One of the best ways to celebrate Australia Day is to go for a ride and appreciate the remaining freedoms...
A woman who crashed into two motorcyclists in Melbourne 18 months ago has finally received a $1000 fine, one-month driving...
Chinese motorcycle manufacturers are not known for their unique designs and this latest rip off is another example of a classic copy. Looking like a Triumph Bobber, the Chand Jiang CJ650 is powered by a 650cc parallel twin from Chinese compatriot CFMoto. We asked Australian CFMoto importers Mojo Motorcycles about...
Race fans will get a dose of father and son action when three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss returns to...
Motorcyclists are frequently the target of police and media hype about speeding, yet the figures show we are not necessarily...
Congratulations to the three Aussies who competed in the bike event of the 2018 Dakar Rally for finishing in commendable positions. Even finishing the gruelling rally is a triumph as only 85 of 142 bike competitors made it to the end. Our first Australian Dakar champion, Toby Price, clenched his...
Australia’s only Dakar Rally champion, Toby Price, scored his second stage win today, but it will not be enough for...
Australia’s only Dakar Rally champion, Toby Price, has bounced back from a 49-minute deficit in stage 10 to win stage...
If the ailing motorcycle industry around the world can answer the simple question of why do novice motorcycle riders stop riding, they might be able to salvage the industry. There is no doubt that the motorcycle industry has hit the wall. Sales in Australia were down 9.3% across the board...
Aussie Toby Price’s dream of a second Dakar Rally win seems shattered after losing 49 minutes in the Argentinian dunes...
There will be no more full closures on the Lions Rd for bridgework, detours will be road-bike friendly, there will...
Aftermarket automatic SOS emergency alert beacons have been available for some time for riders, but soon they could be mandated on all vehicles. Europe is mandating what they call “eCall” systems in all new model cars from April this year. This follows the recent mandate for ABS and/or combined brakes...
Los Angeles is resurfacing roads with a light material to reduce heat, but it could also one day solve the...
Proposed laws to toughen the government’s ability to enforce vehicle safety recalls will also include mandatory recalls for non-compliance. If...
Australia’s first Dakar Rally winner, Toby Price, is only 9:39 minutes off the rally lead as the riders finish their first week and go into a rest day tomorrow. Toby is sitting in fifth place overall with only 131 of the 142 riders remaining. Fortunately, Australia’s only other riders, Rodney...
Tasmania joins the move to lane filtering across Australia with the lowest fine, leaving Western Australia as the only state...
Yamaha appears serious about chasing the leaning three-wheeler market with its Tricity scooter, concept models and now the purchase of...
Riders around Australia have been urged to take part in a survey on whether Victoria’s country roads should be managed and maintained by VicRoads or local councils. The state is a Mecca for riders from all over the country for the World Superbikes and MotoGP at Phillip Island. They also...
Motorcycle awareness should be included in all driver training and increased in safety campaigns, according to the authors of an...
Learner motorcycle training was improved with an overhaul in Queensland last year, but could do better, says Motorcycle Riders’ Association...
This road rage video of two motorcyclists and a driver has attracted more than a quarter of a million views with viewers divided on who is to blame. It seems the male rider initiates the rage near Berowra north of Sydney by dividing in front of the Nissan SUV driver....
A driver who put his arm out the window to stop a Newcastle rider legally filtering through traffic has been...
Electric motorcycles and scooters do not make financial sense yet, but electric power convert Oliver van Bilsen says after living...
A brilliant Australian-designed two-stroke engine that meets tough emissions requirements and eliminates total-loss lubrication may fail for a lack of investment. The Crankcase Independent Two-Stroke (CITS) was invented by former South African motorsport engineer Basil van Rooyen, Director of CITS Engineering, St Ives, who says it would be ideal for...
Despite the motorcyclist road toll decreasing more than any other group in Australia, police and media are targeting the few...
The global motorcycle industry is struggling, yet motorcycles have never been so affordable with so many model choices available to...
Western Australia police claim they have the first rear facing mobile speed camera in Australia for the specific purpose of catching speeding motorcyclists. However, we checked other police services throughout the country and they say their mobile speed camera vans can scan across multiple lanes and capture vehicles approaching on...
Electric motorcycle and scooter sales will hit 55 million worldwide by 2024, according to London technology consultancy Navigant. That represents...
Riders may be divided on whether wire rope barriers are good or bad for motorcyclists, but the Victorian Country Fire...
Hopes of abolishing the Victorian motorcycle safety levy in 2018 have increased slightly after the Opposition said it would “consider” the move. Long-time campaigner against the “unfair tax”, Rodney Brown, wrote to Liberal Shadow Minister for Roads David Hodgett asking for his policies on motorcycles including abolishing the levy. Rodney...
While 2017 was a rollercoaster year for motorcycles, our predictions for 2018 are much more positive. But let’s start with...
Lane filtering, road rage, Harley-Davidson’s model offensive and an Australian two-stroke engine are among the most interesting motorcycle events of...
If you can’t get out for a ride this Christmas Day, you can still indulge your love of motorcycles with this true or false trivia quiz. If you don’t know the true-or-false answer to the question, you can guess and your chances are 50-50. We trust you not to use...
If you are not allowed to go for a ride on Christmas Day and have to spend the day with...
Harley-Davidson is spending big on American flat track racing next year to reverse a humiliating defeat by Indian Motorcycle that...
Here’s a great way to spread some Christmas cheer and remedy the growing road rage among drivers jealous of riders’ ability to filter through traffic snarls. Melbourne rider Alan Wasono, 42, says he has been handing out candy canes to drivers on his 18km daily commute to spread some Christmas...
Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to ride motorcycles and drives trucks from June 2018. A Royal decree issued...
NSW is now officially the Scrooge State after police swooped on a Sydney toy run today (December 17, 2017), says...
The Lions Rd on the Queensland and NSW border has reopened to traffic after bridge work closed the popular motorcycle route from January. It was supposed to be closed to traffic for only six months, but bad weather has forced delays until December 15, according to Roads and Maritime Services. Heavy traffic...
Adventure riders can breathe a sigh of relief now that famed German motorcycle accessory company Touratech has been bailed out...