The Little Trail Bike Could Come to Life Honda has been the unofficial arbiter of small trail bikes for a...
Riders travelling through regional NSW this weekend not only need to be on the lookout for bushfires and road closures, but...
Riders are invited to nominate to join a special panel to advise the Victorian Government on all matters involving motorcycles. The Motorcycling Community Engagement Panel replaces the disbanded Motorcycling Expert Advisory Panel MCEP after a review of MEAP called by Road Safety Minister Jaala Pulford. Some say it is a...
It will be at least four weeks before the bushfire-devastated Oxley Highway (above) is again open to traffic as seven...
A 35-year-old Nerang motorcyclist has died after colliding with a car on the Pacific Motorway at Gaven on the Gold...
For the U.S. Only Aprilia has some new graphics for the RSV4 and Tuono that are exclusive to the U.S. market. These graphics packages will be available in seriously limited numbers, according to a recent press release. The company will make only 100 of the graphics each. The graphics will...
Yes, Ducati, Bring Us the Superlight There were rumors floating around that Ducati was working on a Superleggera version of...
Justice seems to move slowly, especially when it involves drivers charged over a crash with a motorcycle or scooter rider....
A dramatic video showing Africa Twin rider Ben Hannan (inset in photo above) escape bushfires that claimed his home in Wingham, near Taree, NSW, has gone viral. Ben lost everything in the fires, except his new bike. Several other bikes became molten plastic and metal. “Wondered if I’d gone overboard buying that...
The Electrified Future Is Coming There was a rumor that Royal Enfield was working on an electric motorcycle. Nothing was...
It Starts Under $10K The Yamaha Ténéré 700 has been teasing North American buyers now for some time, but pricing...
Tougher jail penalties of 14 years for anyone involved in motor vehicle theft or rebirthing in NSW have resulted in lower thefts, a new review of the 2006 laws has found. In February 2019, the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council engaged law firm Clayton Utz to perform the law review....
It Looks Fantastic Triumph will reveal a new Tiger 900 in December, which is right around the corner. Before the...
The Funky Trike Gets Upgrades I’m not one to really consider the Polaris Slingshot as a motorcycle, but the trike...
Riders are being asked to protest today against the state’s anti-bikie “fashion law” that prohibits the wearing of “colours” associated with outlawed “bikie” clubs. UPDATE: Not many riders attended, but there was a sizeable crowd as these photos show. They also launched a parliamentary petition to scrap the laws. Click...
With bushfires forcing road closures across several states, you may need to make some alternative plans this weekend. Riders should...
The dust has settled and the 2019 story of the annual motorcycle extravaganza known as EICMA has arrived. Home Sweet...
There are 12 Stages The Dakar Rally is one of the toughest and most insane races in the whole world. However, lately, the race has had a hard time finding a home. Last year, we reported that the race would go to Saudi Arabia. I had mixed feelings about this...
Nothing Like a Superfast Norton Fresh off the news that Norton Motorcycles has a new mystery investor, the company has...
A single, anonymous investor has sunk £1m ($1.89m) into Norton Motorcycles after it launched a crowd-funding campaign to meet a £30 million...
Popular Oxley Highway riders’ rest stop Gingers Creek Bush Resort is struggling after bushfires closed the road a month ago with clean-up keeping it closed another month. Owner and Ducati Hypermotard rider Gary Hartas says the bushfires burnt down their accommodation (above), but the cafe is untouched. “The shop is fine,...
For wBW, This is the Hardest Time of Year For most wBWers, the snow is flying and the bikes are...
It’s Just a Concept, Though The Spanish automaker SEAT has now created an electric scooter. The bike was unveiled at...
A Brit appeared in court via video link today on multiple charges involving a fatal crash with two motorcycles on 2 September 2019. Tweed Heads Local Court heard that Graham Stephen Belcher, 52, was arrested at Brisbane International Airport at 2am the next morning as he was about to board...
Liverpool driver Shaokun Zhu, 30, appeared in court today charged with negligence after allegedly driving through a give way sign...
What Will This Mean for the Company? Norton is a well-known name in the motorcycling world. Recently the company was...
The End of an Era? Royal Enfield has been known for its 500cc engines for a while. The new 650 twin that’s in the company’s newest bikes is a departure from the company’s standard. However, it now seems that the company could kill its 500cc engine due to emissions. According...
An Innovative Open Face Lid March 2020 Update: read Bruce’s in-depth J-Cruise II review. Shoei has a new open face...
The founder of the motorcycle exhaust company that brought music to the ears of many riders, Luigi Termignoni, has died,...
Off-road Protection in a Boot that’s Comfortable Anywhere At least that’s what Sidi is going for with the Adventure 2 Gore-Tex Mid Boots. The company wanted to make a boot that’s suitable for off-road and adventure riders who spend a little time off the bike, too. These boots are designed...
One of the biggest problems with the development of autonomous cars is the detection of small and vulnerable motorcyclists in...
While some states want potential riders to first obtain a car licence before getting a bike licence, Germany has lowered...
French start-up Efesto has developed a hybrid drive kit system for motorcycles, delivering a scintillating 299hp in their Ducati Panigale 1299 prototype. Efesto MD Luca Morfino contacted us to tell us they are serious about taking the hybrid kit to market after some more testing. There is no word on...
A Scooter You Really Want Most motorcycle guys in the U.S. kind of look down their noses at scooters. I’m...
All New Stuff? Yep The company Wolfman Luggage must have decided it needed to kill it in 2020. The company...
(Article by Susan Wallace*) The enthralling experience that open-air riding offers is virtually unmatched, and you can be sure that no vehicle can come close to providing it. With the popularity of these two-wheelers increasingly surging, motorbike makers are working steadily to deliver quality, functional, and practical motorbikes. But even so,...
Contributed article on poker runs (Image source: Pexels) Poker runs are a growing craze in the motorcycle community, as they...
A NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol officer has been injured in a “single-vehicle crash” on the Central Coast about...
Norton Motorcycles is about to launch a crowd funding campaign to raise money to step up production as they struggle to fulfil a £30 million order book for V4 and Atlas models. UPDATE (Nov 22): Apparently a single, anonymous investor has bailed the company out. However, owner Stuart garner says has...
A 22-year-old rider and a 72-year-old rider have died in separate crashes in Queensland and NSW yesterday afternoon and police...