Kawasaki has been watching too many Transformers movies judging by this video on their USA YouTube channel of an electric...
One of the most anticipated models of 2018, the Kawasaki Z900RS, now comes with several special accessories, including centre stand...
Italian motorcycle company SWM is planning to expand from single-cylinder engines into V-twins in sizes from 350cc to 1200cc. The engines, made by their Chinese owner Shineray, would be the company’s first multi-cylinder units. Currently, SWM Australia imports three enduro, one super moto, two adventure and three classic road motorcycles,...
Two-stroke manufacturer Vins Motors of Italy is planning to export their ultralight motorcycles to the USA, Australia and the UK. The 250cc Duecinquanta...
Ducati Australia has issued its 2018 price list with more “models” than ever before mainly due to separate pricing depending...
Electric motorcycles and scooters do not make financial sense yet, but electric power convert Oliver van Bilsen says after living with an electric scooter he would not go back to petrol power. Oliver lives and works in London where he received a Plug-in Motorcycle Grant on the purchase of his...
Pan America and 48X could be two of about 10 new models for Harley-Davidson in 2018. Two weeks ago, Harley-Davidson...
A simple Christmas Tweet has many BSA fans excited that the brand will return to the market with a retro...
Old British motorcycle brands are trendy again and the latest to be resurrected is Levis (pronounced leh-viss) not the American jeans brand! The brand started making mainly two-stroke bikes in Birmingham in 1911 and stalled in 1940. Ownership of the name seems to have changed hands at least a couple...
While Harley-Davidson this year axed the V-Rod range, Porsche still fondly remembers its involvement in the revolutionary development of the...
MV Agusta is developing a completely new four-cylinder engine for next year as Mercedes AMG has just sold its 25% stake in...
Chinese company CFMoto appears set to enter the large capacity motorcycle market with the unveiling of its V.02-NK concept bike. The bike is not powered by a Chinese engine, but a KTM RC8 V-twin, possibly the 1301cc capacity RC8 from the 1290 Super Duke R with 131kW of power. Like...
Harley-Davidson could be adding a Bronx model after registering the names “Bronx” and “Harley-Davidson Bronx” with the US Patent and...
Do you really need a big adventure bike to do a big adventure like Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor did...
Indian Motorcycle has added some bright yellow, blue and green candy colours to its range, although they will not be coming to Australia. It seems the bright colours will be exclusively available in the Indian and South East Asian market. In Australia, gloss black and the matte black Chief Dark...
Honda plans to introduce an electric cub scooter and hybrid scooters next year but it also working on hydrogen fuel-cell...
Electric bikes will race in support MotoGP races from 2019 and the Italian electric motorcycle company Energica will supply the...
Revived Italian motorcycle manufacturer SWM is adding two new models to its 600cc Superdual adventure thumper. The Superdual X features 21/18-inch wheels instead of the 19/17-inch combination of the standard model. Those wheels are fitted with Metzeler Sahara 3 tyres for hardcore adventure and the bike has switchable ABS. It...
Honda’s Italian-designed CB4 Interceptor Concept has innovative wind powered touchscreen instruments according to this official video. https://youtu.be/o8wSo76jiD8 It uses a wind...
Indian Motorcycle will definitely produce smaller capacity bikes and go electric, but not within the next three to five years....
Kawasaki Motors Australia has hinted at the prices for the Z1-tribute retro Z900RS and Z900RS Cafe Racer models. Marketing co-ordinator Milo Dokmanovic says the bikes are expected to arrive in February 2018, “possibly earlier” for the Z900RS. Prices for the Z900RS will be “around $18k ride away” and the Z900RS Café...
The Kawasaki Ninja 400 will cost only slightly more than the popular Ninja 300 it replaces when it arrives in...
As I roll up to the scrutineers at the Champions Ride Day at Lakeside Park, I’m aware of all eyes...
A Ducati boss has been reported as claiming the Italian company will produce an electric bike and a scooter by 2020. The electric bike comments by Ducati Western Europe managing director Edouard Lotthe to a French moto website come as no surprise. Ducati have already licensed two electric projects to...
If you like traditional cruiser styles with a tall front wheel, fat rear tyre and a thumping-big V-twin, there is...
Suzuki looks set to return the venerable Katana model to its brand after registering the name, trademarking the Samurai sword...
The 2018 Indian Scout Bobber is our pick of the Scouts and a great example of how less can sometimes be more. Bobber has a solo seat instead of the double seat which now comes standard on the Scout, chopped fenders and costs $500 less. It may be less, but it’s...
Indian Motorcycle has again upped the ante in the engine capacity war with Harley-Davidson by offering the Thunder Stroke 116...
Big-bore trackers could be the next big thing with Valentino Rossi receiving a Yamaha XJR1300 tracker from fans and Deus Ex...
Electric motorcycles are coming sooner than we think and the benefits could outweigh the drawbacks such as high purchase price, charging time and battery range. Several specialist electric motorcycle companies and several traditional motorcycle manufacturers have electric bikes or scooters in the market or concepts waiting in the wings to...
Norton Motorcycles has launched their new Dominator California (pictured above), signed a deal with India’s Kinetic Group to build 650cc...
Novice riders may be wondering if Indian Motorcycle is gearing up to produce a learner bike based on the Scout...
Often called the “Tesla of motorbikes”, Italian firm Energica has unveiled its third model, the retro Eva EsseEsse9. Unlike most electric bikes which look modern or even futuristic, this looks quite classy and could almost be mistaken for one of the new breed of retro bikes. It seems retro is...
Chinese-made and former Italian brand Benelli has introduced a range of new models that seem to be Ducati doppelganger models....
Hollywood heavyweight Keanu Reeves began Arch Motorcycles in 2015 with a muscle cruiser and now he’s adding a sports bike....
The 2018 MV Agusta Dragster 800 RR will be 50% quieter and 48% cleaner thanks to an engine that is now compliant with Euro4 pollution requirements. All 2018 MV Agusta triples will get the new 798cc engine tweaks which include new ECU algorithms and a smoother ride-by-wire throttle. The first...
Moto Guzzi has unveiled a V85 scrambler concept at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, but it’s not their first...
Famed off-road motorcycle company Husqvarna is moving further on to the street with the new Vitpilen 701 naked bike and...
Honda finally looks like it’s getting its mojo back with the unveiling of the CB4 Interceptor concept at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. The bike is the result of design work out of their R&D facility in Rome. Given the vacuum cleaner designs they’ve been coming up with in recent...
Suzuki unveiled the SV650X cafe racer concept a couple of weeks ago with plans to gauge interest, but already they...