Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta seems intent on cracking the enormous Chinese motorcycle market. In 2019, they signed an agreement...
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The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria has long been criticised for being anti-motorcyclist, but now one rider is hoping to...
The long-awaited annual Aldi motorcycle gear sale will be held throughout Australia on 30 September 2020, a month after its usual date due to the coronavirus pandemic. And this year it will be held on a Wednesday rather than a Saturday, which will make it difficult for those who work. Most...
Australia’s first motorcycle GP world champion Wayne Gardner says he will fly home from Spain to personally deliver a petition to...
Triumph Motorcycles Australia has issued a recall for 928 motorcycles over an issue with the front brakes. The affected vehicles...
West Australian riders are being asked to complete a survey on road safety prepared by the Motorcycle Riders Association of W.A. The survey is being organised to coincide with their Motorcycle Safety Week in October 2020. MRA WA safety officer Dave Wright says they need as many riders as possible...
Proving there is still life in the two-stroke engine is new British company, Langen Motorcycles. They will unveil a limited-edition,...
French motorcycle helmet company Roof has unveiled a limited-edition Boxxer Carbon Cage modular helmet with leather interior, an additional iridium...
This Novus carbon-fibre electric motorcycle weighs just 110kg and has only 100km of city range, yet it costs a whopping $US46,000 (about $A63,000). That’s even more than the expensive Harley-Davidson LiveWire at $US29,900 ($A49,995) which has about 250km of city range. Even so, the sleek Novus with its hollow where you would...
Brisbane rider Daniele Milazzo grew up watching the Dakar Rally on SBS TV and always dreamt of owning one of...
The latest blatant ripoff of motorcycle design by the Chinese is a Moto S450RR which looks very much like BMW’s...
A collection of more than 20 classic BMW motorcycles, representing eight decades of the Bavarian machines, will hit the auction block this weekend in Switzerland. The Bonhams auction returns to Bonmont Golf and Country Club in Cheserex, Switzerland on Sunday 20 September 2020. It will be followed on 10 October...
Motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds are an ideal alternative to public transport as people social distance during the pandemic, says Australia’s...
Australian smart helmet start-up Forcite is about to go on sale and has attracted major investment support. The first batch...
Harley-Davidson will not have to pay $US3 million to retrofit or replace wood-burning household appliances with cleaner stoves to offset excess emissions. Yes, you heard right! That was part of a contentious US court ruling in 2016 when the American icon was fined $US12m for fitting aftermarket Screamin’ Eagle tuners which...
A Brisbane Barrister has called on the Queensland Government to throw out the current exhaust laws after two cases against...
Riders deserve a better deal that includes free tolls and parking, and lower rego and insurance to encourage more people...
Harley-Davidson will relaunch The Enthusiast magazine originally published from 1916 to 2008 to replace HOG Magazine as their official publication. This is a significant move that fits in with new boss Jochen Zeitz’s return to focussing on traditional values. Since moving into the rider’s seat in February, Jochen has made...
Motorcycle road safety campaigns erroneously blame riders for crashes and portray them as a menace on the roads, says a...
Now you can be an Easy Rider commuter on this WYLD mini electric chopper from Brisbane-based electric light vehicle company...
Motorcycle theft fell a surprising 2.7% to 9021 in the past financial year (2019/20) while overall Australian motor vehicle theft increased 2% to 56,312. It appears motorcycle thieves stayed home during the coronavirus pandemic as motorcycle thefts had been on course for a bumper year. Thefts were trending up with...
Rare veteran and vintage motorcycles from noted Victorian collector and enthusiast Warren Hicks will feature at the Shannons Timed Spring...
The 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota last month has now been linked to more than a quarter of...
Australia’s first electric motorcycle company, Fonzarelli, has won the Australian Good Design Awards’ Automotive – Best Exterior category for their fun, electric, dual-sport Grom-sized NKD minibike. The Sydney-based company which also produces electric scooters were among 800 entries in the awards. Fonzarelli founder Michelle Nazzari says the NKD, launched in October...
Kawasaki has filed a trademark for “Noslisu” for a range of three-wheeler bicycles, e-bikes and motorised leaning trikes. The filing...
Just 10 days after BMW Motorrad unveiled a maintenance-free X-ring chain, Italian company Regina has announced they will launch a...
More women’s jackets have been added to the MotoCAP safety ratings after concerns that women’s riding gear was underrepresented in the world-first safety initiative. In fact, it took a year after the 2018 launch of the Australian program before any women’s jackets were added to the ratings. Now six of...
German adventure and touring motorcycle accessories company Touratech has produced a special skid plate for the engine on big KTM...
One of the few changes for the 2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure motorcycle is the ability to switch off the...
The four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers last year signed an agreement to standardise electric motorcycle developmet, in particular similar batteries so they can be swapped. Since then, Yamaha and Kawasaki have patented battery swap ideas for electric motorcycles and scooters. Now the four companies — Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha —...
If you’ve ever thought of turning your bike into stunt machine, MV Agusta has a good example of what might...
Suzuki Motorcycle Australia has slashed $3000 off the price of its revived Katana and introduced two value accessory packs to...
A sketch for an electric Husqvarna has emerged showing the company has plans for an electric naked street bike. It follows the launch last year of their first electric motorcycle, a small EE 5 electric dirt bike which is the equivalent of a 50cc model. But now it looks like...
British electric motor company Saietta Group is expanding its production facilities as its radical Axial Flux Traction (AFT) motors roll...
There is no disputing Tom Cruise’s passion for motorcycles and now there is no question he does most of his...
Australian smart helmet start-up Forcite Helmets, has released exciting world-first, racer-perspective video from their Forcite MK1 helmet with an integrated camera, bypassing the usual racing restrictions on body-worn cameras. The Forcite MK1 helmet retails for $A1299 and the next limited batch will be available for Australians this summer. ASBK competitor...
Finally, a preview of the Long Way UP adventure with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on electric Harley-Davidson LIveWire motorcycle...
More than any other clothing, getting the right fit in your motorcycle gear is vital. Over a long day in...
When long-serving Royal Automobile Club of Queensland motoring editor Barry Green retired after years of driving supercars in exotic locations, the most common question he was asked is what car would he buy. His answer was … a motorcycle! Now Barry tells Motorbike Writer how he got into motorcycles and...
BMW Motorrad looks like it may go ahead and produce an electric motorcycle that looks like a traditional Boxer-powered bike. In...