A suspension tweak, new colours and a more comfortable seat make the 2016 Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight much more than just...
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Despite the crashing value of the Australian dollar, Harley-Davidson Australia has again kept a lid on 2016 price rises. Twelve...
At the age of just 21, Lithuanian-born world traveller Jacob Laukaitis has done more motorcycle travel than most veteran riders. And he’s not stopping anytime soon. This northern summer Jacob rode 8000km across 15 Balkan states completely alone and without maps. “I don’t like using maps, because I think it’s much...
https://youtu.be/HVkjyyGsiuc BMW Motorrad is the first manufacturer to introduced blind spot monitoring systems from cars to two wheels. While it...
Rick’s Garage and Diner at Palmwoods on the Sunshine Coast hinterland is like a magnet for motorcyclists all over South East...
The new World Wheelie King, Gary Rothwell of Liverpool, has broken his own world speed wheelie record set just last month. Gary set a record of 197mph (317km/h) at the Motorcycle Wheelie World Championship in August, but last weekend he topped that with a run of 209mph (336km/h) for...
The exponential growth of the global Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride continues with 131 more rides in cities around the world this year....
First Aid for Motorcyclists principal instructor Roger Fance tells how his wife’s run-in on her Ducati Monster with a wallaby was...
Our obsession with sports bikes in the 1990s and 2000s seems to be waning worldwide with sales plummeting and a new survey showing even the sportsbike-mad Brits are going soft. The UK has always been one of the world’s biggest markets for high-performance superbikes, but a survey of 5000 UK riders...
The Black Dog Ride of 65 Aussies across America is at the half-way point of their 21-day ride, raising funds and...
The 2016 Ducati Diavel Carbon arrives later this year in Asphalt Grey with a “cool” exhaust and weighing in the...
Australian MV Agusta importer, Urban Moto Imports, travelled to Queensland at the weekend to offer riders the chance to sample their Italian sports motorcycles. MV Agusta Riding Experience days are also scheduled for South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, with riders able to ride any of their range. More...
A rare barn-find Harley-Davidson racing outfit that was literally locked away in dry storage for the past 50 years has...
Even trained medical staff should do the First Aid for Motorcyclists course because motorcycle accidents are different to other emergency...
Riders run the risk of a fine if they remove the helmet visor protective film under the controversial ruling last week by a Victorian Magistrate, says a helmet law expert. Australian Motorcycle Council helmet chairman Guy Stanford says the verdict to uphold a fine against a motorcyclist for wearing a...
I’ve now ridden the Indian Scout mid-weight cruiser in three countries and my impressions of this bike have hardly changed...
Female riders are more safety conscious and more interested in the rest stops along the way than looking at the...
It seems riders with big heads can wear helmets not compliant under Australian Standards after a NSW Harley tour operator successfully challenged his helmet fine. Steve Melchior of Just Cruisin’ Harley Tours took his fine ($311 and three demerit points) for wearing a non-compliant helmet to court and the case was dismissed. “It was due...
After going bankrupt in December 2014, German motorcycle manufacturer Horex has relaunched, unveiling their new and more powerful VR6 motorbike at...
Indian Motorcycle could be assembled in India for the local market from 2018 under expansion plans by owner Polaris Industries....
Australian rider Amy Harburg has won a spot in the gruelling annual International GS Trophy in Thailand from February 28 to March 5, 2016. Amy was one of 10 women from the UK, France, Spain, Iceland, USA, Canada, Brazil, Thailand and South Africa battling it out in South Africa for...
Ducati has signalled a massive nine new models will be released in 2016, including bikes in two new categories. The...
Kawasaki and BMW are the latest motorcycle companies to issue recall notices to customers in an effort to be transparent...
About one in six road crashes is caused by motorist fatigue, and that includes motorcyclists, according to the RACQ. The Queensland automobile club has issued a warning of the dangers of fatigue before motorists head off on September holidays today. They say fatigue contributed to 31 road crash fatalities in Queensland...
For the second year in a row, the Lions TT Motorcycle Festival in northern NSW (September 18-20) has hit a...
Australia is gradually accepting international helmet standards in the wake of the Northern Territory this week adopting the wider rules....
Hundreds of Wild Hogs will roar into Brisbane for the annual Harley Owners Group Queensland Rally from tomorrow until Sunday (September 18-20, 2015). The Rally is being held at the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds and more than 450 have already registered to attend with more expected to register at the gates...
Despite talk of an 800cc parallel twin naked bike to replace the single-cylinder model, KTM has given its 690 Duke...
A Victorian Magistrate has upheld a $150 fine against a motorcycle rider for wearing a helmet camera, finding that the...
An auction of Hollywood memorabilia is featuring motorbikes ridden by Evel Knievel in a movie and The Fonz in Happy Days as well as Fonzie’s leather jacket. These iconic bikes and jacket will be auctioned in the Profiles In History auction from September 30 to October 1. Evel Knievel’s Stratocycle from his 1977 feature...
This bike is the first visible example of the long-term partnership between Mercedes-AMG and MV Agusta since the German took...
The recently crowned world wheelie champion will bid for British and world speed records along with an 8000cc bike, a...
Sixty-five Australians have started the first international Black Dog Ride in the USA. They are riding 7000km from New York to LA, visiting 18 cities in 21 days to kick start conversations about suicide prevention. Black Dog Ride founder and BMW rider Steve Andrews says they will be riding hired Harley-Davidson...
The Ducati Monster 1200 R is the most powerful naked bike the Italian company has produced with 117.7kW of power...
Suzuki Australia is holding a six-day sale with up to $2000 off some models, free on-road costs and bonus extras, and...
The racer who first sprayed champagne on the podium has patented an 85% more powerful and more efficient four-stroke motorcycle engine. American racer Dan Gurney believes bringing back the double crankshaft from the old Ariel Square Four will reduce motorcycle engine vibration making it more reliable as there will be fewer moving parts....
Harley-Davidson Australia is still considering importing the Street 750 model in the wake of the enormous popularity of the learner-approved Street...
Bond University JD law student Kristoffer Diocampo looks at the legal implications of helmet camera injuries: Ambiguous Australian legislation makes it...
Could bone conduction make better helmet speakers for riders than conventional systems? Even the army looks like using it to hear over loud battle noises. Bone conduction is a method of turning vibrations into sound that pass through the bones in your head and are considered more effective than headphones....
Harley-Davidson senior designer Dais Nagao believes the company should tap the youth market by building a “Darth-Vader-styled” slammed custom bagger...