A pair of British Brough Superior motorcycles from the early 1930s have sold at the Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction above estimates...
Mini or pocket motorcycles are fun and make great Christmas presents for your kids, but there are potential dangers in...
A Sydney rider who was dangerously tailgated for several minutes by a driver is livid that when she asked police for help, they failed her. That’s the response 61-year-old Sydney commuter Barbara received after she was dangerously tailgated for several minutes by a driver in a Mazda3. (Below of a...
Motorcycles will now be considered in European driverless tests in the wake of a female rider being rear-ended by an automated...
The most theft prone motorcycles are recent-model, small-capacity Japanese bikes in Victoria, according to official statistics released by the National Theft...
While the future of transport would seem to be smaller vehicles and more two-wheelers, one state doesn’t agree and has left motorcycles out of its plans. The NSW Future Transport Technology Roadmap for the next 20 years doesn’t mention motorcycles once in its 98 pages. That’s not uncommon among planning authorities....
A fire risk has sparked the recall of the new water-cooled Triumph Bonneville motorcycles thanks to a fault in the...
Road construction and road safety experts around the world are acknowledging that roads need to be designed with rider safety...
Billy Joel seems to have partially solved the mystery surrounding fellow rock star Bruce Springsteen’s Moto Guzzi which broke down recently. It was apparently built at Billy Joel’s 20th Century Cycles custom motorcycle shop on Long Island which specialises in turning modern motorcycles into retro customs. On Monday, Billy Joel played...
An inquest into the death of a rider who hit a pothole on a newly opened bridge is expected to highlight...
Russian investment has apparently saved the MV Agusta business from going under, but there are no details yet on what it...
Future Kawasaki motorcycles will have artificial intelligence (AI) that will adapt the bike to your riding style and skill level based on “conversations” between rider and bike. Many riders will have spoken to their bike, usually obscenities when they break down. However, Kawasaki has announced they are developing a natural...
Hollywood blockbuster actors Matt Damon (Bourne Identity) and Liam Neeson (Taken) are tipped to star in an action movie about...
Motorcycles hitting kangaroos and other native fauna and livestock should be noted as a separate crash cause in road toll...
A long lost Vincent 1938 HRD Series A Rapide found among a collection in Japan has been sold at a H&H auction to a British buyer bidding on the phone for £ (about $A444,500). The amount is just short of the £275,000 (about $A456,800) world record for a Vincent sold in 2008. H&H...
Suzuki now has stock of the 2017 DR650SE in black with flashes of “electric blue” at $8990 with a free...
If you are in the market for an American cruiser or tourer, now is the time to buy with a...
KTM Australia has recalled all 2013 to 2016 KTM 1190 Adventure, 1190 Adventure R and 1290 Super Adventure (pictured above) motorcycles over a brake issue. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission safety recall notice says that in isolated cases contact may occur between the wiring harness and the ABS modulator due to...
Motorcycle paramedics operate in several cities around the world, but with the growing number of trail and adventure riders heading...
Auckland in New Zealand’s North Island is about to double its Harley-Davidson dealerships when a new store is opened in...
A group of American war veterans out for a ride stopped to help a stranded biker with a broken-down Moto Guzzi and it turned out to be The Boss – Bruce Springsteen! The riders’ Good Samaritan act was rewarded with special photos with the iconic New Jersey rocker who also...
Have you copped tyre punctures while filtering through traffic? You’re not alone, according to Queensland Motorcycle Breakdown Service. They have...
Police investigations into two controversial motorcycle crashes in Melbourne are still not resolved up to four months later. The first...
Vale Barry Marshall, motorcycle photographer (29 April 1944 – 10 October 2016) The Queensland and Australian motorcycle sport community is remembering the life of renowned Brisbane journalist and photographer Barry Marshall, who passed away last month, aged 72. Best known as Big Bazza, Barry was a much loved and highly...
Suzuki Australia has recalled its popular GW250 Inazuma learner-approved motorcycle over a corrosion issue in the brake switch which could...
Simple stupidity, irresponsibility and bad luck are often overlooked as causes of a motorcycle crash, says 10-year road safety researcher...
Organisers of the Save of the Oxley rally to halt the reduction of speed limits on the famed motorcycle route have declared Saturday’s event a success. However, the outcome for the speed zones is still in the hands of the Roads and Maritime Services and won’t be known until next month....
South Australian riders and representative groups want to join most of the rest of Australia, California, Asia and Europe in...
Two accredited QRide testers have been arrested for allegedly issuing motorcycle licences to 13 people without going through the required test and evaluation process. The...
Thousands of riders, locals, politicians and business people are expected to attend the Save the Oxley rally tomorrow (Saturday, November 5, 2016) at Gingers Creek to protest reduced speed limits. Organiser Ken Healey, who also organised a petition attracting about 7000 signatures, says the local TV and print media will...
Despite a zero fatality rate on highways with open speed limits, the Northern Territory has once again returned to 130km/h speed...
A rider who vented his spleen with a vitriolic but humorous ad for his 2016 Triumph Thruxton R reached a substantial...
Operation Silverstone and Operation Safe Hills have been launched for the spring/summer riding season to specifically target speeding riders, one with air support. Silverstone is based in the Central Hunter, Hunter Valley and Lake Macquarie regions of NSW and Safe Hills in the Adelaide hills. There are also ongoing motorcycle-oriented...
Ducati Australia has recalled the new feet-forward XDiavel cruiser over loose side stands and loose nuts on the final drive....
Want to buy an “as-new … kinda” 2016 Thruxton R with a broken gear lever for which the owner has...
It’s rare for a politician to admit they are wrong, but this former politician regrets not giving enough support to motorcycle and scooter riders. Former Brisbane Deputy Mayor David Hinchliffe (brother of MBW founder Mark Hinchliffe) quit council a few years ago and replaced his council car with a 50cc...
The 2.5-litre V6 FGR Midalu has gazumped the Triumph Rocket III at 2.3-litres for the title of the world’s biggest production...
Road safety nannies seem obsessed with introducing automated vehicles as a panacea to resolving the road toll, according to motorcycle and...
Lowering the speed limits on the Oxley Highway as proposed by the NSW Roads and Maritime Services would lead to a potentially dangerous rise in rider stress levels, according to a submission to a Senate inquiry. Long-time motorcycle rider and flight instructor Peter Callil made his scientific submission to the Senate...
West Australian Steve Fraser is the current rider in Ducati’s worldwide Globetrotter 90th campaign where riders lap the world on...