Ducati and MV Agusta will ease back into production again from today in “phase 2” restrictions after an almost six-week...
Two motorcyclists riding at speeds of more than 200km/h have been charged following two separate pursuits with NSW Police in Sydney’s...
Queensland is the first state to relax harsh travel restrictions and will allow riders back on their motorcycles for a ride up to a 50km radius from home. Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk has announced the new rules (click here) from next Saturday (2 May 2020). Meanwhile, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says riding a...
The motorcycle industry, like many others, is struggling during the pandemic, but we wonder whether motorcycling will be a victim...
Volunteer riders at Blood Bikes Australia are offering to deliver to healthcare organisations during the coronavirus pandemic. Founder Peter Davis established the...
Queensland Police are seeking the driver of a silver or light blue sedan who may have witnessed a fatal motorcycle crash in Nathan Street, Brighton, Queensland, about 7.45pm on 18 April 2020. The motorcycle hit a power pole and the 49-year-old male rider died at the scene of the crash ....
Australians and New Zealanders will commemorate the 105th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli this unusual Anzac Day in a...
Dear Chief Medical Officer, please let us ride again. You look like a reasonable man. And we know you and...
Troy Bayliss will feature in the first of a series of Ducati Corse Official Instagram livestream interviews wth racers to entertain riders on “home detention” during the pandemic. The Aussie three-time World Superbike champion will star on the @ducaticorse Instagram page tonight at 8pm (AEST or noon Italian time). The following two Thursdays...
Insurers should be offering a discount or extension on premiums because people are not able to use their motorcycles and...
The $A31m cash sale of Norton Motorcycles to India’s TVS Motor Company marks India’s turning point towards becoming the next...
Riders may have to cool their engines for some time yet, but that doesn’t stop us dreaming of where we will go when the lockdown ends. Protest groups around the world are demanding the lockdown ends now but we know that won’t be happening. However, that doesn’t stop us dreaming...
A teenage boy has suffered a serious leg injury after his Kawasaki trail bike was involved in a hit-and-run crash...
Despite the pandemic lockdown, motorcycle dealers across Australia are still open and you should be able to legitimately ride there....
A new video has emerged of motorcycle cop in a thrilling but highly dangerous motorcycle chase through the narrow streets and back alleys of Brazil. The notorious police unit is called ROCAM which stands for Ronda Ostensiva com Apoio de Motocicletas in Portuguese and means “Ostensible Round with Motorcycle Support”....
Freedom-loving motorcycle riders appear evenly divided about the planned coronavirus tracing app with slightly more than half saying they would...
Should the COVID-19 related Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) or on-the-spot fines be linked to your income as speeding fines are in...
A 49-year-old male rider has died after hitting a power pole in a Brisbane bayside suburb about 7.45pm yesterday (18 April 2020). The rider was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash in Nathan Street, Brighton. His 36-year-old female pillion was transported to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with...
Witnesses are being sought to a collision between a truck and motorcycle at East Ipswich on Thursday (16 April 2020)...
Troubled Norton Motorcycles has been rescued with the sale of “certain assets” to an indirect subsidiary of Indian motorcycle company TVS...
If it meant pandemic travel restrictions could be eased, would you download the Federal Government’s coming TraceTogether coronavirus tracing phone app? We want your opinion, so please take part in our poll at the end of this article. This poll is now closed. Click here for results. Click here for...
A UK council’s claims that “motorcyclists are a danger to themselves” and “environmentally unsound, not sustainable, and contribute to air...
A 26-year-old male rider has died after hitting a tree just after midnight last night (17 April 2020) in Ainstree...
Two motorcyclists have died in separate accidents in NSW in the past day including one riding on the wrong side of the road and without lights. NSW Police say that about 2.30am today (Thursday 16 April 2020) an officer from Tuggerah Lakes Police District saw the bike on the wrong...
Following in the footsteps of Indian Motorcycle, Harley-Davidson has made cuts to costs that start with the CE and Board...
Indian Motorcycle Australia has again issued an embarrassing official recall for their 2014-19 Thunderstroke models over a gear position indicator...
Motorcycle riders around the world are in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are many rider — some unlicensed — who are wantonly flouting the restrictions. These “Covidiots” are giving the rest of us a bad name and when it comes time to start winding back some restrictions, authorities...
A Coffs Harbour rider has received NSW Police approval to drive 390km to buy a second-hand commuter bike to ride...
(Contributed post) If you ask any biker, they’ll tell you that there’s absolutely no greater feeling in the world than...
French-born Bertrand Cadart, 71, the scooter-riding Mayor who played Clunk in the first Mad Max movie and registered the first motorcycle-friendly municipality in Australia has sadly died in Queensland after a long fight with cancer. Peter “The Bear” Thoeming wrote this article for us in May 2018 after he handed over...
Higher and “more dangerous” wire rope barriers (pictured) will soon replace the current WRBs around Australia. The BRIFEN MASH compliant...
An unlicensed 31-year-old man riding an allegedly stolen trail bike has been charged after a fatal crash with two pedestrians...
We’ve been inspired to do our own own Long Way Round (my front lawn) video and we encourage you to do one, too, during the current pandemic lockdown. Of course, the inspiration for our Lawn Way Round video comes from Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor’s 2004 Long Way Round adventure....
(Contributed article for North American college students) Are you a student who wants to have his own vehicle? Should it...
By freelance writer Laura Garbers Introduction Being a motorcycle enthusiast, I wanted to incorporate this hobby into my everyday life. Staying...
Happy Easter to all our readers! It is thanks to you, our readers and your continued support that we are now the #1 ranked Australian Motorcycling news website based on visits; as reported by the leading competitive intelligence site SimilarWeb. To say thanks, we are giving away a box of...
Readers of Motorbike Writer overwhelmingly believe motorcycle riders should still be allowed to ride despite the pandemic travel restrictions. This...
Bombardier Recreational Products has issued a global recall on the three-wheel 2020 Can-Am Spyder RT for a possible brake issue. Although the...
A US Superior Court judge has rejected a bail hearing for young truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy who mowed down 10 motorcycles, killing seven people in a New Hampshire highway crash in June 2019. His defence had claimed that the lead rider of the Marine Jarheads Motorcycle Club was over the centre line and...
Bloodbikes Australia is hoping to expand its duties from rushing blood to hospitals to include vital medical equipment needed for...