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The 2016 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide Ultra is the HSV Senator of motorcycles. It is the ultra performance tourer for...
Honda Australia has again recalled the learner-approved CB300F naked and CBR300R sport models, this time over a possible engine failure. The voluntary Australian Consumer and Competition Commission safety recall notice states: “Due to incorrect Quality Control during the manufacturing process, the engine crankshaft bearings may fail and cause the engine to stop...
Australian motorcycle clothing company Saint has created the world’s strongest single-layer denim which has now achieved European certification for greater...
History tells us that the first speed camera caused such a fright to the rider that he lost control, veered...
Draggin Jeans boss Grant Mackintosh has been involved in a serious motorcycle accident, but says his award-winning jeans helped save his hide. The Draggin CEO and founder is now recovering at Calvary Rehab in South Australia after the crash three weeks ago. A press release from the company says Grant...
Swiss rider Urs “Grizzly” Pedraita has set a new world record for riding around the globe in 119 days and 21 hours...
If you can’t afford the time to do one of the state-based Black Dog Rides this year, you can become a Night...
Public petition and social media campaign challenge politicians to become riders so they better appreciate our wants and needs. Riders are often ignored or misunderstood in road safety campaigns, government planning and road rules because so few politicians actually ride, according to one rider. So start-up entrepreneur and Honda CB300F rider Jeff Frampton,...
Five-time world motorcycle champion Mick Doohan features in a series of Queensland Government videos teaching riders to recognise and exercise...
Motorcycle riders are the most safety conscious of all road users and the bigger the bike, the safer we become,...
BMW Motorrad is making technical upgrades to its liquid-cooled boxers to meet stringent Euro 4 emissions tests and has released the price of the coming R nineT Scrambler. The much-anticipated Scrambler will be launched on September 17 at the BMW Motorrad Days 2016 in Germany. It also arrives in Australia...
Smart cornering headlights are coming to more motorcycles now that Kawasaki is thinking of introducing them on their Ninja ZX-14R. BMW...
Interphone has released a range of new Bluetooth intercoms with a new low-profile design, more talk time, smarter pairing and...
Australian motorcycle jeans company Draggin Jeans have won a “best of the best” award for their Holeshot jeans in the inaugural Motorcycle Brand Contest run by the German Design Council. The men’s Holeshot jeans also won a 2014 Red Dot Award for Product Design for their “seamless fashion design”. Holeshot is...
Roads need to be better designed, funded and maintained to reduce the risk of motorcycle crashes, a 244-page Austroads report...
The American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating 43 complaints of ABS failure on models built from 2008 to...
Victory Motorcycles has returned triumphant to the famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with wins in the electric bike and exhibition powersport classes. The company has now released the following 360 degree videos. You may or may not see them in 360-degree format, depending on whether you have updated your browser....
Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM is getting more and and more serious about building a full range of road bikes which...
The ninth annual Far Cairn Rally to Tottenham in central NSW returns in spring 2016 to raise money to help...
Motorcycles from the past and present will be on show at the annual RACQ MotorFest tomorrow, July 10, 2016, with more than 30 bikes being judged. Half of those will be old BMWs which will be on display at the BMW stand along weith cars to honour the marque’s 100 years. Apart...
BMW Motorrad Australia has joined the winter discount boom throwing in a free Navigator V GPS worth $1200 with their tourers...
Readers are invited to tell us about their passion for motorbikes, their collection or their custom project. Today reader Mark Taylor...
Italian motorcycle company MV Agusta appears to be moving into the lucrative motorcycle travel industry offering tours in their home country on their new Turismo Veloce 800 sports tourer. MV Agusta tested the new business with a seven-day tour earlier this year across three Mediterranean islands from Sicily and ending...
Sales of road bikes rose 4.4% in the first half of the year, one of the biggest increases since the...
One of the greatest things about motorbikes is that they know no religion, race, sexual preference, politics or other hateful...
Most motorcycle wheels are made of aluminium, steel or magnesium, but if you want to extract some extra performance from your road bike, you could consider carbon fibre wheels. They are lighter, tougher, longer-lasting and don’t corrode. However, they are quite expensive, usually costing several thousand dollars, which is why they are...
Filming starts in September 2016 for the pilot of a TV series called Bike Torque hosted by five-time world champion Mick...
The BMW G 310 R arrives in Australia in October/November at a highly competitive price to ignite the 300cc learner range. It will cost...
Thanks to the new rules on European-approved helmets throughout Australia, Moto Guzzi Australia has imported a range of helmets to suit the new V9 Bobber and Roamer. The $315 open-faced jet helmets are not only stylish and low profile, but also match the new colours of the hipster V9 models....
Harley-Davidson is “among the most valuable brands on the planet with an intensely loyal customer base”, yet its share price dropped sharply...
New motorcycle training laws in Queensland enforcing minimum hours could mean the end of one-on-one training, longer queues for courses...
Smart phones are adding functionality to riding, replacing GPS units and even motorcycle instruments with their own accurate accelerometers and other useful apps. Now BMW Motorrad has designed a handlebar cradle suitable for phones up to 15cm that swivels for horizontal or upright format. It will arrive in Australia this...
We already suspect that motorcycle riders are more attractive daring, adventurous and fun than drivers, but now a British online...
I had seen plenty of photos of the Yamaha XSR900 prior to riding it – who wouldn’t be curious about...
This four-minute video isn’t a nanny-state instructional guide in being a woose, but is an informative guide to checking and maintaining your tyres for safe and long life. It has been released by the American Motorcycle Industry Council, hence the spelling of “tires”, but it’s just as relevant no matter...
Ducati will revive the iconic SuperSport as an everyday ride and is celebrating its 90th anniversary with the release of...
My cupboards are bulging with riding gear I have bought and had given to me for testing over the years,...
BMW has cleaned up its parallel twin engines in the 2017 F 700 and F 800 GS range and added new technologies to meet the tough new Euro 4 emissions standards that apply to current models from next year. The bikes now come with an “electromotive throttle controller” that delivers a signal...
The sound of a Harley-Davidson may be music to some riders’ ears, but now some old Harley parts are actually...