Triumph has voluntarily recalled Street Triple and Daytona motorcycles to check for faults in the ABS modulator. The recall involves...
Yamaha has confirmed the MT-09 big-bore naked bike will be coming by the end of the year. It is one...
The Brisbane Motorcycle Expo scheduled for February has unfortunately been cancelled. This comes after three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss last week announced the Brisbane Moto Expo would be held in March. Click here for details. However, Exhibition & Trade Fairs, organisers of the Brisbane Motorcycle Expo, confirmed they will...
The story behind the simultaneous unveiling of the new Indian Chief motorcycles at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota...
Charley Boorman will soon be starring on stage in Australia. The star of ‘Long Way Round’, ‘Long Way Down’, ‘Race...
Yamaha Bolt is the new star in its “Star” stable of cruisers. The youth-oriented, stripped-down Bolt hits Australia in September 2013 at a very reasonable $11,999. Looking alarmingly like Harley’s grungy Sportser 883 Iron, it is powered by a 942cc V-twin with similar mid-mount controls, clean and quiet belt drive, a low 69cm...
These are the first photos of the new Indian Chief Classic cruiser, Chieftain hardbagger and Vintage softbagger unveiled simultaneously at...
Meet the proud owner of the first Indian Chief to arrive in Australia later this year. Ken Hager drew “number...
Only one more day before the Indian Chief is unveiled and already I’m wondering what’s next! Although we don’t know what the Chief looks like yet, we have seen the long and low silhouette (pictured above) which shows a windscreen and no top box. When the Indian Chief is unveiled...
A stellar line-up of riders including Troy Bayliss, Chris Vermeulen, Jason Crump, Garry McCoy and Stephen Gall is expected for...
BMW is going electric with the unveiling of their first all-electric car, the i3, and plans to launch their first...
One of the shortest books in the world must surely be the history of French motorcycle manufacturing with few notable entries from Peugeot, Sherco and Voxan. Now there is a new chapter being added by Avinton Motorcycles who will start exporting their bikes to Australia, New Zealand, Asia and North...
The 2014 Victory Motorcycles range has just been released in the US with some cheaper models and others adding more...
He’s India’s two-wheeled adventure traveller … sort of a “Bollywood Boorman”. Sundeep “Sunny” Gajjar is a witty and affable Indian...
Queensland and Western Australia continue to lag behind other states in their motorcycle licensing requirements. While WA is still reviewing their licensing system, the Queensland motorcycle licensing inquiry has rejected calls for new riders to undergo a second test after six months and for returned riders to do a test....
The most anticipated bike launch of the year is only six days away. Yes, Indian is back, this time with...
A manufacturing fault that can drop the back end of some Moto Guzzi models has caused importers, the John Sample...
In its 110th year Harley-Davidson’s stocks are rising and the future is looking bright, despite an imminent Indian attack. During the GFC, Harley was in trouble like a lot of American automotive manufacturers. Then, in October 2009, Harley made a smart decision to divest itself of MV Agusta at a...
Despite petrol prices soaring to as much as $1.66.9 a litre, the scooter market continues to be in a slump,...
BMW is pulling out of World Superbikes at the end of the season. However, the company plans to continue supporting...
We’re going motorcycle mad with motorcycle registrations growing at a faster rate than any other type of vehicle over the past five years. Registrations were up 31.2% from 567,569 to 744,732 from the 2008 census to 2013, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Western...
It’s Rossi as you’ve never seen him before. Nine-times world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi features in a You Tube...
Everyone knows that Prince William and his brother Harry are keen motorcycle riders. In 2008, they took part in the...
American Chopper may be axed, but Australian Bobber has taken over. Yamaha Motors Australia has developed a bobber kit for its top-selling cruiser, the XVS650. The kit was developed in relation with Cisco Race Tuning in Melbourne and features custom wing mirrors, a lower rear shock, bobbed tail, LED taillights,...
Three-time World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss will pass on his expert advice to young racers at the second annual Big...
What are the best motorcycle songs? Listen to Keef’s chord changes at the start of “Brown Sugar”. Go on, do...
I was in the zone and the BMW R65 under me was shuddering with delight as we hurtled along at illegal speeds through the market garden agriculture. As I came up on a string of four cars traveling well below the speed limit, I glanced ahead at the coming traffic...
Will Harley go to water when it releases its 2014 models in Denver, Colorado, in five weeks? Tough new European...
The first brand-new bespoke British motorcycle manufacturer since Hesketh in 1984 is about to hit the UK market. Gladstone Motorcycles...
BMW riders will soon be surrounded by airbags with the Bavarian company making a range of motorcycles and rider equipment with inflatable protection. BMW Motorrad and Italian rider gear manufacturers Dainese have announced a joint long-term agreement to develop the patented Dainese D-Air Protect System into BMW bikes and rider...
An “Iron Man” motorcycle helmet with information displays on the visor is no longer the stuff of Hollywood sci-fi movies....
It was the perfect bike-riding weekend, despite the massive overnight thunderstorm. We had been having a great time playing in...
Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you. The Victorian Scooter Riders Association claims drivers use the vulnerability of bike and scooter riders to intimidate and endanger them. VSRA spokesman Stephen Bardsley cites an AAMI survey which found that one third of all drivers believe scooter...
Not everyone can ride fast, but equally not everyone can ride slowly. Have you ever witnessed riders wobbling all over...
Keep an eye out for the coming TV documentary “Brisbane to Broome Cross Country”. It stars Brisbane rider John Skinner...
Just what you need for the Dakar … an all-wheel-drive bike! Suzuki thought of the idea way back in the 1980s, Yamaha tried it a few years ago in the Dakar Rally, and KTM worked on the technology for a while, but all dismissed it as uncommercial folly. Several companies...
You’ll read about the 2014 Harley-Davidson range here first. Motorbikewriter has been invited to attend the international launch in Denver,...
BMW has been busy with the paintpot for next year’s models and is introducing a new Sport variant of the...
A collection of nine classic Harleys and two other rare bikes is up for auction on July 21 with no reserve. The Shannons Sydney Custom & Collectable Auction of more than 40 motorcycles includes a collection of nine Harleys built up over 40 years by a Sydney enthusiast who travelled to...
Can the bike industry sustain three bike shows within 12 months while the car industry has scrapped its one annual...