A helmet that calls for help from the emergency services if you’ve crashed is being developed by ThaiHealth. “Helpmet” works...
It’s great to capture your ride and the surrounding scenery in photographs, but a fragile SLR camera can be ruined by...
If you arrive at a Triumph Motorcycle dealer in India dressed in thongs (flip flops), shorts and a t-shirt, they may not hand over your new motorcycle. This comes as police in Victoria want minimum riding gear standards that include gloves and boots in an effort to reduce the rising motorcyclist...
The inaugural adventure bike challenge was such a success, it will return for the 2017 Touratech Travel, Challenge and Expo...
Dutch company Dyneema Denim is launching a single-layer denim that meets the toughest CE standards for protection without the need...
While many riders stretch their finances just to buy a motorcycle and then can’t afford to buy decent safety gear, Harley-Davidson has a solution. HD Australia products manager Sébastien Bureau says they are offering customers finance deals that include up to 10% of the price of the bike to be...
While car headlights are developing in technology, many motorcycles remain in the dark with sub-standard headlights. BMW seems to be...
Are you an extreme size – short, tall, skinny or large – but still want to ride a motorcycle? Unfortunately,...
The TomTom Rider 400 GPS has a host of new functions that not only make motorcycle touring easier, but also more fun. We’ve been testing the new $A599 TomTom Rider 400 and can report it is a hassle-free unit, the screen diagrams provide foolproof guides and it is very simple to use....
Australian motorcycle clothing company Blackbird has released men’s and women’s suede-look motorcycle jackets for winter riding. Blackbird Motorcycle Wear is...
Before winter there have been enough hot days to test and confirm the cooling effectiveness of the Italian-made Spidi Summernet...
You can pay hundreds of dollars for a Bluetooth intercom, or less than $50 for a cheap unit, but do they really work? We tested a cheap $40 Chinese-made D2 500m intercom from Gear Best and found that, yes, they do work, but there are obviously some shortcomings. For a...
Air-conditioning could be coming for riders with Honda patenting a stand-alone, tank-mounted air-conditioning unit. There have been bike-mounted air-conditioning units...
Last week’s Helmet Forum still leaves riders unclear about the laws governing the use of helmet cameras and tinted visors,...
A helmet forum in Sydney has decided that the Australian standard for helmets is still relevant – at least for now – but requires revision to make it more explicit and not open to interpretation. Despite all Australian states now allowing European-standard UNECE22.05 helmets, it was pointed out that there...
If you’re looking for a smart pair of around-town riding pants that you can also wear out to diner, a...
If you do come off your motorcycle, the first thing to hit the ground will probably be your gloves as the...
https://youtu.be/ojF0PYgBdLQ Young French couple Fanny, 19, and Jonathan, 20, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their idea for illuminated tape to light up your motorcycle helmet. They created Spektre which is a lighting system made of electroluminescent wire and an electroluminescent strip “for the sole purpose to be fixed on a...
Soon you can leave your smartphone at home and stream live video of your ride to YouTube via the !...
When you buy motorcycle protective clothing with a CE sticker, are you getting proper riding gear or something more suitable...
Speedway legends of the ’60s and ‘70s such as Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson and Ray Carroll have inspired these smart-looking Velomacchi speedway gloves. They feature “buttery soft” deerskin palms for control and dexterity and tougher goatskin backs with TPR rubber finger guards for abrasion protection. They also act as goggle...
After about 10 years of faithful service and being absolutely flogged constantly, my dependable Sena SMH10 Bluetooth intercom has finally...
A drier-than-normal autumn is not the best time to test the Draggin Hydro waterproof jacket and pants, but I found...
Suzuki fans can now wear their heart on their head with the branded Shoei GT-Air Suzuki MotoGP Helmet. The snazzy helmet with a big “Suzuki” down the side is only available at authorised Suzuki dealers. It’s not cheap at $899, but what price do you put on your head, as...
You either love or hate it when your chrome motorcycle exhaust pipes go blue or rusty, but now Yamaha Motor...
A Russian prototype helmet with head-up display is claimed to have “true HUD” while the Skully and coming BMW helmets and...
Melbourne riding gear company Saint has released riding pants, jackets and gloves made of Unbreakable Denim which is claimed to have abrasion resistance similar to most leathers. It is made from a blend of 34% cotton and 66% 12oz Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Dyneema. Saint’s Unbreakable Denim triple-stitched pants,...
If you’ve ever been drenched in the pouring rain while riding, you may be interested in this Chinese-made Sterydry unit...
Touratech has “fine-tuned” its Compañero adventure riding suit with new materials in some areas. The Compañero World2 for men and...
An American rider has invented a simple helmet stand which he is trying to have crowd-funded to go into mass production. The Helmet Halo – not to be confused with the Halo Helmet – is basically a flexible but strong ring of “thermoplastic elastomer” that will support a helmet without...
Shark Leathers don’t just make leather riding gear, but also textiles such as these kevlar-protected cargo jeans. They describe these...
Have you ever dropped or crashed your bike and broken a lever, leaving you stranded by the roadside? Even a bent...
Riders are still in the dark on several helmet issues including tinted visors, labels, stickers and attachments, so Standards Australia has organised a second invitation-only forum on May 18 to discuss various issues that may settle some of this confusion. The first forum was held early last year to discuss...
We featured a bulky motorcycle air-conditioning unit in February 2014 that sat on the back of the bike, but this...
The world’s first commercially available motorcycle helmet with HUD (head-up display) has been held up for mass delivery yet again....
After recently purchasing a Shark “Faster” two-piece leather suit and being suitably impressed Motorbike Writer correspondent Marty Thompson ordered a set of Shark GP16 gloves. I phoned Shark Leathers and within five minutes had confirmation of stock, size and colour, payment made (currently on sale at $99 down from $299)...
If you’re a fan of the Rolling Stones, you may be interested in forking out a massive $750 for these...
Male and female riders can now stay fresh in summer for longer and warm in winter all day with this...
Australian motorcycle protective clothing company Draggin will release the first single-layer denim jeans with abrasion resistance higher than four seconds. The company also claims the jeans will be as comfortable to wear as a regular pair of jeans. Their announcement follows the ABC Catalyst program on March 29, 2016, which...
French motorcycle helmet company Shark has launched their Race-R Pro claiming it is “engineered and worn by the current MotoGP...