A Chinese company is about to launch a small electric motorcycle with retro styling and a retro named to honour...
America has mandated vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technology in all new cars, but riders also want the technology to recognise motorcycles....
The 2017 Dakar Rally has been swamped by flood waters and complaints about vague road books and errors by officials. Stage five was halved because of torrential rain and the sixth stage was called off, leaving some competitors stranded and the second week of the rally in doubt. Defending champion Aussie...
Can you help David Black by offering him a regular pillion ride? You may say you never pillion another male...
Dakar Rally champion Toby Price has apologised to his Australian fans from his hospital bed for crashing out of the...
Defending Dakar Rally champion Toby Price (pictured) crashed out of the rally this morning, ending his dream of a back-to-back win. Price was having a good day, closing the gap to outright leader Joan Barreda Bort of Spain, then taking the lead in the fourth stage as Bort was delayed...
Police investigations into two controversial motorcycle crashes in Melbourne have stalled after almost six months, infuriating the rider victims. The...
Riders in one American state can now add a special blue light to their rear brake light which they say...
A petition to change the road rule allowing drivers to cross solid white lines to overtake a cyclist has attracted more than 1000 signatures (see picture above) in just four days over the New Year break! Crash victim Maritha Keyser’s petition claims the rule puts the lives of motorcyclists, such...
One of the worrying trends in 2016 was the epidemic of reduced speed zones around the country, many on great...
Motorcycling changed dramatically in 2016, mainly for the good, and we predict more substantial and positive changes in 2017, but...
The rule allowing drivers to cross a solid white line to overtake a cyclist is putting the lives of motorcyclists in danger, according to crash victim Maritha Keyser (pictured above) and rider groups. SIGN MARITHA’S PETITION A year ago Maritha was involved in an accident when a vehicle legally crossed a double...
The Oxley Highway is facing reduced speed limits early in the New Year, but at least one rider reckons the biggest...
In July 2016, Brisbane rider Jeff Frampton (pictured) started a challenge for politicians to become involved in the motorcycle community,...
A Slovenian farm worker was knocked off his ladder by a reversing tractor so now an insurance crackdown may jeopardise motorcycle racing. That’s the warning from the British Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA), the Amateur Motor Cycle Association (AMCA) and the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU). It all stems back to the farmer...
Have a merry and a safe Christmas holiday season from all the staff at Motorbike Writer. We value safety highly...
“It’s a stitch-up!” was Brett Humphries’ first reaction when he was called to say he was the winner of a Dyna Low...
A major hotel group has opened up its parking areas to cater for the increasing demand for car and motorcycle parking in Australia CBDs. TFE Hotels which owns Adina, Travelodge, and Vibe properties around Australia, has been added to the Divvy Parking website and app that lists available car and...
Motorcycles, scooters and lane filtering hardly rate a mention in the latest Austroads publication that investigates causes and remedies of traffic...
Motorcycle companies such as Honda, Harley and others are keen to introduce earner bikes and even run rider training courses,...
If you think the scrambler craze has gone crazy, check out some of these sketches by Italian motorcycle designer Oberdan Bezzi. While none of them is endorsed by the manufacturers, there are a few here that might make them think long and hard about hopping on board this lucrative segment....
Police around the country are again abusing statistics to issue their annual warning to motorcyclists that they will be out...
You would think that being free to ride the roads on a powerful motorcycle would be enough to keep anyone...
Have you ever found genuine motorcycle parts are much more expensive than generic parts, even though they may be of the same quality? The problem is that non-genuine parts can sometimes void warranties, so riders are pressed into spending more than they should on high-priced factory parts. However, parts may...
Watch this great Harley-Davidson video and see how they are literally drumming up business for Christmas! For those musos among...
The rise of female riders in the ranks is welcome and is changing the whole motorcycling industry, especially in making...
A council has formally apologised to relatives of a Ducati rider who crashed and died after hitting a massive 3.8m-wide pothole near Goulburn, NSW. The Goulburn Mulwaree Council apology came at the recent coronial inquest into the death of James Hughes, 50, on the Oallen Ford Bridge on October 4,...
Brisbane riders are being asked to fight against the loss of up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces in the CBD from...
Some riders are devoted to one bike or one brand for life, while others are simply the most unfaithful motorcycle...
Riders can still ride the Oxley Highway with realistic speed limits this Christmas after winning a reprieve from the Roads and Maritime Services. The RMS had earlier this year decided to reduce speed limits in several locations along the famed motorcycle road, beginning with a short stretch near Wauchope in...
Motorcycles are one of the solutions to traffic congestion, air pollution, overburdened infrastructure and lack of parking space, yet, not...
A pair of British Brough Superior motorcycles from the early 1930s have sold at the Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction above estimates...
A Sydney rider who was dangerously tailgated for several minutes by a driver is livid that when she asked police for help, they failed her. That’s the response 61-year-old Sydney commuter Barbara received after she was dangerously tailgated for several minutes by a driver in a Mazda3. (Below of a...
Motorcycles will now be considered in European driverless tests in the wake of a female rider being rear-ended by an automated...
The most theft prone motorcycles are recent-model, small-capacity Japanese bikes in Victoria, according to official statistics released by the National Theft...
While the future of transport would seem to be smaller vehicles and more two-wheelers, one state doesn’t agree and has left motorcycles out of its plans. The NSW Future Transport Technology Roadmap for the next 20 years doesn’t mention motorcycles once in its 98 pages. That’s not uncommon among planning authorities....
BMW Screen Saver for Old Windows Machines The BMW logo is a classic! It’s a simple, strong and powerful identity,...
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Road construction and road safety experts around the world are acknowledging that roads need to be designed with rider safety in mind, but only one country seems to be following the advice. Highways England, the company responsible for running over 4000 miles (6400km) of England’s motorways and major roads, has...
Billy Joel seems to have partially solved the mystery surrounding fellow rock star Bruce Springsteen’s Moto Guzzi which broke down...