Women riders’ tight-fitting leggings may look great, but they still fail the safety test, according to the Australian MotoCAP safety...
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The Trident name returns to the Triumph stable as a learner-approved motorcycle in the Australian and New Zealand markets. The...
As LA start-up X Mobility Motors is set to release a range of electric-powered mobility devices including motorcycles, an international report has thrown doubt on the environmental credibility of EVs. X Mobility Motors has revealed the brat-styled T1 e-motorcycle and T2 scrambler in teaser photographs but no other details such...
South East Queensland could soon get another circuit for motorcycle track days and possibly even national and international motorcycle racing....
Honda has already developed a motorcycle prototype that self-balances, but it now looks like they are working on cruise control...
Many motorcycles come with suspension that is non-adjustable or only has minor adjustment such as rear preload to compensate for luggage and/or a pillion. Bikes with suspension that has separate adjustment for compression and rebound are usually more expensive. But all bikes — no matter how much they cost —...
Bikes from the golden era of British motorcycling will be up for auction next month at the Bonhams Motorcycles Winter...
South Australian riders have been urged to make a submission for the new 10-year Road Safety Strategy. The controversial SA...
As expected, BMW is adding to its range of R 18 cruisers with the first being a tourer called the Classic, to tackle the popular Harley-Davidson Road King. Like that American highway icon, the Classic has a removable clear windshield and leather saddlebags so you can convert from a tourer...
New Zealand electric motorcycle company UBCO has launched their 2021 models with an off-road 2X2 Work Bike and a 2X2 Adventure Bike. Spokeswoman Kat Sutherland...
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride was this year forced to go solo and virtual by the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in a major...
Kawasaki has been working on a supercharged two-stroke and electric hybrid motorcycle since 2017 and has now filed a patent for a boost button for extra oomph. Their original patent application was filed with Japan’s patent office in December 2017 and again a year later in the US Patent Office. It shows...
Helmets may soon cost riders less thanks to virtual helmet safety testing that avoids the expense of destroying helmets in...
Just days after Ducati announced it would introduce adaptive cruise control to its Multistrada V4, BMW has expectedly followed suit...
Just a month after the new Ducati Scrambler 1100 PRO models have arrived in showrooms, the Italian company is announced an entry-level Dark model with matte-black paint and a cheaper price tag. The Italian company often charges more for different colours, but has for many years had entry-level models in...
Norway is removing wire rope barriers from a six-kilometre stretch of road near the capital of Oslo in a win...
No sooner has Apple announced their new iPhone 12 than motorcycle mounting specialists Quadlock have announced they are taking orders...
MV Agusta has announced a partnership with Hertz Ride to offer some of their touring bikes for hire in Italy and France. The company also operates in Portugal, Spain, Austria, Slovenia, and the United States, but so far the deal only involves the motorcycle manufacturer’s home country of Italy and...
Victoria plans ‘dangerous’ bicycle passing rule Victoria will join other states next year with a rule requiring motorists to give...
Four of Australia’s most highly credentialed motocross industry professionals are joining forces to revitalise the Australian Motocross Championship. MX legend...
A limited-edition 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR Eight is a highlight of eight Ducatis spanning 37 years in the Shannons Spring Timed Online Auction from 11-18 November 2020. They are part of a collection of 37 classic and collectible motorcycles and scooters in the Australian auction which has a total of...
The 16th BSA National Rally will be held in the officially declared Motorcycle Friendly Town of Crows Nest in South...
Motorcycles appear the preferred COVID lockdown vehicle with Australian sales booming after a slow start to the year due to with fires,...
Melbourne shoppers can buy motorcycling equipment at Aldi when they purchase their weekly supermarket shopping, but can’t go to a motorcycle shop to buy the same gear due to the strict COVID lockdown restrictions. The inequitable situation has been pointed out by the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) who...
A device you wear on your wrist could alert you to a rider in your group falling behind, contact emergency...
Ducati announced in 2018 that by 2020 it would add front and rear radar sensors to warn riders of dangers. Now...
Queensland roads could soon become safer for riders with the implementation of standards for non-slip road surfaces and better maintenance. A recent industry forum heard that the Transport and Main Roads Department is lifting the standard and requirements for contractors that lay coloured surfaces on their roads such as in...
The bid by a rider to get elected to the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria board has failed, but he’s not done...
BMW Motorrad is celebrating 40 years of its GS models with three new models, extra standard features and anniversary styling touches for...
The pandemic limitations have forced the Motorcycle Council of NSW to change how it runs the annual Motorcycle Awareness Month (MAM) in October 2020. MCC of NSW chairman Trip Henry says the awareness month will “look different this year”. “Usually filled with fun events and mass rides through urban and...
Chinese brand CFMoto is marking 15 years in Australia with sales surpassing 25,000 and no hint of a slow-down despite...
As Australian state borders begin to open up, motorcycle tour and hire company EagleRider is gearing up for a return...
The adventure motorcycle market is booming with many models featuring hi-tech ABS and traction control for various types of surface. But BMW Motorrad wants to up the ante on this technology with an automatic system that scans the road surface and automatically adjusts the ABS and traction control to suit...
Triumph is returning the Trident name to its stable with a “middleweight” motorcycle which is now in final testing. We...
Kawasaki Motors Australia as recalled 80 current-model Ninja ZX636 motorcycles because the horn is not durable enough. That’s right …...
One of the longtime problems associated with riding a motorcycle is that the public misjudges us. Over the years they have thought riders are lawless, dirty, smelly, obnoxious, daredevil ruffians who don’t care about causing noise and air pollution nor even care about their own safety. Now some of those...
One of the major failings with motorcycle helmet intercoms is the poor quality of their speakers. Recently Sena and Cardo...
The driver of a truck that ploughed head-on into a group of riders, killing seven and injuring several others, is...
Disney is in trouble with famous stuntman Evel Knievel’s son, Kelly, over a character in their latest Toy Story 4 movie. Kelly is suing the company for $US800,000 (about $A1.1m), claiming the Duke Caboom character in the movie is based on his father. Interestingly, the action has been filed in...
BMW Motorrad Australia has recalled all its current 1250 models over missing or faded compliance plates and/or exhaust noise labels....