A second NSW rider has died today (3 August 2019) in what police describe as a single-vehicle accident and later...
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World Environment Day may be held in June, but every day is a world environment day for riders! It may...
Yamaha’s Niken GT three-wheeler looks like an alien, but it corners surprisingly well, says former Ulysses Club magazine editor and long-time bike tester Ian Parks. When I first set eyes on the Yamaha Niken, I imagined an alien would ride one of these monsters. This bike is pretty much an MT-09...
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli is being offered...
NSW Police have discovered the body of a young male rider who crashed in Dubbo overnight. Police say officers from...
Nolan helmets may soon have active noise-cancelling systems after signing a deal with Norwegian tech startup DAAL. DAAL issued a media release saying their innovation would “give motorcyclists the chance to ride their bikes at highway speeds without the discomfort of tiring and potentially damaging wind noise”. They say wind noise in...
A 21-year-old male rider has been seriously injured in a collision with a truck on Maitland Rd, Hexham, west of...
Husqvarna Australia is about to offer some massive discounts on the 401 and 701 Svartpilen and Vitpilen motorcycles. And by...
A “Change” petition to relax motorcycle handlebar rules last year attracted more than 11,000 signatures, but was ignored by the Federal Government. So now the petitioners have gone to a lawyer to draft a formal Federal Parliament petition to elicit some action. Click here to sign the petition. Gold Coast...
Misuse of mobile phones in cars is not the only driver distraction as car manufacturers are shovelling more and more...
A photo of a dilapidated bridge in Siberia was the inspiration for an epic trip across Russia and Mongolia beautifully...
If you are interested in reading a true love story with motorcycles as a central theme, check out Mary Jane Black’s debut memoir, “She Rode a Harley”. The 256-page book is a tale of abuse, true love and loss. It is published by She Writes Press and goes on sale...
Triumph has announced that the production-version Rocket 3 will come in two more models, the basic “R” roadster and the...
Long-awaited roadworks to fix the poor state of the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway’s mountain section are about to get...
This spy photo from Motorrad magazine seems to prove that Ducati is introducing a Multistrada V4 version as we tipped earlier this month. The Multistrada V4 is expected to be unveiled on October 23 when Ducati will release its 2020 model range. It comes hot on the heels of Ducati announcing a...
Indian Motorcycle is about to unveil a new line of Challenger motorcycles powered by a liquid-cooled 1770cc engine called the Powerplus. The...
Esoteric American motorcycle company Curtiss Motorcycles has unveiled a third electric motorcycle concept called Psyche to compete against Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire. The company...
Technology has outpaced road rules on driver distraction, leaving the current rules inadequate, difficult to police and confusing as they vary between state boundaries. So, in the wake of a recent national summit on driver distraction, the National Transport Commission is calling for public input to tighten the rules. Rather...
A 22-year-old male rider has died after a collision with a truck on an M4 highway off-ramp in Sydney’s west...
It’s time the motorcycle industry advertised the benefits of riding to work by motorcycle as commuting times have increased about...
(Sponsored post) Motorsport events have been part of motor culture since the first race in 1894 when 21 steam-powered four-wheelers raced 126km from Paris to Rouen with the winning vehicle averaging just 21km/h. Today there is a lot of professional and amateur motorsport variety from drag racing events that last...
Future motorcycles might be able to issue warnings to tell you if you have chosen the right apex and speed...
Sena +Mesh review by Jim Hulme The Sena +Mesh Adaptor is designed to seamlessly and easily link riders into a group...
When you park your motorcycle at your local cafe or service station and don’t want to carry your helmet, you are faced with a wide choice of locations to hang your helmet on your bike. But which is the safest? The answer may depend on your motorcycle. There is only...
Honda has released a teaser video that shows a rapid dust trail across the desert and the words “True Adventure”...
(Guest post on bike security for our North American readers) Motorbikes are excellent travel options for those who cherish adventurous...
A motorcyclist out for a Sunday ride on his favourite local mountain road has died in a crash. The 34-year-old male rider from Middle Park was enjoying a Sunday ride on Mt Glorious (pictured above) Brisbane’s favourite motorcycling road, at 8.27am today when he “lost control and struck a tree”,...
Australian motorcycle journalist Rennie Scaysbrook may forever hold the record for the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado after the committee decided...
The organiser of the annual Blessing of the Bikes (pictured) before the annual Phillip Island MotoGP plans a campaign he...
How would you like to wheelie a Ducati Panigale V4 S at the touch of a button? Well, now you can! However, it’s not the real thing, but a self-balancing 1:6 scale toy from Spin Master Toys costing about $A270 when it is released in August. The Ducati-licensed Upriser has a...
An education campaign which has been running for several years will take a step up this weekend (24-25 August 2019)...
The fallout continues in the wake of last month’s tragic accident in the USA where a driver ploughed his pick-up...
MV Agusta has joined the “race to the bottom” not long after Harley-Davidson signed a deal to make low-capacity bikes in China and Ducati signed away its naming rights to Chinese scooters. In the latest race to the bottom, premium Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta has signed a long-term deal...
While riders have been safely using bus lanes in NSW, the ACT and several major cities around the world for...
Triumph has confirmed to will replace the Daytona 675 they axed in 2017 with a Daytona 765 powered by a version...
An appeal could be launched against a Canberra motorist who received a “light penalty” for twice swerving dangerously at legally lane-filtering motorcyclists. The driver, Jake Searle, 28, had been charged with two counts of driving with intent to menace. He faced maximum penalties of more than $3000 in fines or 12 months...
Argon Transform hi-tech helmet accessory transforms a standard helmet into an Iron Man helmet with head-up display, bluetooth, GPS and...
This BMW G 310 GS knockoff is the latest in a long line of Chinese products that rip off the...
More than 5000 are expected to attend the Freak Show Festival of Motorcycles run alongside the return of the national Harley Owners Group (HOG) rally in Walcha, NSW, from November 15-17, 2019. UPDATE: Both events have been cancelled, but Walcha is still putting on a show for those who arrive. Click here...
President Donald Trump’s trade wars are hitting Harley-Davidson hard with a 22% bite in profits to $US426m after a 8.4%...