Sydney motorcycle dealer Peter Raymond Robinson, 59, has died in Bali when a truck ran through a red light and...
(Sponsored post for our North American readers) In the U.S., 5,286 people died from motorcycle accidents in 2016. Sadly, there...
If you think the cops are tough on noisy aftermarket exhausts here, try India where they hammer them flat by the roadside, or confiscate them and flatten them with a backhoe. Police in Bangalore take noisy exhausts off bikes and flatten them with a hammer by the roadside. Now police...
Gold Coast racer Anthony West, 37, has parked his motorcycle racing career over a seven-year doping dispute with the FIM...
Australia isn’t alone in the motorcycle sales slump with global sales down 5.4% in the first quarter of 2019, mainly...
A 34-year-old male motorcycle rider has died in a crash with a truck that appears to have been turning across his path. The accident happened about 2.15pm yesterday (7 June 2019) in Garfield Road East, Riverstone, in Sydney’s north-west. Police have been told the motorcycle was travelling east along Garfield...
The KTM factory has bought the distribution rights to KTM and Husqvarna motorcycles in Australia and New Zealand, the company’s...
Toowoomba riding trainer Tony Gallagher watched as his 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R sunk into thin bitumen and then fall over in...
A major road safety summit has suggested speed limits on Australia’s unsealed country road network be reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h. The suggestion came at a Victorian Road Trauma Summit convened last week, but has been a hobby horse of Victorian Assistant Police Commissioner Doug Fryer for several years as this 2017...
Motorcycle licences should have a time limit to reduce the risk of matured-aged returned riders crashing, a road safety summit...
Suzuki Australia has recalled their 2017-19 Burgman 200 scooters over an issue with the CVT face plate which can prevent...
We all get annoyed and frustrated by drivers doing the wrong thing, but it doesn’t pay to loose your cool like this Malaysian rider did. Danial Abdullah Tan, 31, says the female driver of the car tailgated him, blew her horn and almost crashed into him twice before overtaking him....
Movie star George Clooney says he is giving motorcycling a rest after a scooter crash in Italy last year that...
A Californian architecture student and rider has combined his passions to produce this MotoHome prototype which turns a motorcycle into a two-wheeled...
You may have heard of buyer’s regret, but there is also seller’s regret and many riders suffer from this more than buyer’s regret. If you don’t think riders could ever have buyer’s remorse, read this. Seller’s regret Riders can also experience seller’s regret. Now, we’re not talking about the regret...
Riders have been called to show their support and concern for their safety today (27 May 2019) ahead of a...
A third Queensland rider has died in the past week after a 32-year-old man hit a tree on his motorcycle...
There soon may be another state in the US that allows adults to choose for themselves whether they wear a motorcycle helmet or not. Missouri voted in May 2019 to repeal its helmet laws. Governor Mike Parson vetoed the Bill in July, but only because of a provision to confiscate...
A 43-year-old rider has passed away in hospital overnight after being involved in a collision with a ute at a...
A Croation rider who was sidelined into a wheelchair in 2008 by an incurable muscle weakness disease is calling for...
Claims that the Melbourne Council Draft Transport Plan will reduce motorcycle parking in the city is a conspiracy theory, says transport spokesman Cr Frances Gilley (above). However, he does admit they will restrict some footpath parking in the short term with a long-term option of removing all motorcycles from CBD...
Four allegedly stolen motorcycles have been recovered and 118 people charged on 342 offences following a four-day police operation in...
Have you seen this valuable and unique-looking black 1959 AJS 7R 350 motorcycle with a white fairing? It was stolen...
A 70-year-old Brisbane man has passed away in Royal Brisbane Hospital over night after falling off his motorcycle yesterday afternoon. Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit officers say the rider was heading north on Canvey Road, Upper Kedron, about 1.15pm (16 May 2019) when he “lost control of the motorbike”. He...
The real boom in electric vehicles is in pedal-assisted e-bikes which are being used as commuters. But are they bicycles...
A rider who evaded Northern Territory Police and sped away at up to 280km/h on a Kawasaki ZX-10R is still...
A motorist faces two charges of driving with intent to menace after two incidents involving a car swerving toward lane filtering riders were videoed in October 2018. The alleged offender will appear before the ACT Magistrates Court on 19 July 2019 and faces more than $3000 in fines or 12 months...
Which ever shade of politics revs you up, there is little on offer from the political parties specifically for motorcyclists...
VicRoads has rejected the use of a special motorcycle to inspect for motorcycle-specific road hazards, preferring to use specially trained...
Burger King now has motorcyclists lane filtering their Whopper burgers to hungry Mexico City drivers who can be stuck in traffic for up to five hours a day. The delivery system is so popular Burger King is planning to extend the service to other cities with traffic problems such as...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a Melbourne rider was thrown from his motorbike and injured in a collision with...
Riders injured in single-vehicle, no-fault crashes may be failing to make compensation claims for fear of facing negligent riding charges,...
Riders should pay compulsory third party (CTP) insurance only once for themselves, not for each motorcycle they own, says the Motorcycle Council of NSW Chairman Steve Pearce (above). He says it is the rider that is the insurance risk, not the motorcycle. “If you buy a motorcycle, the insurance risk is...
We’ve seen some weird and wonderful designs in electric motorcycles, but nothing comes close to the Racer X with its...
Riders who have crashed in the past decade are being invited to do a survey into rider behaviour that expands...
A motorcyclist has died and another is being airlifted to hospital following a collision between two bikes in Shepparton East this morning (4 May 2019). Victorian Police say the two motorbikes collided on Coach Road near the Midland Highway just after 12.30am. One male rider, who is yet to be...
In a bold move to get more riders on motorcycles, TeamMoto has offered free motorcycle licence training if you buy...
How would you like to earn credit points toward your degree by learning to ride a motorcycle in a special...
By Soban Usmani* “Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.” – Unknown Talk to anyone passionate for motorbikes, you will only be advised to buy one and take it out for a long ride. Owning a motorbike is not so much about attaining a special status that comes...
A hidden bump that caused the death of a rider and his pillion may not have been detected by VicRoads...