https://youtu.be/zxheOM79cdc This video reminds riders to approach flooded roads with caution as flooding is expected to continue across four eastern states and...
The Goldwing World Facebook page published the photograph below warning about all the blind spots around a truck. Allegedly all...
Getting back on the “steel horse” again after a serious crash is considered either brave, stupid or too difficult for some. Maybe I’m one of the “stupid” ones who got back on, despite one major life-threatening crash in which I was run over – check out the helmet at the...
There were no training courses for riders when I began riding, so we learnt a lot of misguided motorcycle myths...
It’s going to be a long hot summer and you may get caught in bushfire conditions, so we have put...
Strict speed limit control through speed cameras and police radar has turned riders into speedo gazers, says motorcycle tour founder Peter Colwell. Peter says police and governments are obsessed about targeting speed with thousands booked annually unless they gaze at their speedos. In Queensland, alone, the first year of lowered speed tolerances...
Returned rider numbers are growing and so is their representation in road crash statistics, yet two specialised road safety courses...
Water crossings are possibly the most fun you can have on an adventure or dual-sport motorcycle. They are a blast...
You’ve committed to a corner, your big V-twin cruiser is leaned over and all of a sudden you hit a bit of a dip in the road surface. The next few moments leave you with sweaty palms and a racing heart at the least … in hospital at the worst!...
Contributed post on emergency supplies for our North American readers Roadside emergencies can happen anytime and anywhere. Being prepared for...
Contributed post for our important American readers Ah, America. The land of the free, the home of the brave. But...
BMW has come up with a unique way to avoid helmet hair – style your hair like one of their helmets as these photos show! However, their hilarious ad campaign for their helmets is not really a solution to what is a very serious problem for some people. Helmet hair is that flat...
Every now and then we need to ride long distances and don’t have time for taking in scenery, challenging roads...
One of the simple questions many novice and advanced riders ask is how they can ride faster. The answer can...
A rider who hit the back of a car that cut in front of him without looking has posted the crash video to call for motorists to look for bikes before changing lanes. We’ve probably all experienced drivers moving across on us on multi-lane roads without indicating or checking for motorcycles. This...
Injured rider Leigh Wilkins doesn’t remember, but apparently he helped his fellow riders at the scene of his own accident...
Motorcycles are the fastest-growing category of vehicles on our roads and are allowed to lane filter, so drivers should pay...
Riders tend to be more cautious when it’s wet, but after heavy rain has dried, there are still many road hazards of which riders should be aware and cautious. We have come up with 10 hazards on sealed and unsealed roads that are unique to road conditions after rain, especially...
A police video that warns about the dangers of riding while tired has won a safety award. But there’s a...
A recent reader asked if it was legal, safe and wise to switch off the motorcycle when stopped for a...
A high incidence of motorcycle fatalities and injuries in Queensland has prompted the RACQ to issue a double-sided flyer about the shared duty of road safety. It’s a welcome relief from education programs or advertising campaigns that only point the finger at riders. Motorcyclists have long called for drivers to be...
Christmas makes us all behave a bit differently. You may be filled with excitement at the prospect of a few...
You don’t need a high visibility vest to become more visible on the road, says the Motorcycle Riders Association of Western Australia....
Have you ever heard of target fixation? It’s where your eyes focus on an obstacle and you end up riding your motorcycle straight into it. My wife had a big case of target fixation on her learner course: she saw the fence, thought she would hit it, didn’t take her...
Passing long trucks can be easy for motorcycles with their rapid rate of acceleration, but there are several dangers you...
Many riders take risks thinking “it couldn’t happen to me”, but those who have crashed have wiser heads and a...
Yvonne Everett has been riding motorcycles since she was 16, but recently went back to bike school to sharpen her dirt skills so she could ride the Bolivian Death Road. Here’s her story. I’m spinning my wheels in the dirt and splashing through muddy puddles at the HART (Honda Australia...
https://youtu.be/ViSyN0T2-G4 Riders are mostly critical of other riders who weave in a dangerous fashion through the traffic, giving all riders...
Riders can suffer from dangerous sunburn on their faces – even in winter and even in full-face helmets – unless...
While caravans may not represent much of an obstacle for motorcycle riders, they can still be among the worst-behaved motorists on the road. Have you ever been stuck behind a slow-moving caravan on a mountain road, but where there is a passing opportunity downhill, it speeds up preventing traffic from passing?...
Riding a motorcycle is an activity that comes with a fair amount of risk. That risk is rewarded by the...
Many riders talk about how riding their motorcycle makes them relax and “blows out the cobwebs”, yet I see so...
The Dutch Reach is a simple technique of opening a car door that could save motorcyclists filtering through traffic from being “doored”. It should be mandated in driving tests as it is in Holland where it has been used for 50 years. While the incidence of dooring is more common...
Should learner drivers be banned for narrow, twisting and dangerous motorcycle roads for the benefit and safety of the learner...
It’s one of those heart-in-the-mouth moments when the corner suddenly tightens up and you’re running out of cornering clearance and...
SMIDSY (sorry, mate, I didn’t see you) collisions occur, not because motorists don’t look, but because they don’t look twice and when they do they don’t perceive how close we are. That’s according to a Texas Tech University psychologist who says people think smaller objects are further away than they appear and conversely...
Riders seem to cop more road rage than other motorists. This could be because we are seen as road menaces,...
Walking your motorcycle is the quickest and most effective way of moving your bike, but most people find the safest way to move...
Riders are already happy, even when commuting, according to VicRoads research, but now the august organisation wants riders to be even happier. VicRoads doesn’t score high on motorcyclists’ Christmas card list so their latest campaign to encourage riders to ride happy may be viewed with some suspicion by some riders....
The 1990s computer game Pokémon (pocket monster) is back, but this time it’s in the real world and it could...