Italian motorcycle company Bimota has been running down for the past few years and last week there was a final...
This guy’s daughter told him that he was too old to ride anymore, so he used parts from his bikes...
Yamaha is already working on a Motobot road motorcycle that rides itself and is now developing an autonomous self-driving off-road vehicle. While most car manufacturers are developing and testing self-drive vehicles there has been limited work done on autonomous vehicles by motorcycle manufacturers. Honda and BMW have only developed self-balancing...
All states should allow people to ride a 50cc moped on a car licence to improve traffic congestion and teach...
Bridge work that closed the famous Lions Rd on the Queensland and NSW border in January will keep the popular...
Alabama motorcycle company Confederate is considering changing its now-controversial name after the recent race riots in Charlottesville, Virginia. One person was killed and 26 injured when a car has slammed into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally in the town earlier this month. Now Confederate Motors president...
It seems that many learner drivers are not being told about motorcycle lane filtering, nor being quizzed about it in...
German auto electronics company Bosch has developed car sensors that will detect cyclists and will soon also detect motorcyclists who...
Small mum and dad motorcycle dealers are being squeezed out of the business by “conglomerates”, just as Bunnings did to Masters, says veteran dealer Brett Mutton of Brisbane Motorcycles. We recently published a couple of articles in which Australian Motorcycle Dealers Association boss Stuart Strickland said dealers were doing it tough. The articles met...
Motorcycle riders should be able to filtering between traffic and the kerb like cyclists, lane filtering fines should be lowered...
Solo-seat motorcycles, or bikes that have been modified to seat only the rider, should attract a cheaper registration as they...
Mark Daniels lost his leg in a crash with a driver who was texting at the time, but he now wants to get on with life, ride again and compete at the Paralympics. The inspirational 23-year-old is now a motivational speaker and an ambassador for Road Trauma Support in Western...
Are you a biker at heart? Some things in life cannot be explained unless you live them. Certain sensations, which...
Harley-Davidson is expected to launch eight new models tomorrow at the dealer conference in Pasadena, California. The American company unveils...
Harley-Davidson has the Chinese in its targets for its latest litigation of companies ripping off their trademark on fake products, including motorcycle parts. And why shouldn’t they? The bar-and-shield logo, bald eagle and are among the world’s most recognised logos. As such, they are worth millions to the iconic American...
Fifty years after Burt Munro set a speed record at Bonneville, his great nephew, Lee, returned to the famous salt...
Our current laws on use of a tinted visor on a motorcycle helmet are so absurd they don’t even distinguish...
A NSW court has once again adjourned a hearing over the matter of a police officer throwing an object and hitting a motorcycle rider who then crashed. Video of the incident in November 2015 went viral but has now been deleted from YouTube. However, the incident is still available in...
The first African-American female professional road racer, Joi “SJ” Harris, has died while performing a stunt for the film Deadpool...
Australian motorcycle dealers are doing it tough, with slow sales, tough franchise agreements and pressure from manufacturers, says Australian Motorcycle...
On the eve of the annual Aldi one-off motorcycle gear sale, riders have been urged to support their local motorcycle dealer. Australian Motorcycle Dealers Association boss Stuart Strickland says dealers are doing it tough and deserve rider loyalty. (Read more about why he believes times are tough.) However, he says...
A three-year-old girl using the correct technique to lift her electric toy “Police” Harley has gone viral on YouTube. Dropping...
Motorcycle tracks have been closing down around suburban areas for years, but one motorsport precinct near Ipswich is not only...
A proposal to make lane filtering rules uniform across Australia seeks to ban edge filtering, according to the Australian Motorcycle Council. In its submission to the National Transport Commission, the AMC says the Australian Road Rules Maintenance Group (a group outside of the NTC made up of representatives from Austroads)...
Riders are confused about the legality of helmets with Bluetooth and camera attachments because the rules are not freely available...
There has been no more divisive group in motorcycling since the Hells Angels of the early 1970s than the current...
The sale of Ducati is reported to have been quashed by the Volkswagen supervisory board which has a majority of worker representatives. It is believed that the sale was quashed because money is no longer needed to pay “dieselgate” compensation after VW Group’s posted a half-year operating profit of €8.9...
Australia is planning to follow Europe in making anti-lock brakes (ABS) mandatory on all new motorcycles over 125cc and either...
Video from helmet cameras will not only provide evidence of an incident but should make roads safer by encouraging compliance...
Video has emerged of two motorcycle riders allegedly blocking drivers from passing them on purpose. The incident was recorded on dashcam on the Bruce Highway on Sunday between Maryborough and Childers, Queensland, and posted on the local “brickbats and bouquets” Facebook closed page. However, you can view the video on...
Residents on popular motorcycle routes are starting to rebel against what they see as ‘hoon riders’ invading their weekend country...
Famed sexiest Russian motorcyclist, Olga Pronina, has died in a high-speed crash on her BMW S 1000 RR in Vladivostok....
Playing AC/DC’s Thunderstruck while riding may be dangerous to some motorcyclists, according to psychologist and rider Sharon Ledger. In a previous article Sharon outlined how music can have good and bad effects on different riders. Read the article here. Even if you are the type of rider who benefits from...
Millions of dollars of Victorian riders’ “safety levy” fees are unspent on vital road infrastructure, prompting a riders’ group to...
The iconic Honda monkey bike and many other 50-100cc Honda and Suzuki scooters and bikes are about to face the...
Trucks will be restricted to the two left lanes of the Pacific Motorway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast from tomorrow (August 1, 2017) but it should extend to other highways around our nation. The move in Queensland has been initiated to prevent gridlock during the Commonwealth Games, after which...
Ducati may be safe from “bargain hunters” after VW posted a strong financial result prompting workers on the board to...
Centrelink has apologised for asking a client to take their motorcycle helmet outside as it was considered a weapon and...
Speed limits will return to normal when the road works on the western side of Mt Glorious behind Brisbane are completed late in August 2017. Despite speed limits being reduced by 10km/h in most areas of the mountain and concerns that speeds would be further reduced after completion of the...
Since batteries and electric motors can take just about any shape, designers are free to create all sorts of strange...