After six months and seven court appearances, a driver who allegedly ran a red light, hitting and injuring a motorcyclist,...
Singapore plans a carrot and stick approach to phase out fossil-fuel-powered vehicles by 2040 with a raft of attractive incentives...
Several European countries are closing more and more roads to motorcycles because of noise while one German state proposes a crackdown, including rolling off the throttle in built-up areas and a complete ban on aftermarket exhausts. Baden-Wurttenberg state government’s noise protection office and local councillors also want tighter rules on...
Aussie movie star, passionate motorcycle rider and motoring fan Eric Bana will play Mike “The Bike” Hailwood in a movie...
Helmet cameras, GPS units, radar detectors and other devices could be ruled unlawful by Western Australia Police under a rule...
Motorcycle theft is running rampant and even three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss is not immune with his two-up demo Ducati V4R being stolen from his race truck. Troy returned to Australian Super-bikes last year and is competing this weekend at the combined round with WSBK this weekend at Phillip Island....
A 53-year-old male rider has died in a tragic twist of fate involving two other vehicles on the New England...
A 24-year-old female rider has been seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in north Brisbane this morning (25 February 2020)....
Batman – or at least his stunt double – has crashed the latest Batcycle during filming in Glasgow for the next instalment simply titled “The Batman”. Catwoman: Can you come over? Batman: Naw, fighting the Joker Catwoman: I stole a diamond Batman: pic.twitter.com/KSONkRHWBw — Boken💎 (@ignBoken) February 21, 2020 In...
French motorcycle and car customiser Lazareth has unveiled a lighter and cheaper R1-powered leaning quad than the V8-Maserati-powered “bike” launched in...
Riders will be expected to squeeze five bikes into one on-street car parking bay under a plan to free up...
The Summerland Way in northern NSW is a popular motorcycle route, except for some very bumpy and dangerous sections for motorcyclists. One section near Burnetts Creek, not far from the junction with the Mt Lindesay Highway and about 50km north of Kyogle, is due to be widened and resurfaced from...
British tourist Graham Stephen Belcher, 52, has been committed to stand trial over multiple charges involving a fatal crash with...
Unlicensed trail bike riders have been caught by NSW Police for a variety of offences in a move we applaud...
Never mind coronavirus; the biggest epidemic seems to be reduced speed limits, especially on popular motorcycle roads around the country. The latest is the reduction of speeds on the very open Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd (aka Splityard Creek Rd) which leads to Brisbane’s Holy Grail of riding, Mt Glorious. A Transport and...
Auckland will trial smart signs at intersections that alert drivers to the presence of riders as part of a four-stage...
An electric commuter/off-road motorcycle, a concept electric BMW and the new Yamaha Ténéré 700 adventure bike have been honoured with...
The fate of footpath parking in some areas of Melbourne’s CBD will be considered tonight (18 February 2020) at a meeting where council will also be asked to regulate rogue delivery scooter parking. Riders have been encourage to attend the Future Melbourne Committee meeting at 5.30pm on the Council Meeting Room,...
Suzuki Australia is recalling its more than 2000 UK110 scooters over an issue that could cause the horn to fail....
Billy “The Mayor” Vickery of Regents Park, Logan City, turned 93 last November and is still riding hard, admitting he...
If you want to secure your helmet on your motorcycle and help animal rescue efforts after the bushfires, buy a Helmet Hook for your bike. For every $19.95 Helmet Hook bought, about $7.45 will be donated to animal rescue. Australian importer Bill Murphy says his American supplier is a “huge animal...
Melbourne City Council plans to restrict motorcycle parking on footpaths near train stations and on narrow streets and increase street...
Indian Motorcycle Australia will sell their bikes through six more dealerships owned by Motorcycle Holdings Ltd who operate TeamMoto dealerships. Last...
The UK government may investigate almost £8m in funding and loans to Norton Motorcycles which has now gone into administration following £300,000 in unpaid taxes and claims of pension fund frauds. Public accounts committee chair Meg Hillier is calling for an official inquiry and accuses government officials of “blindly pouring”...
There may be no need for a loud exhaust so drivers can hear riders with future technology allowing cars to...
Aussie motorcycle road-safety knowhow is helping to train Thailand’s road engineers in an effort to reduce the country’s horrendous road toll....
Harley-Davidson has long been a great promoter of its brand and its latest video ads are no exception with an appeal to the psychological wellbeing of riding. This first ad shows the stresses of modern life and cleverly switches to how riding shatters all those pressures. It ends with the...
What greater gift to give the love of your life this Valentine’s Day than to take them for a ride...
January’s fires, followed by floods and concerns about coronavirus have wreaked havoc on new car and motorcycle sales in Australia....
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Even if you take the best safety measures in the world, there is no guarantee that you won’t ever face any accident on the road. As motorcycle riders, we should be careful about taking necessary measures to avoid an accident. But we should...
Melbourne Yamaha MT-10 rider and animal lover Scott has displayed the passion riders have for our environment in a video...
A 23-year-old male trailbike rider has died in a crash about 1.20pm today (10 February 2020) at Robert Brown Reserve, Blacktown,...
It’s enough to send shivers up your spine, but an Indian man has ridden 11km with a deadly krait snake inside his helmet. School teacher Ranjith told Indian news website Mathrubhumi that he didn’t feel the snake and was not bitten. Ranjith is very lucky as the krate is one...
Since novice motorcyclists have one of the high rates of fatal crashes, have you ever wondered if rider trainers are...
After months of drought and bushfires, much of eastern Queensland and northern NSW are experiencing flash flooding with emergency services urging...
Motorcycle parking is under siege from motorists who think they can use our parking bays and even put shopping trolleys in them. It’s rude, it’s lazy and it’s illegal. We have seen this happen on many occasions and social media is heaving with photographs of cars and other vehicles parked...
A tiny diner in Massachusetts has scored a big victory against multinational Harley-Davidson for the right to feature a mural of...
The coronavirus scare has forced Honda and CFMoto Chinese factories to extend their lunar new year production closures by about...
In 15 years, Brits will no longer be able to buy fossil-fuelled vehicles, only those that run on hydrogen or electricity … or whatever other fuel source is available in 2035. While motorcycles are at this stage excluded from the timeframe, they will not be exempt in the long run....
Ewan McGregor admits he ran out of “juice” a couple of times on his Long Way Up trip on Harley-Davidson LiveWire...