Motorcycle helmets are expensive so it is important to buy the right one for your budget, your head, your riding...
Many riders are mixing their love of riding and music by wearing Bluetooth headsets in their helmets and now Bluetooth...
Revolutionary Australian-designed Vozz Helmets which have no chin strap are returning to the shelves after a long hiatus for updates and European approval. They still cost $888, but the new ECE 22.05 certified RS 1.0 helmets are claimed to be more comfortable, quieter with a more secure seal. When we...
What is the most important tool any motorcycle rider can carry with them? We’ll cheat and say a multi-tool such...
We panned a leather jacket we received from Pakistan in August 2016 and warned riders against buying cheap motorcycle goods...
Recently we highlighted motorcycle gloves with a built-in GPS and now SignalWear has launched Smart Signal Blinking Gloves with LED indicator signals inserted in the back. Read about the GPS gloves here. SignalWear CEO and co-founder Troy De Baca says they also hope to launch a GPS version with the...
There is no such thing as an all-season motorcycle jacket. You either have a winter jacket or a summer jacket....
New SlimBuds Bluetooth motorcycle earphones are claimed to be the most comfortable and secure with an app that dampens wind noise, but highlights...
Motorcycle jackets don’t have to make you look like you’ve just set the fastest lap at Phillip Island or ridden around the world with Charley Boorman. Blackbird Motorcycle Wear makes fashionable motorcycle jackets that offer all the abrasion and crash protection for the road, but can still be worn to a...
Most open-face helmets are cheap and nasty, but if you are a fan of the style and want luxury and...
When it comes time to spoil yourself with a bit of luxury and high-quality comfortable motorcycle riding gear, we recommend...
We’ve seen some silly motorcycle inventions in our time, but the glove GPS could be one of the silliest and possibly also dangerous. The Friedlander TurnPoint Smart Glove system is a standard right glove and a left glove with a pocket on the back to fit a round dial that illuminates...
With winter just around the corner, Kiwi company Roadog has launched a new line of thermal layers specifically designed for...
A new helmet rearview camera system is safer than conventional mirrors, according to four-time World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty. In...
A war of words has broken out between Australia motorcycle clothing companies Draggin Jeans and Saint over which motorcycle jeans offer the best protection. A Draggin Jeans spokesman contacted us a coupe of weeks ago saying they would issue a press release debunking protection claims by Saint. The promised release...
If you want to ride in the urban environment with some style and so you don’t have to change your...
Visit the new Motorbike Writer shop and share the Facebook post (link below) on your social media and you go in...
If you’ve ever had a driver pull out in front of you because you left your indicator on, now you can help prevent that with these self-cancelling indicators. The Smart Turn System really works and we have such confidence after testing them we have included them in our online shop....
Will riders of the future be riding on tyres made from egg shells and tomatoes? In Australia alone, 48 million...
Extremes of temperature can affect your helmet so it’s important to store it somewhere that is temperate and dry. A rider posted...
Virtual reality (VR) computer games may just spell the end of motorcycles as they prevent young people from throwing a leg over a motorcycle. Rather than playing games, true riders would prefer to be riding, cleaning their bike, maintaining it, reading about bikes in a mag or on this website, or...
Melbourne denim riding gear company Saint, which has developed a six-second single-layer denim, has now opened a flagship store in...
Octane motorcycle clothing has launched in Australia with jackets, pants and gloves made to high safety and quality standards, but...
Motorcycle companies have a strong association with aftermarket exhaust companies such as Triumph has with Arrow exhausts. The first accessory most riders add to their bike is an exhaust system so it stands to reason that bike and exhaust manufacturers would forge strong links. Other examples are Suzuki and Yoshimura,...
A good way of helping you get the most out of your motorbike trips is to download some useful apps...
Exclusive European helmet brand Hedon has launched their first full-face model, the Heroine, in Australia. Hedon helmets are now being distributed...
Who says you have to sacrifice your budget to afford a safe helmet when Shark has released the RIDILL helmet with a high safety score from just $199.95? Shark is the most prolific helmet brand in the industry-leading British SHARP helmet ranking survey with 24 helmets and all but one scoring four...
Bluetooth experts have produced a Cavalry half helmet with built-in communicator mainly for the American cruiser market. There is no...
KTM appears to be joining BMW in pushing head-up display (HUD) helmet technology that integrates with their bikes and other...
Australian company Saint has been instrumental in helping develop a single-layer denim to protect motorcycle riders from abrasion injuries. Their “Unbreakable” range of riding jeans, jackets and gloves is made from a special blend of 34% cotton and 66% Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWP) that they claim now meets CE...
The biggest problems with putting on wet-weather pants is having to sit down on the side of the road to...
A hi-tech motorcycle helmet with cooling fans, cameras, electronically adjustable-tint visor, noise-cancelling sound and other hi-tech features is nearing the...
If you wondered why BMW Motorrad Australia was giving away free Navigator V GPS units with some new 2016 models, it’s because the Navigator VI is coming. While the navigation system is the same as the V, the new VI has several new features. One of the most important is...
An American inventor has developed a motorcycle helmet using silicone to reduce impact and has claimed his Kirsh helmet is...
The new Draggin Rebel jeans have now become my favourite riding pants for the oppressive Queensland summer heat. The Rebel...
Crowd funding is not only allowing innovative motorcycle inventions to come to market, but also allowing inventors to test the market. Unfortunately, crowd funding hit a major setback in 2016 when Skully head-up display helmets(pictured above) went belly-up. It was the fastest and most over-subscribed Kickstarter campaign yet, but it...
The popularity of the action camera to record your ride has grown massively in recent years and led to a flood...
These weird gizmos are called Ventz and they are designed to hold open your motorcycle jacket cuff to allow fresh...
Draggin Jeans continues to improve its products with the latest Rebel and Revz jeans now featuring a 20% lighter lining and almost twice the abrasion resistance. According to Draggin’s testing, they will now withstand more than 7.46 seconds of road abrasion, that is, sliding down the road. The lighter lining is...
Benzina is a fledgling motorcycle accessories brand that has launched exclusively on the new MotorbikeWriter shop site. The Brisbane-based brand...