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...
An online petition to axe motorcycle tolls and allow unrestricted footpath parking has been rejected by the Queensland Government despite attracting more than 2200 signatures. Petition organiser David White says scrapping scooter and motorcycle tolls and freeing up footpath parking would have sent clear signals that the government is serious...
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...
The French Government has started enforcing laws making approved gloves mandatory for all scooter, motorcycle and ATV riders and pillions, leading to concerns about the rule spreading to other countries. The fine for not wearing gloves, even if just dashing down to the local boucherie for a croissant and cafe...
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...
Melbourne’s famous Elizabeth St motorcycle precinct is dwindling as shops close and move online to reflect the current trends of riders shopping on the web rather than in shops. Modak Motorcycles is closing shop and moving its business totally online while Spot On Motorcycles is moving out of Elizabeth St...
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” practice was legalised in South Australia in 2016 and added to the Australian Road Rules this year. Click here to read about the new ARRs. Tim Byrne (pictured above) says...
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...
Hiring motorcycles could be the future for the industry as BMW plans to launch a sharing system and American company Twisted Road has launched a motorbike version of Airbnb. BMW Motorrad executives recently suggested their future could be in sharing electric scooters in major cities. The company already has a...
Prices of Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles could rise after President Donald Trump announced import tariffs of 25% on steel and 10%...
Helmet cameras, tinted visors, standing on the footpegs and other rules affecting riders have moved toward uniformity with the publication...
The Army veteran at the centre of a controversy in which police allegedly harassed participants in a charity ride has rejected a police response to his formal complaint and plans to sue for assault. “Magic”, 58, of Brisbane, of the Veterans Motorcycle Club of Australia, Brisbane Chapter, says he was...
A 1951 Vincent Black Lightning on which Jack Ehret set an Australian speed record has topped lists as the world’s...
If you have a real passion for motorcycling, it could be beneficial to share your insight and love with the...
BMW Motorrad predicts a future of sharing electric scooters in major cities if helmet issues can be resolved, while electric motorcycles are still a long way off. Two recent interviews with BMW executives have highlighted the Munich brand’s news of future two-wheel transport. While BMW is championing its electric car...
Lions Rd detours have been defended as heavy rain and roadworks on the Summerland Way are creating a dliemma for...
More than 50 NSW, Queensland and Federal police who stopped a charity ride issued warnings, two minor drug charges and...
Motorcycle theft in Australia has recorded a drop of 3.6% in 2017 from 8335 to 8038 and down 3% on five years ago, mainly due to lower demand for motorcycles. It’s good news for motorcyclists, yet it’s only half the drop of total vehicle thefts across the nation in the...
John Lennon wasn’t known as a motorcyclist, yet his Honda monkey bike has sold for more than 15,000% of its...
Police harassment of participants on a Queensland-NSW charity ride last weekend is part of a propaganda war that is winning...
Indian Motorcycle swept Harley-Davidson aside last year in the American Flat Track championships in a PR coup and now Ducati wants a slice of the action. The big motorcycle companies are spending up big on the sport which they believe will attract a younger demographic to their brands. Ducati has...
Alleged NSW and Queensland police harassment of a motorcycle club charity ride on Saturday (March 3, 2018) cost thousands in...
Harley-Davidson is launching an electric bike in 2019 and has now acquired a stake in Alta Motors which makes electric...
If you’ve got nearly an hour to spare and want to watch some great adventure riding in the scenic New Zealand South Island, settle in for the second annual KTM NZ Adventure Rallye film. The 112 riders who took part in the rally included some Aussies and Americans who rode...
The South Australian Labor Party has issued a promise to improve access to electric motorcycles by waiving vehicle registration and...
Rider representatives walk a thin line between working with governments and criticising them for their frequent dumb decisions and neglect...
Famous charity riding couple Tex O’Grady and his cattle dog Bundy have raised millions for the needy and now they need a little bit of charity themselves after their house was robbed at the weekend. Longtime friend and motorcycle accessories importer Frank Tidswell has decided it is time to return...
Plans to mandate hi-vis clothing for learners and raise the motorcycle learner permit age to 18 have been slammed by...
This is the full text of the Ride to Review submission to proposed South Australia Centre for Automotive Safety Research...
Motorcycles are not mentioned once in the 128-page Brisbane City Council draft transport plan, yet bicycles are mentioned 25 times. It is indicative of continued government ignorance of the advantages of motorcycles to traffic flow, air pollution levels, parking accessibility and less strain on existing infrastructure. However, not all councils...
If riders want to adopt the coming era of electric motorcycles they will have to develop a totally different mindset...
Sydney custom motorcycle startup Elliott Motorcycles hope to smash their Aussie speed record and grab the title of the world’s...
Suzuki Motorcycles seems to be joining the push toward automatics after filing multiple patent applications for a semi-automatic transmission. While most automatic two-wheelers are scooters with CVT, there is a growing list of motorcycles with auto or semi-auto clutchless transmissions. Honda leads the way with its dual-clutch transmission in the...
Indian motorcycle company TVS Motor Company, which makes the G 310 R and G 310 GS for BMW, seems to...