This scruffy and elderly Thai mechanic was shunned by several motorcycle dealerships before he finally bought a Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Sportster...
A manual for ambulance officers on safe motorcycle helmet removal from a crashed rider is being rewritten to accommodate latest...
A Japanese stunt rider has smashed the world wheelie record by riding a single-cylinder 125cc Yamaha Jog scooter just over 500km on the back wheel. Masaru Abe had targeted 600km for his continuous wheelie, but suffered lower back pain after two hours and had to take painkillers to make it to...
An online poll about lane filtering has been launched in Western Australia to help negotiate the adoption of the rules....
A Sydney engineering company has developed a new two-stroke engine that they believe could be used in motorcycles. It’s called...
Motorcycle riders will continue to be marginalised victims of society unless they stop being keyboard warriors and become real activists, says a rider representative. Motorcycle Riders Association of Queensland president Chris Mearns says he is frustrated by the riders willing to criticise, but not help. The last time riders rallied...
Motorcycle customers are spending more time in online research for their next bike than visiting dealerships, according to an American motorcycle...
Suzuki is moving closer to turbocharging with new patent drawings emerging. The Japanese manufacturer unveiled its Recursion turbo concept (pictured...
Motorcycle thefts have risen 1% in the past calendar year to 8271 in Australia with South East Queensland and Perth the hot spots for theft. That means riders in those areas are likely to be slugged the highest premiums for their bike insurance. While thefts only increased 1%, there was a...
Yamaha owners in Canberra face a 90km ride to have their bikes repaired free under two recent safety recalls after...
A conservative activist and Harley-Davidson shareholder has drawn the company into public debate about President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in...
Independent motorcycle mechanics seem to be dying out at a rapid rate. Is it because motorcycle manufacturers are withholding servicing information or making it too expensive – some at up to $1900 a year for just one engine platform. A war of words has now broken out over whether manufacturers...
Iconic 1956 Italian film Engaged to Death, about motorcycle racing and famous marques such as Moto Guzzi and Gilera, could...
Despite axing Victory Motorcycles, a bump in Indian Motorcycle sales has helped Polaris reach a better-than-expected 17% increase in sales...
An Indian court has ordered Royal Enfield pay an engineer an undisclosed compensation payment after he complained of 40 defects in his Himalayan adventure bike. Owner M Puneeth, an engineer, noticed issues from the first day he picked up the bike. They include a leaking carburettor and fuel tank, engine noises,...
A 1972 Honda CB450 once owned by Steve McQueen is among the star lots at this weekend’s Hollywood Legends auction in Los...
If you are philosophical about your riding and your motorcycle, you can be assured you are not alone as author...
Motorcycle riders are well known for their charity and social welfare work and the latest to grab our attention is this group of women delivering breast milk for babies. The Sirens Women’s Motorcycle Club of New York has been delivering donor breast milk for the past year to mothers who...
Volkswagen is reported to be looking for buyers for Ducati to help pay off its multi-billion-dollar costs of the 2015...
An American rider has died after South Carolina police repeatedly rammed his motorcycle during a high-speed chase. Robert Lee Clark,...
Harley-Davidson sales may be down in the USA, but Americans still feel very intimate about the famous Milwaukee brand, according to the 2017 Brand Intimacy Report. The biennial report has rated Harley as the top automotive brand for customer “intimacy” ahead of BMW, Toyota and Honda. The authoritative report is...
National road rules, including lane filtering, are being discussed now and are likely to be put out for public discussion...
On the 102nd anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli this Anzac Day, riders should take note the significant role played by...
American motocross pro Alex Harvill will attempt to break Australian rider Robbie Maddison’s Guinness World Record for the longest motorcycle jump. The 24-year-old has already broken two world records; one for jumping nearly 130m (425 feet) in a dirt-to-dirt leap and the other when he jumped 90m (297 feet) on a...
Novice riders could soon have a wider choice of motorcycles such as the Street Rod (above) under the Learner-Approved Scheme (LAMS) if...
There seems to be an animosity between cyclists and motorcyclists, yet a recent British study finds more than 90% of...
Riders have been urged to challenge lane filtering fines in court to press the point that they are confusing and varied across state borders. Rider advocates Wayne Carruthers and Guy Stanford say that riders are confused about the rules and being fined heavily for minor transgressions of the lane filtering...
The idea of a Sunshine Coast International TT is morphing into an international hillclimb event on the Oxley Highway, NSW,...
Harley-Davidson revenue has dropped 14% in the first quarter as a Bollywood actor has called for the company to be banned...
A California BMW dealership has started using virtual reality to help sell motorcycles to people who don’t yet have a motorcycle licence. Long Beach BMW Motorcycles is also offering experienced riders the opportunity to see what it is like to ride different bus, such as their GS models or their...
The tough, so-called anti-bikie VLAD laws in Queensland have not been the success the police claim they are, according to...
Harley-Davidson is creating 22 customised Sportsters with Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum “tattoo” artwork to celebrate their 115th anniversary in 2018....
If you love your motorcycle so much you want to have sex with it, then you are a mechanophiliac. Don’t laugh. It’s real. And it’s illegal in some countries. Brit Kevin Chapman, 33, is facing court for allegedly attempting to have sex with a Suzuki GSX-R. It’s obviously a love-hate...
We just had to share this video of a rude bear on a Ducati Scrambler on a highway somewhere in...
Hub centre steering is set for a comeback after a Brisbane company received a $500,000 funding boost to develop their...
Yamaha is issuing a worldwide recall on several three-cylinder models over an issue with the lower handlebar possibly becoming loose. The stud bolt threads might not have enough thread-locking agent applied to them due to the lower handlebar being improperly painted. If the handlebar is struck hard enough, the paint...
Police investigations into a crash between a motorcycle and an ambulance that went through a red light have concluded with...
Australian motorcycle sales have hit their first downturn in several years with a massive 13.4% decline to 21,794 in the...
Increased operating costs and an underwhelming turnout for the Troy Bayliss Classic in Taree in January 2017 have forced organisers to suspend the event in 2018. For the past five years Troy Bayliss Events has been attracting a good crowd with a host of superstar guest riders from around the...
Motorcycle commuters are six times less stressed than other motorists, are late less often and spend less on the journey....