Mercedes is tipped to be interested in buying into MV Agusta and it isn’t the first time the German manufacturer...
There has never been a better time for female riders. One of the biggest hurdles for women entering motorcyling has...
Now may not be the best time to buy a collector bike at a motorcycle auction as there seems to be no end to what some collectors will pay for them. International auctioneers Coys of Kensington have broken two world records when they sold a 1931 Indian 1300 for £90,000...
Riders love to shoot their motorcycles, but often the results are dismal and disposable – good only for Facebook status...
This is the year of the electric motorcycle with more and more players in the field and even mainstream manufacturers...
Swiss customiser Gannet Design has shown the potential to customise the new BMW R nineT with its City Scrambler Concept and the result is – well, I have to be honest – ghastly. While design is largely subjective, I believe the balance of mass on this bike is all wrong....
Powersports manufacturer Polaris has called for an independent audit of ATV, motorcycle and scooter sales so consumers have a more...
Chinese brand CFMoto has reached a milestone by selling its 10,000 vehicle after only five years in Australia. And...
As motorcycle manufacturers look for “greener” and lighter weight materials to build their bikes, could hemp play a role? Electric scooter Be.e uses a combination of 90% non-woven hemp fibre and 10% woven flax fibre infused with a bio-based resin to make their monocoque frame. Meanwhile, Audi is now making...
Honda’s postie bike and its range of 500cc learner bikes led a small surge in road motorcycle sales in the first...
Polaris has released a teaser video of a three-wheeler “Slingshot” machine that looks a little like the KTM Crossbow track...
A replica of Jimmy’s scooter from the 1979 film Quadrophenia is one of the highlights of a coming Bonhams Auction in the UK in September. The 1966 Lambretta LI150 Series 3 scooter features the same red-white-and-blue paintwork, massive backrest, multiple mirrors and chrome guards as the scooter from the movie....
The man who created the Ducati 916 – the sexiest motorcycle of the last century – has died in a...
Audi has produced lightweight fibreglass reinforced polymer (GFRP) springs for its cars and, as owners of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.,...
Motorcycle discounts are continuing into the new financial year. The usual June deals to decrease inventories before the end of the financial year are continuing in July with Indian, Suzuki and Ducati the first to extend their discount offers while Honda is offering 1.99% finance. UPDATE: BMW Motorrad has today (July 2)...
People arrested or harassed under the draconian Queensland VLAD laws as part of the government’s so-called bikie war say they...
From tomorrow, NSW will introduce lane-filtering laws and in three days a Queensland discussion paper that includes allowing different lane...
An increase in motorcycle sales in Japan, along with a growth spurt in mature-aged “return riders” is leading to a change in attitude among Japanese motorcycle manufacturers. Motorcycle sales in Japan hit a peak of 3.28 million in 1982, but decreased to 420,000 by 2009, says the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association....
Everyone has a collection of their favourite road songs. After all, where would we be without the road? Off-road, of course!...
The Saietta R may look like one of Picasso’s bull paintings more than a motorcycle, but this is no bull –...
Charley Boorman reunited with his R 1150 GS Adventure from the Long Way Round TV series at last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. He celebrated 10 years since the iconic round-the-world trip by taking part in the 1866m hillclimb. The book and TV series launched Charley on to the world...
Honda’s VFR1200 engine will power the Ariel Ace, signifying the return of the British motorcycle brand to manufacture. Ariel announced...
Compensation to people wrongfully arrested and harassed under the Queensland Government’s Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment (VLAD) Act could cost up...
Governments seem to find the most expensive solutions to traffic and parking problems, instead of thinking outside the square. We don’t necessarily need more expensive electronic signs, traffic lights, wider roads or more lanes. Sometimes, the answer can be quite cheap. Currently lane-filtering is on the agenda in several states...
Queensland has gone through a lengthy review process of its speed limits and has finally revealed the changes – virtually...
The organiser of an anti-VLAD meeting says he has encountered nothing but grief from hotels where he hoped to stage...
BMW Motorrad has issued a worldwide recall on the new water-cooled R 1200 RT and seems to be bending over backwards to keep customers happy while they await repairs. One Newcastle customer reports that BMW Motorrad Australia told him it would take about three months to find a fix for...
DAD’S HARLEY RETURNS In 1973, Minnesota resident David Skime bought a 1972, candy apple red, full-dress Electra Glide Harley Davidson....
More than a dozen states in the US have introduced laws allowing motorcycle riders to proceed through red lights. And...
http://youtu.be/zxlTqfcumPw Riders love their bikes for a variety of reasons and one of the most important is its aesthetics. But are motorcycles works of art? Artists and animators Mark Giblin and Gav Barbey think so and have started a company, A to Z of Motorcycles, to sell their motorcycle...
BMW Motorrad Australia has recalled 2012-13 model R 1200 GS bikes for a potentially dangerous oil leak. The worldwide recall...
This is a great motorcycle stunt video featuring American FMX rider Cody Elkins jumping over a biplane flown by...
An Illinois Harley dealer’s offer to store a soldier’s bike while he is deployed overseas has gone viral on Facebook with about a quarter of a million shares. The letter from Reiman Harley-Davidson is addressed to Jamie Walters, the wife of Sgt Christopher Walters a 23-year army veteran, who had...
Just when you thought two-stroke was dead, German company Ronax has produced a 500cc two-stroke machine that is road...
Urban sprawl is threatening motorsport tracks around the world. If they continue to close, where will future Valentinos, Chads and...
This heap of rusted and battered parts is a 1955 Vincent Black Prince and it has just sold for the record price of £91,100 ($162,800). It fetched almost four times its estimated value at the £2.4 million ($4.3m) Bonhams Summer Classic Sale of 115 motorcycles in the UK over the...
Let’s cut to the chase … I love a good chase scene in a movie, but it’s usually cars, cars...
Bultaco, Brough, Matchless and Hesketh are famous motorcycle brands that have recently been revived. Now add the venerable British brand,...
Wind noise produced when riding a motorcycle can effect your hearing, but it may not impair your ability to hear important sounds. These are the findings of two University of Bath traffic psychology researchers, Dr Ian Walker and Michael Carley. Dr Carley, in particular, has presented many papers on helmet...
If you think this bike looks like a Transformer, you’re right. But you may have seen it instead on...