Motorcycles are not mentioned once in the 128-page Brisbane City Council draft transport plan, yet bicycles are mentioned 25 times....
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 fastest Softail next month. Owner Elliott Andrews says he is taking his modified 2018 Harley-Davidson Fat Bob 114 to Lake Gairdner in South Australia on March 8, 2018. “With this...
Suzuki Motorcycles seems to be joining the push toward automatics after filing multiple patent applications for a semi-automatic transmission. While...
Indian motorcycle company TVS Motor Company, which makes the G 310 R and G 310 GS for BMW, seems to...
Brazen British thieves have torched a vintage Triumph Thunderbird in an Instagram video because the owner wouldn’t pay a £1000 ($A1765) ransom. The video was posted on the closed-group Instagram account “biketakerrr”, sparking calls for the social media network to prevent criminal acts being posted and to help police find...
New Zealand Whisky Collection has launched a special blend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kiwi legend Burt Munro’s speed...
Not an Indian Motorcycle electric bike, but an Indian-made Emflux ONE electric bike may soon be coming to Australia. The...
Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay is known for his love of fast cars, but he also has a passion for motorcycles after gaining his licence in 2003. However, he has so many cars and bikes, he’s now slimming down his bike collection by selling two at Silverstone Auctions’ Race Retro Classic...
Italian electric motorcycle company Energica has unveiled its race bike for the 2019 MotoE World Cup series to be run...
A new Monash University survey is asking the public about speed limits, point-to-point speed cameras and a proposal for a...
Environmental groups, 10 states and the District of Columbia are opposing President Trump waiving $US3m in pollution fines for Harley-Davidson. The American motorcycle manufacturer copped massive fines under the Obama administration fines for fitting 340,000 Screamin’ Eagle tuners that emit illegal amounts of pollution. Harley had agreed to buy back the tuners,...
A year after Polaris surprisingly axed Victory Motorcycles, the company is celebrating the American brand with a book of its...
Young riders face more restrictions as a new paper suggests raising the motorcycle licence age to 18 as well as...
The latest Marvel Comics movie, Ant Man and the Wasp, features the Triumph Thruxton R rather than a Harley-Davidson as has been the custom in previous movies. The movie, starring Paul Rudd as the Ant Man, is a sequel to Ant Man (2015) and is coming to cinemas in July....
Riders could be exposed to an increased cancer risk caused by microwave radiation from autonomous cars (self-driving), according to a...
There are few alternatives for riders travelling through north-east New South Wales at the moment with three major highways virtually...
Harley-Davidson has announced it will launch an electric motorcycle within the next 18 months, which would be mid 2019. The announcement comes straight after posting a big sales slump in 2017 and Harley announcing they will close their Kansas City plant. Harley global sales fell 6.7% to 241,498 in 2017 compared...
It was a tale of two Troys when two-time World Superbike champion Troy Corser caught up with three-time WSBK champ...
A haul of fake motorcycle parts in India has prompted an Australian authority in trademark infringements to warn riders to...
One of the best ways to celebrate Australia Day is to go for a ride and appreciate the remaining freedoms we have in this great nation. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL Most parts of Australia have year-round riding weather, not just on one day! We have a host of great riding...
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...
Race fans will get a dose of father and son action when three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss returns to Australian Superbike racing this year. Troy’s 14-year-old son, Oli, is in his second year in the Australian Supersport 300 Championship and will be riding at the same venues as his...
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...
Australia’s only Dakar Rally champion, Toby Price, scored his second stage win today, but it will not be enough for the brave rider to claim his second title. Instead, he may finish a tantalising close second place. Toby rode brilliantly today to shave another 11 minutes off the lead even...
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...
Aussie Toby Price’s dream of a second Dakar Rally win seems shattered after losing 49 minutes in the Argentinian dunes and river beds on stage 10. Toby was lost with five other leading riders, which totally changes the complexion of the rally. He now shuffles down the order to fifth...
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...
Los Angeles is resurfacing roads with a light material to reduce heat, but it could also one day solve the problem of Australia’s melting tar which is slippery and dangerous for motorcyclists. CoolSeal is a light-grey treatment that keeps streets and parking lots 10C degrees cooler than black asphalt. Not...
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...
Tasmania joins the move to lane filtering across Australia with the lowest fine, leaving Western Australia as the only state that has not joined in. Lane filtering starts in the Apple Isle on January 29 2018 with a fine of $159 and two demerit points, which is the lowest in...
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...
Motorcycle awareness should be included in all driver training and increased in safety campaigns, according to the authors of an Australian National University study. It found that drivers are twice as likely to miss seeing a motorcycle compared with a taxi and admit they do not expect to see motorcyclists....
Learner motorcycle training was improved with an overhaul in Queensland last year, but could do better, says Motorcycle Riders’ Association...