Organisers of the Save of the Oxley rally to halt the reduction of speed limits on the famed motorcycle route...
South Australian riders and representative groups want to join most of the rest of Australia, California, Asia and Europe in...
Two accredited QRide testers have been arrested for allegedly issuing motorcycle licences to 13 people without going through the required test and evaluation process. The Beenleigh men were arrested yesterday on a total of 45 charges relating to fraudulently issuing motorcycle licences. Thirteen people who allegedly paid for the licences have been charged with one count each of...
Thousands of riders, locals, politicians and business people are expected to attend the Save the Oxley rally tomorrow (Saturday, November...
Despite a zero fatality rate on highways with open speed limits, the Northern Territory has once again returned to 130km/h speed...
Operation Silverstone and Operation Safe Hills have been launched for the spring/summer riding season to specifically target speeding riders, one with air support. Silverstone is based in the Central Hunter, Hunter Valley and Lake Macquarie regions of NSW and Safe Hills in the Adelaide hills. There are also ongoing motorcycle-oriented...
It’s rare for a politician to admit they are wrong, but this former politician regrets not giving enough support to...
The 2.5-litre V6 FGR Midalu has gazumped the Triumph Rocket III at 2.3-litres for the title of the world’s biggest production...
Road safety nannies seem obsessed with introducing automated vehicles as a panacea to resolving the road toll, according to motorcycle and artificial intelligence experts. Their comments follow a recent crash in which an automated Tesla S rear-ended and injured a female motorcyclist in Norway while undergoing on-road testing. It has prompted...
Lowering the speed limits on the Oxley Highway as proposed by the NSW Roads and Maritime Services would lead to...
West Australian Steve Fraser is the current rider in Ducati’s worldwide Globetrotter 90th campaign where riders lap the world on...
Low speed thresholds are turning motorists, particularly motorcyclists, into dangerous speedo gazers, according to a university study. Using drive simulators, researchers at the University of Western Australia studied 84 drivers to test whether a low speed threshold before a fine was imposed affected their driving performance. The answer was yes! “Our...
BSA could join the list of recently revived motorcycle brands including Bultaco, Brough, Hesketh, Matchless and Norton after Indian motor...
Brisbane CBD will lose up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces after work starts in December 2016 on the new...
A carrot in the form of a subsidised discount is being offered to riders to participate in a First Aid for Motorcyclists course in Albury on the NSW-Victorian border. The $30 subsidy on the $78 course is provided by the Albury Council and NSW Roads and Maritime Services for one...
Europe is mandating ABS on motorcycles and it is being considered in Australia but only now is a survey seeking...
It is almost an undisputed fact that motorcyclists are the safest road users with a 2016 British survey providing further...
It might make you sick to think someone would try to steal your motorcycle, but now there is Skunklock that actually makes the thief vomit by spraying them with a noxious chemical. The aptly titled product contains a pressurised concoction of chemicals that sprays in the face of the thief if they try...
The UK Government is about to provide a £1500 (about $2400) subsidy on the price of electric motorcycles and scooters...
BMW Motorrad will add two new motorcycle models and has confirmed its commitment to an electric future with the launch...
Many riders clock massive miles/kilometres on their odometer and we want to reward the well-travelled for their efforts with a free Audicator indicator warning system. The idea came to us when Kawasaki sent us a press release about Malcolm Milne of South Australia achieving more than 300,000km on the odometer...
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Tell us what peeves you about other riders and you could win a set of three Oxford neck socks for...
It’s been a long time since Zero Motorcycles started its journey and now they have released a new DSR to celebrate a decade. With the name of Electricross, Zero was founded in 2006 in Scotts Valley, California, by the innovator and aeronautical engineer Neal Saiki. It all began with the...
Future motorcycles could run on all types of fuels, including electricity, after US government defence contracts have yielded two prototype...
Producing motorcycles with a 3D printer has moved to the next stage with the Airbus aviation company now printing and selling...
There seems little doubt that Victory Motorcycles is determined to crack into the sports bike market, judging by its racing interests. The American company is not only returning to the Pikes Peak Hillclimb this year with electric and V-twin bikes, but also returning for the Isle of Man TT with...
Two new innovations from Toyota and Honda have implications for future motorcycle powertrains. Toyota engineers believe they can replace the...
Delays in Africa Twin and Goldwing deliveries are expected after the Honda factory in Kumamoto was damaged in the recent...
Not many electric bikes enthuse us with their whisper-quiet power and ungainly looks, but this handmade retro electric moped is an exception. The , built by Polish brothers Marcin and Michal Bielawski, won the gold medal at the recent international trade fair for “Ideas – Inventions – New Products” in Germany....
https://youtu.be/dvnmrHS3d9s Guy Martin has broken the speed record for riding the Wall of Death on live TV in the UK...
The Harley-Davidson Owners Group, or HOG, is the biggest events organiser and charity fundraiser in the world, according to HD...
With the motorcycle toll reaching new high levels in Victoria and other states, maybe it’s time to consider incentives for riders to do training courses, such as First Aid for Motorcyclists. Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party Senator Ricky Muir has thrown his support behind the course after attending one in Sale,...
Electric motorcycles will again be a major part of the sixth annual World Advanced Vehicle Expedition Trophy, the world’s biggest...
The world’s most popular two-wheeler, the Honda Super Cub, will soon have an electric version. Announcing plans to go into...
Charging times and battery range may not be an issue for electric motorcycles and cars with researchers looking at turning roads into electricity generators. The US government is funding research into kinetic roads that harvest movement to make electricity and now installing solar panels on roads is being considered. Both...
Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica has produced a naked version of its Ego superbike. The Eva electric streetfighter is slightly less...
On a global scale it might be overshadowed by EICMA in Milan, but for bikers in the UK, Motorcycle Live, which...
This Spanish-made solar scooter docks in a solar charging station and switches on and off via an iPhone app that also controls navigation and a speed limiter. It’s called the Xkuty – quaint, ain’t it? – has a fast charger under the seat that can charge the scooter in three hours for...
BMW Motorrad has unveiled its first electric sports bike, the eRR “experimental vehicle”, to follow its C-evolution electric production scooter....