Aussie stunt rider Robbie Maddison has done it again, this time becoming the first man to surf a wave on...
If motorcyclists want to advance their cause – politically and socially – they should be encouraging kids to take up...
Erik Buell Racing could become an Indian motorcycle company after Hero MotoCorp announced it was buying $2.8 million worth of the American muscle sports bike company’s “consulting assets”. EBR was due to be sold at auction on July 21, but the auction was postponed to August 5 at the Milwaukee Athletic Club. Now...
Cyclists and pedestrians are obstructing the introduction of lane filtering in Victoria from September 1 with the use of bike...
Honda Australia has voluntarily recalled the learner-approved CB500 R sports bike and CB500 F naked bike over fuel leaks. The...
Helmets that have been approved for Australian riders may be too heavy and stiff, causing more injuries than they prevent, according to one researcher. Helmet law researcher Tim Kelly says the very rules that are designed to approve safe helmets are forcing us to wear helmets that are too heavy...
Motorcycles are the fastest-growing form of transport – and fun! – in Australia. Motorcycle registrations have increased by 22.3% in...
Several Brough Superior motorcycles – once considered the Rolls-Royce of the bike world – are going up for auction in...
While a fine for a tinted helmet visor has been withdrawn, another fine for a helmet camera continues to be dragged out in the courts. The helmet camera case against defendant Max Lichenbaum was adjourned in the Frankston Magistrates Court this month for a new hearing date of September 16,...
Learner riders could face tougher testing procedures under proposals in a discussion paper which would bring Queensland into line with...
Police will be out in force today (Sunday, July 26) in the Queensland border region after a few nasty motorcycle...
Suzuki Australia has recalled the GSX1300 Hayabusa over a problem with the ABS unit. The ACCC recall notice says the brakes may contain aluminium debris due to a manufacturing error. “The debris could cause a malfunction of the unit without the ABS indicator warning light illuminating,” the notice says. YOUR...
A petition has been started to halt the Queensland Government’s rip-off penalty of the equivalent of a whole month’s registration if...
Tougher emissions laws are forcing motorcycle companies to rethink the future of the bike with Honda considering a return to...
Bike fan Tom Cruise says he does most of his own stunts and the stunts are all real, “not a lot of CGI”, in the new Mission Impossible 5 movie. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation begins screening in Australian on August 6 and the trailers and previews we have seen...
The future of the famous Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week is in jeopardy after the event has been cancelled for...
New lane filtering laws and other updated road rules mean motorists should take refresher tests when they to renew their...
Here’s a good reason riders should wear a helmet camera or at least hit a camera to their bike. This London rider filmed a truck driver turning a corner, not seeing him and running over his beautiful Ducati Monster. Full credit to the rider for keeping his cool, stepping of the bike...
More than 4200 riders attended the 27th annual Laverda Concours last Sunday, the biggest motorcycle concours in Australia. It was...
The Isle of Man, Ellan Vannin in the old Manx tongue, feels far removed from the rest of the world. Despite being...
Thieves are breaking into houses in the early hours of the morning to get motorcycle keys so they can steal your bike. The latest figures from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council show that a greater portion of motorcycles are stolen from houses. Their data is currently limited to...
Honda has issued recalls on 23 of its models, including the popular new learner-approved CBR300R over a potential wiring fire hazard. It...
The latest safety recalls involve the saddlebags on Harley-Davidson touring bikes and the KTM1290 Super Duke R naked bike over...
The very nature of motorcycling as an individual pursuit where motorcyclists relish freedom and individuality works against riders’ wider political benefit. It makes it difficult for riders to provide a united front to push our cause and fight against government discrimination, bureaucratic oversights, police harassment and motorist enmity. Two recent events...
“I’m a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride,” sang Jon Bon Jovi, but the Brisbane Steel Horses Cruising Motorcycle...
Quirky Isle of Man TT racer Guy Martin will pilot a Triumph streamliner in an attempt to break the motorcycle...
Italian dirt bike manufacturer Speedy Working Motors (SWM) is returning not just with more dirt bikes, but with four road bikes: two supermotos, a roadster and a scrambler. The 2016 range includes RS300R, RS500R and RS650R enduros, SM500R and SM650R supermoto, the Silver Vase 440 scrambler and the Gran Milano...
Plans to ride from Russia to the USA across the Bering Strait in an amphibious KTM inflatable “bikeboat” have gone...
There is hope yet that innovative motorcycle maker Erik Buell’s bankrupted company Erik Buell Racing (EBR) will be bought by a...
New models such as the Harley-Davidson Street 500, Ducati Scrambler and Indian Scout are driving a steady increase in road motorcycles in Australia in the first half of 2015. Road bike sales were solid at a 0.08% increase to 21,668, according to the official figures released by the Federal Chamber...
While many riders believe police are the enemy, discriminate against them and harass them, it seems British police actually encourage...
One of the dangers of lane filtering is that if you use the highway verge or breakdown lane – as...
There are motorcycles all over the official trailers for the upcoming Tom Cruise Mission Impossible 5 movie. If it’s any indication, the fifth instalment, called Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, should be an action-packed motorcycling bonanza. Featured bike seems to be blacked-out BMW S 1000 RR sportsbikes. Tom rides one, the...
Riders have been urged to continue protesting and making submissions to governments to halt the further erosion of freedoms and...
The introduction of lane filtering a year ago has reduced congestion on major roads and reduced the risk of injury...
Bikers are expected to roll up in their thousands on Saturday, July 4, 2015, for Independence Day rallies against the growing incidence of anti-association laws that threaten discrimination of riders. Despite the new Queensland Government promising to review the controversial Vicious Lawless Associates Disestablishment (VLAD) laws this year, a protest...
Honda and Suzuki are offering hot winter deals to stimulate flagging sales of their sportsbike ranges, including the Suzuki GSX-R1000...
Flat track racing fans are already gearing up for a big trip to the City of Lights after AMA Pro...
Motorcyclists applaud any move that makes drivers more attentive but now the French are banning earphones for all motorists, including motorcycle and scooter riders. The ban is intended to also stop drivers from using earphones with a microphone to make and receive phone calls while driving, although they can still use...
A British survey has found what many motorcyclists already believe – that they are safer than car drivers and know...