Predicting who will win the Dakar Rally is like playing the lottery, says four-time Dakar competitor Christophe Barriere-Varju of Sydney....
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If you are fined for having a GoPro or similar camera mounted to your motorcycle helmet, fight it. A complaint...
Welcome to 2014, a year in which motorcycles will become cheaper and more fun. I admit these are not exactly visionary predictions. They are just observations of current tends toward lower-capacity bikes, nakeds, cruisers and adventure bikes. And I can’t see these trends slowing down this year. As police continue...
Women’s-only riding courses and basic mechanics courses could encourage more women to take up riding, according to women riders. These...
The motorcycle world has changed in 2013 … For the better! Sports bikes are no longer the big sellers they...
Forget about diets and giving up smoking; this year make some motorcycle New Year’s resolutions. Here are my top 5: 1 Ride more often. This time last year I vowed to ride every day, but overseas trips, family commitments and work often got in the way. However, this time I’m...
We witnessed big changes in motorcycling worldwide in 2013. There were several steps forward for motorcycling, but one big major...
Riders are starting to return to regional Queensland tourist spots and cafés. Rick Jamieson, owner of Rick’s Garage and Diner...
Aussie men may be the reason there are not more female riders. An American study has found women who ride feel more confident, happier and sexier than those who don’t ride, which has led to a rise of several thousand female riders in the US in the past few years....
Women who ride motorcycles are sexier, feel happier and are more confident that women who don’t ride. That’s the results...
It takes a long time to get bored with a good motorcycle road, but sometimes you have to move on...
While this year will be remembered as the year of hi-tech, my pick for bike of the year is more of a throwback to a bygone era. ABS has now become available in every Harley and BMW model and in many models by other manufacturers, while it is now an...
You’ve committed to a corner, your big V-twin cruiser is leaned over and all of a sudden you hit a...
Despite the numerous changes to the 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide, there are two that stand out the most. Well,...
Shannons will become Australia’s largest classic motorcycle auction house in 2014, with 33 bikes crossing the block at Melbourne and Sydney sales. Up to 12 classic bikes will go to auction on February 17 in the Melbourne Late Summer Classic Auction, including a 1974 MV Augusta 750S America café racer...
No one could ever accuse MotorbikeWriter.com of being behind the times. Pinterest seems to be gaining interest among motorcycle fans...
A Merry and safe Christmas to all our readers and advertisers. The good news is that your bike is a...
There have been apps before that share rides, stories, photos and other motorcycle information, but EastSleepRide also includes a Crashlight safety device every rider should have. It’s called Crashlight and it was developed in conjunction with the University of Toronto. It uses the built-in sensor technology in an iPhone to...
Kawasaki has launched two new 2014 sports touring models. The new 2014 Kawasaki Z1000 ABS SE has more power, torque,...
http://youtu.be/VMDbEhayoUk It’s Christmas Eve and the last day in our 12 Days of Harley Christmas series and what has Santa...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VMDbEhayoUk%3Fautoplay%3D1 With just two days before Santa revs up his Harley sleigh, we are down to two gifts in our 12 Days of Christmas series. I asked Harley for some suggestions of products from their impressive 900-page-plus 102nd Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories catalogue. Check out all the previous...
If you want your Silent Night to go boom, Harley-Davidson now has a range of Boom! Box accessories. We’ve picked...
A woman who rode solo around the world will be a guest speaker at the second annual Touratech Australia Travel...
2013 has undoubtedly been the year of the Indian Chief. Thanks to Polaris profits and industrial acumen, the iconic American brand was reborn at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August and has this month finally hit Australian shores. It’s a bold statement and a classic ride, but with modern technology...
2014 will be an epic year for the BMW Safari which celebrates its 20th anniversary. There will be three Australian...
Motorcycle riders will one day have less to fear from behemoth semi-trailers, thanks to a couple of concept truck designs....
Ducatisti can now wake up to the glorious sound of their favourite Duc every morning. The DesmoTime free alarm clock app is available through iTunes. It features a selection of Ducati exhaust notes to wake you up and has a 1199 Panigale dashboard as its background with periodic weather updates...
MotorbikeWriter has come of age. From a humble blog started in May 2013, MotorbikeWriter.com has now exceeded 370,000 views, 6655...
You’ll break out in a chorus of Silent Night with this ad from UK agency Big Communications that uses a...
Australia’s top-selling adventure bike, the Kawasaki KLR 650, has received a boost that makes Australia’s top-selling adventure bike even more attractive. The Kawasaki KLR 650 now gets a new colour scheme, revised suspension and a more comfortable seat. Kawasaki Australia now has the bike in stock at $8099, which is...
There is a growing number of avid historic motorcycle collectors in Australia searching the world for collectables because of our...
Thousands of bikes have been voluntarily recalled this year for free safety checks. There have been 25 separate motorcycle recalls in...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VMDbEhayoUk%3Fautoplay%3D1 Santa is getting closer and closer on his Harley sled. And he’s bringing plenty of Christmas gifts bearing the Harley-Davidson bar & shield logo, one of the top-10 best-known logos in the world. We’ve found a lucky seven Harley bar & shield collectibles from the 102nd Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor...
Dakar motorcycle legends including Marc Coma and defending champion Cyril Despres star in a five-minute Red Bull YouTube video to...
It started with a crash but now online motorcycle accessories and apparel business Finn Moto is turning over up to...
Prices have been announced for BMW’s four new bikes arriving in early 2014. The R nineT Roadster, a 40-year tribute to the R 90 S, will be available from April at $20,950. Read my story here. Water cooling will come to the R 1200 RT and R 1200 GS Adventure...
If you think eight pairs of Harley gloves is too much to ask for underneath your Christmas tree, you haven’t...
A spike in motorcycle crashes in South East Queensland this month has prompted a seven-point safety guide from the...
Racing royalty is up for sale next month in possible one of the most prestigious motorcycle auctions in years. The Bonhams auction on January 9 at Bally’s Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas includes one of the best collections of historic Ducatis in the world and a big collection of...
Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown continues with nine Harley jackets from the 102nd Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories...