America has mandated vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technology in all new cars, but riders also want the technology to recognise motorcycles....
The 2017 Dakar Rally has been swamped by flood waters and complaints about vague road books and errors by officials. Stage...
Can you help David Black by offering him a regular pillion ride? You may say you never pillion another male as it’s a “dangerous threat to one’s manhood” as this funny video shows. Or you may think David should simply learn to ride. But after you read his story, his...
Dakar Rally champion Toby Price has apologised to his Australian fans from his hospital bed for crashing out of the...
Defending Dakar Rally champion Toby Price (pictured) crashed out of the rally this morning, ending his dream of a back-to-back...
Police investigations into two controversial motorcycle crashes in Melbourne have stalled after almost six months, infuriating the rider victims. The first crash happened on July 17 at 1.40pm when a woman in a Camry drove in front two motorcycle riders in Melbourne. The riders, Steve Caruana and Marc Logan, have...
Riders in one American state can now add a special blue light to their rear brake light which they say...
A petition to change the road rule allowing drivers to cross solid white lines to overtake a cyclist has attracted...
One of the worrying trends in 2016 was the epidemic of reduced speed zones around the country, many on great motorcycle roads. The two high-profile examples were the reduction of the open speed limit on a Northern Territory highway to 130km/h and the planned reduction of speed limits in several...
Motorcycling changed dramatically in 2016, mainly for the good, and we predict more substantial and positive changes in 2017, but...
The rule allowing drivers to cross a solid white line to overtake a cyclist is putting the lives of motorcyclists...
The Oxley Highway is facing reduced speed limits early in the New Year, but at least one rider reckons the biggest problem is drivers crossing double white lines, not speed. The NSW Roads and Maritime Services earlier this year decided to reduce speed limits in several locations along the famed motorcycle...
In July 2016, Brisbane rider Jeff Frampton (pictured) started a challenge for politicians to become involved in the motorcycle community,...
A Slovenian farm worker was knocked off his ladder by a reversing tractor so now an insurance crackdown may jeopardise...
Have a merry and a safe Christmas holiday season from all the staff at Motorbike Writer. We value safety highly and have published many articles about safe riding tips throughout the year. But we don’t just want you to practise safe riding techniques, we have also campaigned to authorities to improve...
“It’s a stitch-up!” was Brett Humphries’ first reaction when he was called to say he was the winner of a Dyna Low...
A major hotel group has opened up its parking areas to cater for the increasing demand for car and motorcycle...
Motorcycles, scooters and lane filtering hardly rate a mention in the latest Austroads publication that investigates causes and remedies of traffic congestion. When will the authorities ever learn? Motorcycles and scooters are one of the solutions to traffic congestion and should be included in any study of causes and remedies. In...
Motorcycle companies such as Honda, Harley and others are keen to introduce earner bikes and even run rider training courses,...
If you think the scrambler craze has gone crazy, check out some of these sketches by Italian motorcycle designer Oberdan...
Police around the country are again abusing statistics to issue their annual warning to motorcyclists that they will be out in force this Christmas. This follows a rise in motorcycle fatalities this year, including six in Queensland this past week. As a result, we can expect all available mobile speed...
You would think that being free to ride the roads on a powerful motorcycle would be enough to keep anyone...
Have you ever found genuine motorcycle parts are much more expensive than generic parts, even though they may be of...
Watch this great Harley-Davidson video and see how they are literally drumming up business for Christmas! For those musos among us, the drum kit is powered by Mogees technology. While we’ve got your attention, we thought we’d drum up a bit of business for our new Motorcycle Gear Shop. We’ve...
The rise of female riders in the ranks is welcome and is changing the whole motorcycling industry, especially in making...
A council has formally apologised to relatives of a Ducati rider who crashed and died after hitting a massive 3.8m-wide...
Brisbane riders are being asked to fight against the loss of up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces in the CBD from January 1, 2017, while the new Casino is built. About 60 spaces will be permanently lost in Alice Street, William Street and Queens Wharf Road and 140 more spaces are closing during construction...
Some riders are devoted to one bike or one brand for life, while others are simply the most unfaithful motorcycle...
Riders can still ride the Oxley Highway with realistic speed limits this Christmas after winning a reprieve from the Roads...
Motorcycles are one of the solutions to traffic congestion, air pollution, overburdened infrastructure and lack of parking space, yet, not only are there few tax incentives, we face more taxes. London’s congestion tax exemption was a shining example of how motorcycles and scooters are the answer and should be tax...
A pair of British Brough Superior motorcycles from the early 1930s have sold at the Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction above estimates...
A Sydney rider who was dangerously tailgated for several minutes by a driver is livid that when she asked police...
Motorcycles will now be considered in European driverless tests in the wake of a female rider being rear-ended by an automated Tesla S under test in Norway. While the Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative is yet to identify the dangers to riders, European authorities have now agreed to cooperate with motorcyclist organisations...
The most theft prone motorcycles are recent-model, small-capacity Japanese bikes in Victoria, according to official statistics released by the National Theft...
While the future of transport would seem to be smaller vehicles and more two-wheelers, one state doesn’t agree and has...
BMW Screen Saver for Old Windows Machines The BMW logo is a classic! It’s a simple, strong and powerful identity, it represents the history and heritage of BMW motorcycles for the last 80 years. So here is a really cool BMW Motorcycle screen saver. It’s a 3-dimensional bouncing ball with the...
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Road construction and road safety experts around the world are acknowledging that roads need to be designed with rider safety...
Billy Joel seems to have partially solved the mystery surrounding fellow rock star Bruce Springsteen’s Moto Guzzi which broke down recently. It was apparently built at Billy Joel’s 20th Century Cycles custom motorcycle shop on Long Island which specialises in turning modern motorcycles into retro customs. On Monday, Billy Joel played...
An inquest into the death of a rider who hit a pothole on a newly opened bridge is expected to highlight...