Australian governments have issued guidelines for trials of autonomous vehicles on our roads but made no mention of motorcycles. The...
Police have used a variety of motorcycles for patrols over the years, but there may be a new trend toward...
BMW’s vision of the future for riders is encompassed in the Concept Link electric scooter that knows where you’re going and opens the luggage area with a wave of the rider’s arm. The Concept Link electric scooter, unveiled overnight at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como, Italy, is the next...
South Australian company Cohda Wireless has partnered with Ducati and Bosch to develop radar technology that warns riders of nearby...
Never say never again; but for innovative motorcycle designer Erik Buell, it now seems to be the sad end with...
Barry Sheene’s 1976 title-winning XR14 RG500 GP Suzuki has been restored and the Japanese manufacturer has produced two videos of the restoration process. Here is the first video: And here is the second: This comes as an announcement is imminent on the joint British-Australian film production on the wild and...
Harley-Davidson has announced it will assemble motorcycles in Thailand from 2018 for the Chinese and South-East Asian markets. Back in...
MotoGP champion and World Superbike racer Nicky Hayden has died overnight after being struck by a car while cycling in...
Motorcycle simulators are becoming more realistic, helping to train racers, develop motorcycles, teach riders and even sell motorcycles to customers who have not yet got a licence. The latest Dutch simulator from Cruden sounds like the most realistic we have seen yet by adding a visual reality head-mounted display so...
Despite the coming era of electric motorcycles, there is still plenty of life left in the internal combustion engine. KTM...
Private equity firms, known for stripping assets, and Indian motorcycle manufacturers are interested buyers for Ducati, according to respected economic...
Stunt rider Jamie Baker (JB) has revealed his highly modified Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636 freestyle stunt machine aptly named “Carnage”. The conversion from a road-legal Ninja ZX-6R 636 to a fully equipped stunt bike took six weeks. “After the success of my last Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636 build, The Deadpool,...
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This photo of a “Sat-Cam” two-way fixed speed camera unit on a “speed trial” on Mt Mee Rd northwest of Brisbane has many riders perplexed. Satellite cameras, which combine number plate reading technology with a global positioning satellite receiver, can measure average speed over long distances. They have been trialled in the UK,...
A Melbourne council has voted to permanently ban motorcycles from parking on several St Kilda footpaths, but has agreed to...
Riders have been urged to show their support for footpath motorcycle parking by attending a City of Port Phillip council meeting...
Harley-Davidson is serious about developing 100 new models in the next 10 years and is not just grabbing headlines, says Bill Davidson, great grandson of founder William A. Davidson. Early this year company boss Matt Levatich said they would unveil 50 new models in five years and last month updated...
Dealers in Harley Davidson, Triumph and KTM are the most satisfied with the brands, according to the latest National Motorcycle...
West Australian motorcycle company Vee Two features its Ritorno Ducati replica motorcycle in the latest edition of Jay Leno’s Garage. Vee Two...
Yamaha will unveil a new cruiser-style touring bike on June 5 in the USA with reverse, heated seats, grips, backrests, GPS and a Bluetooth music system. At least that is what is hinted at in this official Yamaha teaser video. Last year yamaha announced they would scrap the “Star” name...
Rock icons Daryl Braithwaite and Ross Wilson have joined motorcycle rock band the Screamin’ Eagles to produce the single “Brighter...
A registry of volunteers to help recovering riders injured in a motorcycle crash is being set up by a Hawkebsury...
The entire Laverda Museum collection from Dutch collector and marque specialist Cor Dees is being offered for sale. The collection features 81 motorcycles, scooters and mopeds and covers the complete history of Moto Laverda from 1950 to 2000. All machines and Laverda motorabilia, which are housed in the family museum...
Harley-Davidson Australia has invited two brain cancer patients on its 100th anniversary ride with Harley “royalty” and is donating $100,000...
Ducati is reported to have sought a buyout from Royal Enfield owner Eicher Motors, according to the Times of India....
Motorists are being urged to slow down to 30km/h in urban areas in the fourth annual United Nations Global Road Safety Week from today (May 8, 2017). The UN “Save Lives #SlowDown” campaign (May 8-14, 2017) cites World Health Organisation (WHO) “research” that claims a 5% cut in average speed...
This scruffy and elderly Thai mechanic was shunned by several motorcycle dealerships before he finally bought a Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Sportster...
A manual for ambulance officers on safe motorcycle helmet removal from a crashed rider is being rewritten to accommodate latest...
A Japanese stunt rider has smashed the world wheelie record by riding a single-cylinder 125cc Yamaha Jog scooter just over 500km on the back wheel. Masaru Abe had targeted 600km for his continuous wheelie, but suffered lower back pain after two hours and had to take painkillers to make it to...
An online poll about lane filtering has been launched in Western Australia to help negotiate the adoption of the rules....
A Sydney engineering company has developed a new two-stroke engine that they believe could be used in motorcycles. It’s called...
Motorcycle riders will continue to be marginalised victims of society unless they stop being keyboard warriors and become real activists, says a rider representative. Motorcycle Riders Association of Queensland president Chris Mearns says he is frustrated by the riders willing to criticise, but not help. The last time riders rallied...
Suzuki is moving closer to turbocharging with new patent drawings emerging. The Japanese manufacturer unveiled its Recursion turbo concept (pictured...
Motorcycle thefts have risen 1% in the past calendar year to 8271 in Australia with South East Queensland and Perth...
A conservative activist and Harley-Davidson shareholder has drawn the company into public debate about President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. David W. Alamsi, vice-president of the right-wing National Centre for Public Policy Research, said the February meeting between Trump and Harley executives should be considered among the “high points”...
Independent motorcycle mechanics seem to be dying out at a rapid rate. Is it because motorcycle manufacturers are withholding servicing...
Iconic 1956 Italian film Engaged to Death, about motorcycle racing and famous marques such as Moto Guzzi and Gilera, could...
Despite axing Victory Motorcycles, a bump in Indian Motorcycle sales has helped Polaris reach a better-than-expected 17% increase in sales revenue in the first quarter of 2017. The company recorded $1,153.8 million in sales revenue, but a net loss of $2.9m partly due to the $38.6 million cost of winding...
An Indian court has ordered Royal Enfield pay an engineer an undisclosed compensation payment after he complained of 40 defects in...