its XSR900. It was the only motorcycle company to score an award this year. The annual Red Dot Award, considered the supreme design honour, is held in Essen, Germany where products from 54 countries...
Honda has embarked on a discount war over the past year in an effort to return to the top of the road...
A woman charged with the murder of motorcycle rider Trevor Moran in a January 2017 road crash has been refused...
Indian Motorcycles has now launched three new models this year with the hand-painted Chieftain Elite and Chieftain Limited bagger joining the new Roadmaster Classic. Only 350 Chieftain Elite models will be available worldwide and there is no indication yet how many Australia will receive, but they will cost $47,995 ride...
BMW Motorrad Australia is extending its safari program this year by adding shorter two- to four-day GS Tours, including a...