Thousands are expected to attend the funeral next week of Greg Hirst, a longtime motorcycle advocate, charity worker and host of...
Recent incidents involving motorcycle parking highlight the difficulties riders face in finding safe and legal parking in city areas and the...
Honda has filed a patent for a V4 sports bike with an under-seat exhaust similar to those popular a couple of decades ago, signalling a possible return of the fashion. Racing bikes began using under-seat exhausts in the 1970s for a number of reasons: to cut drag, improve balance, place...
Suzuki motorcycles is facing its own emissions scandal after the US Environmental Protection Agency charged a former worker with fudging...
Almost 20 months after a NSW police officer was charged with throwing an object at a rider who then crashed, the court...
A return to motorcycle racing at Bathurst has moved a step closer with the NSW Government pledging $15m for a second Mt Panorama circuit. The new “Velocity Park precinct” would be suitable for MotoGP and World Superbike racing. The State Government’s funding is made up of $10 million in the 2017-18...
While most of the Northern Hemisphere celebrates Ride to Work Day on Monday June 19, there is no national co-ordinated...
Lismore Local Court has again adjourned a hearing on the alleged murder of motorcycle rider Trevor Moran (pictured above) in...
Triumph Motorcycles has signed a deal with Dorna to power the Moto2 class from 2019 with Street Triple engines making 95.5kW instead of 90kW in the Street triple RS version. Honda has powered the MotoGP feeder category with its 600cc engine since it began in 2010 when it replaced the...
Harley-Davidson has chosen the aptly named town of Ryder to teach the population how to ride this northern summer. The...
Today (June 5, 2017) is World Environment Day and the organisers are asking people to reconnect with nature – so,...
A US Ducati dealership has grabbed international publicity with its audacious crowd funding campaign to buy the Italian motorcycle manufacturer for $1.6 billion. The publicity-seeking campaign follows the report in April that Volkswagen was looking for buyers for Ducati to help pay off its multi-billion-dollar costs of the 2015 emissions...
Ducati Scramblers came away with two design awards and a 1928 Brough Superior SS100 called Moby Dick valued at $A1m failed...
Burt Munro’s 50-year unbroken land speed record will be honoured – not broken – by a special Scout Streamliner at Bonneville Speed Week...
Half of all motorcycle and scooter theft in the UK is in London with rampant thefts increasing almost 50% in the past five years. Brazen thieves are swiping bikes at an alarming rate and using them to perform hold-ups, and purse and mobile phone snatches. Check out Australia’s motorcycle theft hot...
Welcome changes to CTP in NSW may result in a drop in premiums in the future, says former Motorcycle Council of NSW...
Australian governments have issued guidelines for trials of autonomous vehicles on our roads but made no mention of motorcycles. The...
Police have used a variety of motorcycles for patrols over the years, but there may be a new trend toward riding big-bore adventure motorcycles. The Italian Carabinieri has chosen the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S and Multistrada 1200 Enduro as their official bikes. Meanwhile, American Honda has just donated two Africa...
BMW’s vision of the future for riders is encompassed in the Concept Link electric scooter that knows where you’re going and...
South Australian company Cohda Wireless has partnered with Ducati and Bosch to develop radar technology that warns riders of nearby...
Never say never again; but for innovative motorcycle designer Erik Buell, it now seems to be the sad end with EBR going into liquidation from June 7, 2017. For the second time in as many years, Erik Buell Racing announced in January that it was ceasing operations, following closely the...
Barry Sheene’s 1976 title-winning XR14 RG500 GP Suzuki has been restored and the Japanese manufacturer has produced two videos of...
Harley-Davidson has announced it will assemble motorcycles in Thailand from 2018 for the Chinese and South-East Asian markets. Back in...
MotoGP champion and World Superbike racer Nicky Hayden has died overnight after being struck by a car while cycling in Italy last week. The 35-year-old American, known as the Kentucky Kid, was noted for ending Valentino Rossi’s five-year MotoGP dominance in 2006. Nicky was eight points adrift of Vale going into the...
Motorcycle simulators are becoming more realistic, helping to train racers, develop motorcycles, teach riders and even sell motorcycles to customers...
Despite the coming era of electric motorcycles, there is still plenty of life left in the internal combustion engine. KTM...
Private equity firms, known for stripping assets, and Indian motorcycle manufacturers are interested buyers for Ducati, according to respected economic source Bloomberg. In April, Volkswagen was reported to be looking for buyers for Ducati to help pay off its multi-billion-dollar costs of the 2015 emissions scandal. This month, the Times...
Stunt rider Jamie Baker (JB) has revealed his highly modified Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636 freestyle stunt machine aptly named “Carnage”....
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This photo of a “Sat-Cam” two-way fixed speed camera unit on a “speed trial” on Mt Mee Rd northwest of...
A Melbourne council has voted to permanently ban motorcycles from parking on several St Kilda footpaths, but has agreed to...
Riders have been urged to show their support for footpath motorcycle parking by attending a City of Port Phillip council meeting tomorrow night (May 17,2017). In February, 2016, council began a “six-month trial ban” on footpath motorcycle parking in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. City of Port Phillip spokeswoman Fiona Blair...
Harley-Davidson is serious about developing 100 new models in the next 10 years and is not just grabbing headlines, says...
Dealers in Harley Davidson, Triumph and KTM are the most satisfied with the brands, according to the latest National Motorcycle...
West Australian motorcycle company Vee Two features its Ritorno Ducati replica motorcycle in the latest edition of Jay Leno’s Garage. Vee Two specialises in bevel-drive engines and motorcycles and is the largest manufacturing supplier for Ducati bevel parts world wide. They also build the Ritorno bevel-gear Ducati replica engine to put into...
Yamaha will unveil a new cruiser-style touring bike on June 5 in the USA with reverse, heated seats, grips, backrests,...
Rock icons Daryl Braithwaite and Ross Wilson have joined motorcycle rock band the Screamin’ Eagles to produce the single “Brighter...
A registry of volunteers to help recovering riders injured in a motorcycle crash is being set up by a Hawkebsury couple who also suffered in a motorcycle crash. Cheri and Greg Nunn are collecting the names and contact details of volunteers and what services they can provide for injured riders. Services...
The entire Laverda Museum collection from Dutch collector and marque specialist Cor Dees is being offered for sale. The collection...