Numerous factors such as temperature, engine vibration and electrical loads can cause your bike battery to die. While these things contribute...
A South Australian rider has been warned about wearing a motorcycle helmet camera as confusion reigns over the laws on...
The ACT Government has extended a two-year lane filtering trial to the middle of the year, but is expected to make the laws permanent. Lane filtering has been legal in Australia for more than two years now in NSW, Queensland and Victoria. Other states are “monitoring” the laws. The ACT...
Riders are often held up in corners by drivers, yet on a racetrack a car can corner at a much higher...
There has always been conjecture about whether a motorcycle can brake in a shorter distance than a car. Many experienced...
There are many and varied theories on how to break in a new motorcycle from a softly, softly approach to giving it the berries right from the start. We’re not just talking about the engine, but also the brakes, tyres and other components. For more information on breaking in new...
The video below shows the danger to lane filtering riders of a driver who gets out of their vehicle while stopped...
Speeding cars with obscured number plates are much bigger evaders of speed camera fines than motorcyclists without front number plates....
There is no guaranteed method for avoiding traffic offences except not committing them. However, you can use the following “expert” guide to lessen the impact, cop a lesser fine, prevent copping extra fines (such as being pulled over for speeding and ending up with vehicle defect notices as well) or,...
Riders like to think of themselves as tough and will ride through pain, heat, cold, rain and other adversities to...
There are more cars with loud and faulty exhausts than motorcycles, yet the media has demonised riders in reports on...
This video shows a British courier driver hitting a motorcycle from the rear while waiting to give way at an intersection, a typical rear-ender scenario for motorcycles. https://youtu.be/yCM3loTtOXw The problem is that the van driver may have seen the rider, but then turns his head to the right to look for...
One of the simple questions many novice and advanced riders ask is how they can ride faster. The answer can...
Motorcycle-only checkpoints by police and transport department officials are not officially called such in Australia, but they do happen. We...
We’d like to celebrate Australia Day with an all-Australian motorbike trivia quiz. We also have questions about Aussie bike clubs, charities, racing legends and True Blue Aussie bike culture. If you’re a real Aussie and a dedicated motorbike rider, then it should be an easy quiz. See if you can...
Should learner drivers be banned for narrow, twisting and dangerous motorcycle roads for the benefit and safety of the learner...
Australian riders are desperately short of road craft advanced riding courses after the closure of a subsidised course on the...
There were no training courses for riders when I began riding, so we learnt a lot of misguided motorcycle myths from our friends. Thankfully, there are plenty of riding schools and correct information available to young riders today to dispel some of the ridiculous motorcycle myths we believed back in...
Australian-based motorcycle travel experts World on Wheels (WOW) are offering a free DVD of their trips so you can see just what...
Heatwave conditions are bad enough for riders, but moving slowly in heavy city traffic makes it so much more important...
Riding an historic motorcycle is a great deal of fun, but it requires mechanical sympathy and courtesy to other road users. While I don’t ride a vintage or veteran motorcycle, my 1980 Honda CX500 (pictured above) is a classic and grants me membership of the venerable Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club...
There are many good reasons why it is not appropriate to sit on another rider’s motorcycle, but above all, self-preservation...
Budget online motorcycle insurer Insure My Ride is closing down in February leaving riders to pay more if they continue with insurance...
The current heatwave has claimed the life of a Queensland rider from dehydration after riding in the forests of the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Thirty-year-old father Matthew Hall, pictured above with wife Emily, started to feel sick from dehydration and by the time the paramedics arrived he was feeling confused and his body...
Motorcycle videographer Jacob Laukaitis was hit by a drunk driver in Thailand and required $10,000 in plastic surgery which his...
The uniquely Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service attends a “significant” number of rescues of riders involved in motorcycle crashes in...
It appears that Queensland Police are using covert hand-held speed cameras in cars with tinted windows seemingly against their own speed camera policy. These images of a Holden station wagon with tinted windows and an officer using a hand-held radar gun attached to a camera recording device was snapped on...
Australian-based motorcycle world travel company World On Wheels are expanding their borders to introduce another couple of new destinations in 2017. They are also...
Queensland is the latest to mandate a certain percentage of fuel sales as bio-fuels, even though they are bad for some...
In Australia, the kangaroo, wallaby and pademelon (yes, that’s right!) are the biggest enemy of riders accounting for 70% of all crashes with animals. However, you’d be surprised what other animals are on the list, according to Suncorp insurance claims data. Dogs are next with 7.7% of all motorcycle-versus-animal strikes, but it would...
A combination of downhill slopes and corners is the most dangerous for riders, according to one of the most comprehensive...
Despite motorcycle rider numbers growing faster than any other road segment, we still seem to be public enemy number one...
A wide corner entry, late apex and shallow exit is the safest recipe for every corner when riding on the road. Maybe not the fastest, but the safest. There is a lot of conjecture about the best line through a corner. We’re not talking about speed, qualifying times, overtaking, racing...
Riders might think drivers don’t care about hitting us, but there is actually scientific evidence that shows they really don’t...
A rider who hit a kangaroo on an outback NSW road in 2013 won his bid for compensation in the...
Arcane road rules that affect motorcyclists and vary from state to state are gradually being addressed with South Australia the latest to see reason. Over the past few years, these varied laws have exposed riders to being fined for: Having a GPS on their bike; Not wearing the correct helmet/visor; Having blinkers...
Unlike car drivers, most riders seem to want to learn to be a competent rider and improve their skills so...
Group riding with competent riders and good friends can be great fun, but riding in an unfamiliar pack can be...
We love a bit of DIY bike maintenance, but there are a few pitfalls that can trap the unwary home mechanic, says RACQ technical officer and self-confessed mechanical “trainspotter” Steve Spalding. “I like to know where, how, why things work on my bikes, how the models differ and spec changes, oil...
We are bound to put on a bit of Christmas “pudding” over the coming holiday season, but did you know you...