Contributed post Nothing beats Harley-Davidsons for touring. Long road trips are just better with a Harley. Its long wheelbase, combined...
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Kawasaki Australia has recalled the learner-approved 2018 Z300 over an issue with the clutch cable that could spark a fire....
Some riders on an overseas motorcycle tour prefer a guide from their native country while others prefer a tour guide from the country in which they are travelling. I can understand the attraction of a tour guide from your own country as you share the same language, culture, interests, sense...
Buying a new motorcycle for a newbie is an important step in life. Whether you have been waiting for this...
Blue Mountains rider Chris Keeble, 59, sent us her story about riding her bike, Calamity Jane, in the hope of not...
Honda has confirmed it will start making hybrid scooters in September and will develop a portable lithium-ion battery that you can swap in electric motorcycles and cars. Pictured above are Honda’s coming electric and hybrid scooters. Neither of the ideas is new, but the fact that a major Japanese manufacturer...
Ducati Australia has joined the worldwide recall of the 2017-2018 Supersport S over melting fuel tank overfill hoses which may be...
A recent incident in which melting bitumen caused traffic chaos on a North Queensland road is not the same as...
Stunt maestro Travis Pastrana has successfully recreated three of Evel Knievel’s most famous jumps in one night in Las Vegas on an Indian FTR750 Scout. In the first 143’ jump over 52 cars and the third 149’ jump over the Caesars Palace fountain, Travis even completes the stunts with endos...
Motorcycle tour guides are usually smart people with a lot of practical tricks that make your journey easier and Hear...
If you’re so short you or your partner can’t reach the pillion pegs, Alaskan riders Rich and Rosanne Gressett have...
Big Brother could be watching where you ride and how you ride with new technology being offered free in the UK. Every rider with a phone, GPS, action camera and/or data logger on their bike is already at risk of having stored information used against them as evidence. Now a...
New colours and equipment have been added to the 2019 BMW line-up of model revisions, but we are not expected...
Motorcycle sales continued to tumble in the first half of this year, down 5.9% on the first half of 2017...
KTM Australia has issued a video teaser of its forthcoming full-length feature film about its recent Adventure Rallye, including chopper rescues of several crashed riders. The short teaser video doesn’t shy away from the obvious “adventure” or danger of the third annual KTM Australia Adventure Rallye. Rider rescues Instead, it shows...
Witnesses to a hit-and-run involving a truck and a motorcyclist aged 22 in Logan Village, Queensland, at 8pm on 15...
Honda has filed patent drawings for a retro bike that looks a little like its 1980s six-cylinder CBX with a...
How do you encourage women to go from a reluctant pillion to a solo rider? Women riders should be as common as women drivers, according to the American Motorcyclist Association‘s first female chair in its 94-year history, Maggie McNally. Maggie’s comment makes plenty of sense, yet women still only represent...
July is typically a great time for motorcycle discounts after the half-year sales reports, with Suzuki Australia leading the price...
One of the most important decisions when booking a motorcycle tour is choosing the right bike to ride on the...
Introduced in 2014, the BMW R nineT has become the second-best seller behind the R 1200 GS models and certainly their most customised including this latest creation by German designer Bernhard Naumann. The R nineT range started out as a custom exercise by BMW to honour the 40th anniversary of...
Royal Enfield is expected to axe the Continental GT 500 to make way for the coming 650cc twins and avoid...
MV Agusta has made sport touring more practical as well as stylish with their new Turismo Veloce 800 Lusso SCS...
Riding in Europe can be a delight, exhilaratingly fast, frustratingly slow, confusing, challenging and even expensive. The continent is as big as Australia or the USA so there is a wide variety of road rules, climates and road types. If you plan to travel through several countries in Europe, you...
Imagine how fast acceleration would be and how much lighter a motorcycle would be without a heavy flywheel. That’s the...
Some riders have a partner who chides them for their passion, while others (like me) are more fortunate to have a...
Scrambler fever is everywhere and now British manufacturer Norton also has it with plans for a Norton Atlas 650cc scrambler in 2019. The name comes from their 1963 Atlas 750cc scrambler and there could be the possibility it could be built in India. It will join other modern scramblers from companies...
An empty assembly line stands waiting in the Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello del Lario to start production of the...
Indian Scout owners should do an urgent pre-ride inspection to ensure the brakes are working properly then take their bike...
Satellite navigation can be confusing and complex, but this small Beeline navigation tool simplifies the process to reduce distraction for motorcycle riders. It is the size of a small can of tuna, will cost about $US129 ($A175, £98, €110), connects by Bluetooth to your phone and doesn’t chew up your...
The UK has so much to offer when it comes to stunning scenery and culture that it can be difficult...
Moto Guzzi’s top-selling model is the V7 – now in its third iteration – with three models in the range,...
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Monster family, Ducati has released a Monster 1200 25° Anniversario in a limited run of 500 numbered bikes. The bike will be available in Europe from September, from October in Japan, from November in the United States and from December in Australia were it...
Drivers who also ride motorcycles are safer and make fewer and lesser-value insurance claims, according to a new British survey....
Contributed post If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, this might be a choice you need to make...
Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle might face higher taxes if they move production offshore in the escalating trade wars, President Trump has threatened. It seems Harley has become a political football for Trump who once lauded the company as an American icon and exemplary manufacturer. Taxes Tweet However, in an unprecedented...
A Gold Coast rider who fell in thick and loose gravel on the Lions Rd on the NSW-Queensland border says...
MV Agusta is working on a neo classic model and a 1000cc Brutale, but not an electric bike says boss...
President Trump has accused Harley-Davidson of “waiving the white flag” in his trade wars with Europe after the company announced it would move more production off shore to avoid high European tariffs. Without saying where they would move production, the obvious choice would be their current Indian and Thai factories....
Proper wheel maintenance is essential for adventure bikes. These motorcycles are built using tough and rigid components. The wire wheels...