Riders of Brisbane hinterland’s motorcycling Mecca that is Mt Glorious should be aware of upcoming roadworks that could delay their...
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Australia’s most renowned freestyle motocross stunt king, Robbie Maddison will headline The Freestyle Kings show coming to the NSW Central...
I cannot understand why it hasn’t happened sooner, but BMW Motorrad is only now applying for a patent of a design for a seat that can be adjusted for width as well as height. As far as I’m concerned, the riding comfort of a motorcycle is one of the most...
Just as well our borders are now open with Western Australia opening next month as Ducati Australia has announced a...
Triumph Motorcycles Australia has announced prices for the 2022 Tiger arriving in the second quarter of 2022. They have also...
BMW Motorrad Australia is offering more GS off-road training courses this year. So far they have reased pricing, dates and venues for 17 courses with more courses to be announced in April. 2022 BMW GS Off Road Training Dates Feb 12-13 >> Adventure Skills Moondyne, WA $695 Feb...
A vast majority of riders who live in or have visited Hobart would like to see free footpath bike parking...
Great news! The Queensland/NSW border reopens at 1am on Saturday 15 January 2022, opening some of the best riding in...
While we are seeing prices rising on most new motorcycles arriving in Australia because of high demand and supply chain issues, Chinese brand CFMOTO has not increased any prices for 2022. That includes their first fully faired sports bike, the 300SR, which is now available in a new tri-colour livery...
There is no doubt the handsome new liquid-cooled Harley-Davidson Sportster S is a revolutionary model for the traditional heavy motorcycle...
Ducati Australia has recorded the biggest rise in sales for the company worldwide in 2021 with a 50% increase. Ducati...
British motorcycle helmet manufacturer Ruroc has only been around since 2019 but is now set to release the fourth generation of its Atlas full-face helmet. The company claims its ECE 22:05 and DOT FMVSS218 approved, carbon-fibre Atlas 4.0 helmet will be even quieter than the last model. I reviewed the Atlas 3.0...
When designer Kar Lee put together an Italian mashup of the Ducati Panigale V2 and an Italjet Dragster scooter in...
A surge in off-road motorcycle sales has pushed Australian motorcycle and OHV (Off Highway Vehicle) sales last year by a...
A common trait among riders new and experienced is to forget to switch off their indicators. I’ve had many riders tell me they never forget, but that is rubbish. I see it all the time and it’s dangerous as it indicates to drivers that you are turning when you may...
The biggest improvement you can make to just about any motorcycle is to update the original suspension. Most motorcycles are...
Riders around the world will be invited to watch the unveiling of the 2022 Harley-Davidson models at a virtual event...
There were official 46 safety recalls of motorcycles in Australia in 2021, the highest number monitored since 2009 and significantly more than the previous high of 37 in 2018. There were only 28 motorcycle recalls in Australia last year, one more than the previous year which was the lowest number...
Aprilia’s first learner-approved adventure motorcycle, the Tuareg 660 L, will arrive in Australian showrooms by July in three colour schemes....
New Australian company Benzina Zero has launched an electric scooter brand, led by a robust looking adventure scooter crossover model....
Ducati has unveiled its electric racer for the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) MotoE World Cup to run alongside the MotoGP series. The prototype bike took to the track for the first time at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli this week. Fellow Italian motorcycle company Energica has been the...
Italian electric motorcycle company Energica is about to open its first showroom in Australia which means the bikes will be...
The makers of the inVIEW helmet light hope to raise more than $US1m to develop an update of their innovative...
For the first time, Australia will host a round of the world supercross championship in 2022 after the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) announced Australian company SX Global would take over the running of the series. SX Global, whose president is former V8 Supercars boss Tony Cochrane, will develop and...
Can-Am which makes three-wheeler “roadster” Spyder and Ryker motorcycles has been aiming its product and promotions toward women over the...
Although Savic Motorcycles is yet to launch its electric Savic C-Series motorcycle, it has announced a range of three “colours”...
The newly formed Queensland Motorcycle Council is urging riders to fill out an online survey about motorcycling in Brisbane. They believe it is important that the survey has a strong response as it will “demonstrate strong support from the motorcycling community” and show that the new group has some clout....
Who would have thought a couple of years ago when we first started seeing those strange electric Postie trikes on...
Twenty pairs of motorcycle gloves have been rated for safety and protection in the latest round of testing by the...
Motorcycle companies are aware that they don’t just sell motorcycles and hope you come back for servicing. These days they have to provide customers with events, social clubs and “experiences”. Harley-Davidson has historically been the best at this with their HOG chapters and rallies. Now many other manufacturers are onboard...
Melbourne Vespa riders will celebrate the iconic scooter marque’s 75th anniversary on Sunday, 19 December, with the ninth annual Vespa...
Over more than 40 years, BMW Motorrad in Australia has offered riding safaris for road, dirt and extreme off-road situations....
Australia with its 10 deserts and 70% arid landscape must surely be the new homeland for Ducati’s latest new model, the DesertX. The bike, announced overnight, won’t be available in Australia and New Zealand until the third quarter of 2022, but Ducati Australia has already revealed the pricing. In Australia,...
Australian smart-helmet manufacturer Forcite is today launching a public equity crowdfunding campaign through Equitise to build more varieties of their...
The Australian Touratech open day is back after a two-year hiatus during the pandemic. It will be held next weekend...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website has issued safety and comfort ratings including vital waterproof abilities for two jackets and eight pairs of pants as we head into a wet summer. With a La Niña wet weather system dominating the Eastern states this summer, riders will be interested in assessing the...
Australia’s first electric motorcycle company, Fonzarelli, has reached the modest milestone of selling 100 of its electric multi-purpose NKD electric...
Every group of riders has someone who is slower than the others which can be embarrassing if it’s you …l...
This 2021/22 summer will be a wet one in the eastern states of Australia due to the La Nina weather phenomenon, prompting police to urge riders to exercise caution during floods. If large four-wheel-drive vehicles can be washed away off flooded roads, then what chance does a light motorcycle have?...
The Australian Motorcycle Council is asking riders to help them work out a rating system for helmet comfort via an...