The Trident name returns to the Triumph stable as a learner-approved motorcycle in the Australian and New Zealand markets. The...
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As LA start-up X Mobility Motors is set to release a range of electric-powered mobility devices including motorcycles, an international...
South East Queensland could soon get another circuit for motorcycle track days and possibly even national and international motorcycle racing. The Queensland Government has confirmed $40 million in funding toward a privately owned $230 track and entertainment centre in Toowoomba, 100km west of Brisbane. The track has been designed with...
Honda has already developed a motorcycle prototype that self-balances, but it now looks like they are working on cruise control...
Many motorcycles come with suspension that is non-adjustable or only has minor adjustment such as rear preload to compensate for...
Bikes from the golden era of British motorcycling will be up for auction next month at the Bonhams Motorcycles Winter Sale in the UK. The exclusive collection of more than 50 British motorcycles and motorcycle-related cars comes from the UK National Motorcycle Museum. The rescheduled auction on 11-12 December, 2020,...
South Australian riders have been urged to make a submission for the new 10-year Road Safety Strategy. The controversial SA...
As expected, BMW is adding to its range of R 18 cruisers with the first being a tourer called the...
New Zealand electric motorcycle company UBCO has launched their 2021 models with an off-road 2X2 Work Bike and a 2X2 Adventure Bike. Spokeswoman Kat Sutherland says the fifth-generation bikes are tougher with improved torque, power, traction and a third more range at top speed. “These GenX5 bikes have been in development for over 18 months,”...
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride was this year forced to go solo and virtual by the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in a major...
Kawasaki has been working on a supercharged two-stroke and electric hybrid motorcycle since 2017 and has now filed a patent for a...
Helmets may soon cost riders less thanks to virtual helmet safety testing that avoids the expense of destroying helmets in laboratory crash tests. Swedish brain safety technology company MIPS (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) has now made their Finite Element Analysis (FEA) virtual helmet testing tool available to helmet manufactures. Instead of destroying a helmet...
Just days after Ducati announced it would introduce adaptive cruise control to its Multistrada V4, BMW has expectedly followed suit...
Just a month after the new Ducati Scrambler 1100 PRO models have arrived in showrooms, the Italian company is announced...
Norway is removing wire rope barriers from a six-kilometre stretch of road near the capital of Oslo in a win for motorcyclist safety. Riders have long regarded the roadside barriers as a danger. The Norwegian move follows a win for UK riders in August when The Motorcycle Action Group gained the support of the...
No sooner has Apple announced their new iPhone 12 than motorcycle mounting specialists Quadlock have announced they are taking orders...
MV Agusta has announced a partnership with Hertz Ride to offer some of their touring bikes for hire in Italy...
Victoria plans ‘dangerous’ bicycle passing rule Victoria will join other states next year with a rule requiring motorists to give cyclists room when passing, potentially putting the lives of motorcyclists in jeopardy. In 2015, rider Maritha Keyser was left with permanent disabilities from a head-on accident with a car that legally crossed...
Four of Australia’s most highly credentialed motocross industry professionals are joining forces to revitalise the Australian Motocross Championship. MX legend...
A limited-edition 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR Eight is a highlight of eight Ducatis spanning 37 years in the Shannons Spring...
The 16th BSA National Rally will be held in the officially declared Motorcycle Friendly Town of Crows Nest in South East Queensland this weekend (15-18 October 2020). Despite the COVID border closures, the BSA Owners Club of Queensland still expects more than 60 members to show off their bikes. There...
Motorcycles appear the preferred COVID lockdown vehicle with Australian sales booming after a slow start to the year due to with fires,...
Melbourne shoppers can buy motorcycling equipment at Aldi when they purchase their weekly supermarket shopping, but can’t go to a...
A device you wear on your wrist could alert you to a rider in your group falling behind, contact emergency if you crash and even monitor your riding behaviour. The smart wearable Motobit SENTINEL for motorcyclists is now seeking crowdfunding through Indiegogo. So far the campaign has raised $A4546 or 18% of...
Ducati announced in 2018 that by 2020 it would add front and rear radar sensors to warn riders of dangers. Now...
Queensland roads could soon become safer for riders with the implementation of standards for non-slip road surfaces and better maintenance....
The bid by a rider to get elected to the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria board has failed, but he’s not done yet! John Mulder, a member of both the Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria and the Australian Street Rod Federation, says he “got smashed” in the elections, while the “two Chairman’s...
BMW Motorrad is celebrating 40 years of its GS models with three new models, extra standard features and anniversary styling touches for...
The pandemic limitations have forced the Motorcycle Council of NSW to change how it runs the annual Motorcycle Awareness Month...
Chinese brand CFMoto is marking 15 years in Australia with sales surpassing 25,000 and no hint of a slow-down despite recent trade disagreements between the two countries. Distrbitor Mojo Motorcycles has been importing the bargain-priced bikes since 2005 and now has more than 80 dealerships across the country. Mojo boss...
As Australian state borders begin to open up, motorcycle tour and hire company EagleRider is gearing up for a return...
The adventure motorcycle market is booming with many models featuring hi-tech ABS and traction control for various types of surface....
Triumph is returning the Trident name to its stable with a “middleweight” motorcycle which is now in final testing. We know it is powered by a liquid-cooled triple-cylinder engine, but there are still no technical details about engine size or power. However, it could come to Australia and New Zealand...
Kawasaki Motors Australia as recalled 80 current-model Ninja ZX636 motorcycles because the horn is not durable enough. That’s right …...
One of the longtime problems associated with riding a motorcycle is that the public misjudges us. Over the years they...
One of the major failings with motorcycle helmet intercoms is the poor quality of their speakers. Recently Sena and Cardo (JBL speakers) updated their intercoms with bigger, louder, thinner and better-quality speakers. We have tested these upgraded speakers as well as some aftermarket speakers and the improvement in sound is...
The driver of a truck that ploughed head-on into a group of riders, killing seven and injuring several others, is...
Disney is in trouble with famous stuntman Evel Knievel’s son, Kelly, over a character in their latest Toy Story 4...
BMW Motorrad Australia has recalled all its current 1250 models over missing or faded compliance plates and/or exhaust noise labels. We all know how police can be officious about noisy motorcycle exhausts. The last thing you would want when pulled over for any reason is to be found riding a...
Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta seems intent on cracking the enormous Chinese motorcycle market. In 2019, they signed an agreement...