The ride register will remain and recreational riders will continue to be incorrectly intercepted in the short term, but riders...
BMW sports bikes feature in the third movie in the Indian action series Dhoom. It’s not the first time...
Highway songs get me going on those boring multi-lane stretches where you would otherwise go to sleep. There doesn’t seem anything glamourous about rockin’ or rollin’ down the highway. Those soulless multi-lane stretches of over-policed, under-speed-rated boringly straight asphalt seem as far removed from the heart of rock and roll...
Motorbikes are more than just a collection of nuts, bolts, chains, oil, sprockets, metal and rubber. They also have a...
England’s once-comatose motorcycle manufacturing industry is bouncing back with Hesketh Motorcycles being the latest to release a new model....
Motorcycle riders will have another voice in Parliament when NSW Senator-elect and Triumph Speed Triple rider David Leyonhjelm takes his seat next year. The Liberal Democrats Party representative flew to Brisbane to be a keynote speaker at the Freedom Ride to Parliament House today. The former Liberal Party member who...
The first Freedom Ride national rally against the VLAD Laws has been a resounding success with close to 3000...
A Brisbane motorcycle mechanic was made to take off his shirt on a busy roadside during a recent police ID...
Motorcycle businesses in Queensland are losing $5m a week in trade as the government’s crackdown on bikies places up to 10,000 jobs at risk. According to Australian Motorcycle Business Chamber founder Travis Windsor, there are 1500 motorcycle-related businesses in Queensland that turn over $1 billion a year and employ more...
Victory and Indian Motorcycles have opened their third factory-owned dealership in Australia, but already consider the building too small to...
Australian Motorcycle Council chairman Shaun Lennard will address the ride in Hobart and will explain why the AMC is so...
A lightweight Lotus motorcycle is getting closer to reality. The iconic British sportscar company announced earlier this year it would move into the motorcycle manufacturing business with a limited edition C-01 cafe racer powered by a V2 with maximum power up to 200hp (150kW). Company spokesman Colin Kolles says test...
Tourism seems to be the unwitting victim in the Queensland Government’s current war on bikies. Shadow Police Minister Bill Byrne...
Ulysses Club members are being harassed by Queensland Police for wearing “old man” patches that some police mistake for outlaw...
Queensland police are in jeopardy of losing the support and goodwill of motorcycle riders over pressure to enact new powers under the so-called “world’s toughest anti-bikie laws”. Under the laws, innocent recreational riders have been harassed by police and mistakenly intercepted. While tabling in Parliament an anti-bikie laws petition started...
Bikers are dead against registering their ride with Queensland Police, yet clubs are registering rides. A MotorbikeWriter poll attracting 663...
The Queensland Police have set up a register for recreational rides. It was suggested by Police Commissioner Ian Stewart at...
Yamaha owners who want to sharpen their riding skills can remain true to the blue tuning fork brand at Stay Upright. National motorcycle trainers, Stay Upright, have partnered with Yamaha Motor Australia to provide YZF-R1 and R6 sportsbikes as well as the learner-legal MT-03 street motards and Ténéré adventure bikes....
Yamaha was the “star” of the motorcycle section of the annual Tokyo Motor Show with five electric models, a new...
Chinese manufacturer CFMoto could become the kings of the learner bike market in Australia with nine bikes and one scooter....
BMW’s water-cooled R 1200 GS Adventure and RT will come with a steering damper as standard. In recent tests, I commented that the rejigged steering geometry made the GS feel a little flighty under acceleration. Read my review here. Another motorcycle journo had experienced the same thing and he was...
Should the Yamaha Bolt youth-oriented cruiser have been made as a scrambler? READ MY BOLT REVIEW HERE If the Japanese...
A second funeral has been interrupted by police in the crackdown on declared criminal motorcycle clubs. Like the Townsville incident,...
A 90th anniversary version of the Brough Superior SS100 on which T.E. Lawrence of Arabia met his fate is being released in limited numbers in 2014. It’s the first all-new bike from the legendary British manufacturer in more than 70 years and will come with a premium price tag of...
There could soon be some bright sparks coming to your police force. BMW has developed a C evolution elevctric scooter...
Captain America would probably be arrested for riding a Harley and wearing “colours” if he rode in Queensland. In the...
Why do you ride? This beautifully shot short video gives us some good answers. It’s called Why I Ride and it’s been made by American online insurance company esurance. (While you’re on the site, also click on “more videos”.) It seems they have produced several episodes and this is the...
Riders will be better protected from today under a voluntary code of dealer best practices to be released by the...
Yamaha has released images of not one, but five electric concept bikes to be shown at the Tokyo Motor Show...
Flexible road signs that reduce impact in motorcycle crashes are being trialled at several motorbike hotspots around the country. The Chevroflex signs bend and then return to their original position after impact says Peter Nuttall (pictured below) of Brisbane company RUD Chains which distributes the Glasdon Chevroflex signs and makes...
Premier Campbell Newman has not apologised over police harassment of a group of riders on their way to the funeral...
If you think it is ridiculous that riding in groups of three or more will attract the attention of the...
A London road safety conference has found motorists would be safer if more people rode motorcycles. The conference is titled: ‘More motorcycles could reduce casualties’ and is based on the 2008 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report which recommended reducing casualties significantly by including motorcycles in mainstream transport policy....
In a huge leap for the adoption of electric-powered two-wheelers, Californian company Zero Motorcycles now claims range of 275km. It...
Police have “harassed” motorcycle riders on their way to the funeral of a 70-year-old woman who died of cancer, according...
While British sportscar companies Lotus and Caterham have announced a move into motorcycles, compatriot Triumph Motorcycles may be adding four-wheelers to its line-up. (Read more stories on Lotus and Caterham.) Not cars, but ATVs, UTVs and side-by-side vehicles. Rumours are that Triumph will set up a factory in Atlanta, Georgia,...
Charity riders have been refused service in the Commercial Hotel in Inglewood because they wore jackets with commemorative ride badges...
MV Agusta has unveiled its first sports tourer, the hi-tech Turismo Veloce 800. It means “fast touring” but it’s not...
A man with tattoos and riders with commemorative charity ride patches have been refused service in a Queensland pub and restaurant fearing they are bikies, according to Australian Motorcycle Council chairman Shaun Lennard (pictured). He says these incidents have created a “sense of urgency” about their fighting fund to challenge...
Ducati might soon be powering small VW 4-wheelers. It is believed Ducati’s 143kW 1199 Panigale engine will be installed in...