British car company Jaguar appears to be returning to its motorcycle roots with patents for an electric motorcycle, a hi-tech...
A third Queensland rider has died in the past week after a 32-year-old man hit a tree on his motorcycle...
The 1,800cc Boxer Twin Is Coming BMW’s Concept R18 is the first concept bike to feature the massive 1,800cc engine. The engine in this bike is the big news for the company, but I can’t stop staring at the breathtaking motorcycle that lovely engine rests in. It looks almost comically...
There soon may be another state in the US that allows adults to choose for themselves whether they wear a...
Making You More Visible The designer Joe Doucet has an interesting design for a motorcycle helmet that makes a lot...
Another State to Allow Helmet-less Riders? Missouri used to have a mandatory helmet law. It might not in the future due to the fact that lawmakers in the state repealed the old law and put in its place a law that would allow for riders over 18 with the proper...
India looks set to move most of its motorcycle and scooter production and sales to electric with government incentives over...
A 43-year-old rider has passed away in hospital overnight after being involved in a collision with a ute at a...
Anything Under 150cc Power Will Need to be Electric The electric motorcycle revolution is something I talk about a lot. Now it seems India has plans to kick that into high gear for its market. As you probably know, India is a huge market for motorcycles and scooters. Most of...
Customize Your Moto Guzzi You might think that your Moto Guzzi V7 motorcycle is pure Italian perfection, but according to...
In Case You Just Can’t Wait The Bike Shed 2019 motorcycle show in London will showcase the new Triumph Rocket...
Get Ready for Another Version of the Svartpilen 701 Husqvarna’s Svartpilen 701 Style is a new special edition of the Svartpilen 701 that’s immediately available at dealerships. The company calls its latest iteration of the motorcycle a “flat-track inspired street explorer” in its press release. The bike gets a special...
Who Wants to Go to Japan? I’ve seen or participated in some wild motorcycle racing, but this one might take...
This Concept Bike Comes to Life If you thought the MV Agusta Superveloce 800 that was unveiled as a concept...
A Croation rider who was sidelined into a wheelchair in 2008 by an incurable muscle weakness disease is calling for help to collect motorcycle badges, patches, stickers and flags. Boris Ivančić says he has been a rider since his teens, but contracted Lou Gehrig’s disease and has not been able to...
Ducati, Get Ready for Some Competition The Ducati Panigale V4 R is a serious force to be reckoned with. Recent...
He’ll Race in the 2019 Sultans of Sprint Championship The name Appaloosa comes from a breed of horse. The bike...
Claims that the Melbourne Council Draft Transport Plan will reduce motorcycle parking in the city is a conspiracy theory, says transport spokesman Cr Frances Gilley (above). However, he does admit they will restrict some footpath parking in the short term with a long-term option of removing all motorcycles from CBD...
Go From Sport to Sport Tourer If you could change the riding position on your motorcycle, you would have no...
Four allegedly stolen motorcycles have been recovered and 118 people charged on 342 offences following a four-day police operation in...
A New Maxi Scooter Sounds Like It’s On Its Way for 2020 Suzuki’s Burgman scooter is a ride that’s well-loved by those who like maxi scooters. That is scooters with higher displacement engines that can be used for everything from getting groceries to touring the countryside. The Burgman is one...
The only thing Ducati about these Chinese-made Super SOCO CUx electric scooters is the name and logo. Perth-based Vmoto who...
The Electric Ducati Recently, I reported on the fact that Ducati had teamed up with Vmoto to do an electric...
No More Front Wheel Lift The Yamaha R1 has been rumored to get all sorts of updates, but the true picture of what the bike will actually be getting is becoming more clear. According to MoreBikes, the Yamaha R1 will get an automatic rear brake that will help keep the...
Have you seen this valuable and unique-looking black 1959 AJS 7R 350 motorcycle with a white fairing? It was stolen...
Triumph Motorcycles and British F1 team Williams have received millions in government funding to produce electric motorcycles over the next...
A 70-year-old Brisbane man has passed away in Royal Brisbane Hospital over night after falling off his motorcycle yesterday afternoon. Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit officers say the rider was heading north on Canvey Road, Upper Kedron, about 1.15pm (16 May 2019) when he “lost control of the motorbike”. He...
Adding a Couple More Years Helmet laws are a controversial topic in many states. Every state has its own law...
You Might Be Surprised At the Results Crushing a motorcycle helmet with a hydraulic press isn’t the most scientific test...
Let Triumph’s Electrified Future Begin Triumph recently announced a partnership with Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain, and the University of Warwick. According to reports, the point of that partnership is to move the company forward on electrification projects. RideApart noted the company’s plan is quite ambitious. The result of the...
Not Your Typical Bike for the Race I don’t cover many motorcycle competitions, but this story is too good not...
The real boom in electric vehicles is in pedal-assisted e-bikes which are being used as commuters. But are they bicycles...
A rider who evaded Northern Territory Police and sped away at up to 280km/h on a Kawasaki ZX-10R is still on the run. NT Police say a motorcycle cop tried to intercept the rider when he noticed the false “XPLOD” plate on the back of the black-and-green Kwaka on about...
The Start to Another Good Year Ducati is having a good 2019 so far. The Q1 sales results came in...
A Super Affordable Model? Honda does some weird things sometimes. Lately, the company has had numerous patents for high-tech applications...
A motorist faces two charges of driving with intent to menace after two incidents involving a car swerving toward lane filtering riders were videoed in October 2018. The alleged offender will appear before the ACT Magistrates Court on 19 July 2019 and faces more than $3000 in fines or 12 months...
Which ever shade of politics revs you up, there is little on offer from the political parties specifically for motorcyclists...
VicRoads has rejected the use of a special motorcycle to inspect for motorcycle-specific road hazards, preferring to use specially trained...
That Liquid-Cooled Engine Could Get VVT Not too long ago, we reported on the news that Indian Motorcycle had a new liquid-cooled engine in the works. That engine was suspected to be the same one that appeared under the Victory name a few years before. Indian was going to use...
It Looks Pretty Awesome Triumph’s new Rocket 3 is the most powerful production motorcycle. The new Triumph Rocket 3 has...