Riders with spoked wheels on their bikes are frustrated at not being able to get some service station air hoses...
Hi-tech automated cars make drivers lazy and less likely to see motorcycles which could lead to an increase in Sorry...
Superstition is the way for motorcycle riders probably because we are so vulnerable to the weather, road conditions, wildlife and livestock and other motorists. We need all the help we can get! Even multiple world champion racer Valentino Rossi (image above from MotoGP.com) is superstitious. He goes through a set routine...
A Brisbane magistrate has found a rider guilty of speeding, despite video evidence seeming to show he was the only...
Two male riders have died, and a female pillion is in a critical condition after a head-on crash with a...
5G phone networks may make autonomous driving and vehicle sensors more sensitive and reliable, but will the faster networks also increase driver distractions? A Spanish automotive company has demonstrated how 5G capability will improve inter-vehicle communication to detect vulnerable road users such as motorcyclists. Ficosa used Barcelona’s 5G network to...
Victorian Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a hit-and-run crash in West Melbourne left a motorcyclist with...
A fatal motorcycle crash on a corrugated road surface has sparked a new training program for inspectors to look out...
The world’s fastest blind motorcyclist Ben Felten will return to the South Australian salt flats next week (March 4-8 2019) to attempt to break his own record. The Aussie rider became the fastest blind rider on earth on March 19, 2018, at the FIM sanctioned World Speed Trials Australia when...
Kawasaki Motorcycles Australia has issued its second recall of its retro Z900RS and Cafe models over another brake issue. The second recall...
European politicians have voted on a raft of mandatory safety technology in all new vehicles including “black box” recorders, automatic braking and...
The next time you buy from the MotorbikeWriter online gear shop, your purchase could arrive by a Swiss-made Kyburz electric trike rather than a traditional Postie bike. An increasing trend in online shopping has led to an explosion of parcel deliveries that have become more and more difficult to carry...
As motorcycle theft continues to be the one area of vehicle theft to rise, a tougher penalty system for offenders...
Distracted drivers are making riding so dangerous for motorcyclists they have forced one US motorcycle police unit off the road....
(Guest post for our UK readers) When it comes to scrapping a motorbike, moped, scooter or car there are certain rules that you must consider in the UK. The DVLA make it necessary for you to comply to strict rules and if scrapping with a company, they must be authorised...
It’s bad enough crashing into a car, but this Indian motorcyclist gets a double dose of bad luck when the...
A 33-year-old rider has died after hitting a stray cow early on Tuesday morning (February 19, 2019), prompting a call...
Motorcyclists can now use more bus lanes in Melbourne for the next five years under an extension to an already six-year bus-lane trial. The Victorian Government started a “six-month trial” in Hoddle St in 2011 allowing riders to use the bus lane in peak periods. The trial was extended in...
BMW Motorrad is seeking a patent for a hybrid drive motorcycle with a boxer engine and a back-up electric motor...
Police and road safety authority claims that returned riders are the biggest safety risk on the road is a “furphy”,...
Victoria Police will be out in force over the next few days as warning to motorcyclists to ride safely on their way to and from the World Superbikes at Phillip Island this weekend. In previous years, VicPol have conducted “Motosafe” operations around the WSBK and MotoGP events. We contacted VicPol...
The lack of parking bays in most cities is causing some rude riders to squeeze their bike or scooter between...
Ambitious road toll targets, such as the improbable Vision Zero campaign, create unrealistic expectations that only serve to goad politicians...
Big business pushing sales through discounting is hurting the motorcycle industry in Australia, says a motorcycle importer and multi-dealership owner. James Mutton is the dealer principal of two multiple-franchise dealerships (Brisbane Motorcycles in Windsor and Caboolture), the Australian importer of Norton Motorcycles and a former British Superbike racer. Most notably, he...
Motorcycles may soon be coming to the rescue of crash victims and broken-down vehicles on tollways around Australia to keep...
Despite slowing sales and a war of words with President Trump, Harley-Davidson riders still seem to love the brand, according...
Suzuki Australia is offering free on-road costs on their GSX-S1000 streetfighter saving riders $1200 from March 2019. The bike was updated for last year’s model with more power, torque and control, plus some cosmetic updates. It cost $16,690 ride away, but it is now being offered at $15,490 ride away in...
KTM Australia has recalled model year 2015/16 1290 Super Adventure motorcycles over a possible fuel leak. The official notice issued...
Victoria Police have enlisted their first patrol car with automatic number plate recognition technology, lagging behind other states. The technology,...
Automatic brakes that sense an imminent crash and activate an emergency stop have been endorsed in all new cars from 2020. Are motorcycles next? The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe says 40 countries have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles be equipped with automatic brakes. Those...
Most motorists hate covert speed detection by police, yet they seem to be finding more and more sneaky ways to...
A road safety academic who advocates wire rope barriers, lower speed limits and mandatory hi-vis vests for riders, and alcohol...
A San Francisco police officer riding an electric Zero Motorcycle recently pulled over a driver in an electric Tesla Model 3 in what must have been the quietest police pursuit of all time. Zero posted an image of the historic moment on their Facebook page, but it may not be...
It’s been a horror start to the year for motorcycle fatalities in Victoria with 12 riders now dead after two...
This video of a Volvo driver blasting through a rider’s buffer zone to undertake traffic on a multi-lane road is...
What would you think if you came back to your parked motorbike or scooter after work today and found a guard had been lined them up tightly to save space like this? It may free up more parking spaces in our CBDs, but most riders would be horrified anyone had...
The offender who strung wire at neck height across a Queensland forestry trail to “trap” riders faces a three-year jail...
If you’ve ever been a witness at a motorcycle crash scene you may have noticed that medics (ambulance officers and...
Roadside signs, advertising billboards or electronic mobile signs on busy commuter routes advising motorists that lane filtering is legal would be an effective education campaign for motorists, say rider representatives. Many riders tell us there is a lack of public education that lane filtering is now legal, sparking road rage...
A radio jock has called for a motorcycle ban on Melbourne’s Monash Freeway after a fatality that police have already...