A NSW Police Motorcycle Response Group rider has caught a female driver using a mobile phone while negotiating a roundabout,...
As we move into the 2020s, we look back on a decade of ups and downs, new niches, new technologies,...
There is no doubt that electric vehicles are fast with 100% of torque available from go, but this drag race between a Tesla Model 3 Performance and Zero SR/F is all a bit ho-hummm. Pointless drag race Apart from the lack of earth-shattering noise usually associated with a drag race,...
A male rider – as yet not formally identified – has died overnight after a crash at Sydney’s Bondi Beach....
You will be stunned by our choice for the 2019 Bike of the Year! Read on. Unlike previous years, I...
Merry Christmas and I hope you continue to stay safe and enjoy your moto mojo! I hate to admit it, but I sometimes feel like I’ve lost my moto mojo. I’ve ridden so many amazing roads in exotic countries, ridden so many wonderful bikes and had more than my share...
The engine in most new models of Indian, including the new FTR 1200, could suddenly stall due to a defect in...
UPDATE: Missing Sportster rider Jody McDonald-Spurdle has now been found safe and well and family and friends thank the public for...
It’s taken more than a week, but it can finally be confirmed that Valentino Rossi beat Lewis Hamilton in a vehicle swap “race” at Valencia circuit. The victory is no surprise to us as we predicted he would beat Hamilton last week and went to great lengths to explain why....
Honda will join several other motorcycle companies in integrating your smartphone with your bike and car so you can access all...
“Motorbikes and heavy metal just go together,” says Adam Tovell-Soundy who makes guitars as art pieces out of old motorcycle...
One of the most iconic bikes from the 1970s is the 1966 Honda Super Hawk ridden by author Robert M Pirsig in his 1974 classic book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. He died in April 2017 at the age of 88 and now his bike will be forever remembered...
British tourist Graham Stephen Belcher, 52 will be asked to enter pleas on multiple charges involving a fatal crash with...
A boom in motorcycle theft rates has prompted the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council to invite rider groups to...
The Oxley Highway will reopen to one lane of traffic by this weekend under strict speed management with the support of escort vehicles. A 10km section between Ralfes Trail and the Gingers Creek store will be open to one lane of traffic with alternate flow under the control of escort...
Yamaha’s leaning three-wheeler Niken is one crazy bike and now a custom version has won the Craziest Bike award at...
Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor (pictured above) have concluded their electric adventure riding Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycles from Tiera Del Fuego...
Imagine riding home from work on your electric motorbike, then plugging it into the mains where it then helps charge your house? Or running out of power and being able to recharge your bike off another electric vehicle so you are not stranded on the roadside? Researchers at Sydney’s Macquarie...
Recalls on 161 Triumph Speed Triple S and R models and O’Neal helmets are the third and fourth motorcycle-related safety...
Queensland Police are appealing for witnesses who saw a Suzuki GSX1400 (similar to the photo above) after a passing motorist...
Video evidence has been provided to Wollongong police of a ute doing a three-point turn and knocking over a parked Triumph Thunderbird LT motorcycle before doing a runner. Unfortunately for the driver, it was right outside City Coast Motorcycles and was caught on video. We cannot make out the number plate,...
A 24-year-old male rider has been charged with multiple offences after leading a NSW police pursuit then crashing into a...
A driver who “t-boned” a rider in a SMIDSY (Sorry Mate I didn’t See You) crash has sent an apology...
A broken battery cable could cause a sudden engine cutout in 2019/20 Ducati Hypermotard models, promoting a safety recall. Ducati Australia has issued a safety recall through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for 34 Hypermotard 950 and 40 Hypermotard 950 SP models. The vehicle identification numbers of the affected...
A daughter of renowned neurosurgeon Charlie Teo will face a committal hearing over a head-on crash with former Comanchero boss William...
There has been a virtual media blackout on results of the duel between multi-world champions Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton...
A 35-year-old motorcycle rider who failed to stop for Queensland Police at Northgate in Brisbane yesterday (11 December 2019) was later killed in a crash with a 4WD. Queensland Police say they did not pursue the motorcycle after they tried to intercept it about 4.50pm on Peary Road. “A short...
A Californian rider has been awarded a $US21.5m (about $A31.5m) payout for injuries suffered when a Kia Optima illegally left...
Harley-Davidson Australia have recalled 363 trikes over an issue where a rear brake could suddenly activate. The official recall notice, issued...
Finally, the POW has jumped the second barbed wire fence and escaped the Nazis for freedom in Switzerland … even if it was just a stunt for a British TV show. Performing the stunt from the 1963 World War II POW film, The Great Escape, was former TT racer and all-round...
More riders can now wear helmet cameras and bluetooth intercom attachments and fit tinted visors after South Australia joined the...
In the run-up to the usual Christmas crackdown on motorists, Queensland Police have released this video compilation of the stupid...
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman have been spotted riding their specially equipped Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles in Ecuador on their Long Way Up adventure. Photographer and tour guide Raphael Erhard (pictured with Ewan and Charley above) says he ran into them while leading a tour for Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental last month. “They were really...
A decision to charge riders for parking in some Sydney CBD areas has been reversed and riders who copped $82 parking fines...
Signs that light up and display a safety alert and message if you are riding too fast for the corner...
If you plan on speeding in Abu Dhabi, you better be riding something special. Abu Dhabi police department has just added eight Ducati Panigale V4 motorcycles to its already impressive fleet of supercars that include a Bugatti Veyron and Lamborghini Aventador. They need the high-speed bike, too, because many in...
A 54-year-old female rider has died after being hit by a car allegedly turning on to the Kennedy Highway from...
Australian safety and comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing, MotoCAP, has won a Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) road safety award. MotoCAP,...
Christmas is coming and Motorbike Writer is playing Santa with the chance to win a Lego Harley-Davidson Fat Boy costing $A159.99. To win, we asked readers to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter. If they were already one of our thousands of subscribers, they had to post on the Facebook...
If you head into roadworks, get ready to rumble over new temporary yellow rumble strips that have been deemed a...