An inquest into the death of a rider who hit a pothole on a newly opened bridge is expected to highlight...
Russian investment has apparently saved the MV Agusta business from going under, but there are no details yet on what it...
Lately there has been a flurry of good, bad and ugly electric motorcycles and scooters from motorcycle manufacturers, boutique designers and non-traditional motorcycle companies. It’s mainly a result of this being the season for motorcycle shows in the northern hemisphere in places such as Cologne, Milan, London, LA and New York. These...
Italian electric sports bike company Energica has unveiled a scrambler concept that finally shows how their patent-pending battery avoids overheating...
Zero Motorcycles has announced their 2017 models will have increased range up to 200 miles (320km), seemingly kicking down one of...
Hollywood blockbuster actors Matt Damon (Bourne Identity) and Liam Neeson (Taken) are tipped to star in an action movie about the famous and deadly Isle of Man TT race. No, it’s not yet another documentary, of which there are several. This is expected to be a full-on action flick. Both...
Motorcycles hitting kangaroos and other native fauna and livestock should be noted as a separate crash cause in road toll...
A long lost Vincent 1938 HRD Series A Rapide found among a collection in Japan has been sold at a...
Shortly after BMW Motorrad unveiled its self-balancing Vision 100 Next motorcycle, Thrustcycle has unveiled their own version of a self-balancing bike. While there have been Segway-type self-balancing vehicles before, they balance forwards and backwards, while these balance sideways. It means that when you slow down, internal spinning wheels take over,...
Motorcycle paramedics operate in several cities around the world, but with the growing number of trail and adventure riders heading...
Auckland in New Zealand’s North Island is about to double its Harley-Davidson dealerships when a new store is opened in...
A group of American war veterans out for a ride stopped to help a stranded biker with a broken-down Moto Guzzi and it turned out to be The Boss – Bruce Springsteen! The riders’ Good Samaritan act was rewarded with special photos with the iconic New Jersey rocker who also...
Have you copped tyre punctures while filtering through traffic? You’re not alone, according to Queensland Motorcycle Breakdown Service. They have...
Police investigations into two controversial motorcycle crashes in Melbourne are still not resolved up to four months later. The first...
Vale Barry Marshall, motorcycle photographer (29 April 1944 – 10 October 2016) The Queensland and Australian motorcycle sport community is remembering the life of renowned Brisbane journalist and photographer Barry Marshall, who passed away last month, aged 72. Best known as Big Bazza, Barry was a much loved and highly...
Simple stupidity, irresponsibility and bad luck are often overlooked as causes of a motorcycle crash, says 10-year road safety researcher...
Organisers of the Save of the Oxley rally to halt the reduction of speed limits on the famed motorcycle route...
South Australian riders and representative groups want to join most of the rest of Australia, California, Asia and Europe in legalising lane filtering for motorcycles and scooters. The group, called Ride to Review (RTR), has drafted a Lane Filtering Submission which is now being made public. RTR Spokesman Tim Kelly says...
Two accredited QRide testers have been arrested for allegedly issuing motorcycle licences to 13 people without going through the required test and evaluation process. The...
Thousands of riders, locals, politicians and business people are expected to attend the Save the Oxley rally tomorrow (Saturday, November...
Despite a zero fatality rate on highways with open speed limits, the Northern Territory has once again returned to 130km/h speed restrictions. The NT used to have open speed limits on its highways, but in 2006, the then Labor Government imposed a 130km/h limit. Instead of accidents reducing, they increased. In fact, 307 died...
Operation Silverstone and Operation Safe Hills have been launched for the spring/summer riding season to specifically target speeding riders, one...
It’s rare for a politician to admit they are wrong, but this former politician regrets not giving enough support to...
The 2.5-litre V6 FGR Midalu has gazumped the Triumph Rocket III at 2.3-litres for the title of the world’s biggest production motorcycle engine capacity. While the Rocket had three cylinders of 728cc each and 108kW (146bhp) of power and 220Nm of torque. It looks miniature compared with the FGR’s 2.5-litre and 179kW...
Road safety nannies seem obsessed with introducing automated vehicles as a panacea to resolving the road toll, according to motorcycle and...
Lowering the speed limits on the Oxley Highway as proposed by the NSW Roads and Maritime Services would lead to...
West Australian Steve Fraser is the current rider in Ducati’s worldwide Globetrotter 90th campaign where riders lap the world on a Multistrada 1200 Enduro. Steve is the fifth of seven riders. He picked up the bike at Indianapolis and is riding to New York City. You can track him on...
Low speed thresholds are turning motorists, particularly motorcyclists, into dangerous speedo gazers, according to a university study. Using drive simulators,...
BSA could join the list of recently revived motorcycle brands including Bultaco, Brough, Hesketh, Matchless and Norton after Indian motor...
Brisbane CBD will lose up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces after work starts in December 2016 on the new Casino development. The State Government has confirmed that approximately 60 spaces will be permanently lost in Alice Street, William Street and Queens Wharf Road. There are 140 more spaces which...
A carrot in the form of a subsidised discount is being offered to riders to participate in a First Aid...
Europe is mandating ABS on motorcycles and it is being considered in Australia but only now is a survey seeking...
It is almost an undisputed fact that motorcyclists are the safest road users with a 2016 British survey providing further proof of our safety consciousness. The survey asked a series of questions on bad driving habits. They include whether the motorist has ever sped, illegally used a phone while driving, drink-drove,...
It might make you sick to think someone would try to steal your motorcycle, but now there is Skunklock that...
The UK Government is about to provide a £1500 (about $2400) subsidy on the price of electric motorcycles and scooters...
BMW Motorrad will add two new motorcycle models and has confirmed its commitment to an electric future with the launch of two variants of its C evolution electric scooter, one with up to 160km of range. In a press release regarding its display at the biennial INTERMOT motorcycle show in Cologne next...
Many riders clock massive miles/kilometres on their odometer and we want to reward the well-travelled for their efforts with a...
wBW Motorcycle Sales Statistics and Information This information is compiled from various sources around the world regarding motorcycle sales numbers...
Tell us what peeves you about other riders and you could win a set of three Oxford neck socks for winter. Our recent reader survey showed the fourth highest peeve among motorcyclists was not cagers, trucks, caravans or police, but the bad behaviour of other riders. But what does that...
It’s been a long time since Zero Motorcycles started its journey and now they have released a new DSR to...