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...
Motorcycle sales continue to spiral down around the world because many riders are big-bike snobs, while the industry has failed...
The introduction of autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles could kill off motorcycles, a comprehensive American industry report has predicted. The report was compiled by former Indian Motorcycle External Relations Manage Robert Panda, moto journo Guido Ebert and a group of industry luminaries cleverly called Give a Shift. “There is a very...
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...
Hervey Bay rider Lionel Cook says there were no roadworks warning signs visible when he crashed on patch repairs that left gravel across the road. While major roadworks often have warning signs for several days after roadworks are completed, “low-impact” patch roadworks on rural roads only have signage while the...
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...
Electric bikes will race in support MotoGP races from 2019 and the Italian electric motorcycle company Energica will supply the bikes. The FIM Moto-e World Cup will run as a support event at select MotoGP rounds around the world. There is no word yet on which rounds will feature 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...
First Aid for Motorcyclists founders Tracy Hughes and Roger Fance are leaving the business and looking for someone willing to pick up the reins. Roger says Tracy has unfortunately developed a “serious health issue” this year and undergone extensive treatment. “This will continue into 2018 and so we have made...
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...
This blooper video of a South African motorcycle officer trying to get on to their bike is one of the most frustrating things you will ever watch. The combination of a heavy BMW R 1200 RT Police, a slope and a short – possibly female(?) – rider make to difficult...
After a hard-fought win in the MotoGP season, it was time for World Champion Marc Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa...