The growing middle class in India has attracted American icon Harley-Davidson, Italian stallions Ducati and now it’s the turn of...
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Two black dogs were the stars of the annual Black Dog Ride that left from Brisbane this morning. Mandy and...
Have you worked out your route for the weekend ride? A few minutes spent on a Friday night with a beer looking over maps is a great way to start. Try to find roads you haven’t ridden before, seeking out the narrow and curly lines which always indicate something interesting....
It’s about time a decent motorcycle movie was made – and Girl Meets Bike could be that movie. The independent...
Everything you always wanted to know about the Triumph Bonneville – and more – is now available in one book....
How did you get to work today? Was it a drag, or was it fun? If you’d like more fun in your commute, this Honda Grom looks just the ticket. It’s a radical-looking commuter bike that could add heaps of fun to the urban lifestyle. It looks like a monkey...
Most motorcycle riders should steer away from ethanol-blended fuels, at least in the long term, as it may not be...
Australia’s most popular-selling bike, the Kawasaki Ninja 300, has been recalled for brake and stalling problems. (Read my review here.)...
With all the roadworks going on and no sign of them disappearing soon, we need to establish some roadworks etiquette. First rule of roadworks etiquette should be that all bikes should be allowed to shuffle to the front of the queue. I’ve done this on many occasions at the ubiquitous...
How does Harley Sprint, or Harley Hummer, or Harley Bobcat sound? Could these names from the American brand’s past re-emerge...
Does anyone remember the old Globe of Death where motorcycles would ride around inside a giant metal globe-shaped cage? It...
If you want a peak or visor for your Bell Custom 500 helmet … well, you can’t have one. According to Monza Imports, dealers don’t want to stock them and that’s a real shame. The American-made helmets start at $129.95 for the solid colours, $139.95 for the flake and $159.95...
You can make your ride even more interesting if you stop off at Russell Crowe’s Coaching Station Inn. It’s located about...
Electric bikes leave me cold. I’ve only ridden electric scooters, but the thought of an electric bike does not exactly...
If life is a drag, try motorcycle drag racing. The Australian Dragbike School has now been accredited by ANDRA to license motorcycle racers at all levels up to and including Group One. “This is a great vote of confidence from ANDRA for the Australian Dragbike School,” says school spokesman and...
Have you ever put more fuel in your tank than the manufacturer says it will hold? Did it make you...
Perhaps the ideal bike for Australia’s tough conditions was the brutish Honda Africa Twin, a robust, go-anywhere bike based on...
Yamaha Australia has just announced the pricing on their new bobber-style Bolt cruiser. The base model will cost $11,999 and the R spec will be $12,499. These prices are close to our guesstimate. Read our review here. Meanwhile, here are some great photos by Lou Martin of the bike at...
One of the best motorcycle videos made is “Dream Racer” about the Dakar Rally, seen in selected cinemas around the country and...
The annual Black Dog Ride has passed the $1 million mark in funds raised for mental health support services in...
Honda has added another automatic model to its fleet in the new CTX700 range. While most cars are sold with automatic gearboxes and some models don’t even offer a manual version, cars are transport, while motorcycles are so much more. Are riders really ready for auto motorcycles? Auto is a...
Triumph has voluntarily recalled Street Triple and Daytona motorcycles to check for faults in the ABS modulator. The recall involves...
When Ixon was introduce to the Australian market in 2005, it arrived with an enormous range of textile jackets and...
An experimental army Harley XA 750 from 1942 is among the rare bikes being auctioned at Shannons Sydney Spring Classic Auction on October 21. The bike is expected to fetch up to $22,000, but it is not the most valuable. That honour goes to an unrestored 1914 Model 10F V-Twin...
Yamaha has confirmed the MT-09 big-bore naked bike will be coming by the end of the year. It is one...
The Brisbane Motorcycle Expo scheduled for February has unfortunately been cancelled. This comes after three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss...
The story behind the simultaneous unveiling of the new Indian Chief motorcycles at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota and in Sydney last Sunday reads like a military operation. Indian Motorcycles country manager Peter Harvey says despite workers being sworn to secrecy and extraordinary security measures, he expected photos...
Charley Boorman will soon be starring on stage in Australia. The star of ‘Long Way Round’, ‘Long Way Down’, ‘Race...
The new Yamaha Bolt cruiser is expected to become the brand’s top-selling non-LAMS road bike with about 500 sales in...
Yamaha Bolt is the new star in its “Star” stable of cruisers. The youth-oriented, stripped-down Bolt hits Australia in September 2013 at a very reasonable $11,999. Looking alarmingly like Harley’s grungy Sportser 883 Iron, it is powered by a 942cc V-twin with similar mid-mount controls, clean and quiet belt drive, a low 69cm...
These are the first photos of the new Indian Chief Classic cruiser, Chieftain hardbagger and Vintage softbagger unveiled simultaneously at...
Meet the proud owner of the first Indian Chief to arrive in Australia later this year. Ken Hager drew “number...
Only one more day before the Indian Chief is unveiled and already I’m wondering what’s next! Although we don’t know what the Chief looks like yet, we have seen the long and low silhouette (pictured above) which shows a windscreen and no top box. When the Indian Chief is unveiled...
A stellar line-up of riders including Troy Bayliss, Chris Vermeulen, Jason Crump, Garry McCoy and Stephen Gall is expected for...
BMW is going electric with the unveiling of their first all-electric car, the i3, and plans to launch their first...
The fast-growing adventure motorcycle segment is becoming crowded with models. Aprilia wades in with the Caponord (Italian for north cape), a road-oriented adventurer featuring a 17-inch front tyre, ABS, three-stage traction control, engine maps, cruise control and electronically adjustable active suspension. You get all this, plus Italian design flair, for...
DriRider Multi-Tek all-season convertible adventure jacket Price: $339.95 Sizes: S-5XL Adventure touring places enormous demands on rider gear. On a...
One of the shortest books in the world must surely be the history of French motorcycle manufacturing with few notable...
The 2014 Victory Motorcycles range has just been released in the US with some cheaper models and others adding more standard features. Victory has also followed Harley’s lead with its Hard Candy paintwork by introducing their own factory custom paint. In its 15th year, Victory is adding new accessories, new...
Custom bikes and pinstriping will be features of the annual Greazefest Kustom Kulture Festival at Rocklea Showgrounds, Brisbane, on August...