Just before the pandemic was officially declared in March, Australia’s country music capital, Tamworth, announced it would host a National...
With the borders opening, Royal Enfield plans a Himalayan & Adventure Weekend of roving around the Byron Bay hinterland on...
The world’s biggest motorbike show has been postponed from this November for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, switching new model launches to the virtual world. The announcement that the EICMA show in Milan will be postponed a year follows the recent axing of the competing biennial Intermot in...
The pandemic has forced the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride and INTERMOT motorcycle show to go virtual, while the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally...
The 29th worldwide, annual Ride To Work Day on Monday (15 June 2020) will be a great demonstration to the...
A replica of the first Harley-Davidson motorcycle ever made is being offered in a sale of historic motorcycles through Heroes Motors in Los Angeles. The genuine first Harley sits in a glass case in the Harley museum in Milwaukee and would cost millions. This replica of the 1905 model is...
Auction houses such as Bonhams have continued to thrive during the pandemic in a virtual way, demonstrating that there are...
A 1960 Harley-Davidson FL Duo Glide that spent 37 years sitting in a shed in Queensland headlines Shannons’ Timed Online Classic...
Harley-Davidson has donated a customised electric LiveWire motorcycle autographed by the Davidson family to be auctioned to raise funds for the United Way Worldwide COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. The special edition LiveWire also has custom paint and carbonfibre accessories including screen, tail and tank trim. It is being auctioned online at bonhams.com...
In these days of pandemic where many can’t even ride their motorcycles, The Last Motorcycle on Earth depicts a world where motorbikes...
(Contributed post on pokies) Pokies can take the theme of anything at all. In fact, it is almost impossible for...
Volunteer riders at Blood Bikes Australia are offering to deliver to healthcare organisations during the coronavirus pandemic. Founder Peter Davis established the Australian arm of Blood Bikes in Brisbane in September 2019 delivering blood supplies to Mater hospitals in the city. Earlier this month we published his called for more volunteers to...
How would you like to ride a Rocket that once belonged to James Bond? Well, it was actually a 1969...
This Vincent Rapide, believe to be one of the first Series-A Rapide’s manufactured and possibly the last Vincent-HRD motorcycle to leave...
Australia’s country music capital, Tamworth, will host a National Thunder Motorcycle Rally in October 2020 based on the successful 2015 National HOG Rally, but open to all “breeds” of motorcycle. The event will be held from Friday to Monday 2-5 October 2020 at the state-of-the-art Australian Equine & Livestock Events...
We all know motorcycles are works of art and now that is being recognised with a special exhibition in Brisbane’s...
The inaugural Fire Aid Ride last Sunday (23 February 2020) has been labelled a success, attracting more than 600 riders...
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli will be offered for sale at auction on 25-26 April 2020. The collection was to be sold at the annual Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale on 18-20 October 2019. However, the auction was postponed due to...
The free Fire Aid Ride this Sunday (23 February 2020) will be the first in a series of rides every two...
(MotoGP 2020 by Charlotte Hallam*) The MotoGP 2020 season is set to excite us once again in its latest season which starts...
Dog-loving motorcyclists are invited to join the inaugural ride to raise funds for Gumtree Greys who rescue, foster and find homes for ex-racing greyhounds. The ride is being organised by dog-and-Triumph-loving Annie Hendley who owns two greyhounds, one from Gumtree Greys, and also owns two Triumphs, a Bonneville T120 and...
Without CareFlight, Tracy Jackson might not be here, so now she and husband Todd are paying back with the inaugural...
A planned rally in the NSW outback this May hopes to break the world record for the most Indian motorcycle...
Returned and mature-aged riders are invited to attend a free Back on Your Bike riding course based in Newcastle. The course on Friday 14 February 2020 is the idea of local rider Chris Tola who ran a similar course in 2015 which was a finalist in the National ACSR Road...
A second trailer for the Top Gun 2 movie confirms that Tom Cruise takes his old Kawasaki GPZ900R for a...
After a lengthy period of toy runs in the lead-up to Christmas, we arrive at the last weekend for the...
Despite last-minute financial difficulties, bushfires and road closures, the recent Walcha Motorcycle Festival was deemed such a success, it will become an annual event. Walcha Tourism manager Susie Crawford says they have already set a date for next year’s event on 20/21 November 2020. “An estimated 700-plus attended the weekend (15/17 November...
Triumph has paid an undisclosed sum to feature in the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, but a Ducati...
Multi-world champions Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton will temporarily swap vehicles on Monday (9 December 2019) when they take part...
It seems a lot of riders love a parade. This year a group of 3497 Harley-Davidson riders (pictured above) grabbed the world motorcycle parade record in Paris, Texas, breaking the previous record of 2404 in Patras, Greece. Those records could be challenged by some of the biggest Toy Runs in...
Riders will return to the Red Centre in 2020 to celebrate 10 years since the establishment of the first Black Dog...
How would you like to star in a new six-part documentary TV series on the 13 greatest motorcycle roads in...
Motorcycle rides raise millions for various organisations all year, but the biggest events are the annual Christmas Toy Runs which aid various charities. Among the biggest and oldest is the Newcastle Bikers for Kids Toy Run. Charities Charities to benefit from these toy runs include Lifeline, the Salvation Army and St Vincents de...
Tickets are now available for the third annual Black Dog Ride to the World Superbikes at Phillip Island in 2020...
‘Tis the season for Christmas Toy Runs with three major charity events this weekend in the far north and south...
If you come across a rider down, have you done a first-aid course so you know how to apply relevant emergency aid? There are various motorcycle-specific first-aid courses offered around the country, but Tweed Heads Council is offering a first-aid workshop for free next weekend (Saturday 23 November 2019) at...
Harley-Davidson has pulled out of the Walcha Motorcycle Festival due to the current bushfire threat, but the event will still...
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Bushfires in eastern NSW will not stop the Walcha Motorcycle Weekend from going ahead from Friday (15 November 2019). Walcha Tourism has issued the following statement in response to concerns from riders that the event would be cancelled because of the bushfires. Please be assured WALCHA is still ON for...
Two very rare classic motorcycles — an RC30 and a Walter Wolf special — are coming up for sale at...