The 38th annual Melbourne Toy Run has a new home which organisers hope will help achieve record numbers this year...
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Triumph Motorcycles has become a billion-pound industry and that means more money for research and development that will herald a motorcycle...
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums riding out there from MotorBikeWriter. To celebrate, we have asked author and mother Leigh Hutton* to tell us what it means to be a motorbiking mother. Mother’s Day can generally be defined as a day of the year on which mothers are particularly...
Motorcycle riders often talk about the apex of a corner, but there are actually several apexes in a corner you...
Around the world, organised rides for Police Remembrance Day honour the service and sacrifices of the many law enforcement officers...
https://youtu.be/UmKvMrpiNEU New importers and distributors of MV Agusta motorcycles have kept a lid on prices, dropped all non-ABS variants and introduced a limited-edition F4 RC which Leon Camier is racing in World Superbikes. The Briton puts the F4 RC through its paces in the above video. The new race special model...
Victory Motorcycles Project 156 streetfighter seems set to target the youth market after tackling the challenging Pikes Peak hillclimb in...
The full range of 2015 Zero Motorcycles electric bikes is heading for Australia. Zero Motorcycles Asia Pacific sales director Phillip...
One of the biggest hurdles to the introduction of electric motorcycles and scooters is the high initial cost. So the UK government is considering offering a subsidy on the price of electric two-wheelers. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has allocated about $14 million to the program which will extend...
Queensland Police recently staged a motorcycle “safety” display at Mt Glorious where they showed a video taken from a GoPro...
BMW has come up with a unique way to avoid helmet hair – style your hair like one of their...
The ninth International Female Ride Day (IFRD) was held on Saturday (May 2, 2015) to highlight women motorcycle riders and encourage more females to ride. However, the Brisbane ride was washed out by freak storms and will now be staged on May 30. The world’s largest women’s ride event was created by...
Somewhere on the Great Ocean Road in the middle of the 2006 winter, the idea for the Freedom Riders network was born...
It seems such a shame, but in some climates, riders have to hibernate their motorcycles for the long, cold winter....
https://youtu.be/G0xjCnYNhW8 The Triumph that heartthrob soccer legend David Beckham rides in the BBC1 documentary “David Beckham: Into the Unknown” has been recreated by a British custom house. And you could win it! While most people assumed Beckham’s Triumph was a Scrambler, it was actually a Bonneville with all the trimmings...
Melbourne has just become the most progressive city in Australia and possibly the world for promoting motorcycle parking on footpaths and...
Victory Motorcycles Australia have turned up the volume even louder, with the loudest audio system on a production bike, a...
The availability of demo rides not only improves customer satisfaction of dealerships but also increases motorcycle sales, according to a US motorcycle industry study. The ninth annual Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) US Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study found that test rides are offered 63% of the time to mystery...
Popular Oxford heated grips have been updated in time for the southern winter. You don’t have to be a whimp...
Airbags have been credited with being the biggest lifesaver since the invention of the seatbelt and now they are slowly...
We’ve seen many inventions for parking and turning motorcycles around in tight spaces, but none as small as this Turncycle motorcycle turntable. The Canadian-made Turncycle consists of a sturdy but lightweight 400mm-diameter disc that supports the bike by the centre stand and then allows it to be easily turned around....
Riders are being hit with hefty fines for not filtering correctly and one rider even believes it’s a police sting....
Many big touring motorcycles have audio systems, but now a Chinese manufacturer has added an MP3 player and speakers to...
While some motorcycle manufacturers issue global safety recalls, it’s not uncommon for some to issue recalls at different stages in various markets to coincide with the arrival of components required for the fix. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS ON RECALLS Maybe they figure there is no point in alarming riders until it is ready...
The 2016 Woolshed Classic Motorcycle Rally will go aead and show potential to become a major rally attraction, despite being...
In our first in a series on beginner track days, British blogger Dan who writes the popular Bike Track Days...
The 2015 Aprilia RSV4 and Tuono models will have more power, but comparable 2014 pricing when they arrive in Australia in June. Importers John Sample Automotive have announced the following prices: RSV4 RR $25,000, RSV4 RR Race Pack $31,000, RSV4 RF Limited Edition Superpole $31,000, Tuono V4 1100 $23,000 and Tuono V4...
The mean-looking Yamaha Star Bolt C-Spec cafe version has arrived in Australia at $12,699, but there is no word yet on...
https://youtu.be/P_U-4Tk6CbY The release of a teaser video of the Husqvarna 701 Supermoto indicates the bike’s release is imminent. Husky showed a...
Worldwide pollution emissions control regulations are spelling the end of the traditional air-cooled motorcycle with the Triumph Bonneville the next in line. BMW has liquid cooled its boxer engine, the Indian Scout has a radiator and Harley has moved toward water cooling with the new Street and one of its Touring models. So...
A winery lunch is our tip as the top Mother’s Day gift for your mum or the present/future mother of your...
Triumph has added two flagship models to their Tiger range that are well-equipped for long-range touring. They are the Tiger...
Ducati Australia has announced pricing for the new Multistrada 1200 featuring engine technology available in many cars. The 2015 Multistrada 1200 starts at $23,990 (plus on-road costs, which is up $1000, while the Multistrada 1200 S in iconic Ducati Red is $27,990 which is $1000 less then the S Touring...
Just in time for winter comes this unique twist on heated controls – inner-boot foot warmers with no wires connected...
The 2014 Babe Raid motorcycle rally in Ballina has set a world record for the most women on motorcycles in...
https://youtu.be/_0QMwK_zNIc Just as Indian Motorcycle has introduced the matt-black minimalist Indian Chief Dark Horse, this Romanian singer has unveiled her Indian Chief Classic covered in Swarovski crystals. For some, black is not dark enough, but for Romanian and now Canadian pop singer/songwriter Angelica Ganea, you can’t ave enough bling. So...
Will BMW follow Honda with naked versions of its flagship K 1600 tourer like the Gold Wing F6B and F6C?...
Lovingly restored and preserved vintage Japanese motorcycles will be on show this Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Brisbane. The Vintage...
Organisers of the inaugural “Woolshed Classic: a rally for all things motorcycle” hope the motorcycle rally will become a southern hemisphere version of the British Goodwood Revival. Spokesman Mark Morrissey says this weekend’s motorcycle rally (May 1-3) will be “a rally like no other”. “The Woolshed Classic is destined to become...
Are you an ATGATT (all the gear, all the time) rider, or do you believe riders should be allowed to...