Riding a motorcycle actually burns calories, but there is much more you can do to be a fitter and better...
Even if you have no first-aid skills, there are several things you can do at a motorcycle crash scene to...
Unless you work from home, you need to deal with the daily commute into the office. Unfortunately, commuting is expensive unless you are able to take advantage of a ride-sharing arrangement with colleagues. Running a car or hopping on a train every day will sap your bank account and leave...
No matter where you travel, Iit is inevitable that you will come to roadworks where there is some gravel, which...
The best riding tip I ever got for cornering came from watching Steve McQueen playing in the sand with his...
Australian riders are desperately short of road craft advanced riding courses after the closure of a subsidised course on the Gold Coast five years ago. Rider Tod Parkes asked us if there were any road craft courses available to teach advanced survival skills to licensed riders in the real world of...
There is a variety of gestures riders can use to signal to people in their pack or other riders sharing...
I love a winding road, but I hate a windy road. Yesterday we encountered both, plus freezing cold and pelting...
Riding a motorcycle overseas where they ride on the other side of the road is not difficult, but it can be dangerous. The hard part is adjusting to having the controls on the opposite side … just kidding! I’ve been a motoring journalist for going on 15 years and have...
Riding a motorcycle not makes you so happy some women can even orgasm while riding. With the Black Dog 1 Dayer...
The most satisfying and enjoyable ride is not always the fastest or quickest, but the one where you develop a...
We can all learn something from this video from a Canadian truck’s dash cam that captures the moment a rider hits a freeway barrier and flies over the side of the off-ramp. It happened in Montreal last week and the unlicensed rider suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The male rider...
How many of us have dropped a bike, run wide or simply messed up a tight, feet-up u-turn or resorted...
Motorcycle riders are the most safety conscious of all road users and the bigger the bike, the safer we become,...
Assuming you are not hurt, what you do straight after you’ve had a minor motorcycle crash is absolutely vital to your future physical and financial health and safety. Even if it’s just a slide down the road or low-speed traffic-light rear-ender that didn’t hurt you or your bike much, there...
The world’s first rating system for motorcycle clothing protection has been launched to give riders a guide to the safety...
Most motorcycle road craft courses are only as good as the training on the day, but Riders Academy by motoDNA also provides...
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....
We may not like riding in the wet, but with weather being such an unpredictable mistress, you are bound to...
While caravans may not represent much of an obstacle for motorcycle riders, they can still be among the worst-behaved motorists...
Riders are being urged to use a mobile phone Roadkill Reporter app to record roadkill in an effort to identify hotspots and help save lives. The latest Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 5: Road Safety for Rural and Remote Areas found that motorcycles are significantly over-represented in crashes with animals....
Fatality Free Friday founder Russell White has called on motorcyclists to be ride defensively and for other motorists to look out for...
Mention the words “track day training” and most riders think it’s all about getting your knee down. I was recently...
Just because you are riding a cruiser doesn’t mean you have to find a detour when the road turns to gravel or you hit some rough roadworks. We can understand those riders who choose to avoid such situations because they don’t want to get their chrome dirty or their paintwork...
Riders heading to the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island have been warned that road conditions throughout south-eastern Australia have deteriorated...
A spike in motorcycle crashes in South East Queensland this month has prompted a seven-point safety guide from the...
Do hospital staff have a prejudice against motorcycle riders because they are seen as careless risk-takers clogging up the health system and does it affect their level of care? It’s a question worth asking, according to a university professor and a motorcycle clothing supplier. Deakin University’s Dr Chris Hurren, who...
There is usually a spike in road accidents at Easter as traffic volumes increase and riders have more time to...
We love the wind in our faces, but the wind in your eyes can cause them to dry out, leading...
A Bundaberg rider says he probably owes his life to a $290 Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon or EPIRB after crashing his Honda 1200X Crossrunner adventure bike in bull dust in north Queensland. Mick Groth, 52, urges every rider to buy an EPIRB, as does the Royal Flying Doctor Service which attends a...
(Sponsored post) There are a lot of people in this world who love riding a bike, but to enjoy the...
Every now and then we need to ride long distances and don’t have time for taking in scenery, challenging roads...
Riders who have taken the First Aid For Motorcyclists course have helped themselves and other injured riders with their newfound knowledge and training. And with Easter approaching, all riders who have done the course have been urged to brush up on their notes and skills. First Aid For Motorcyclists instructors Roger Fance...
First Aid for Motorcyclists principal instructor Roger Fance tells how his wife’s run-in on her Ducati Monster with a wallaby was...
Many riders are taught to leave a two or three-second gap between their bike and the vehicle they are a...
Injured rider Leigh Wilkins doesn’t remember, but apparently he helped his fellow riders at the scene of his own accident on the Great Central Road heading to Uluru earlier this year. The 44-year-old computer business manager was riding across the desert in April on his way back from the Long...
Many motorcycle riders are unaware of the extent of dangerous blind spots around a truck or other large vehicle but new legislation hopes...
Most people who drop a motorcycle are embarrassed and a little shaken and don’t pick up their bike the proper...
The video below shows the danger to lane filtering riders of a driver who gets out of their vehicle while stopped at traffic lights. It’s illegal for a driver to leave their vehicle while stopped at traffic lights or on a roadway, unless parked at the roadside. It is also illegal to...
Riding in a group can be fun, but it also has its hazards, not the least being how to pass...