(Sponsored post for our North American readers) In the U.S., 5,286 people died from motorcycle accidents in 2016. Sadly, there...
If you think the cops are tough on noisy aftermarket exhausts here, try India where they hammer them flat by...
Gold Coast racer Anthony West, 37, has parked his motorcycle racing career over a seven-year doping dispute with the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme). Ant West, who has raced in seven world championship series since 1998, announced his decision in a Facebook post over night: Fuck FIM I’m done with...
Australia isn’t alone in the motorcycle sales slump with global sales down 5.4% in the first quarter of 2019, mainly...
A 34-year-old male motorcycle rider has died in a crash with a truck that appears to have been turning across...
The KTM factory has bought the distribution rights to KTM and Husqvarna motorcycles in Australia and New Zealand, the company’s third largest market in the world for KTM. Factory ownership will give Aussie KTM and Husqvarna riders and dealers an increased level of support, says KTM Group Australia and New...
Toowoomba riding trainer Tony Gallagher watched as his 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R sunk into thin bitumen and then fall over in...
A major road safety summit has suggested speed limits on Australia’s unsealed country road network be reduced from 100km/h to...
Motorcycle licences should have a time limit to reduce the risk of matured-aged returned riders crashing, a road safety summit has heard. A Victorian Road Trauma Summit was convened last week after a shocking start to the year with 26 motorcyclist deaths, nine above the five-year average of 17 and 10 more than last...
Suzuki Australia has recalled their 2017-19 Burgman 200 scooters over an issue with the CVT face plate which can prevent...
We all get annoyed and frustrated by drivers doing the wrong thing, but it doesn’t pay to loose your cool...
Movie star George Clooney says he is giving motorcycling a rest after a scooter crash in Italy last year that split his helmet in half. Clooney, along with his friend Brad Pitt, is a great lover of motorcycles. He has been photographed on a variety of bikes including BMWs, Moto...
A Californian architecture student and rider has combined his passions to produce this MotoHome prototype which turns a motorcycle into a two-wheeled...
You may have heard of buyer’s regret, but there is also seller’s regret and many riders suffer from this more...
Riders have been called to show their support and concern for their safety today (27 May 2019) ahead of a major Victorian Road Trauma Summit next Friday. Melbourne riders are asked to gather outside the ABC studios at 120 Southbank Boulevard tomorrow from 9-10.30am during a radio forum on safety...
A third Queensland rider has died in the past week after a 32-year-old man hit a tree on his motorcycle...
There soon may be another state in the US that allows adults to choose for themselves whether they wear a...
A 43-year-old rider has passed away in hospital overnight after being involved in a collision with a ute at a Kingaroy intersection yesterday (23 May 2019). Police Forensic Crash Unit investigations indicate that the rider was heading east on Haly St about 1.50pm when his bike collided with the passenger...
A Croation rider who was sidelined into a wheelchair in 2008 by an incurable muscle weakness disease is calling for...
Claims that the Melbourne Council Draft Transport Plan will reduce motorcycle parking in the city is a conspiracy theory, says...
Four allegedly stolen motorcycles have been recovered and 118 people charged on 342 offences following a four-day police operation in Logan, south of Brisbane. This follows similar police operations in Victorian and NSW last month where police seized 11 stolen motorbikes under investigations into motor vehicle theft and rebirthing. In Queensland,...
Have you seen this valuable and unique-looking black 1959 AJS 7R 350 motorcycle with a white fairing? It was stolen...
A 70-year-old Brisbane man has passed away in Royal Brisbane Hospital over night after falling off his motorcycle yesterday afternoon....
The real boom in electric vehicles is in pedal-assisted e-bikes which are being used as commuters. But are they bicycles or motorcycles? The question is now being asked by legislators, bicycle and motorcycle industry representatives. In fact, the Union Cycliste Internationale and FIM are fighting over who can race in...
A rider who evaded Northern Territory Police and sped away at up to 280km/h on a Kawasaki ZX-10R is still...
A motorist faces two charges of driving with intent to menace after two incidents involving a car swerving toward lane filtering...
Which ever shade of politics revs you up, there is little on offer from the political parties specifically for motorcyclists in this federal election. MotorbikeWriter does not support any one politician or party, so we approached them all, asking for their motorcycle-specific policies as we have done in previous federal...
VicRoads has rejected the use of a special motorcycle to inspect for motorcycle-specific road hazards, preferring to use specially trained...
Burger King now has motorcyclists lane filtering their Whopper burgers to hungry Mexico City drivers who can be stuck in...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a Melbourne rider was thrown from his motorbike and injured in a collision with a car that stopped, but then left the scene. It follows a spate of hit-run crashes involving cars and motorcycles in Melbourne in the past couple of months. This latest...
Riders injured in single-vehicle, no-fault crashes may be failing to make compensation claims for fear of facing negligent riding charges,...
Riders should pay compulsory third party (CTP) insurance only once for themselves, not for each motorcycle they own, says the...
We’ve seen some weird and wonderful designs in electric motorcycles, but nothing comes close to the Racer X with its big “X” design. The uncomfortable-looking bike is the work of Mark Atkinson of Speed of the Cheese Racing custom motorcycle company in Utah, the same state that hosts the Bonneville...
Riders who have crashed in the past decade are being invited to do a survey into rider behaviour that expands...
A motorcyclist has died and another is being airlifted to hospital following a collision between two bikes in Shepparton East...
In a bold move to get more riders on motorcycles, TeamMoto has offered free motorcycle licence training if you buy a motorcycle from them this month (May 2019). It’s a clever sales tactic as sales continue their two-years-plus slide. While all dealers are feeling the pinch, the most public example is...
How would you like to earn credit points toward your degree by learning to ride a motorcycle in a special...
By Soban Usmani* “Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.” – Unknown Talk to anyone passionate for motorbikes,...
A hidden bump that caused the death of a rider and his pillion may not have been detected by VicRoads because it scans roads in a four-wheeled vehicle, not on a motorcycle. The Victorian Coroner’s Court did not find VicRoads culpable for the deaths of Mark Rodgers, 47, and partner...
Police in two states have seized 11 stolen motorbikes under investigations into motor vehicle theft and rebirthing as motorbike theft...