Intrepid Queensland adventure motorcyclist Stuart Ball has crashed out of his second attempt to set a sub-70-hour west-east motorcycle crossing...
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Do you wear your gauntlet gloves under or over your jacket cuff? While most gauntlet gloves are made to be...
Police and their families are invited to participate in a fundraising ride for support group Blue HOPE with the chance off winning rider training and a trip with Dakar legend Simon Pavey. The five-day Blue HOPE Ride to Remember will take place in February 2018 through the Victorian High Country....
Riders should decide their own levels of safety equipment and riding gear, says Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm A Senator...
Ducati continues to grow its most-popular Scrambler family with the Mach 2.0 which the Italian company commissioned from LA custom house...
Good news for fans of the former Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob: Now that it’s a Softail, it handles better and is more powerful with a choice of 107- and 114-cube Milwaukee Eight engines. We’ve just ridden the Fat Bob and other former-Dyna models (Street Bob and Low Rider) that are...
Royal Enfield has increased its bid to buy Ducati to a reported €1.8 billion despite the Volkswagen board hung on...
Bookings for the annual Black Dog Ride that this year heads to Tassie instead of the Red Centre have been...
Ducati has broken with tradition and finally unveiled its much-vaunted MotoGP-derived V4 Desmosedici Stradale engine at Misano before this weekend’s MotoGP round. UPDATE: The above spy photo has emerged on the internet showing the whole bike with “Panigale V4” on the side. It is not certain whether this is the...
Now that budget online motorcycle insurer Insure My Ride* has closed, Swann Motorcycle Insurance is ramping up its motorcycle insurance...
The famed Kawasaki Z1, featured in the cult 1974 Aussie bikie movie, Stone, is making a comeback of sorts as...
A video that focusses on the mental health issue of a rider and his family is being promoted to highlight the 2017 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR). DGR has this year doubles its funds in support of men’s mental health on behalf of the Movember Foundation. The above video, called Survivor,...
One of the most important Vincent motorcycles in the world, an Australian speed-record-holding 1951 Black Lightning, is going to auction....
Adventure rider and founder of the Great Australian Ride, Stuart Ball, will attempt to set a new record for a...
Ducati have released images of an Iceberg White XDiavel S as owners Volkswagen have stalled on plans to sell the Italian motorcycle manufacturer. White doesn’t seem right for a bike named after the devil, but it certainly looks fantastic. Ducati Australia says it is a 2018 model and will be available...
Breakout is expected to continue as Harley-Davidson Australia’s top-selling bike after its latest upgrades, although it might be challenged by...
Renthal Ltd has advised riders to stop riding their bike if fitted with their motorcycle handlebar clip-ons over concerns about...
Italian motorcycle company Bimota has been running down for the past few years and last week there was a final closure of their main factory near Rimini. The latest development leaves owners wondering about parts and warranty support. We tried to contact Australian importers Urban Moto Imports (UMI), but they...
BMW Motorrad is issuing a worldwide recall on its popular R nineT models from 2014 to 2017 after six bikes...
This guy’s daughter told him that he was too old to ride anymore, so he used parts from his bikes...
Yamaha is already working on a Motobot road motorcycle that rides itself and is now developing an autonomous self-driving off-road vehicle. While most car manufacturers are developing and testing self-drive vehicles there has been limited work done on autonomous vehicles by motorcycle manufacturers. Honda and BMW have only developed self-balancing...
The new V4 Ducati super bike engine to be unveiled on Thursday (September 7) before the Misano MotoGP will be called...
Harley-Davidson claims they will increase the number of new Harley riders by four million in the next 10 years with...
All states should allow people to ride a 50cc moped on a car licence to improve traffic congestion and teach young motorists road craft, says Australian Motorcycle Dealers Association boss Stuart Strickland. At present, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia have a moped rule and it is widely used by commuters and international tourists...
Forget what you know about Softails. The 2018 models combine the Softail and Dyna families with an all-new frame to...
Bridge work that closed the famous Lions Rd on the Queensland and NSW border in January will keep the popular...
A replica of the first motorcycle, which was made of wood, is being auctioned in the UK this weekend and expected to fetch up to $A24,000. The first motorcycle was the 1885 Reitwagen made by German inventor Gottlieb Daimler, late of Mercedes-Benz fame. An un-named craftsman used detailed drawings and...
Alabama motorcycle company Confederate is considering changing its now-controversial name after the recent race riots in Charlottesville, Virginia. One person...
The 2018 Suzuki GSX-S1000 models have arrived in Australia with more power, torque and control, plus some cosmetic updates. The...
It seems that many learner drivers are not being told about motorcycle lane filtering, nor being quizzed about it in their learner test. NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia have introduced lane filtering, it’s on trial in the ACT and is shortly about to be introduced in Western Australia and...
Most standard motorcycle seats are too soft or too hard, shaped so you slide forward into the tank and don’t...
German auto electronics company Bosch has developed car sensors that will detect cyclists and will soon also detect motorcyclists who...
Quad Lock is one of the latest devices to mount your phone to your motorcycle to use for GPS navigation, communication and music while you ride. It has a simple and effective method of securely locking the phone into place, but also quick and easy removal when you stop. The...
If you’re looking to buy a Harley-Davidson for good resale value, then your opportunity is coming up very soon with...
Small mum and dad motorcycle dealers are being squeezed out of the business by “conglomerates”, just as Bunnings did to...
Motorcycle fans will get a dose of motorcycle-inspired art at the 2017 Sydney Motorcycle Show in November. Event organiser and three-time Superbike World Champion Troy Bayliss says some of the art will be available for sale and for a charity auction at the event in the new International Convention Centre...
The US Army is funding research into materials with electronic nanowires to heat the fabric that could eventually lead to...
Motorcycle riders should be able to filtering between traffic and the kerb like cyclists, lane filtering fines should be lowered...
Harley-Davidson has shoehorned a Screamin’ Eagle 117-cube (1923cc) V-twin — their biggest stock engine yet — into the 2018 four-model CVO range. Harley’s Custom Vehicles Operations change their line-up every year with most models only lasting a couple of years to guarantee exclusivity and resale values, as confirmed by Glass’s...
For the Triumph Motorcycles fan who has everything comes these two-only special Rega turntables and 500 special vinyl record pressings....