A Toronto rider has developed an affordable but ugly head-up display (HUD) for a motorcycle helmet that provides speed alerts...
If you want your Silent Night to go boom, Harley-Davidson now has a range of Boom! Box accessories. We’ve picked...
A rider died without his family by his side six hours after arriving in hospital because the medical authorities had no idea who to contact. This was the scenario that inspired 40-year riding veteran Tony Walton of Perth to address the situation and save some lives. His invention is the...
Many adventure riders and tourers carry a tyre inflator in case of a flat, but they can be heavy and...
Ducati has introduced apps for its Multistrada that will plot your ride, list your speed and even record lean angles,...
If you have been looking for an open-face helmet with Bluetooth communication, the new Sena Savage is the answer. It features integrated controls, speakers and a microphone discretely in the brow section of the helmet. As you would expect, it’s noisier than a full-face helmet, the microphone is not as quiet...
We featured a bulky motorcycle air-conditioning unit in February 2014 that sat on the back of the bike, but this...
We’ve seen some silly motorcycle inventions in our time, but the glove GPS could be one of the silliest and possibly...
Yamaha says they are improving the skills of riders with their new free app, MyRide, which records top speed, acceleration, lean angle, location and more and allows riders to share the data with friends. There are many similar apps and all could be incriminating to the rider if the police...
I haven’t switched on my GPS in ages and may never again, after TopoCharger launches in March. TopoCharger is a...
An active noise-cancelling system for motorcycle helmets has been launched by Norwegian tech startup DAAL at the EICMA motorcycle show...
Is anyone else getting sick of the same old action camera footage shot from a rider’s helmet? Apart from the still-unresolved legal ramifications of attaching a GoPro or other action camera to a helmet (see stories below), the footage all looks the same and it’s just plain boring. Now Joby...
Neckmike intercom is similar to those tactical headsets you’ve seen the good guys using in Hollywood blockbusters. It’s the product...
The Kawasaki Versys-X 300 (pictured above) will be the first production motorcycle to use the new Bosch 10 ABS unit which is...
Even though this Friday is not the 13th, it’s still considered Black Friday in the retail world with a host of discounts being offered. Black Friday is the informal name given to the day after America’s Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November. Many Americans take the day off to...
Triumph has just partnered up with Beeline, a company that caters to two-wheeled navigation systems, to deliver an upgraded, industrial-strength...
The smart helmet revolution is coming with several hi-tech helmets or add-on units hitting the market in the next few...
Forget about fitting a Bluetooth headset to every helmet you own; you may soon be able to make and receive phone calls and listen to your favourite music with a special set of sunglasses. Italian company Atellani has secured enough funding through a Kickstarter program to begin making their Buhel...
Map and satnav expert Peter (World Mapman) Davis tell us how to plan a ride route on a GPS in...
Motorbike Writer readers could win a GoPro action camera just by clicking on this link and entering this Rafflecopter giveaway....
The popularity of the action camera to record your ride has grown massively in recent years and led to a flood of cheap Chinese cameras on the market. There are now many challengers to GoPro in the quality end of the market, but there are also some reasonable cheap cameras available....
Using an action camera on your motorbike to video forward or back is fine, but now you can monitor both ways...
Airbags have been credited with being the biggest lifesaver since the invention of the seatbelt and now they are slowly...
An “Iron Man” motorcycle helmet with information displays on the visor is no longer the stuff of Hollywood sci-fi movies. British motorcycle helmet company Reevu – the first with a rearvision mirror – is the first company to release a commercially available helmet with head-up display (HUD). Reevu Australasia general...
If you are frustrated with helmet cameras because you can never tell if they are switched on and recording what...
Earmold Australia has added a new service of Lab-Flex custom earplugs to now offer even longer lasting motorcycle rider earplugs...
The motorcycle industry is constantly evolving. However, the next five years may see some rapid changes. With electrification becoming a more mainstream feature in the wider automotive industry and the necessary infrastructure developing with it, it’s clear that the motorcycle industry will have to rise to a number of new...
TomTom has finally released their new Rider 550 satnav with new routes, wifi, personalised trips, smartphone connectivity, group sharing and...
Now you can film your ride all day with a battery-powered GoPro pole. No need to stop and replace the...
The TomTom Rider 400 GPS has a host of new functions that not only make motorcycle touring easier, but also more fun. We’ve been testing the new $A599 TomTom Rider 400 and can report it is a hassle-free unit, the screen diagrams provide foolproof guides and it is very simple to use....
Head-up display was promised as the next big thing in motorcycle helmet technology, but now Skully Helmets has collapsed amid a misappropriations scandal while other...
An “Iron Man” style motorcycle helmet with head-up display, video rearview and GPS built in has been launched (August 11). But...
RiderBuds earphones claim to be the smallest, softest, toughest, quietest and most secure earphones for riders that won’t come out when you put your helmet on or take it off. (UPDATE March 2020: This product has only just started deliveries almost a year past its deadline. We have contacted Indiegogo...
Just like many race-style watches, many come in the form of chronographs which have been a staple in racing since...
If you’re travelling to Italy and plan to ride around the country, sampling Italian wines and dining on fine food,...
GPS company Navman have turned their attention to dash cams with a robust waterproof unit built especially for motorcycles. Since about half of all riders having recently experienced a near-miss, it’s a good idea to have video proof of the perpetrator. It could be a driver who opened a car...
Zendure Portable Power Solutions Zendure was founded in 2013 and is a designer and manufacturer of portable power solutions. Their...
Continental is extending its car-based vehicle-to-vehicle information system called eHorizon to motorcycles. The German company claims the system will aid...
BMW is adding GoPro camera control to their car infotainment systems from July and it could be a technology that filters down to its motorcycle division, especially bikes like the K1600. A lot of technologies such as ABS, traction control, electronic suspension and tyre pressure monitors have already transferred from...
Many big touring motorcycles have audio systems, but now a Chinese manufacturer has added an MP3 player and speakers to...