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Most accidents involving motorcycles and other vehicles occur when the other vehicle is turning across their path. The result can...
Motorcycle sales are continuing their slide and even picking up pace with a 14.6% drop in the first quarter of 2019. It’s the biggest quarterly drop since the slide began in 2017 and cause for concern. According to data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), 18,438...
Aussie Toby Price (pictured above winning the 2018 Morocco rally) will be heading to the dunes of Saudi Arabia next January...
Harley-Davidson has employed its first brand president as the company moves to protect its valuable trademark, even challenging a charity’s...
Two recent incidents of 14-year-old boys stealing and crashing a motorcycle and scooter have again raised the issue of unlicensed riders adding to the motorcycle crash statistics. Queensland Police have charged a 14-year-old Manunda boy with numerous offences involving a stolen motorcycle, hitting and injuring a five-year-old boy in the...
The proof is in the riding so we put a new pair of TCX X-Blend waterproof boots to the ultimate...
After more than a year in the planning an Uber-style ride-sharing service for scooters has arrived with Scooti starting operations in...
A Victorian rider in his 20s has died after a tragic collision with a car that turned out in front of his motorcycle in Mont Albert, Melbourne, yesterday afternoon (3 April 2019). Police are now appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage. Without knowing the full details of the incident, it...
BMW Motorrad appears to be going ahead with a production version of the Concept 9cento that converts from a solo sports bike...
Royal Enfield is facing trialling times with a new CEO, plans to build an assembly factory in Thailand and the...
Riding in a group can be fun, but it also has its hazards, not the least being how to pass other vehicles on the road and whether you should pass other riders in your group. These issues involve tactics, patience, safety and courtesy. One of the great joys and advantages...
Challenger is the third new model name Indian Motorcycle has trademarked since last December when they trademarked Raven and January when...
Police prosecution have dropped charges against an army veteran rider who claimed he was assaulted by police at a March...
In a surprise result, leather pants may be no safer than some denim riding jeans, according to the latest ratings from MotoCAP. The world’s first safety and comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing has found only one out of seven pairs of leather pants that rated four stars for safety....
How would you like to experience a lap as fast as the best racer just at the touch of a...
(Sponsored post) As it seems, motorcyclists are the true knights of our modern myths. Their dressing code compliments what they...
Euro 4 emissions laws have already hit most supersport models, many air-cooled bikes, single-cylinder adventurers and most Japanese cruisers and now more models either make significant updates or face the chop under Euro 5. The new laws come into effect for new models from 2020 and existing models from 2021....
One of the biggest hurdles in the coming revolution of the electric vehicle is finding enough charging stations so motorists...
If you think Australian road rules and lane filtering rules vary substantially between states, how about the USA where the...
Canberra rider Alan Francis has succeeded in having his $600 disabled parking fine waived, but will now campaign for disabled riders to get a more compact motorcycle-specific permit. Alan, 68, has now permanently attached his permit to his 2015 Harley-Davidson Low Rider’s left pannier. But that leaves him without a...
Electric motorcycles may be poised to become the next big thing, but the much-anticipated Lightning Strike strikes out three times...
A campaign to highlight road rules to motorists ignores motorcycles at a time when the fatality rate is high and...
(Sponsored post) What do bikers believe in the most? I’d venture a guess that the most common answer is freedom. When you’re going down the highway at 130km/h, you get the impression that the world is your playground. Nothing can stop you when you’re moving that fast, with the wind...
NSW Police look set for a major crackdown on riders in the wake of five tragic motorcyclist deaths in the past...
The three-wheeled Yamaha Niken and the Ducati Diavel 1260 power cruiser have won Best of the Best awards at the...
Thailand has become one of the powerhouses in the automotive world, manufacturing motorcycle brands as diverse as BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Triumph and Royal Enfield. It’s now the largest automotive manufacturer in South East Asia and the 12th in the world, thanks to protective tariffs, corporate tax breaks and a central...
Kawasaki and Triumph are the latest motorcycle companies rumoured to be working on electric motorcycles, based on recent patent and...
Police in NSW and Victoria have launched special operations in response to a rapid escalation in rider deaths so far...
Female riders have created a “safe space for women riders” with the East Coast Female Riders (ECFR) Facebook group. Founders and moderators April Ryan and Rebecca Bell say the group started almost two years ago as a “small, humble idea”. “The group was created to provide women who share the...
MotoCAP, the world’s first safety and comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing, uses a secretive system for buying and selecting...
Ten years after introducing the RSV4, Aprilia has produced 10 extreme RSV4 X track-only models available at €39,900 (about $A63,700)....
For the first time in 65 years, a 1929 Scott Flying Squirrel has been kick-started in time for its display at Historic Winton on May 18-19. The bike has been restored by Victorian brothers Michael and Peter Shacklock. Listen to the bike fired up for the first time. Scott Flying...
A home movie showing an Aussie rider’s involvement in the making of 1963 film The Great Escape has surfaced after...
Victorian Police will work an extra 300 shifts over the next 10 weeks to increase patrols of the state’s roads...
Iconic American motorcycle customiser Arlen Ness has died, aged 79, surrounded by his family in California. Arlen was known for his wild paintwork as well as his outlandish custom choppers, baggers and cruisers. As well as producing his own customs, he worked with several motorcycle brands, most notably the axed...
A driver who crossed double white lines and killed a teenage motorcyclist was charged with a traffic offence rather than...
Triumph Australia has joined a global recall on a range of its 900cc and 1200cc Bonneville models over faulty electrics....
The Australian leg of the Women Riders World Relay 2019 has the most riders of any nation taking part, says Aussie relay ambassador Christi Hartwig (pictured above). She says even though registrations have not officially opened for the relay which will pass through Australia in August/September, they already have 3500...
A politician contesting the NSW state elections tomorrow (23 March 2019) says motorcycle riders are often the forgotten commuters. The...