Look out ladies, heartthrob soccer legend David Beckham stars in a BBC1 feature-length documentary called “David Beckham: Into the Unknown”...
Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is working on his second motorcycle after the successful release of his first project the KRGT-1....
The chaotic situation after a motorcycle crash outside Grey Gum Cafe on the famed Putty Road last weekend has inspired the cafe owner to offer free First Aid for Motorcyclists (FAFM) courses. Owner Kim Grace describes the accident scene as “horrifying” with one rider even offering the crash victim a...
Producing motorcycles with a 3D printer has moved to the next stage with the Airbus aviation company now printing and selling...
Group motorcycle rides – even for charities – have been banned in one UK council area unless riders inform police...
Harley-Davidson is fixing a problem with its 2016 Dyna Low Rider’s ignition switch. The recall notice says the ignition switch may become damaged internally “due to engine-induced vibration”. One of the attractions for some Harley fans with the Dyna range is the vibrating rubber-mounted engine. “If the condition remains undetected, it could...
The first float of a motorcycle dealership network on the Australia Stock Exchange has been a success and focussed serious...
Here’s a mobile speed camera unit we would actually like to see, mainly because it is very easy to see as...
The Liberal Democrats are the only party with a motorcycle-specific policy, a whole page on their website devoted to motorcycles and a motorcycle policy statement on YouTube. Among their motorcycle policies are no front number pates, parking facilities, reduced tolls and taxes, use of bus lanes, motorcycle-friendly roads, lane filtering and deregistered rider...
The biggest motorcycle museum in New Zealand has been rescued from closing down and being split up and sold off...
Gloves and boots should be subsidised to encourage riders to wear them, rather than mandatory, says the Victorian Motorcycle Council. Victorian...
The issue of children riding pillion on motorcycles has been raised again after this photograph of a seven-year-old girl on a sports bike in Texas surfaced on Facebook recently. It was accompanied by a storm of abuse from people saying the mother was a bad parent. The mother answered the trolling...
Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party candidate, motorcycle crash widow and passionate rider Judith Kuerschner says speed cameras are ineffective. “A speed...
Two new innovations from Toyota and Honda have implications for future motorcycle powertrains. Toyota engineers believe they can replace the...
You don’t need to add lights to pimp up your motorcycle now that Australian company LuminAuz has produced paint work that can be electrically charged to light up. Their first motorcycle using LuminAuz Electric Glow Paint is called the Volcotron Project. It will be unveiled on Saturday (May 14, 2016) in...
The Australia Greens believe motorcycles and scooters are an important part of creating a better transport mix that will ease congestion...
Is the Tamburini T12 Massimo the greatest superbike ever built? It’s certainly one of the most expensive at an estimated €300,000...
Riders have been warned that motorcycles are being targeted in the Brisbane city and Valley area and are reminded to lock and/or alarm their bikes when using designated parking areas. Police have issued the alarm and reminder after a red 2006 Harley-Davidson FXSTI Softail, registration plate 051JJ, was stolen from the corner...
If you’re a Victorian rider and want to support a young, skilled and energetic motorcycle workshop, try Platinum Motorcycles in...
Did you grow up with classic racing games like Mario Kart or even Pole Position? On a side note, do...
Kawasaki Motors Australia are helping the next generation of Aussie motorcycle apprentices with their latest donation of a 2015 Kawasaki Ninja 300 to TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute for vocational training. The donation is one of many that Kawasaki Motors Australia have contributed to various TAFE institutes around Australia. Technical Service...
KTM has announced a recall of its 2015/16 1290 Super Adventure over an an oil leak in the semi-active rear...
Liberal Party initiatives to cut red tape have resulted in axing several modifications to new motorcycle imports, including ugly long...
Delays in Africa Twin and Goldwing deliveries are expected after the Honda factory in Kumamoto was damaged in the recent earthquake and won’t begin re-opening until Friday, May 6, 2016. In a letter to all Australian Honda dealers, Honda Australia motorcycle GM Peter Singleton says “it may be weeks before...
Labor infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has called on councils to consider improved parking options for motorcycles and scooters to encourage...
Riders may be the winners after Australia’s largest motorcycle dealership network, Motorcycle Holdings Ltd, today become the first motorcycle dealership...
With the addition of the Indian Springfield hard bagger, the range is complete and there won’t be any new platforms or a learner bike, says Peter Alexander managing director of Polaris Australia and New Zealand. In a long and wide-ranging interview with the boss of Polaris which owns and operates...
Rider and driver education should be part of the national school curriculum and skilled motorists should be allowed to speed,...
When a Brisbane golf course superintendent lowered the dam level he expected to find heaps of golf balls and maybe a club or two,...
Consistent national road rules across state borders, scrapping anti-association laws, and introducing a motorcycle safety month are among the election initiatives of Australian Sex Party (ASXP) Senate candidate Dr Meredith Doig. Meredith is a long-time rider, former Secretary of the Federation of Australian Motorcyclists (FAM) and one of several motorcyclists contesting...
A rusted 1932 Brough Superior 800cc Model BS4 Project motorcycle lost for more than 50 years has sold at the...
Brisbane motorcycle industry luminaries Dale Schmidtchen and Bruce Hartwig celebrated Anzac Day today along with other Aussies on a ride...
An historic motorcycle believed to be the first to cross America (in fact, the first motorised vehicle) may have been found after being lost for almost 111 years. In 1903, George Wyman rode a 1902 California motorcycle from San Francisco to New York at a time when there were no paved...
The sad news that Prince has died at the age of 57 reminds us that the talented songwriter, performer and...
Kawasaki is taking on the adult-fun motorcycle market created by the 125cc Honda Grom a few years ago with its own version...
Speed cameras are misused as revenue-raisers rather than road safety aids, says West Australian Police Union president George Tilbury. It’s not a statement that many would disagree with or find surprising, except for the fact that it is the police union making the admission. George says the deployment of speed...
Kawasaki Motors Australia has recalled a variety of learner-approved motorcycles over a faulty footpeg which could fall off. Bikes affected are...
A three-month night-time police operation in the Brisbane mountains cracking down on “hoons” has ended, while heavy patrolling continues for...
Austroads makes no mention of lane filtering in its latest report concerned with achieving “safer” speeds in our urban road network. The 104-page report titled “Achieving Safe System Speeds on Urban Arterial Roads: Compendium of Good Practice” features a range of suggestions, but none mentions how effective lane filtering is...
Triumph Motorcycles Australia has joined a worldwide recall of a “small number” of Street Twin and T120 Bonneville motorcycles over a...