As the Queensland Government remains in doubt after the election two weekends ago, an independent MP could hold the keys...
With a title like “Great Australian Motorcycle Stories” you would expect some great tales, but instead this 260-page book is...
Motorcycle branches of the Shooters & Fishers Party are being planned across the nation in an effort to be more relevant to riders. The first is the Shooters & Fishers Party NSW Motorcycle Branch which has formulated several policies and will back candidate Peter Johnson for the NSW Upper House...
Next time you leave coffee rings on the table at your favourite cafe, get your pen out and turn it...
A Harley-Davidson owned by the Pope has sold at a Paris auction for the “bargain” price of $67,700. The Harley...
Victory Charger is expected to be the name for the first electric motorcycle from Polaris. We recently tipped electric Indian and/or Victory motorcycles after Polaris Industries went from being an investor in Brammo to the shock owner of the Oregon electric motorcycle business. READ ABOUT THE POLARIS SHOCK Obviously motivated...
The man who is credited with rescuing an ailing Harley-Davidson from the grips of the GFC, is stepping down. Keith Wandell...
An 87-page Austroads report outlining the framework for planning road networks totally neglects motorcycle riders. The “Level of Service Metrics...
One government is tackling motorcycle road safety with a “carrot” approach rather than the usual “big stick”. The Welsh Government has launched a competition with an attractive “prize” to find innovative projects that can reduce the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured on Welsh roads. It has called on...
From February 1, Australia became a little more confusing for motorcycle riders with several slightly different lane-filtering rules across the states....
Australia’s confusing helmet laws become even more confounding next weekend when new laws are introduced in Queensland and an array...
Electric bikes are moving ever closer to public acceptance with the latest step being this customised Zero electric motorcycle. Once customisers realise how clean they can make an electric bike because of its lack of plumbing and cables, they will become a popular platform for bobbers, trackers, cafe racers, etc. This custom...
Motorcycle engines are helping to power the cars of the future. The Wheels Car of the Year is the electric...
Should we celebrate Australia Day with motorcycle stunts like these performed by the Indian Border Security Force motorcycle team? The...
There wasn’t a whole lot of shakin’ goin’ on when rock-and-roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis’s 1959 Harley-Davidson went up for auction today in Florida. The FLH Duo-Glide, which he has owned since new, was estimated to sell for $1 million, but sold for $350,000. Great balls of fire, that’s still...
If you think electric motorcycles won’t become mainstream in your lifetime, think again. One of the biggest hurdles to electric...
Drivers may soon be tapped on the shoulder to warn them of approaching riders. The Jaguar/Land Rover technology is called...
The return of the Norton motorcycle looks like being a success, judging by the pre-sales orders at Rocker Classic Motorcycles. Brisbane’s first of the new-age custom bike shops is the Queensland retailer for the iconic British marque and owner Matt Jones says they have pre-sold their full first shipment of six...
At least six motorcycle riders are contesting the Queensland election in a response to the draconian, so-called anti-bikie laws introduced...
Despite what authorities tell us about riders killing themselves in single-vehicle crashes, Australian road death statistics for the past couple of...
Sponsorship deals don’t usually make the news, but it does when Harley-Davidson signs a massive 75-year deal to be the official bike of the Sturgis Rally. The annual event in South Dakota is the world’s biggest motorcycle rally, attracting a record of 660,000 in 2000 and expecting to host one million...
Australian Toby Price has achieved a stunning and significant third place in the world’s most gruelling motorsports event, the Dakar...
Builders who are also members of declared criminal bikie clubs will lose their jobs from July unless they quit the...
Police are issuing incorrect fines to riders with tinted visors or cameras fitted to their helmets says an online helmet campaigner. Rider Wayne Carruthers has started an online petition for sensible helmet standards and a website which explains the very complex and confusing state of helmet laws across Australia, the...
The good news is that motorcycle fatalities appear to be down in most states in 2014. Even better news, it...
When was the last time you were caught speeding and told your friends that it was a fair cop? Instead,...
Polaris has issued a voluntary global recall on 2342 Victory motorcycles over a stalling issue. Affected models are 2013-14 Victory Cross-Country, Cross Roads, Hammer Eight Ball, High Ball, Jackpot and Vegas Eight Ball models; 2014 Cross Country Eight Ball, Cross Roads Eight Ball and Ness Cross Country; 2015 Victory Gunner;...
Steve McQueen’s reputation and the collectibility of classic British motorcycles were highlights of the annual Bonhams motorcycle auction in Las...
Learners, cruiser riders, adventurers and returned riders have helped lift sales of road motorcycles in Australia by 1.5% to 44,530...
Star Trek actor and motorcycle fanatic William Shatner has started a company making steampunk motorcycles. “Captain Kirk” will promote the Rivet Motors brand by riding his first custom three-wheeler machine along Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles later this year. Steampunk is a design style that blends art...
Send us your motorcycle holiday snaps and you could win an Airhead that will help prevent itchy head and helmet...
January is a great time to buy a new motorcycle as companies try a raft of incentives to shift stock...
A New York artist has built a plastic motorcycle with a 3D printer and a South African designer has built a working lawnmower largely on a 3D printer. So does this mean future generation motorcycles will be made by 3D printers? Quite possibly. Maybe not the whole thing, but motorcycle...
Take a very American iron horse, throw in some 1930 French art deco car design and you get the stunning...
If you’re a fan of Easy Rider, Long Way Down, Mike Hailwood, bike racing or just rare bikes, then get...
The top stories on MotorbikeWriter.com in 2014 were all about helmet issues. Riders have been fined for having tinted visors, helmet cameras (one rider even had his SD card confiscated for evidence) and non-compliant helmets as laws vary from state to state in Australia, while in the US some states...
We got stuck at a red light in Napier yesterday because I changed lanes at the last minute and didn’t...
As the cobwebs clear from our numb skulls and the ringing from New Year’s eve reverie dies down, we ponder...
Volvo has developed technology that alerts drivers of cyclists and could have ramifications for motorcycle riders. The system involves two-way communication between the car and a rider’s helmet that gives drivers a head-up display rider alert to the presence of riders. Volvo will demonstrate the tech at the International Consumer Electronics Show...
A snap poll of readers has agreed with our view that the return of the Indian Scout was the best...