Stories about helmet safety and legalities, Arlen Ness and Charley Boorman, road rules, crashes, lane filtering and a big-bore kit...
A NSW Police Motorcycle Response Group rider has caught a female driver using a mobile phone while negotiating a roundabout,...
As we move into the 2020s, we look back on a decade of ups and downs, new niches, new technologies, changing trends and uncertain futures. Seven motorcycles trends of the 2010s 1 Sales slump The decade started in a sales slump after the GFC, but began to recover before sliding...
There is no doubt that electric vehicles are fast with 100% of torque available from go, but this drag race...
A male rider – as yet not formally identified – has died overnight after a crash at Sydney’s Bondi Beach....
You will be stunned by our choice for the 2019 Bike of the Year! Read on. Unlike previous years, I have not ridden a lot of the new bikes this year. Manufacturers don’t seem to like what I have to say, so they don’t readily supply them. Reviewing new bikes...
Merry Christmas and I hope you continue to stay safe and enjoy your moto mojo! I hate to admit it,...
The engine in most new models of Indian, including the new FTR 1200, could suddenly stall due to a defect in...
UPDATE: Missing Sportster rider Jody McDonald-Spurdle has now been found safe and well and family and friends thank the public for their help. For your interest, here is the article we published yesterday. The family of Jody McDonald-Spurdle, last seen riding his black 2012Harley-Davidson XL883 Sportster near Tin Can Bay, Queensland,...
It’s taken more than a week, but it can finally be confirmed that Valentino Rossi beat Lewis Hamilton in a...
Honda will join several other motorcycle companies in integrating your smartphone with your bike and car so you can access all...
“Motorbikes and heavy metal just go together,” says Adam Tovell-Soundy who makes guitars as art pieces out of old motorcycle spares. “I’ve always made small scrap metal art from anything as a hobby,” says Adam, a carpenter by trade, who also has an Instagram account as @ATZY_Metalart. “Guitars were something I...
One of the most iconic bikes from the 1970s is the 1966 Honda Super Hawk ridden by author Robert M...
British tourist Graham Stephen Belcher, 52 will be asked to enter pleas on multiple charges involving a fatal crash with...
A boom in motorcycle theft rates has prompted the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council to invite rider groups to partner with them to raise security awareness. Australian motor vehicle theft rose 7% in the 12 months to September 2019, largely the result of a 12% boom in motorcycle thefts,...
The Oxley Highway will reopen to one lane of traffic by this weekend under strict speed management with the support...
Yamaha’s leaning three-wheeler Niken is one crazy bike and now a custom version has won the Craziest Bike award at...
Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor (pictured above) have concluded their electric adventure riding Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycles from Tiera Del Fuego in September. Their Long Way Up adventure has ended at the Los Angeles Harley dealership. View this post on Instagram Look who ended his cross continent trip! Ewan...
Imagine riding home from work on your electric motorbike, then plugging it into the mains where it then helps charge...
Recalls on 161 Triumph Speed Triple S and R models and O’Neal helmets are the third and fourth motorcycle-related safety...
Queensland Police are appealing for witnesses who saw a Suzuki GSX1400 (similar to the photo above) after a passing motorist found the body of the 58-year-old Nobby male rider on the side of a Darling Downs road. The Forensic Crash Unit says the rider was found on Cudmores Rd about...
Video evidence has been provided to Wollongong police of a ute doing a three-point turn and knocking over a parked...
A 24-year-old male rider has been charged with multiple offences after leading a NSW police pursuit then crashing into a...
A driver who “t-boned” a rider in a SMIDSY (Sorry Mate I didn’t See You) crash has sent an apology via a personal Facebook message. The crash happened on 5 December 2019 when Andrew Anson, 32, of Narooma, NSW, was riding his 2009 Hyosung 250GTR down a hill behind a...
A broken battery cable could cause a sudden engine cutout in 2019/20 Ducati Hypermotard models, promoting a safety recall. Ducati...
A daughter of renowned neurosurgeon Charlie Teo will face a committal hearing over a head-on crash with former Comanchero boss William...
There has been a virtual media blackout on results of the duel between multi-world champions Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton who swapped vehicles on Monday (9 December 2019). Shared sponsor Monster Energy has only issued a few photos of the duel and some basic comments, but no results so far...
A 35-year-old motorcycle rider who failed to stop for Queensland Police at Northgate in Brisbane yesterday (11 December 2019) was...
A Californian rider has been awarded a $US21.5m (about $A31.5m) payout for injuries suffered when a Kia Optima illegally left...
Harley-Davidson Australia have recalled 363 trikes over an issue where a rear brake could suddenly activate. The official recall notice, issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, says it affects the 2019-20 CVO Tri Glide, Tri Glide Ultra and Freewheeler. (VINs of affected vehicles listed at the end of this article.) “The...
Finally, the POW has jumped the second barbed wire fence and escaped the Nazis for freedom in Switzerland … even...
More riders can now wear helmet cameras and bluetooth intercom attachments and fit tinted visors after South Australia joined the...
In the run-up to the usual Christmas crackdown on motorists, Queensland Police have released this video compilation of the stupid things some motorists do. We’ve edited down the bodycam vision a bit as it gets boring. However, it includes a rider doing 160km/h in a 60km/h zones, stupid drivers holding...
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman have been spotted riding their specially equipped Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles in Ecuador on their Long Way...
A decision to charge riders for parking in some Sydney CBD areas has been reversed and riders who copped $82 parking fines...
Signs that light up and display a safety alert and message if you are riding too fast for the corner are being trialled in the UK. British company TWM Traffic Control Systems have developed the LED signs that include a radar sensor. Be alert, not alarmed But don’t worry! The...
If you plan on speeding in Abu Dhabi, you better be riding something special. Abu Dhabi police department has just...
A 54-year-old female rider has died after being hit by a car allegedly turning on to the Kennedy Highway from...
Australian safety and comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing, MotoCAP, has won a Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) road safety award. MotoCAP, which was launched in September last year, is the first of its type in the world and has now rated 171 items of clothing, including 43 pairs of pants, 82...
Christmas is coming and Motorbike Writer is playing Santa with the chance to win a Lego Harley-Davidson Fat Boy costing...