Motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman has bared all for Motorbike Writer readers, including his backside! Charley had just returned from a...
Here is yet another video that shows how riders end up coming off second best in a road rage incident...
A new computer wheelie game encouraging riders to perform long wheelies comes as a Kiwi rider has caused outrage after posting YouTube footage of him performing a claimed world-first wheelie across the 1km span of Auckland’s Harbour Bridge on a Harley. The video is now no longer available. However, it...
Electric motorcycles are accelerating into our future with innovative motorcycle designer Erik Buell joining a new electric motorcycle company and...
Rural Victorian riders who would like park-and-ride stations to commute to work by train or bus have been urged to...
Actor Russell Crowe has sold two of his motorcycles and a host of movie memorabilia, musical equipment, paintings and more in a #3.7 million auction in Sydney. The Sotheby’s Australia “The Art of Divorce” auction was part of a divorce settlement between the actor and his former wife Danielle Spencer....
Quick application of a proper tourniquet to stop bleeding could help save the lives of crashed riders, according to a...
The following information will provide some very useful important key facts and imperative safety tips which will help to protect...
Henry Crew, 22, only got his motorcycle licence three-and-a-half years ago but is now well into his bid to become the youngest person to ride around the world. Along the way the young Brit will raise money for men’s mental and physical health organisation Movember. The current record is held by...
A Victorian rider group has called for motorcycles and scooters to be included in proposed car-free zones in Melbourne. The...
The new 2018 MotoGP season got underway with the Grand Prix of Qatar and continues this weekend in Argentina. As...
Bridgework on the Lions Rd on the Queensland/NSW border is now complete after 16 months and the road is finally reopened to through traffic. However, Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland warns motorists there are still some unsurfaced areas that riders should treat with caution, especially if wet. “Please drive to the...
Elliott Motorcycles of Sydney claims to have grabbed the title of the world’s fastest Softail, having smashed an Aussie speed...
Italian-based motorcade braking systems manufacturer Brembo Brakes has announced it will set up a new factory in Chennai, India. The...
While NSW Sikhs have pleaded to ride motorcycles on streets posted up to 60km/h while wearing a turban instead of a helmet, another Canadian province has allowed the exemption. On April 12, Canada’s Alberta Province joins Manitoba and British Columbia in allowing an exemption for Sikhs to ride with a...
Female rider numbers continue to grow, but Kylie Sonter of Bendigo debunks the old myth that they all have to...
Modern Xenon and LED headlights are dangerously dazzling motorcycle riders and car drivers, leading to a UN investigation into the...
Carbon fibre motorcycle parts have taken a step closer to mass production with BMW Motorrad winning a JEC Innovation Award for the development and manufacture of a carbon fibre swingarm for its 2017 HP4 RACE. The swingarm was made in a cost-effective mass-production technique using welding robots. The process is expected...
Businesses on the Oxley Highway have been impacted since the speed limit on 44km of the eastern mountain section was...
Blonde female rider Heather Ward has written an inspirational book – “Fat Bob and the Blonde – Girl Torque” –...
BMW riders in remote areas who break a small part such as a lever, mirror or indicator lens could one day be able to print new parts on a mobile printer in their top box or panniers. A bigger, permanently installed 3D printing system would also be available to BMW...
Rural roads without a median barrier should have a 70km/h speed limit, according to new report by the International Transport...
Range is the big barrier for electric motorcycles, but a German rider has been able to shatter that barrier by...
Lions Rd will remain closed over the Easter weekend as continued rain creates delays in bridgework on the famous motorcycling road on the Queensland-NSW border. The popular road was closed most of 2017 and reopened in December 2017. However, there were dirt detours while the last three of seven wooden bridges...
Police will be out in force over the Easter weekend which is traditionally one of the worst for road accidents...
Motorcycle and scooter riders have been urged to make a submission to the Brisbane City Council draft transport plan before the...
Blind Aussie rider Ben Felten is officially the fastest blind man on two wheels. Ben broke the previous Guinness World Record of 265.33km/h (164.87mph) for a blind rider by just 1.355km/h at the 2018 World Speed Trials Australia at Lake Gairdner in South Australia in March 2018. Click here to post your...
An online petition to axe motorcycle tolls and allow unrestricted footpath parking has been rejected by the Queensland Government despite...
You wouldn’t believe this classic 1976 BMW R 60/6, built by German customiser Rolf Rieck of Krautmotors, is actually an electric...
Battery swap vending machines could be the key to the introduction of electric vehicles with long charging times, according to Taiwanese scooter manufacturer Kymco. The idea is not new. British company Battery Traction Ltd came up with the idea in 1938, but it was sidelined by World War II. Better...
The French Government has started enforcing laws making approved gloves mandatory for all scooter, motorcycle and ATV riders and pillions,...
Speeding riders allegedly conducting time trials on Mt Mee Rd have been seen taking a detour along Robinson Rd and...
Riders could soon be earning a wage taxiing people around on their bike or scooter like an Uber driver, thanks to the new Scooti service starting in Melbourne in April. Scooti chief operating officer Brett Balsters says they are recruiting riders who can use their own bikes or buy an...
Melbourne’s famous Elizabeth St motorcycle precinct is dwindling as shops close and move online to reflect the current trends of...
Melting tar which caused a least one motorcycle accident on famed Mt Glorious behind Brisbane has been identified in several...
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Police have refused to withdraw an incorrect fine for a rider standing on the foot pegs, even though the “commonsense”...
More old motorcycle names are about to return to the market with Indian company Mahindra starting production of Jawa and...
Most motorcycle manufacturers now have an electric motorcycle plan and even old-school motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield looks set to follow suit. The plan all hinges on a short quote by company president Rudratej Singh: Royal Enfield has several projects in the pipeline and the electric platform is one of them. We are...
Hiring motorcycles could be the future for the industry as BMW plans to launch a sharing system and American company...