Honda has finally released a full list of technical specifications and a video for the coming return of the CRF1000L Africa...
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A range of safety recalls has been issued for various Husqvarna and KTM road and dirt bikes, including one which...
Motorcycle Awareness Week was launched in New South Wales yesterday (October 21, 2015) with this fun website which features a combination of video riding simulator tests to check your riding skills. You can choose the type of bike (naked, sports or cruiser) and whether you are leisure riding or everyday commuting. You...
This road rage video of a driver intentionally swerving to hit a motorcycle shows the safety and legal value of...
Social riding group BOOBs (Babes Out On Bikes) is raising money for one of their riders to buy a trike...
Aussie stunt king Robbie Maddison recently showed you can make a motorcycle ride on water when he surfed in Tahiti (watch the video below), but now everyone can do it with the Gibbs Biski (above). New Zealand inventor Alan Gibbs of Gibbs Sports Amphibians has unveiled three amphibious recreational concepts at the...
Despite spending double his budget and “getting carried away”, Brisbane rider Darius Moldovan still has more plans for his 2014...
Back in April we tipped Ducati would introduce both larger and smaller capacity versions of their top-selling Scrambler and now...
“Bra Maids” will help organise riders in the 14th annual Bras n Bikes Breast Cancer Fundraiser Ride run on Sunday, October 25, 2015, organised by Sunshine Coast women’s riding group, Girl Torque. Group leader Judy Noakes says there were more than 430 riders and 100 pillions last year, but says...
A 1934 Indian 750cc Sport Scout once owned by Hollywood star and motorcycle fanatic Steve McQueen has sold at auction...
The 2016 Honda CBR500R gets a facelift, including adjustable pre-load for front suspension, larger fuel tank with hinged fuel cap,...
Yamaha Motor will introduce a range of concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show on October 28, including a retro model, electric bikes and even a car powered by a motorcycle engine. The latter is similar to the Honda track day car powered by its MotoGP-derived four-cylinder engine from the exclusive...
Two new developments in the electric vehicle industry are both good news and bad news for the move toward electric...
Every now and then we need to ride long distances and don’t have time for taking in scenery, challenging roads...
Fans of motorcycle travel documentaries should keep an eye out for the African Motorcycle Diaries series coming soon to the Travel Channel and other networks. Unlike Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor on their Long Way Down, this is a one-man, unsupported trip and it’s a 55,000km circumnavigation through 34 countries....
A video has been released showing 2008 and ’14 F1 champion and Mercedes-AMG driver Lewis Hamilton doing a burnout on...
Leading Australian motorcycle stuntman Robbie Maddison has been confirmed as a special guest at the 2015 Sydney Motorcycle Show at...
How long will it be before air-pollution Nazis around the world follow the lead of the Paris mayor who wants to ban old motorcycles? In an effort to curb air pollution in the crowded city, Mayor Anne Hidalgo is seeking to restrict the bikes registered before 2000 in major areas of...
Riders in Australia’s capital are asked to wear vests with “JOE” on the back while riding around Canberra streets to...
Yamaha Motor Australia has unveiled the new colours for their sports bikes – YZF-R1, special YZF-R1M and YZF-R6 – at the...
https://youtu.be/hJYXJsJSAIM We’ve seen videos of drag races before between jets and motorcycles, supercars and motorcycles, but never a motorcycle versus a chopper – vertical-lift tilt rotor aircraft, that is. This video doesn’t really prove anything except that the rider always gets the pretty girls! It shows an Italian AgustaWestland AW609,...
A County Court appeal has been lodged after a Victorian Magistrate last month upheld a $150 fine against a motorcycle rider...
A Brisbane rider who claims to have been harassed multiple times by police during the height of the Queensland anti-bikie...
ABS could reduce motorcycle fatalities and severe injury crashes by more than one-third, according to a report by VicRoads and the Federal Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. This follows reports last week that India has moved to make anti-lock brakes (ABS) mandatory for all motorcycles with an engine bigger than 125cc from...
Footpath motorcycle parking in Victoria is safe for now, but rider groups are keeping a close eye on developments in the...
The Australian Senate has been urged to amend the Australia Standard for motorcycle helmets to “reflect the current global market”....
A Monash University academic and an Auditor General’s report have backed covert speed cameras as being more effective at reducing general speeding than high-visiblity cameras. Monash University Accident Research Centre professor Max Cameron says high-visibility speed cameras are only good for reducing speed at a black spot. Mobile speed cameras...
Despite rumours that the water-cooled Triumph Bonneville was still another year away, this teaser video says it could be launched...
The completely reworked and electronically enhanced 2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R will be unveiled in Australia at the Sydney Motorcycle Show...
Honda Australia has converted its 2016 CBR650F fully faired sports bike and CB650F naked to learner-approved motorcycles. Spokesman Glyn Griffiths says the LAMS approved versions are due to arrive in January. “The price has not been released as yet nor have the official power and torque figures, but we know...
KTM has unveiled its 1290 Super Duke GT touring sports bike and it’s coming to Australia early next year to...
It seems there is a lucrative market in making limited-edition GP race bikes for super-rich clients, with two European companies...
Electric motorcycles charged from mains power are starting to make inroads into mainstream production, but an African university is already ahead of the pack with solar power. Three students from the University of Nairobi have built a system they call Ecotran, which captures the sun’s energy, stores it in batteries,...
The world’s only commercial available head up display (HUD) unit for motorcycle helmets is about to launch its second “slimline” generation...
Is it any wonder Harley-Davidson is doing so well in Australia when they are the only motorcycle company present at...
Would you pay up to $US5000 for a Harley-Davidson cap claimed to have been worn by Harley fan Elvis Presley? If so, you can go online and bid now for the cap which is estimated to fetch from $3000-$5000 at the Christina Auction Gallery in Newark, Delaware. There is no...
One ride and you’ll understand why the 2016 Kawasaki Ninja 300 is the most popular learner-approved motorcycle of the past few...
https://youtu.be/PR3DSomQbTQ Those crazy Russians are at it again with this latest video of a near-naked female pillion on a motorcycle....
India has moved to make ABS mandatory for all motorcycles with an engine bigger than 125cc from April 2017 as a portent to similar moves around the world. As India is such a huge and important market with almost every major brand now either selling, assembling or building bikes in...
Five years after having a presence at the Bathurst 1000, Harley-Davidson has made a triumphant return to the Mountain. Harley-Davidson...