We probably didn’t need a scientific study to tell us motorcycle riding reduces stress and distraction, while increasing our focus...
Get Ready for the Italian Invasion Ducati wants to show off everything its got. The company will do so with...
Go Ride It’s Good For You According to a new study funded by Harley-Davidson, riding a motorcycle can reduce stress and increase focus. The study found that riding a motorcycle also increased heart rates by 11 percent and adrenaline levels by 27 percent. That’s essentially the same as doing a...
The world’s fastest electric motorcycle, the 351km/h Lightning LS-218, will soon have a mass-market brother called the Strike that beats...
Australia’s Toby Price has scored his second Dakar Rally win in a nail-biting finish and won a kiss from KTM...
A New Electric Motorcycle for the Masses While the LS-218 electric motorcycle from Lighting Motorcycles is a high-dollar item designed for high-speed racing, the company’s second bike should be more pedestrian. The company just released a teaser for its new motorcycle called the Lighting Strike. Lightning Motorcycles claims its new...
The Follow Up to the DS-1 Is Here Brake manufacturer SBS Brakes now has a successor to the popular DS-1...
More Access to Land for Motorcyclists? Members of the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) and outdoor recreation industry leaders met with Agriculture...
Water is being sprayed over the Oxley Highway to blast away excess bitumen and cool the road down after it began melting in the current heatwave conditions. The road began melting in December in 31C heat and is now melting even more as temperature soar higher. Save the Oxley campaigner Ken...
The Tasmanian Motorcycle Council (TMC) has called for free identification numbers, not registration, for cyclists over 18 so their traffic...
The Sporty BATTLAX We recently reported that Bridgestone had some new adventure touring motorcycle tires, but now they have some...
Say Goodbye to the All-Mechanical Setup Suzuki’s current GSX-R1000 has a variable valve timing system it got from the GSX-RR Moto GP bike. It’s an all-mechanical system and a darn good one. However, it seems Suzuki will drop that tried and true system for a new hydraulic VVT system, according to Cycle World....
As if the Dakar Rally isn’t tough enough, Australian rider James Ferguson (pictured above) is taking it on solo and...
Australia’s first Dakar Rally winner Toby Price is first overall after stage 8, zeroing in on a kiss with KTM...
Ready for Action A new addition to Bridgestone’s adventure touring tire lineup, the BATTLAX ADVENTURECROSS AX41 is some seriously advanced rubber. According to the company’s press release, the new adventure touring tire provides better off-road performance and durability than other products available. The new tires will come in four different sizes...
The owner of 20-odd Suzuki two strokes from 80cc to 500cc is seeking a new home for the collection so...
Power Steering on a Motorcycle? Power steering, while ubiquitous on automobiles, isn’t found on motorcycles. At least, not traditionally. It...
Better Than Ever Cardo Systems is a Bluetooth communications company that makes comm systems for motorcycle riders. Recently the company unveiled its new Freecom+ Line. The lineup consists or the Freecom 4+, Freecom 2+, and Freecom1+. The lineup delivers improved quality communications to various areas of the market. The Freecom...
The Middle-Weight Neo Sports Cafe Honda’s dedication to its Neo Sports Cafe like of motorcycles is something you should definitely take...
The recent over-application of sand on the Oxley Highway to fix slippery melting tar is a short-term fix that has...
One hundred motorcycle parking spaces in Brisbane’s CBD will close from next week for about seven months during casino development work and be replaced by the same number of spaces elsewhere in the city. The North Quay riverside lane and footpath parking spaces between Tank and Ann Streets are expected...
As Toby Price challenges for his second Dakar Rally victory, two fellow Aussies are doing well in the rookies category...
“This is definitely the future,” says Matt Le Blanc in the latest Top Gear video where he and motoring journalist...
Bonnier Couldn’t Keep It Going The decline of traditional print motorcycle media continues with the announcement that Bonnier will halt publication of Hot Bike magazine. Asphalt and Rubber noted that the company will serve the v-twin and cruiser market through Motorcyclist and Cycle World. Those two publications have been the two...
Riders have been alarmed to find sand over a section of the Oxley Highway where hot weather has caused the...
Big Cruiser, Big News We recently reported that Triumph likely has a new 2020 Rocket III cruiser in the works....
Breaking Barriers, Kicking Butt Sara Garcia is a Spanish rider competing in the Dakar 2019. She’s one tough lady and hopes to become the first woman to finish the race in the Original by Motul class, which used to be called the Malle Moto. The Original by Motul class is the toughest...
Consistency is the key to Australian rider Toby Price’s fourth Dakar Rally, now sitting in third place after four stages...
A VTEC CBR1000RR Would be Nice Variable valve timing isn’t something that’s new to motorcycles. Ducati, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and BMW...
Innovated Helmet Tech Is Here The IT-HT is a new helmet that Shoei showed off at the Consumer Electronics Show in conjunction with a Japanese automotive technology company called NS West. The unique head-up display (HUD) is the IT-HT’s party trick. The HUD shows information like speed and route information. With...
Traub article contributed by Matt Williams In 1967, a plumber doing renovations of an apartment building outside Chicago tore down...
Get It for a Little Less The Shoei VFX-EVO is a fantastic off-road helmet by all accounts. The brand is...
Another Future Indian? Indian Motorcycle has been on a trademark tear lately. Not too long ago we reported on the fact that it moved to trademark the name Raven. Now it seems the company has another name it wants to use at some point: Renegade. According to Motorcycle.com, the company...
Making the Harley LiveWire Look Inexpensive NOVUS, a German electric motorcycle company, revealed its new electric motorcycle at the Consumer Electronics...
Riders have been warned about fake motorcycle parts after New Delhi Police arrested four people selling the counterfeit products with...
The big electric motorcycle battle is looming this year between Harley-Davidson with its expensive LiveWire and Zero Motorcycles who are launching a new “effortlessly powerful” naked bike. But Australia will be at least another year or more behind. Harley-Davidson Australia won’t introduce the LiveWire, predicted to cost more than $40,000, until...
Connecting Bikes With Everything As a part of the company’s Ducati Safety Road Map 2025 initiative, the company showed off...
While many riders hate covert speed cameras that are turning us into a nation of speedo gazers, they should welcome...
A Silent But Deadly Racer Range is an issue for most electric motorcycles, but that’s not the case for trials bikes. Trials bikes don’t have to go quite so far, they’re purpose-built machines designed to be lightweight and have plenty of torque. OSET is a company that’s selling bikes that...
Rider? It Don’t Need No Stinking Rider I thought the point of motorcycles was to ride them. Maybe I was...