As you head to a 2018 Anzac Day service for the 103rd anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli, reflect on...
Harley-Davidson is searching for eight millennials from around the world to act as paid marketing interns to ride around on...
A trial of mobile pink slips inspections could have issues for motorcycle riders, including being incorrectly fined for excessive exhaust noise or having their headlights set at the wrong angle, the motor industry claims. NSW Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey claims the six-month trial in the Illawarra,...
The problems of the motorcycle industry cannot be limited to one particular cause. As is almost always the case, there...
Four-wheel drive works in cars, so why hasn’t two-wheel drive taken off? Several manufacturers have courted the idea for motocross...
A Swedish partnership is being forged to build small portable solar power chargers for electric adventure motorcycles that can be used in remote areas where there are no mains charging points. A portable solar charger would be a great advantage in Australia with our vast distances and plenty of sunshine....
Harley-Davidson Australia and New Zealand has a new boss just at a time when sales are starting to slump after...
The motorcycle industry needs to advertise more, spruce up its dealerships and reach out to non-riders, says an Australian riding...
Queensland’s widest and best-engineered highway, the M1 from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, faces a “review” of speeds after the limit was reduced by 10km/h for the Commonwealth Games. If such a well-built road has its speed reduced, what will happen to the rest of the roads in the state?...
An app that notes potholes and other road dangers to alert other riders and the local authorities could be extended...
Sweden has developed an eroad that will charge electric vehicles like a Scalextric slot car set, including two-wheelers. The project,...
Sponsored post The first thing to do after you buy a new or a used car is work out a maintenance program and strictly stick to it. It is wrong to assume that having bought a new car you may forget about its maintenance for a few years. Or, rather,...
A Victorian rider knocked off his BMW by a swinging trailer door is selling his Indian Chief Vintage to donate...
South Australian police have dropped a rider’s fine for standing on the footpegs after another review of the case. Adelaide...
Yamaha is developing hybrid engines for cars with the technology helping the Japanese company produce electric motorcycles. Company boss Yoshihiro Hidaka (pictured above) says Yamaha has been supplying engines for Toyota since 1967, but now must develop hybrid engines to keep pace with Toyota’s hybrid powertrain development. “I have a...
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...