Challenger is the third new model name Indian Motorcycle has trademarked since last December when they trademarked Raven and January when...
One of the biggest hurdles in the coming revolution of the electric vehicle is finding enough charging stations so motorists...
Electric motorcycles may be poised to become the next big thing, but the much-anticipated Lightning Strike strikes out three times as a big disappointment. There was much anticipation that Californian electric startup Lightning Motorcycles would make an attractive and affordable version of its $US38,888 LS-218 which at 350km/h (218mph) is...
Kawasaki and Triumph are the latest motorcycle companies rumoured to be working on electric motorcycles, based on recent patent and...
Ten years after introducing the RSV4, Aprilia has produced 10 extreme RSV4 X track-only models available at €39,900 (about $A63,700)....
Suzuki Australia has announced that the reincarnated Katana will arrive on September 8 at $18,990 ride away. That’s more than $1000 more than the similar retro-inspired Kawasaki Z900RS. It’s a hefty price to pay for a bike that looks very little like its predecessor, yet it is packed with modern tech....
Indian Motorcycle Australia has acquired several pre-production Indian FTR 1200 models for a roadshow of eastern Australia ahead of their arrival in...
Norton Motorcycles has unveiled a limited-edition Commando 961 Cafe Racer MKII to mark its collaboration with Swiss watchmaker Breitling. The...
Throttle and bottle may not usually mix, but it does when Indian Motorcycle and Jack Daniel’s get together to produce yet another gorgeous limited-edition motorcycle like this Springfield Dark Horse. For the fifth year, the two American icons have collaborated with Klock Werks Kustom Cycles. In the US and Canada the bike...
The next Honda Goldwing could have emergency brakes that sense a collision and slow the bike automatically. These automatic or...
Husqvarna Motorcycles now have an aftermarket automatic Rekluse X clutch option to upgrade their Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401. It’s...
A British notice that Norton will be struck off the Register of Companies and dissolved is no cause for alarm, says Norton Motorcycles. (UPDATE: This article was published on 9 March 2019. The company went into administration on 29 January 2020. Read the details here.) “It’s a standard late-filing notice,”...
Yamaha has announced very competitive pricing for its much-anticipated Ténéré 700 adventure motorcycle arriving in Australia in December. And we were...
Harley-Davidson has now provided more detailed specs for its LiveWire electric motorcycle, together with plans for fast-charging devices at dealerships....
Californian electric motorcycle company Fly Free has opened up pre-orders for their retro bikes starting at just $4159 (about $A5870) through an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign. Backers will not get a refund if the bikes do not go into production and there is no guarantee they will. However, the Long Beach company...
Harley-Davidson wants children riding electric “Harley-Davidson” bicycles so they become “the next generation” of riders. They hope to achieve this by...
Harley-Davidson has stripped $1500 off the price of the Street Glide and deleted the distracting music infotainment system to create...
Innovative motorcycle engineer Erik Buell has unveiled his first electric machines, the Fuell Fluid e-bike and Flow electric motorcycle. Erik has had a rags-to-riches-to-rags story in motorcycling that keeps on surprising. The former Harley-Davidson engineer developed the Buell brand in 1983, sold 49% to Harley in 1993 and Harley took...
Triumph’s Scrambler 1200 is less of a neo-classic scrambler than it is a viable lower-weight alternative to the over-litre, top-heavy...
KTM Australia has announced the pricing for all their 2019 adventure models, including the new 790 Adventure and Adventure R,...
As if the Indian Roadmaster isn’t special enough, the company has released an Elite version with a 600-watt stereo system and gold-leaf paint that took more than 30 hours to paint by hand. Indian Australia spokesman Christopher Gale says they have already sold one of the $52,995 (ride-away) limited-edition bikes to...
Norton Motorcycles is expected to improve reliability and spare parts availability as well as delivering important new models this year...
MV Agusta has launched its fourth limited-edition model, the Brutale 800 RR LH44, in collaboration with five-time Formula 1 champion...
Zero Motorcycles has pulled the rug out from underneath the coming Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric sports bike with its new Zero SR/F that looks uncannily like the Milwaukee product. However, the Zero SR/F has better performance and range but costs about $US11,000 less than the LiveWire. The Harley is due in September...
Royal Enfield’s Continental GT 650 is a big hit with the Brisbane Cafe Racers who I went cafe racing with...
Former two-stroke GP racer Nobuatsu Aoki who raced against Mick Doohan features in a video riding the upcoming Suzuki Katana,...
Over the past five years, the Norton Commando 961 Mk II range has only had a minor upgrade to the ECU and ABS as required by law. While other brands have progressed with hi-tech rider aids such as traction control, engine modes and more, the Norton has retained its simplicity....
Suzuki has lodged patents drawings that suggest a retro cafe racer model with a trellis frame and single-cylinder engine to...
The first twin-cylinder Royal Enfields in six decades are now arriving in showrooms around the world and riders are lining...
Hopes of BMW building an R18 with an 1800cc engine have risen with this new video showing a wild Japanese custom BMW “Departed” R18 in action. Doesn’t it sound absolutely awesome? 1800cc Boxer There is no reference to it being an 1800cc engine, but the R18 nomenclature seems to suggest...
(Contributed post for our eco-friendly UK readers) With air pollution responsible for some 50,000 deaths a year in Britain, electric...
Triumph Motorcycles is surveying customers with an email asking if they’ve ridden an electric motorcycle and whether the British company...
Triumph looks set to replace the Daytona 675 they axed in 2017 with a Daytona 765 powered by a version of their control engine for the Moto2 class. Ever since Triumph was announced as the Moto2 engine supplier in 2017 for the 2019-21 seasons, it has been expected the new...
The cost of living is driving more riders to smaller motorcycles and scooters, says Hartford Australia who is importing small-capacity...
Jawa Motorcycles have returned with such a vengeance in India, there could be pressure to export to other markets and...
Ducati could be considering a naked version of its V4 Panigale along the lines of this sexy custom V4 Penta by italian design company Officine GP Design. Only nine of these V4 Penta models will be made and they start at an eye-watering €100,000 (about $A157,000, $US114,500, £87,300). This ridiculous...
Kawasaki has filed trademark applications for the retro name Meguro in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Europe, and the Philippines. The...
Electric motorcycles are not bound by the physical constraints of internal combustion engines, so just about anything goes, like this...
If the Australian Greens had their way, we would all be riding electric motorcycles like the one above by 2030 and would foot the bill via government incentives. Their plan includes: Setting a target of 100% of new passenger vehicles being electric by 2030; Strong vehicle emissions standards; Removing import...
Any vehicle that claims to be all things to all people and all roads sounds like a compromise machine, but...