End of the 350 Piaggio’s Beverly line up of scooters gets some styling updates to go along with the Euro...
Liverpool driver Shaokun Zhu, 30, appeared in court today charged with negligence after allegedly driving through a give way sign...
What are the best motorcycle songs? Tell us, like our Facebook page and/or share our Facebook post and you could win one of 10 sets of Alpine MotoSafe earplugs. Read to the end of this article and cast your vote for one or more of my suggestions by clicking on them...
(Sponsored article. All images: Shutterstock) There are few things in life which deliver pure joy and added thrill. And one...
Wayne Rainey says it “made me feel young again” to hop on a specially adapted Yamaha R1 recently after being...
A couple of weekends ago, Marc Marquez suffered a crash while training off-road, leaving him with a mild concussion. As a result, last weekend, the eight-time World Champion didn’t participate in the Algarve Grand Prix at the Portimão circuit. Unfortunately, it seems like the injury was slightly more severe than...
Brisbane riders are being asked to fight against the loss of up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces in the CBD from...
What are your legal rights when your motorcycle is recalled for a safety issue? Motorcycle recalls happen frequently as faults...
A UK council’s claims that “motorcyclists are a danger to themselves” and “environmentally unsound, not sustainable, and contribute to air pollution” have been slammed as extreme anti-motorcycle bias. The anti-motorcycle claims are made in the Oxfordshire County Council’s proposals for its Local Transport and Connectivity Plan. The British Motorcyclists Federation...
As we move into the 2020s, we look back on a decade of ups and downs, new niches, new technologies,...
A new survey has found a large majority of European riders believe drivers should be allowed to ride light motorcycles...
Could self-cancelling indicators save riders from motorists driving right out in front of them, resulting in a T-bone crash? There is no research to back up the claim, except my own experience, a couple of fellow riders’ anecdotes and the suspicions of Dr Ross Blackman, research associate at the Centre...
The long-awaited annual Aldi motorcycle gear sale will be held throughout Australia on 30 September 2020, a month after its usual...
Tasmanian motorcycle company Braaap is facing new federal charges over vehicle dentification plates. Founder Brad Smith and general manager Toby...
Singapore plans a carrot and stick approach to phase out fossil-fuel-powered vehicles by 2040 with a raft of attractive incentives for electric vehicles on top of bans on some fossil-fuelled vehicles. The carrot includes a 45% rebate up to $20,000, an increase in charging points from 1600 to 28,000 and...
The VLAD and associated so-called “anti-bikie” laws rushed in by the Newman Government in 2013 will be axed by the...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Being involved in an accident of any kind can be a scary experience,...
January is motorcycle sales month as manufacturers/importers offer discounts to get rid of stock they didn’t sell at Christmas time. Other times during the year to buy a bike are in June when companies try to clear stock before the end of the financial year and Christmas when competition among manufacturers...
A 27-year-old male rider from Jimboomba, south of Brisbane, has died in a collision with a car allegedly turning across his...
Innovative motorcycle helmets could make their way into the V8 Utes pit crews next year. One driver who will be...
Riders are invited to nominate to join a special panel to advise the Victorian Government on all matters involving motorcycles. The Motorcycling Community Engagement Panel replaces the disbanded Motorcycling Expert Advisory Panel MCEP after a review of MEAP called by Road Safety Minister Jaala Pulford. Some say it is a...
Major hurdles to the acceptance of electric motorcycles are limited range and lengthy recharge times. However, advances are being made...
A female rider seriously injured in a crash has been assumed by the insurance company to be at fault simply...
If the motorcycle industry is to survive it needs to encourage the next generation of riders and one of the most inspiring sights is 10-year-old Kayla Yaakov beating adult riders on the track. Inspiring children and parents Since Facebook page Kick-Ass Kids posted the above video of Kayla on their...
A tragic week of motorcycle fatals has ended with Victoria’s homicide squad charging a man with murder after a Werribee...
The cheapest Italian motorcycle available in Australia has just hit the showroom floors. Benelli’s BN600R is listed at $9990 plus...
A Perth rider has failed in his challenge to a $550 fine for a loose helmet strap after he says he only loosened it with one hand to talk to two motorcycle police who pulled him over. Julian Collis says the judge sided with the officers despite proving in court...
Three drivers appeared in NSW courts this week on charges related to leaving the scenes of crashes that injured two...
The only good news from the “Great Fall of China” in Monday’s stock markets is that petrol prices should start to...
The 2014 range of classic-model Triumph Bonnevilles are cleaner and greener, yet louder. The new batch is just arriving in Australia from Thailand and they’re all Euro 3 compliant on emissions. While there has been no change to the 865cc parallel-twin engine, the new exhaust system has been redesigned and is...
Rules that prevent riders stretching their legs or standing up on motorcycle footpegs have been confirmed as flawed by Queensland...
An inquest into the death of a motorcyclist who hit a pothole on a new bridge has issued no findings...
Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Nolan helmets, Dririder jackets and gloves, and Michelin tyres are the top-rated motorcycle brands in Australia, according to a customer satisfaction research and ratings business. Canstar Blue surveyed more than 700 bikers across the country and included brands in five different categories where there was a minimum of...
Controversial Indonesian President Joko Widodo seems willing to do anything to stay in powerr, including locking up political opponents and...
A Merry and safe Christmas to all our readers and advertisers. The good news is that your bike is a...
Could We Get Multiple 660cc Triumph Options? It doesn’t make much sense for a motorcycle company to spend millions on R&D for a new engine to only use it in a single bike. That is typically why you find engines being repurposed into multiple bikes to save on costs. If...
Riders will be better protected from today under a voluntary code of dealer best practices to be released by the...
Brisbane author Leigh Hutton has hit number 8 on the Amazon Best sellers list for sport books with her book,...
Aussie motorcycle road-safety knowhow is helping to train Thailand’s road engineers in an effort to reduce the country’s horrendous road toll. Thailand has the second highest rate of road fatalities in the world with about 34 fatalities per 100,000 population equating to 22,500 lives lost per year. Motorcycles account for up...
We’ve heard of corporate retreats at beachside golf resorts, but it seems going for a ride with fellow business people...