Motorcycle tracks have been closing down around suburban areas for years, but one motorsport precinct near Ipswich is not only...
Kawasaki Australia has recalled their baby adventurer, the Versys-X 300 over a possibility the rear tail/brake light bulb could fall...
A proposal to make lane filtering rules uniform across Australia seeks to ban edge filtering, according to the Australian Motorcycle Council. In its submission to the National Transport Commission, the AMC says the Australian Road Rules Maintenance Group (a group outside of the NTC made up of representatives from Austroads)...
Riders are confused about the legality of helmets with Bluetooth and camera attachments because the rules are not freely available...
There has been no more divisive group in motorcycling since the Hells Angels of the early 1970s than the current...
The sale of Ducati is reported to have been quashed by the Volkswagen supervisory board which has a majority of worker representatives. It is believed that the sale was quashed because money is no longer needed to pay “dieselgate” compensation after VW Group’s posted a half-year operating profit of €8.9...
Australia is planning to follow Europe in making anti-lock brakes (ABS) mandatory on all new motorcycles over 125cc and either...
Video from helmet cameras will not only provide evidence of an incident but should make roads safer by encouraging compliance...
Video has emerged of two motorcycle riders allegedly blocking drivers from passing them on purpose. The incident was recorded on dashcam on the Bruce Highway on Sunday between Maryborough and Childers, Queensland, and posted on the local “brickbats and bouquets” Facebook closed page. However, you can view the video on...
Residents on popular motorcycle routes are starting to rebel against what they see as ‘hoon riders’ invading their weekend country...
Famed sexiest Russian motorcyclist, Olga Pronina, has died in a high-speed crash on her BMW S 1000 RR in Vladivostok....
Playing AC/DC’s Thunderstruck while riding may be dangerous to some motorcyclists, according to psychologist and rider Sharon Ledger. In a previous article Sharon outlined how music can have good and bad effects on different riders. Read the article here. Even if you are the type of rider who benefits from...
Millions of dollars of Victorian riders’ “safety levy” fees are unspent on vital road infrastructure, prompting a riders’ group to...
The iconic Honda monkey bike and many other 50-100cc Honda and Suzuki scooters and bikes are about to face the...
Trucks will be restricted to the two left lanes of the Pacific Motorway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast from tomorrow (August 1, 2017) but it should extend to other highways around our nation. The move in Queensland has been initiated to prevent gridlock during the Commonwealth Games, after which...
Ducati may be safe from “bargain hunters” after VW posted a strong financial result prompting workers on the board to...
Centrelink has apologised for asking a client to take their motorcycle helmet outside as it was considered a weapon and...
Speed limits will return to normal when the road works on the western side of Mt Glorious behind Brisbane are completed late in August 2017. Despite speed limits being reduced by 10km/h in most areas of the mountain and concerns that speeds would be further reduced after completion of the...
If you like your gin on the rockers, then these $US1000 bottles of premium gin are for you. They contain...
While Ducati faces the prospect of an overseas buyout, MV Agusta has retained is Italian heritage with a complex a...
A recent fatal Sydney car crash has prompted Honda Australia Motorcycle to make an unprecedented third plea for Goldwing owners to check whether their bike is included in a safety recall over faulty airbags. A 58-year-old man died on July 13 when his Honda CRV crashed and the driver was...
Some claim BMW boxers have a look only a mother could love, but for Owen Hobbs the classic airhead epitomises...
Some motorcycle parking bays have been narrowed to fit in more spaces as Brisbane City Council struggles to replace parking...
The new water-cooled 900cc Triumph Bonneville Street Cup has been recalled over a hazard lights fault. Australian distributors PS Importers have recalled all Street Cup models with a vehicle identification number (VIN) with the last six digits between 795308 and 836082. The official Australian Competition and Conusmer notice says the...
Riders and fans of the Temporary Australians TV series can help the final series get to air after the untimely...
This video is timely evidence of why riders should wear a helmet camera or at least attach a camera to their...
President Trump is coming to the aid of Harley-Davidson which was slapped with massive fines last year for fitting aftermarket tuners that emit illegal amounts of pollution. His administration has waived a $US3m portion of the fines in which Harley had to pay to replace conventional wood stoves with cleaner-burning versions. Harley will...
Burt Munro’s great nephew, Lee, has qualified to take an historic run on a special Scout Streamliner at Bonneville Speed Week in...
BMW Motorrad Australia today officially joins a worldwide recall of all water-cooled R 1200 GS and GS Adventure models over...
Claims that millennials are not buying Harley-Davidson motorcycles, particularly in America, are not the case in Australia and New Zealand. Harley-Davidson Australia and New Zealand marketing boss Adam Wright says their average age of buyers has trended downward, especially since the introduction of the learner-approved Street 500 in 2015. In...
A year after two motorcycle riders were taken out by a driver who crossed two stationary lanes of traffic, the...
Automobiles are clearly entering a new phase in a history that goes back more than 100 years. Motorcycles have been...
Many riders enjoy the solitude and mental focus of riding a motorcycle and now author John Metzger expands on how meditation can help you reach motorcycling nirvana. His book, Meditation by Motorcycle – Ride Your Carbon Footprint to the Apex of Enlightenment, is available as an 88-page eBook online through...
The engine in your next Yamaha R1, MT-09 or big cruiser could come from Indonesia. Yamaha will soon begin building...
Parents are warned about buying a mini bike for their kids with the third safety recall in recent weeks from...
Attempts to draft uniform national road rules, including helmet and filtering laws, may leave riders even more confused and prone to copping fines from police. Lawyers and motorcycle advocates have warned that draft road rules drawn up by the National Transport Commission (NTC) proposals are fatally flawed and have begun...
Police are investigating two Gold Coast motorcycle businesses over amateur stunt videos posted on their Facebook sites, including one in...
Motorcycling is literally in freestyle motocross champion Carey Hart’s blood now that he has had a tattoo with ink made...
Police have been known to hand out fines for noisy motorcycle exhausts, but in India you not only get a fine, the cops hammer the exhausts at the side of the road until they are useless. The police crackdown follows noise complaints by Residents in Bangalore and Mysore, according to Indian...
If you think the authorities want to ban motorbikes or make life difficult for riders here, spare a thought for...