Innovative motorcycle engineer Erik Buell has turned his back on fossil fuels and says motorcycling is at a turning point....
Have you ever dreamed about riding on a beautiful motorcycle like a pro? And would you ever like to take...
A decade ago, BMW’s S 1000 RR pulled off the old tablecoth trick, ripping it right from under the crockery, cutlery and glassware, but now Triumph has botched the same trick with their Rocket 3. We’re not sure what they are trying to proved by failing at the same trick....
Kawasaki has plans to develop a range-extender hybrid with a supercharged two-stroke, four-cylinder engine charging a battery that powers an...
South Australia and Queensland are opening their borders to all Australians except Victorian riders, tourists and visitors due to the...
A Queensland motorcycle and scooter survey to help Transport and Main Roads identify rider types and develop relevant policies has attracted a “robust” number of participants. The research group running the survey, Enhance Research, sought our assistance in early June to reach out to riders of registrable motorcycles, scooters and...
Princeton University is developing an automated radar system that will detect and alert drivers and riders of oncoming traffic and...
A GoFundMe page has started for the family of Brian Carter, a father of four who died when his motorcycle...
Anecdotal evidence and reports from around the world suggest that the motorcycle market might be surprisingly defying the COVID-19 crisis with increasing sales. Dealers tell us that after the lockdown started to ease, sales have increased substantially, especially among premium motorcycles. One dealer told me he believed customers had adopted...
(Contributed article for our North American readers) Motor vehicle accidents injure and kill countless Texans every year. The city of...
In 2013, French bespoke motorcycle company Voxan unveiled the Wattman which was then the world’s fastest and most powerful electric...
It’s pay back time for Stuart Garner who dined out at expensive restaurants and lived a lavish lifestyle as he ran Norton — one of the most revered bands in motorcycling — into the ground. Now the former boss is in deep trouble, ordered to pay back £14m to pensioners...
The Queensland school holidays have got off to a tragic start with a 37-year-old father of four dying after his...
Vienna plans to ban motorcycles from the CBD in a disconcerting move that is spreading around the world to curb...
Kawasaki is seeking sensory overload with load, blinker, and position sensors complementing ABS and traction control to sense for “upcoming scenarios”, according to a filing with the Japanese Patent Office. The company is not the only motorcycle manufacturer adding more and more electronic riders aids in an effort to make...
A Tennessee Harley-Davidson, Honda and Polaris dealer has got the sack over a Facebook post that said he was “sick...
(Contributed article) The student life is a busy one! You have to juggle all the aspects of college life: writing...
Motorcyclists are being urged to slow down at roadworks on the Oxley Highway, NSW, between Mount Seaview and Gingers Creek where lower rub rails are being installed. Transport for NSW Director North Region Anna Zycki says road crews are installing new guardrails and crash barriers and repairing drainage on the...
Many of us believe motorcycles are poetry in motion and Melbourne rider Sylvia Day has even written a poem about...
This hit-and-run crash on an LA freeway is shocking, but also amazing as the rider received only minor injuries. It...
In a grim reminder of the dangers of group riding, America’s Fathers Day marks one year since young truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy mowed down 10 motorcycles, killing seven people in a New Hampshire highway crash. Riders should remember on this sad occasion that we are vulnerable road users and the result...
A Lego fan has built a life-size Ducati Panigale V4 R to celebrate the European launch of the scale model...
One of Brisbane’s most popular motorcycle roads up to Mt Glorious will receive major resurfacing plus the installation of motorcycle-specific...
A utility driver who allegedly ran a red light and hit a motorcycle killing the rider, a police officer riding home from duty yesterday (18 June 2020), appeared in a Sydney court today. Tommy Balla, 37, of The Ponds, has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving...
A new patent filing from Honda seems to suggest a return to the 1970s twist-and-go Hondamatic transmission like on Prince’s...
Claims about the safety and cost effectiveness of wire rope barriers have been slammed by a damning report that also...
Now that Ducati has taken over the reigns of importing into Australia and New Zealand from NF Importers (Frasers), new subsidiary boss Sergi Canovas (above) has explained the benefits to customers and dealers. We conducted an interview with Sergi where he answered not only our questions but those supplied by...
(Contributed post for our North American readers. Those in right-hand-drive countries should read “right hand turns”) There are many reasons...
Queensland motorcycle and scooter riders are being asked to complete an online survey to help Transport and Main Roads identify...
Motorcycles are music to our ears, but Taiwanese tuner company aRacer SpeedTek has now programmed a Yamaha R1 to sing Happy Birthday. They did it via a computer program that revved the bike and used the quickshifter. Yamaha birthday On 1 July 2020, it will be Yamaha’s 65th birthday, a...
There has been a sad run of trail bike deaths and injuries in NSW in the past week. Rider dies...
Riders should have input into more than $35 million in roadworks being planned for one of South East Queensland’s most...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Being involved in an accident of any kind can be a scary experience, and compared to other types of motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents can be particularly frightening. In addition to being emotionally traumatizing, motorcycle accidents often lead to severe physical injuries and...
(Contributed article for our North American college readers) College is already expensive and stressful as it is, so deciding how...
If you’re looking for a light read about motorcycles, the riding lifestyle and growing old gracefully, check out Shiny Side...
Yamaha appears to be planning on a blown future with a turbocharger system similar to that used in many cars where the unit is next to the exhaust manifold. The Japanese company filed a patent in April 2019 for a parallel twin with two turbo options, the other placing the...
The 2020 MotoGP Championship will finally go ahead with between 13 and 17 races from July 19 in Spain, at...
Stolen motorcycles and scooters are now taking longer to recover, according to the latest National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council...
We may very well take to the skies on a hoverbike one day, but it could be a while yet if this crash video of a Dubai Police Scorpion hoverbike is an indication. Thankfully the rider was not hurt in the 30m fall, but you would have to worry about...
MV Agusta has launched a special branded rider’s face mask that seems to cash in on the COVID pandemic panic....