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If the Australian Greens had their way, we would all be riding electric motorcycles like the one above by 2030...
This cyclist video from a Tasmanian rider shows how cyclists use numbers to defy the road rules, prompting more calls for an identification system for bicycles. Suzuki rider Estelle Rose posted the video on her Facebook page. Cyclist video “I’m riding to work this morning, obeying the road rules and...
Charges against a driver who is shown in a video and photograph to swerve toward legally lane-filtering riders have stalled...
What better way to see the scenic Adriatic country of Croatia but with a local couple who have more than...
This dramatic video shows a motorcycle rider making a short dash for freedom after ramming a Queensland Police motorcycle. It’s the second time in a week a Queensland motorcycle cop has been rammed. Click here for that dramatic footage. No matter what you think about motorcycle police, it can be a...
Any vehicle that claims to be all things to all people and all roads sounds like a compromise machine, but...
Dubbo in central NSW will declare a CBD street as Bike Street for motorcycles during the inaugural Dubbo Motorcycle Rally...
An Italian company plans to build a motorcycle with a howling, 150kW, upside-down, two-litre, triple engine and is seeking crowd-funding for the wacky idea. While many motorcycle manufacturers are trying to build bikes with a lower centre of gravity for more stability, Nembo Motociclette says mass centralisation as featured in...
Electric bicycles in the snow, bikes made in Thailand and Europe, lower prices, higher costs, tariff wars and removable batteries...
If you’ve got 50 minutes to spare, watch this beautifully produced feature film, titled Handcrafted, about Australia’s custom motorcycle community. It...
Steve McQueen continues to set motorcycle records 38 years after his death with his Triumph Speed Twin fetching the highest price ever paid for that model at auction. The 1938 Triumph 5T Speed Twin 500 was estimated to fetch up to $US65,000 (about $A91,000), but sold at the Bonham’s annual...
As we sweat in an Aussie summer, Lithuanian motorcycle adventurer Karolis Mieliauskas will be riding 1000km across Siberia in temperatures...
The greatest rally rider in the world is currently Aussie Toby Price, but there are many other great reasons to celebrate...
Rechargeable batteries with magnesium instead of lithium could extend the range of electric vehicles as much as 50% and make them lighter and cheaper, new research has found. CVMR Energy Metals says their eight-year research has found that magnesium (Mg) anodes in rechargeable batteries pack 50% more power as it...
“I’m down, I’m down,” a motorcycle officer calmly says into his police radio after being rammed by the driver of...
Harley-Davidson Australia has recalled 4798 Street 500 and Street Rod 750 models over problems with rusty brake calipers. The official...
Kangaroo Valley, south of Sydney, features one of the famed motorcycle roads in Australia and is the subject of the latest Roads We Ride road safety video series. “With its winding roads through historic towns, a ride through the valley is picturesque but not without its hazards,” the YouTube video...
Queensland police and Transport Main Roads department officials will be on hand next month to answer riders’ questions on legislation,...
Motorcycle sales might be in a two-year slump in Australia, but there is no cause for general panic about the...
Motorcycle helmets are still being crash tested in Australia despite European-standard helmets being available here for several years because they provide riders with “more information”. The NSW Consumer Rating and Assessment of Safety Helmets (CRASH) crash-tests 30 helmets a year and releases the details every November. Centre for Road Safety active...
The coming wave of electric bikes and scooters will create an overlap with bicycles that will put more pressure on...
These stunningly beautiful Thruxton and Rocket TFC (Triumph Factory Custom) models are the first of a new line of limited-edition...
Motorists will be rewarded with cash gift vouchers for seeing motorcyclists in a novel twist to the Joe Rider road safety campaign. Orange Ulysses Branch has won a $4100 Community Road Safety Grant from the NSW Government to run the campaign throughout February. Branch president Lester Davis says he hopes the...
Passing lanes make motorists safer with many speeding up to 125km/h to safely pass, yet police continue to set up...
We have launched a petition to show community support for two-time Dakar Rally champion Toby Price to receive a state...
Yamaha Motor Australia has issued two recalls for their R3 and their MT-03 (above) for issues of radiator leaks and gear shift problems. In the radiator recall, some 4408 YZF-R3A bikes (made from 2015-18) and 1491 MT-03s (2016-18) have “insufficient hose material curing at manufacturing” that may lead to cracking...
One of the best ways to celebrate the Australia Day weekend is with three days of classic racing at the...
Contributed post Most of us can only dream of owning a classic superbike and it’s difficult to imagine being able...
A Brisbane rider whose BMW R 1200 R was rear-ended in 2016 is still waiting to find out if the irresponsible driver who hit him has been fined. Matthew Craig, of Daisy Hill, was leaving the M1 at the Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd exit when he stopped at a give way...
Michelin Anakee Adventure tyres have now arrived in Australia with more sizes arriving in May. The tyres, unveiled at the EICMA...
Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali rides a Hypermotard converted to electric power with a Zero FX powertrain and recently said the...
Moto Guzzi has released the tech specs for the 58kW V85 TT that arrives here in June in two models with a choice of two colours, initially. Base-model single-colour “Grigio (grey) Atacama” (pictured above) will cost $18,890 (plus on-road costs) while the Enduro Premium (below) with multi-colour “Giallo (yellow) Sahara” paint costs $19,590....
We probably didn’t need a scientific study to tell us motorcycle riding reduces stress and distraction, while increasing our focus...
Riders looking for premium motorcycle suspension should welcome the new ownership of Swedish company Öhlins Racing by tech company Tenneco....
The world’s fastest electric motorcycle, the 351km/h Lightning LS-218, will soon have a mass-market brother called the Strike that beats Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric. A teaser photograph of the Strike above) shows a Ducati-esque set of headlights. It will start at $US12,998 (about $A18,000) when it is released in March, compared...
Australia’s Toby Price has scored his second Dakar Rally win in a nail-biting finish and won a kiss from KTM...
Water is being sprayed over the Oxley Highway to blast away excess bitumen and cool the road down after it began...
The Tasmanian Motorcycle Council (TMC) has called for free identification numbers, not registration, for cyclists over 18 so their traffic offences can be reported and riders fined. It’s an old complaint about cyclists disobeying road rules and not being fined that surfaces every now and then. Council president Paul Bullock...
Suzuki Australia is doing a ride-away deal on the 2019 Boulevard M109R which now comes in two new colour schemes...