Five-time world motorcycle champion Mick Doohan features in a series of Queensland Government videos teaching riders to recognise and exercise...
Motorcycle riders are the most safety conscious of all road users and the bigger the bike, the safer we become,...
New motorcycle training laws in Queensland enforcing minimum hours could mean the end of one-on-one training, longer queues for courses and higher costs. Grant Jordan of Biker Basics Rider Training says that under the new QRide guidelines, one-on-one training may cease to exist because it will become too expensive to...
This four-minute video isn’t a nanny-state instructional guide in being a woose, but is an informative guide to checking and...
https://youtu.be/ViSyN0T2-G4 Riders are mostly critical of other riders who weave in a dangerous fashion through the traffic, giving all riders...
This video of an American rider crashing into a load that had fallen off the back of a boat trailer being pulled by an SUV is a lesson in never following vehicles with dodgy looking loads. Rider Brendan Jankowski, 20, doesn’t seem to be following very closely, but it is...
Most local authorities only allow one motorcycle to park in a car parking bay, ticketing all bikes when there is...
Not many motorcyclists purposely go out for a ride at night, but it’s exhilarating and we should do it more often to brush...
Next time it’s raining and the roads are wet, don’t stay inside watching the TV, get out and ride safely using our expert riding tips. It’s good practice. Rather than give you our tips for riding on wet roads, we assembled a panel of experts to get their tips on...
We may not like riding in the wet, but with weather being such an unpredictable mistress, you are bound to...
An online American rider training course introduced in 2014 on desktop is now available on an app for Apple and...
Have you ever seen ads for motorcycles that say something like “hurry now, this deal is for a strictly limited time” and “stock is limited”? It’s a pretty standard promotion line and it’s both a lie and a truism. Of course stock is limited. No stock is unlimited. However, when...
Shoddy roadworks continue to trap motorcycle riders with one Queensland rider coming to grief in a detour through clay that...
Are you an extreme size – short, tall, skinny or large – but still want to ride a motorcycle? Unfortunately,...
Why do most motorcycles have fuel economy no better than many light diesel and even petrol cars despite being a lot lighter and smaller? It’s a question that some riders are posing, while many others simply don’t care; they just twist the wrist and revel in the aural delights of burning...
Returned rider numbers are growing and so is their representation in road crash statistics, yet two specialised road safety courses...
Motorcyclists can learn a lot from the Australian cycling lobby which is a slick, professional outfit that has the attention of...
There aren’t many riders that can say that they’ve never experienced at least a little rage when on the road, whether it be a car pulling out on us or a driver that forgets to turn off his full beams. For us motorcyclists these simple annoyances can be dangerous, and can make even...
It is more difficult to perform a u-turn from the stopped position than while moving because the bike wants to head straight...
How many of us have dropped a bike, run wide or simply messed up a tight, feet-up u-turn or resorted...
Why is stopping such a difficult thing to do correctly? After all, we do it all the time. One of my friends recently asked me for tips on how to stop smoothly and not awkwardly. I was stunned. It’s such a simple thing we do multiple times every time we...
Police have been incorrectly fining riders for wide handlebars, unaware the Australian Design Rules increased the maximum width in December...
While the car industry has up to seven-year warranties, the bulk of the motorcycle industry offers only two-year warranties. Isn’t...
There is nothing more unruly than a bunch of motorcyclists who park their bikes at different angles outside a cafe or pub. It’s a good indication that the riders are novices. Angle-parking a motorcycle seems to be one of those simple procedures that many riders get wrong. You’ve probably seen a...
This video is a good reason to steer clear of trucks as a tyre blowout like this can be a...
I was bowled over recently when a company boss actually replied to criticism in one of my reviews saying they...
There are four good reasons to blip the throttle on your motorcycle: sound, spite, speed and, most importantly, safety. SOUND It’s almost mandatory to blip the throttle – not just a quick flick of the wrist, but several blips – whenever you ride through a tunnel so you can hear...
It’s one of those heart-in-the-mouth moments when the corner suddenly tightens up and you’re running out of cornering clearance and...
Most riders have experienced aggressive, inconsiderate, rude, uneducated, distracted, dangerous and plain incompetent drivers on the road, but there is...
The motorcycle industry has changed substantially over the past decade with multi-dealerships and most of it has been in favour of the customer, writes MBW contributor and former motorcycle dealer Marty Thompson: I have been involved in the motor industry since 1987 and seen it change significantly, mostly for the...
Australia is considering stronger consumer laws covering seriously defective vehicles that could go as far as US Lemon Laws but...
Leather has always been the aspirational material for a motorcycle seat, but is it better than vinyl? When we modified...
It seems strange that anyone who buys a motorbike could possibly regret it, but many do feel “buyer’s remorse” that they have bought the wrong bike or got the wrong deal. Motoring industry experts say it is one of the biggest problems in keeping customer loyalty. That’s why some motorcycle...
If you’ve ever dreamed of buying your dream bike at a motorcycle auction, check out our tips to make sure...
Do you get a sore left foot when changing gears? It’s not uncommon among riders, according to my physiotherapist. He...
While caravans may not represent much of an obstacle for motorcycle riders, they can still be among the worst-behaved motorists on the road. Have you ever been stuck behind a slow-moving caravan on a mountain road, but where there is a passing opportunity downhill, it speeds up preventing traffic from passing?...
After two recent controversial articles looking at improving the sales experience from the point of view of the customer and...
Many riders take risks thinking “it couldn’t happen to me”, but those who have crashed have wiser heads and a...
Motorcycle companies don’t care how much it costs for repairs to a simple scratch or minor dent in a fender or fairing, or a broken lever – that’s one way to increase profits. But there is no need for some vulnerable motorcycle parts to be so brittle and easily scratched, dented...
Have you ever been in the market for a motorcycle and found the sales man condescending, uninterested, ill-informed, pushy and...