Honda has reached the milestone of building its 300 millionth motorcycle in its 65th year of production. That’s a pretty amazing...
Riders could eventually have a guide to the most crash-resistant motorcycle gear suitable for harsh summer riding conditions. Researchers will...
Boutique French motorcycle company Avinton is trying to find a distributor in Australia. Botelho Bruno, export director of Avinton motorcycles, says they have not yet appointed a distributor. “We have been contacted by some, but not serious importers,” he says. However, they are keen to export to Australia. The...
Just when you thought you couldn’t get motorcycles into every part of your life, along comes the motorcycle urinal. It...
A second Papal Harley-Davidson is going to auction in Paris in February for what looks like a possible steal. The...
If you’ve ever visited Vietnam you will have marvelled at how much they can fit on their motorcycles and scooters and how the crowded traffic system seems to flow. However, 25 Vietnamese a day are killed riding motorcycles which represents 70% of all accidents, so the government is now considering...
This video clearly shows that the British police have a different perspective on helmet cameras to NSW and Victorian police....
Special off-road two-wheel-drive Rokon motorcycles are being used in the fight against ebola in West Africa. The Rokon Scout motorcycles...
Australia isn’t the only country that is vilifying riders with (or without) anti-association and consorting laws. Californian police have been profiling riders by stopping, searching and detaining riders without any legal basis. Now a petition has been launched to support anti-profiling laws in California and rider Tabitha Montalvo has asked...
More than 5000 riders are expected to attend the Last Stand Freedom Ride to Canberra to protest various state anti-association and...
Riders have been advised to fight fines for having a camera stuck to their helmet in the wake of a...
Cheaper and safer helmets, consistency in helmet laws across states and a resolution to helmet cams and bluetooth mounts could be the result of a free forum next year. Standards Australia has invited members of the public to participate in the February forum in Sydney to discuss changes to helmet laws. It...
Lightning Motorcycle has launched the world’s fastest production motorcycle – an electric – against the current crop of conventional 200hp+ sportsbikes...
If you have a cool $US250,000 (about $287,000) lying around and fancy something exclusive on two wheels, try the Bienville...
Prepare for an invasion of riders on our roads as motorcycle sales skyrocket, says international market researcher Global Industry Analysts (GIA). Despite the effects of the GFC on motorcycle sales in the past five years, GIA’s latest report says sales of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds will reach 80.8 million units...
I am so used to doing the motorcycle wave at other riders I actually waved at one the other day...
The High Court of Australia has rejected an appeal against Queensland’s “anti-bikie” laws, including the Orwellian Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment...
The man who drafted the appeal against Queensland’s draconian “anti-bikie” VLAD laws believes they will be quashed late today. Honorary legal counsel for the United Motorcycle Clubs in Queensland and NSW, Barrister Wayne Baffsky, says he’s “praying” that the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment (VLAD) laws will be overturned, but is...
The High Court of Australia is expected to hand down its decision on Queensland’s “anti-bikie” laws tomorrow (November 14) about...
Pressure is mounting to add more and more so-called safety devices to motorcycles. India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways...
The organiser of a concert to raise money for the High Court fight against discriminatory VLAD Laws in Queensland has suffered a financial loss after only 150 attended. The verdict on the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment laws is expected to be released at 9.30am this Friday. Meanwhile, anti-VLAD campaigner Grant...
Triumph Motorcycles in America is being sued for trying to conceal defective rear suspension in 2006-09 Daytona 675 and Street Triple models....
A Melbourne man who attended a bikie charity ride over three years ago has been refused an American visa and...
British motorcycling is making a comeback with brands like Brough Superior, Norton, Ariel and Matchless back on the showroom floors. READ ABOUT THE NEW MATCHLESS We’ve known about the new Brough Superior SS100 for a year, but it is only now production ready. The 90th anniversary version of the Brough Superior...
All novice riders will first have to hold a car licence for one year under a plan being considered by...
When Husqvarna was bought from BMW by a KTM board member it was believed the company would concentrate on off-road...
Earlier this year the iconic British motorcycle brand Matchless went back on the drawing board. Now a production-ready bike has been wheeled out in Milan at the EICMA show. READ ABOUT MATCHLESS PLANS Matchless went broke in the 1960s, but is now owned by Italian Franco Malenotti who has also...
Not only has Harley unveiled its electric LiveWire concept bike, but the company is planting millions of trees and encouraging...
UPDATED DECEMBER 1: A Brough Superior like the one ridden by Lawrence of Arabia has become the most expensive Brough and the...
A flood of cheap, low-quality Chinese scooters into the market a few years ago has “burned” riders and caused today’s slump in scooter sales, according to Yamaha Motor Australia spokesman Sean Goldhawk, speaking at the launch of the Yamaha Tricity three-wheeled scooter in Sydney. READ THE TRICITY REVIEW “Australia is not...
When you have your motorcycle flowing over a series of sweeping bends on your favourite stretch of road, it’s like...
Queensland has changed several rules concerning motorcycles that may impact on other states. Read the rule changes here. From next...
We don’t need surveys to tell us we are happy, but a British survey has found people who ride motorcycles or scooters to work arrive calmer and therefore make better employees. The survey of 1000 commuters commissioned by motorcycle insurance firm Bennetts found 87.9% of motorcycle and scooter commuters believe...
A Californian university study has shown that riders involved in crashes while splitting lanes or filtering in traffic were much...
Not all governments are out to get motorcycle riders! Melbourne City Council has produced a draft plan that nurtures and...
(UPDATED NOVEMBER 2) Professional stunt rider Guruardas Singh Khalsa, 32, has been charged after performing high-speed wheelies on a California highway and then “shooing off” a CHiPs bike officer. The rider was caught because they posted video of the incident on YouTube and social media. The video was included in the...
Female riders seem to rule at the North West HOG Chapter in Tamworth. The HOG Chapter, which will host the...
The Bikebuilders workshop can do just about everything from race preparation to custom builds, restorations and even customising wheelchairs for...
Do you smile when you see a motorcycle with a dog on board, obviously enjoying itself being out in the wind? However, in 2011 Australian Road Rule 297-3 was introduced to ban animals riding on the fuel tank. It was quickly amended to banning an animal being between the rider...
The world’s most expensive bike is the Captain America Harley Panhead chopper from the 1969 cult film Easy Rider …...