Small-capacity motorcycle wholesale business Braaap Wholesale has gone into liquidation and faces penalties over breaching import regulations. Braaap Wholesale is...
Riders with spoked wheels on their bikes are frustrated at not being able to get some service station air hoses...
Hi-tech automated cars make drivers lazy and less likely to see motorcycles which could lead to an increase in Sorry Mate, I Didn’t See You (SMIDSY) crashes, a new study has found. Rice University and Texas Tech University studied 60 drivers over a 40-minute drive in a “simulated partially automated...
Superstition is the way for motorcycle riders probably because we are so vulnerable to the weather, road conditions, wildlife and...
A Brisbane magistrate has found a rider guilty of speeding, despite video evidence seeming to show he was the only...
Two male riders have died, and a female pillion is in a critical condition after a head-on crash with a 4WD near Young, NSW, yesterday (Friday March 1, 2019). NSW Police are asking for anyone with information about the crash to contact Crimestoppers. The accident happened about 2.10pm on Murringo...
5G phone networks may make autonomous driving and vehicle sensors more sensitive and reliable, but will the faster networks also...
Victorian Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a hit-and-run crash in West Melbourne left a motorcyclist with...
A fatal motorcycle crash on a corrugated road surface has sparked a new training program for inspectors to look out for specific road hazards that endanger motorcyclists. VicRoads Safe System Road Infrastructure Program director Scott Lawrence says the training for existing surveillance officers would help road crews “better identify imperfections...
The world’s fastest blind motorcyclist Ben Felten will return to the South Australian salt flats next week (March 4-8 2019)...
Kawasaki Motorcycles Australia has issued its second recall of its retro Z900RS and Cafe models over another brake issue. The second recall...
European politicians have voted on a raft of mandatory safety technology in all new vehicles including “black box” recorders, automatic braking and even automatic speed limiters. The technology will only apply to new vehicles with some measures, such as auto emergency brakes in cars, being introduced as early as next year. New safety...
The next time you buy from the MotorbikeWriter online gear shop, your purchase could arrive by a Swiss-made Kyburz electric...
As motorcycle theft continues to be the one area of vehicle theft to rise, a tougher penalty system for offenders...
Distracted drivers are making riding so dangerous for motorcyclists they have forced one US motorcycle police unit off the road. The St. Paul Police Department in Minnesota has now axed its motorcycle and horse-mounted units, citing an increase in crashes with distracted drivers. It’s such as shame as both units not...
(Guest post for our UK readers) When it comes to scrapping a motorbike, moped, scooter or car there are certain...
It’s bad enough crashing into a car, but this Indian motorcyclist gets a double dose of bad luck when the...
A 33-year-old rider has died after hitting a stray cow early on Tuesday morning (February 19, 2019), prompting a call for mandatory reflective ear or tail tags for cattle as used in Scotland. Beef farmer Terry Moody of Upper Clarence Combined Landcare says it’s a major safety issue that has...
Motorcyclists can now use more bus lanes in Melbourne for the next five years under an extension to an already...
BMW Motorrad is seeking a patent for a hybrid drive motorcycle with a boxer engine and a back-up electric motor...
Police and road safety authority claims that returned riders are the biggest safety risk on the road is a “furphy”, says Victorian Motorcycle Council media spokesman John Eacott (pictured above). John has spent some time analysing Victorian Transport Accident Commission (TAC) statistics and now claims returned riders are not the major safety...
Victoria Police will be out in force over the next few days as warning to motorcyclists to ride safely on...
The lack of parking bays in most cities is causing some rude riders to squeeze their bike or scooter between...
Ambitious road toll targets, such as the improbable Vision Zero campaign, create unrealistic expectations that only serve to goad politicians into knee-jerk responses. They usually consist of lower speed limits and crackdowns on motorcyclists who are over-over-represented in the statistics. So it comes as no surprise that Australia is not...
Big business pushing sales through discounting is hurting the motorcycle industry in Australia, says a motorcycle importer and multi-dealership owner. James...
Motorcycles may soon be coming to the rescue of crash victims and broken-down vehicles on tollways around Australia to keep...
Despite slowing sales and a war of words with President Trump, Harley-Davidson riders still seem to love the brand, according to a biennial report on brand intimacy. Harley was sixth in the MBLM Brand Intimacy Report on more than 400 brands behind Disney, Apple, Amazon, Chevrolet and Netflix. However, the...
Suzuki Australia is offering free on-road costs on their GSX-S1000 streetfighter saving riders $1200 from March 2019. The bike was updated...
KTM Australia has recalled model year 2015/16 1290 Super Adventure motorcycles over a possible fuel leak. The official notice issued...
Victoria Police have enlisted their first patrol car with automatic number plate recognition technology, lagging behind other states. The technology, developed by Motorola Solutions Australia, is helpful for riders as it will reduce the need for police to pull riders over for licence checks or for dangerous high-speed pursuits. It...
Automatic brakes that sense an imminent crash and activate an emergency stop have been endorsed in all new cars from...
Most motorists hate covert speed detection by police, yet they seem to be finding more and more sneaky ways to...
A road safety academic who advocates wire rope barriers, lower speed limits and mandatory hi-vis vests for riders, and alcohol interlocks and electronic rider aids on bikes has been honoured with a special award. UNSW Sydney Professor Raphael Grzebieta has been honoured with the 2019 Kenneth A Stonex award in recognition...
A San Francisco police officer riding an electric Zero Motorcycle recently pulled over a driver in an electric Tesla Model...
It’s been a horror start to the year for motorcycle fatalities in Victoria with 12 riders now dead after two...
This video of a Volvo driver blasting through a rider’s buffer zone to undertake traffic on a multi-lane road is a good example of how frustrated motorists are a danger to riders. Canberra rider Alistaire was riding home on his 2018 Yamaha MT-07, on Gungahlin Drive, when the incident happened....
What would you think if you came back to your parked motorbike or scooter after work today and found a...
The offender who strung wire at neck height across a Queensland forestry trail to “trap” riders faces a three-year jail...
If you’ve ever been a witness at a motorcycle crash scene you may have noticed that medics (ambulance officers and paramedics) do not seem to be in any rush. I was at the scene of a crash on Abercrombie Rd near Obern, NSW, and several riders were anxious and expressed...
Roadside signs, advertising billboards or electronic mobile signs on busy commuter routes advising motorists that lane filtering is legal would...