This road rage video of two motorcyclists and a driver has attracted more than a quarter of a million views...
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 with an electric scooter he would not go back to petrol power. Oliver lives and works in London where he received a Plug-in Motorcycle Grant on the purchase of his...
A brilliant Australian-designed two-stroke engine that meets tough emissions requirements and eliminates total-loss lubrication may fail for a lack of...
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 riders, but what will be the best of 2018? The trend for more models is going to continue in 2018 with some 50-odd models being released in a wide variety...
Western Australia police claim they have the first rear facing mobile speed camera in Australia for the specific purpose of...
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 Authority says they block access to crashes and bushfires. VicRoads now faces a $2 million cut to retrofit emergency access points in the more than 2000km of wire rope barriers...
Hopes of abolishing the Victorian motorcycle safety levy in 2018 have increased slightly after the Opposition said it would “consider”...
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 2018, according to our reader figures. We’ve looked back over the past year to see what it was that got you interested. 1 Lane filtering The top result was this...
If you can’t get out for a ride this Christmas Day, you can still indulge your love of motorcycles with...
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 points to a showroom war for younger riders Indian returned to flat-track racing in 2017 after more than six decades and not only beat Harley, it won the top three...
Here’s a great way to spread some Christmas cheer and remedy the growing road rage among drivers jealous of riders’...
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 Motorcycle Club of NSW secretary Steve Pearce. The incident happened at the Kings Cross Bikers Social and Recreation Club toy run held annually for more than 30 years. The run...
The Lions Rd on the Queensland and NSW border has reopened to traffic after bridge work closed the popular motorcycle route from...
Adventure riders can breathe a sigh of relief now that famed German motorcycle accessory company Touratech has been bailed out...
Motorcycle sales continue to spiral down around the world because many riders are big-bike snobs, while the industry has failed to reach out to women, minorities and millennials. These are 2017 findings from the American “Give a Shift” group of motorcycle industry luminaries, yet they are universal to the motorcycle...
The introduction of autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles could kill off motorcycles, a comprehensive American industry report has predicted. The report...
Famous charity riding couple Tex O’Grady and his cattle dog Bundy have racked up a million kilometres while raising funds...
A plea has been sent to NSW Ombudsman Michael Barnes to halt the speed reductions on the Oxley Highway because of deceptive crash statistics. Motorcycle Council of NSW (MCCNSW) secretary Steve Pearce says the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) used inaccurate crash data to justify the speed change from 100km/h to...
Hervey Bay rider Lionel Cook says there were no roadworks warning signs visible when he crashed on patch repairs that...
Three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss has confirmed he will make a comeback to racing on a DesmoSport Ducati 1299...
Ducati seems safe from sale after two years of uncertainty over its future ownership with the Audi boss saying there is no need to sell the motorcycle company. This follows exactly two years of speculation that Ducati would be sold for up to $US1.5b to help pay the multi-billion-dollar VW...
Electric bikes will race in support MotoGP races from 2019 and the Italian electric motorcycle company Energica will supply the...
Bruce Brown, director of perhaps the greatest motorcycle film of all time, On Any Sunday, has died of natural causes,...
Motorcycle tanks may double as screen displays on future bikes if the Honda CB4 Interceptor concept (pictured above) and Bandit9 Odyssey are a gauge. The Honda CB4 was unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan last month featuring a satnav digital screen seamlessly built into the tank. It is...
First Aid for Motorcyclists founders Tracy Hughes and Roger Fance are leaving the business and looking for someone willing to...
If you’re thinking of buying a motorbike to get around, you’re not the only one in love with the idea....
Fatal motorcycle crashes increase 5% during a full moon and 32% during the annual supermoon, according to research published in the British Medical Journal (December 11, 2017) . Riders should be particularly wary in 2020 as there will be three super moons: March 9 (a “Super Worm Moon”), April 7...
This blooper video of a South African motorcycle officer trying to get on to their bike is one of the...
After a hard-fought win in the MotoGP season, it was time for World Champion Marc Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa...
Civil engineers should be trained in the special needs of riders for safe road construction and maintenance, says a longtime motorcycle advocate. The recommendation is one of several in a paper written by former No 1 member of the Motorcycle Riders Association of Australia Rodney Brown and presented to Victorian...
Tasmanian motorcycle company Braaap is facing new federal charges over vehicle dentification plates. Founder Brad Smith and general manager Toby...
Gone are the days when motorcycle police rode around in jodhpurs and a leather jacket with no protectors. International Workplace,...
From November 2019, all new motorcycle models sold in Australia will either have anti-lock braking systems (ABS) or combined braking systems (CBS). Federal Minister for Urban Infrastructure Paul Fletcher has approved the Australian Design Rule changes which will also affect all models, including existing models, from 2021. He says the...
A motorcycle rider has allegedly been attacked by a driver with a plank of wood and police are now seeking...