A crime summit to discuss the bikie issue and the new laws rushed into parliament will be held on the...
In a crackdown on drugs, led by fundamental Christians, the government enacted far-reaching draconian powers to the law enforcement agencies....
Triumph has issued worldwide safety recalls for a majority of their motorcycles. In Australia, Triumph has issued four separate recall notices covering issues from a fault in the neutral switch, faulty brake lines and faulty throttle cable. The faults affect most of their bikes and the recall notices say the...
Recreational riders are already caught up in the Queensland government’s crackdown on outlaw motorcycle clubs, despite new laws passed by...
You could be looking at the next top-selling motorcycle. Honda has announced it will make a CBR300RR to take on...
Harley-Davidson has announced a voluntary worldwide recall of about 25,185 motorcycles after finding the hydraulic clutch may not disengage. The company issued the recall despite America’s National Highway Transportation Safety Administration being closed by the partial US government shutdown which was finally lifted late today. Models affected were built between...
Suzuki has issued a worldwide voluntarily recall of its sportsbikes over concerns about brake rust. Bikes affected are the GSX-R600,...
Riders wearing leather vests (like those pictured) can expect to be pulled over and questioned under the world’s toughest anti-bikie...
The sexy new BMW R nineT has an innovative convertible seat, so if you think your bum looks big in this, you can just lob the entire back seat off. It will be on show at the Brisbane Moto Expo from March 21-23 before it hits the showroom floors in...
Queensland now claims to have the toughest anti-bikie laws in the world. The Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Bill 2013 was...
The party is over for riders in Melbourne with CityLink whacking tolls for motorcycles and scooters on all their roads...
Holy Harleys! The Pope is selling yet another HOG. This time last year, Harley launched its 110th anniversary countdown with the blessing of bikes in Rome. During the event, Pope Benedict XVI blessed and signed two tanks which were mounted on motorcycles. One returned to Milwaukee and the other was...
Road and off-road racers are needed to volunteer for a study into the affects of hydration. The study by University...
This is the face of collateral damage in the wake of the Queensland Government’s anti-bikie legislation. Kylie Sage arranges social...
Photographer Frank Bott’s website is worth a view. It includes some delicious studio shots of bikes as well as super cars and vintage cars. Click here for a visual feast. He uses an expensive set of studio lights to pick out absolutely every detail and some of the shots are...
There hasn’t been a quality Hollywood-style motorcycle documentary since On Any Sunday in 1971. Now comes the award-winning high-quality Why...
The awards season is just starting and American magazine Motor Cyclist has already made some controversial decisions. Their top award...
It’s not very often that a 30-year-old collector bike surfaces for sale with 0 on the odometer. Not unless it’s been wound back!
However, this gem has come up for sale in the US on eBay. It’s a 1983 Ducati 900S2 Bevel and so far it has attracted 26 bids...
The only sitting state politician to attend our rally today has issued a press release pledging his support to our...
Under threatening skies, only about 100 bike riders turned up for the motorcycle freedom rally at Canungra this morning. While...
Winter put a dampener on road bike and cruiser sales which had been scorching hot at the start of the year. In the nine months to the end of winter, sales of road bikes were up only 0.8% to 31,401 while off-road bikes have surged to 10.7%, the biggest beneficiary...
The so-called “motorcycle freedom” petition has clicked over 1000 signatures since it was posted on Change.org eight hours ago. Congratulations...
2013 Ural Gaucho Rambler preview: These are the first images of the last of the carby-fed Urals, and how cool...
An online petition has been started against the Queensland Government’s proposed legislation that discriminates against people riding motorcycles. The petition is being run through Change.org rather than the government’s own ePetition since the red tape involved with the latter would mean it may not be ready in time for the...
There are few bikes that get me going more than a Dakar Rally bike. I’m no off-roader, but these things...
Could it be that motorbike riders are becoming more political?
Let’s hope not! One of the best things about a...
UPDATED NOVEMBER 2014: There may be a host of rock songs about riding motorcycles, but not a lot from the point of view of a pillion since the Shangri-Las sang Leader of the Pack. However, I received an email from Russian pop/rock songstress Mashany about her song Like Your Bike....
A petition is being prepared for the informal meeting of recreational motorbike riders against police harassment at Canungra this Saturday...
Innovative motorcycle helmets could make their way into the V8 Utes pit crews next year. One driver who will be...
Bike riders usually don’t talk politics or even ask other riders what they do for a living. Most of the conversation is usually about bikes and where you’ve ridden … And fallen off! So it is out of kilter to be discussing this issue of anti bikie laws. However, the...
It’s on! Riders wanting to protest against the discriminatory laws being proposed by the Queensland Government may care to meet...
BMW looks set to go ahead with production of a bike based on the luscious “Concept Ninety”. The bike was...
Charity motorcycle rides last weekend may have been harassed by Queensland Police as part of the crackdown on outlaw bikie gangs. Motorcycle Riders Association of Queensland president Chris Mearns says they have received about six complaints so far, but he has not been able to substantiate them. “One was a...
Should all people of Mid-East appearance be stopped on the street by police and searched in case they are terrorists?...
The mercury was bubbling at the old century mark and we were riding big faired Touring Harleys in stop-go traffic...
Gone are the days of the glossy motorcycle brochure. Harley-Davidson has now created a brochure app for iPad that will keep you entertained for hours. It’s much more than a brochure of their latest models, accessories and apparel, though. It also has video, downloadable wallpapers and interactivity such as booking...
The blame game has started in the wake of a recent YouTube sensation depicting a clash between bikers and a...
Victory has announced Australia’s first five-year motorcycle warranty. The offer, valued at $1250, expires at the end of October and...
Ninety years ago, German engine designer Max Fritz shocked the motorcycle world with his innovative BMW R32. It included three world firsts for motorcycles: alloy pistons, shaft drive and boxer engine (flat, opposing cylinders). BMW has continued to innovate over the past 90 years and the company is celebrating those...
Motorcycles and scooters are doing their bit to help the unemployed. British organisation Wheels 2 Work in East Sussex has...