Australian riders are desperately short of road craft advanced riding courses after the closure of a subsidised course on the...
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There were no training courses for riders when I began riding, so we learnt a lot of misguided motorcycle myths...
Kawasaki does the new Z650L a disservice by referring to it as a learner motorcycle. This is a bike that will not only suit learners, but also novices, returned riders, commuters, weekend warriors and people who are honestly not all that fussed with tech specs, but just want to ride...
Australian-based motorcycle travel experts World on Wheels (WOW) are offering a free DVD of their trips so you can see just what...
Heatwave conditions are bad enough for riders, but moving slowly in heavy city traffic makes it so much more important...
If Ducati ever builds an electric motorcycle, it could look like this Ducati Zero futuristic design concept from the Milano Scuola Politecnica di Design (Design Polytechnic School). Design students Bart Heijt, Fernando Pastre and Raquel Villani came up with this design for an electric-powered Ducati in a collaborative project with the...
Cash-strapped MV Agusta is not introducing any new models this year, but has promised several model variants and special editions...
The 2017 range of Royal Enfield have launched in the UK with dual-channel ABS, a rear disc instead of drum...
Motorcycles and riders are being used as political footballs in a trade war between the European Community and the United States over hormones used by US farmers in beef cattle. The Office of United States Trade Representative (USTR) is planning to introduce a tariff of 100% or more on European...
Classic race motorcycle fans won’t have long to wait after the Phillip Island Classic next weekend with the International Festival...
Riding an historic motorcycle is a great deal of fun, but it requires mechanical sympathy and courtesy to other road...
Organisers of an inaugural charity baton ride around Victoria for mental health issues among returned soldiers and emergency workers hope to make it an annual and national event. The inaugural baton ride from February 15-19, 2017, will raise awareness of post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury among these...
There are many good reasons why it is not appropriate to sit on another rider’s motorcycle, but above all, self-preservation...
Kawasaki is the undisputed leader of learner motorcycles with 13 models from cruiser to adventurers to sports bikes, increasing soon...
With the demise of the Victory brand, the future of the Victory Empulse TT electric motorcycle could be as an electric Indian or three-wheeler Slingshot. Polaris vice-present of motorcycles, Steve Menneto, has suggested the electric side of their business could be resurrected in a number of different forms, including an...
Motorcycle design has gone backwards with the current retro trend, but this futuristic samurai design could be the future for...
Budget online motorcycle insurer Insure My Ride is closing down in February leaving riders to pay more if they continue with insurance...
Ducati haven’t converted the Diavel to diesel power, but they do have a limited edition of 666 (the devil’s number) in collaboration with Italian design house Diesel Licensing. If it tickles your fancy, you better be quick because only five are coming to Australian in May 2017 and they will cost...
An American inventor has developed a motorcycle helmet using silicone to reduce impact and has claimed his Kirsh helmet is...
BMW and Ducati have announced record sales for the past six and seven years consecutively in 2016 and have set...
The current heatwave has claimed the life of a Queensland rider from dehydration after riding in the forests of the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Thirty-year-old father Matthew Hall, pictured above with wife Emily, started to feel sick from dehydration and by the time the paramedics arrived he was feeling confused and his body...
Triumph’s annual RAT Rally moves to the great riding roads of the Adelaide Hills in April with skills demonstrations by...
The Spanish island of Ibiza may be renowned for electronic music and night life, but automotive writer Paul Joshua reckons...
New Zealand authorities are being urged to turn speed cameras around because front-on cameras are not catching speeding motorcyclists. It’s a better option than re-introducing front number plates for motorcycles as suggested by former Victorian Road Safety Camera Commissioner Gordon Lewis. Speeding motorcyclists are estimated to account for around 10%...
DreamRacer.TV is fast becoming a motorcyclist Netflix service with a new Nick Sanders adventure documentary added and more films to...
Australia started with four bike competitors in the shortened 2017 Dakar Rally Dakar and ended with two finishing in the...
Kawasaki Motors Australia teams up with Champion’s Ride Days in 2017 to offer a range of road motorcycles for customers to hire at their track ride days. The Queensland-based company has 18 years of experience with track days throughout Australia, hosting up to 120 events this year with the addition of NSW and...
BMW is creating a host of new models from its successful R nineT range, but they should also add one...
The hit Seventies TV series, CHiPs is back on the big screen as a comedy, with a motorcycle racer as...
Half a million fake and counterfeit vehicle parts seized in a raid in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week may have been destined for Australia. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and Nationwide Research Group have consequently warned motorists to be on the lookout for fake parts. It follows...
Queensland rally rider Scott Britnell has been watching the Dakar Rally on TV while recovering from a crash six months ago...
Politicians are ignoring a petition against a rule allowing motorists to cross solid and double white lines to pass cyclists...
Motorcycle videographer Jacob Laukaitis was hit by a drunk driver in Thailand and required $10,000 in plastic surgery which his insurance company did not want to pay. Jacob, of Lithuania, recorded himself every day and published the following video mini-documentary about his situation. Jacob thought he was properly insured by Nordic...
Australian importing group Urban Moto Imports has been selected to take over the importing of Italian MV Agusta bikes into...
Harley-Davidson is again protecting its well-known logo and trademark by suing for what it sees as ripping off its genuine...
Visitors to the Phillip Island Classic later this month are in for some rare treats, highlighted by demo laps of the rare and innovative Britten V1000 motorcycle from the early 1990s. Fittingly the bike, designed and hand-built by Kiwi John Britten, will be ridden by nine-time New Zealand superbike champion Andrew...
A Gold Coast rider has successfully challenged a fine for illegally carrying a pillion because the offence was dropped by...
Bad news for motorcyclists in South East Queensland and Northern NSW with the famous Lions Rd now closed to traffic...
No, you haven’t developed numeric dyslexia, the Triumph 675cc Street Triple is now a 765cc Street Triple although there is still a 660cc learner-approved model available. They will arrive in Australia in March/April with pricing announced in February. We should expect a hike in price, at least for the new-fandangled 765cc...
Honda has fired the starting gun on the annual January motorcycle sales war with discounts across its road bike range...