If you are a good customer, behave yourself, smell ok and act intelligently, you have a better chance of scoring...
There is usually a spike in road accidents at Easter as traffic volumes increase and riders have more time to...
No doubt police will be out in force this Easter, so it is important to alert other motorists of their presence by flashing your lights or waving an alert. Must Check out this article about Radar Detectors Under $100. Note that radar detectors are only legal in WA in Australia. The...
Riders who have taken the First Aid For Motorcyclists course have helped themselves and other injured riders with their newfound knowledge and...
What are the five most desirable new motorcycles available in Australia in 2016? While the answer to that question is...
Motorcycling hacks are those inventive things you do to avoid or remedy problems and make your riding life a little easier. Necessity is the mother of invention and when you are out riding and you suddenly need something you didn’t bring, necessity can make you improvise with some strange things....
Over the past few months we have been running competitions to win motorcycle gear through our weekly trivia quiz, but this...
You could win a Bico Bikeklipz motorcycle keyring for your motorcycle in our weekly trivia quiz, but you better be quick. Since we’ve...
Australian service stations can legally refuse to serve you fuel if you don’t remove your helmet, but very few provide anywhere safe for you to place your helmet while you fill up. The owners say it’s for safety reasons, but really it’s so you don’t ride off without paying, which...
Drivers are still not understanding new rules that allow riders to filter to the front at traffic lights leading to...
You won’t know you’ve been caught by this Queensland Police Suzuki Hayabusa unmarked patrol bike until it’s too late. It’s...
You could win a set of all-seasons Oxford neck socks in our weekly motorcycle trivia quiz, but you better be quick. Since we’ve been offering prizes in our weekly quiz, the pundits have got in early and scored perfect 10/10 results. Go to the motorbike trivia quiz at the end of...
Riders have been urged to wear all their gear and take a riding course in the wake of a “horror...
Almost every rider will have experienced a tailgater following way too close. Why does this happen? It’s probably for the...
While many of us are lucky – or brave enough – to ride all winter long, some have had to perform ritualistic motorcycle maintenance to hibernate their bikes for the winter and wake them up for spring. Thanks to UK biking experts, Bennetts, we have put together some motorcycle maintenance...
Getting back on the “steel horse” again after a serious crash is considered either brave, stupid or too difficult for...
If you love the thrills of motorcycling and the adventure of riding far and wide, it’s probably because you were...
The rider death toll on the Gold Coast hinterland has been steadily rising since the council-subsidised motorcycle roadcraft course was axed, leading to calls for it to be reinstated. The Safe Motorcycle Advanced Rider Training courses was cancelled in 2012 despite winning the inaugural 2011 Australian Road Safety Awards. It...
The US seems to be gradually moving toward more liberal motorbike helmet laws allowing adult riders to choose for themselves...
Riding a motorcycle actually burns calories, but there is much more you can do to be a fitter and better...
One of the most commonly asked rider questions is “what tyre pressures should I run for [insert bike and tyre make here]?”. British blogger Dan, who writes the popular Bike Track Days Hub, is here to answer that question: Having the right pressure for your rider, bike and tyre combination...
American and Australian racer Jake Dolan is like so many other bike racers – he doesn’t have a licence to...
We know you’re busy this weekend out riding, but with Valentine’s Day looming down on us, we’ve saved you some...
5 savvy tips to secure your motorbike finance in 2016 When it comes to riding, most of us are preoccupied with getting out on to the road. Before you can commit your rubber to bitumen, you’ll need to finance your new (or used!) bike. Thanks to Savvy Motorbike Finance (recognised...
We would like to reward our smartest readers with prizes in our weekly Motorbike Writer trivia quiz and we start...
Keep calm and try our Motorbike Writer trivia quiz to see if you can score 10 out of 10. As...
How good is your motorcycle trivia and your celebrity knowledge? This week, our trivia quiz will test both. How much do you know about Top Gear, The Great Escape, Elvis Presley and Justin Bieber? Our motorcycle trivia quiz master, Dale, has been trawling his paparazzi files for the best celebrity brain-teasers....
The newest member of our Motorbike Writer team makes some controversial predictions on the season, starting on March 20 in...
A Brisbane Barrister has reviewed the laws on aftermarket exhausts and determined that police and authorities do not have the...
Do you know what bike Che Guevara rode, Steve McQueen’s alter ego, Lawrence of Arabia’s choice of ride or the scooter Dean Martin was photographed riding? These are among the celebrity questions in our weekly motorcycle trivia quiz, masterminded by Dale, our trivia king. See if you can get 10 out of 10 and...
It’s not an easy task to transport your motorbike, but sometimes you need to if you want to ride interstate...
In the wake of several USA states legalising or decriminalising marijuana, the American Motorcycle Safety Foundation has introduced a marijuana...
You probably won’t have reached 300kmh (186mph), unless you’ve been to a track with a long straight, or ridden on the autobahn or the unrestricted part of the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. Anthony Hopkins (playing Burt Munro) says in the 2005 film The World’s Fastest Indian: “You live more...
Brakes have come a long way from when I first started riding with many new bikes now fitted with sophisticated...
Dale, our Quiz Whiz has set some tough questions for this week’s motorcycle trivia quiz and you will need to...
Water crossings are possibly the most fun you can have on an adventure or dual-sport motorcycle. They are a blast and I still enjoy it, even after countless water crossings. In all that time, I’ve only had two failures and only one of those resulted in a drowned bike. Yet,...
Eastern Australia has been lashed by storms and more severe wet weather is predicted for the remainder of summer which...
We may not like riding in the rain, but with the weather being so unpredictable you are bound to get caught...
Our Motorbike Writer trivia whiz has so far proven to be 100% accurate and continues to provide some brain-teasing questions for our weekly quiz. This week you will need to know about Triumph’s new owner, helmets, leather and patch gangs to score well. We trust you not to use Google, Wikipedia...
To wish you a Happy New Year and help cure that hangover, we have prepared a very special and fun...