I love a winding road, but I hate a windy road. Yesterday we encountered both, plus freezing cold and pelting...
You would think parking your bike would be a simple matter of kicking down the side stand and getting off....
Ever wondered why people drive right out in front of you and cause a collision?
They call it “SMIDSY” or “sorry, mate, I didn’t see you” syndrome and they are the biggest cause of motorcycle crashes. There are a lot of theories about what causes SMIDSY crashes, including saccadic masking (basically...
A spike in motorcycle crashes in South East Queensland this month has prompted a seven-point safety guide from the...
You’ve committed to a corner, your big V-twin cruiser is leaned over and all of a sudden you hit a...
Women’s-only riding courses and basic mechanics courses could encourage more women to take up riding, according to women riders. These are two suggestions from women riders I interviewed today in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The question arose a couple of days ago after I published a story about a Harley-Davidson...
Mention the words “track day training” and most riders think it’s all about getting your knee down. I was recently...
Walking your motorcycle is the quickest and most effective way of moving your bike, but most people find the safest way to move...
Women are safer riders then men according to statistics, so we asked women why that is so and give you some tips on how you can become a safer rider. According to the ABS, there are almost 745,000 motorcycles registered in Australia for 2013. Staggeringly, this number is an increase...
“A lot of people forget how hard it is to ride; how many things there are to learn,” says Honda...
It would seem the simplest of processes to mount a motorbike, but there are quite a few points to note....
Group riding gives you a great feeling of camaraderie. I once rode with hundreds of other riders from Brisbane all the way to the Gold Coast in a twilight run for the Morgan & Wacker 95th anniversary. What a feeling as we roared through town, thundering our Harleys up the...
Heavy trucks create so much road damage on our roads that motorcycles are forced to amend their safe cornering lines...
This is the first in a regular series of riding tips from motorcycle rider training specialists motoDNA. The articles are...
Australia’s top and most senior stunt rider still has a few tricks up his sleeve. While he won’t say how old he is, Matt Mingay has been stunt riding since 1997, has held three world records and says he is not even thinking of retiring. Since 2006, Matt has been...
Easter is one of the best times to go for a ride because of the weather, no matter which hemisphere...
Expert rider training company, motoDNA, has devised a special cruiser course being held at Lakeside training centre in Queensland on June...
Emergency braking causes more confusion and trepidation for riders than anything else, according to Mark McVeigh of the motoDNA motorcycle training course. How hard can I brake? Will the front wheel lock? Will I go over the handlebars? How far can I lean over on the brakes? As a motorcycle instructor...
The Goldwing World Facebook page published the photograph below warning about all the blind spots around a truck. Allegedly all...
By MotoDNA Motorcycle Academy director of coaching Mark McVeigh It’s been happening around the world for decades and after recent...
One of the world’s leading motorcycle adventure tour companies, Ferris Wheels, has joined with professional motorcycle training company motoDNA to offer adventure rider training for people wanting to attend their tours. MotoDNA Motorcycle Academy director of coaching Mark McVeigh, who also writes training tips for MotorbikeWriter, says they are “very...
Riding a motorcycle overseas where they ride on the other side of the road is not difficult, but it can...
Country roads are made for motorcycles with their interesting scenery and winding nature, but they are also full of hidden...
Fatigue is identified as one of the “fatal five” causes of accidents responsible for as much as 20% of all crashes. Yet there is very little police effort in clamping down on fatigued motorists. Instead, we have to monitor our own level of fatigue. I admit to having ridden tired,...
http://youtu.be/xq2xStb0R-c Warning: This video of a fatal crash is graphic and disturbing, but the message is important. Show it to riders...
A topic that gets plenty of discussion at motoDNA training days is counter steering. What is this mythical counter steering?...
It is a Sunday afternoon at our house and the V8s are on the TV. My friend Michelle has come over to watch the races with us as her husband is a race engineer with one of the teams so she likes to have someone to watch it with. We...
A police video that warns about the dangers of riding while tired has won a safety award. But there’s a...
Five-time world motorcycle champion Mick Doohan features in one of two new RACQ videos aimed at reducing motorcycle crashes on...
The best riding tip I ever got for cornering came from watching Steve McQueen playing in the sand with his friends in the classic 1971 film On Any Sunday. The late legendary Hollywood actor was also an accomplished motocrosser who even represented America in the international six-day enduro trials in...
One of the trickiest conditions to ride in is high wind, especially if the road is also wet. High winds...
Have you ever sat at traffic lights waiting for them to turn green, but they don’t? That’s because some sets of traffic...
While most riders love seeing amazing wildlife on their ride, almost every rider has a story about creating or almost becoming roadkill. According to Suncorp crash claims data, the kangaroo, wallaby and pademelon (yes, that’s right!) are the biggest enemy of riders accounting for 70% of all crashes with animals....
BMW Motorrad off-road training courses are back this year with more courses in more states and locations. I’ve done the...
Once moving, a heavy motorcycle doesn’t feel so big, but at slow speeds and in tight spots, it can be...
Strict speed limit control through speed cameras and police radar has turned riders into speedo gazers, says motorcycle tour founder Peter Colwell. Peter says police and governments are obsessed about targeting speed with thousands booked annually unless they gaze at their speedos. In Queensland, alone, the first year of lowered speed tolerances...
Riders are already happy, even when commuting, according to VicRoads research, but now the august organisation wants riders to be...
Have you ever thought about doing a track day but were a little bit concerned about not being good enough...
BMW has come up with a unique way to avoid helmet hair – style your hair like one of their helmets as these photos show! However, their hilarious ad campaign for their helmets is not really a solution to what is a very serious problem for some people. Helmet hair is that flat...
Motorcycle riders often talk about the apex of a corner, but there are actually several apexes in a corner you...