Multiple Configurations, Multiple Uses AGV has been building quality motorcycle helmets since the 1940s. Today, Dainese owns it. Any time...
The latest rumour about the sale of Ducati is that Austrian manufacturer KTM may be interested in buying the iconic...
The Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund Begins Yamaha Motor Co. set up a new company fund that will focus on investing in new technologies and startups over the next 10 years. The Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund is an effort by Yamaha. The company designed the fund to “further strengthen its global...
Americans Can Continue to Enjoy the Hayabusa When Suzuki announced it would end production of the Hayabusa due to European...
Bold New Looks for December We recently received word that Arai Helmets created some new graphics for their 2019 Quantum-X, Signet-X, and...
Contributed post for our North American readers There are few things quite as liberating as cruising down the road on a motorcycle with the wind against your face. While this sense of freedom is a great reason to ride a motorcycle, there are so many other practical reasons as well!...
The Resolution Passed with Bipartisan Support On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a motorcycle anti-profiling resolution that encourages communication and...
Kits Designed to Pique Further Interest in the Bike With the upcoming kickoff of the Scrambler 1200, Triumph decided it...
The Immediate Focus Is on Smaller Displacement Bikes Yesterday we reported on the fact that KTM’s boss, Stefan Pierer would like to buy Ducati in order to build higher displacement bikes. In the same interview with Speedweek, the CEO let slip that his company will build a 500cc motorcycle. That bike...
The King is Dead, Long Live the King—We Hope After nearly 20 blistering fast years, Suzuki will end production of...
The Austrians Gaze Lovingly at the Italians In an interview with the German website Speedweek, Stefan Pierer, the CEO of KTM,...
Almost one in five motorcyclists in the USA is female, rising almost 10% in the past decade, according to the American Motorcycle Industry Council. Apart from Asian nations where many women ride scooters as their daily transport, that gives the USA the highest proportion of female riders in the western...
There could be nothing more heartbreaking than to have your motorcycle stolen, but what can be done to reduce the...
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ACT police have renewed their call for help to identify two riders who were videoed in separate incidents where a car swerved toward them while they were legally lane-filtering. The incidents occurred on Majura Parkway on Tuesday, October 30. One incident is shown in this video which we published on November 2....
Melbourne’s lauded motorcycle-friendly footpath parking is under threat from a discussion paper to update the city’s Transport Strategy. Lord Mayor...
If you want to get into the Christmas spirit with a novelty Santa helmet cover, most police will not play...
The former Campbell Newman Government not only disrupted Queensland’s motorcycle industry with discriminatory VLAD laws, but may also have contributed to the state’s skyrocketing motorcycle theft rate. RACQ spokesman Steve Spalding says the state’s rising car and bike theft rate is a result of the former government’s decision to pull...
A rider is challenging a speeding fine he says is impossible because it claims he was doing 150% of the posted...
A former elite soldier and combat medic is raising funds to buy and equip a “medicycle” to bring crucial medical...
Contributed post for our Indian readers The demand for Two-wheelers in India is so huge that you have a number of models of two-wheelers in the market now. Two-wheeler, which was previously categorized simply as mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles, is no more than simple. It is because each of them...
Contributed post for our North American readers We often derive a sense of pride from our ownership of a vehicle....
The learner-approved motorcycle scheme (LAMS) should not only consider limits on power-to-weight (PTW) ratio and engine capacity, but also motorcycle...
How clever is this Showa suspension that automatically lowers the seat height when the bike is stationary, allowing short people to mount and dismount easier! No more tip-toeing at the lights or teetering over when trying to get the sidetone down. It’s not one of those air-suspension systems that customisers...
No, it’s not the 1970s again — Furion Motorcycles of France plans to resurrect the Wankel rotary engine for their...
Road accidents account for a lot of damages, deaths and injuries in the world. Every year, hundreds of road accidents...
South Australia Police is temporarily suspending use of the Lidar speed gun and withdrawing 150 speeding fines after three court decisions found police can misuse the handheld guns. The three defendants charged with speeding detected by police on Lidar guns had their fines overturned. Now, SAPOL is temporarily withdrawing Lidar guns...
Sikhs in Ontario are now allowed to ride in a turban instead of a helmet, joining riders in three other...
Riders are three times more likely to be involved in crashes caused by potholes and poor road surfaces than any...
Curtiss Motorcycles is taking $US6000 deposits for their electric Zeus Bobber and Cafe (above) models and inviting supporters to invest in the American company. Zeus Bobber and Cafe Zeus Bobber and Cafe will each cost $US60,000 (about $A83,000, £46,845, €53,000) with a holding deposit of $US6000. The aluminium and carbon bikes...
Unlicensed riders represent a growing concern for the motorcycle community as licensing has become tougher and more expensive in most...
This British video of a police officer with sirens going and a hi-vis jacket and bike shows that some motorists...
A Perth rider has failed in his challenge to a $550 fine for a loose helmet strap after he says he only loosened it with one hand to talk to two motorcycle police who pulled him over. Julian Collis says the judge sided with the officers despite proving in court...
A trial of motorcyclists using bus lanes should be introduced in Melbourne “to improve motorcycle safety and allow more efficient...
This 3D-printed electric motorcycle has several features that could come to future bikes including airless tyres, forkless steering and a...
Visibility of riders and their motorcycles should be increased and high-speed limits in rural areas reduced, a new Monash University’s Accident Research Centre report suggests. This is despite the report acknowledging that motorcycle crash rates have decreased as a proportion of the number of riders. (In NSW and Victoria alone,...
Australia’s first electric motorcycle company, Savic Motorcycles, will launch their electric Cafe Racer prototype at the Melbourne Moto Expo on...
Timber bridges add authenticity to a rural ride, but they can be a particular danger to riders with longitudinal planks,...
The widow of a rider killed when he hit wire rope barriers has urged riders to vote in this weekend’s Victorian election for the party that pledges to improve the state’s roads. Jan White was speaking at the Bad Roads Rally in Bendigo at the weekend. Her husband, Phil, died a...
An army veteran rider who claims he was assaulted by police at a March 2018 charity ride now faces a...