Most people who drop a motorcycle are embarrassed and a little shaken and don’t pick up their bike the proper...
All across the northern hemisphere there are diehard motorcycle riders who will be out on the roads in winter come...
You probably won’t have reached 300kmh (186mph), unless you’ve been to a track with a long straight, or ridden on the autobahn or the unrestricted part of the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. Anthony Hopkins (playing Burt Munro) says in the 2005 film The World’s Fastest Indian: “You live more...
Two recent crashes involving riders running into each other have prompted us to investigate multi-motorcycle accidents and provide tips on...
(Contributed post) No one ever plans to get into an accident, but unfortunately, accidents do happen and it pays to...
Once moving, a heavy motorcycle doesn’t feel so big, but at slow speeds and in tight spots, it can be a real handful. Not so for this highly skilled US cop! Have you ever seen riders on big Harleys wobbling through slow traffic or trying to execute a u-turn by...
In a near half century of riding, Bill Davidson, great grandson of Harley-Davidson founder William A. Davidson, has had only...
**This article was written in collaboration with Road Guardians, an organization dedicated to teaching motorcyclist first aid and accident scene...
The world’s first rating system for motorcycle clothing protection has been launched to give riders a guide to the safety standards of their gear. The Motorcycle Clothing Assessment Program (MotoCAP) website has launched with a short list of products that will be extended as products are tested at Deakin University. So...
A new theory about what causes Sorry Mate I Didn’t See You (or SMIDSY) crashes is that bikes can appear...
Blind corners are among the most dangerous places for motorcyclists to ride, obviously because of the limited vision ahead. Corners...
There is absolutely no denying that a riding a motorcycle is a lot more fun than cars and it is more fuel efficient as well. However, when it comes to safety, motorcycles just cannot beat cars or other four-wheeled vehicles. That is quite obviously because of just two wheels that...
Women’s-only riding courses and basic mechanics courses could encourage more women to take up riding, according to women riders. These...
Mention the words “track day training” and most riders think it’s all about getting your knee down. I was recently...
Any excuse is good enough for a ride – whether it’s with the pillion-in-a-million, a couple of friends, a dozen club members, a hundred shop riders, or a thousand toy runners – yet solo riding is our favourite. And in these days of social distancing, it may be the preferred way...
The Dutch Reach is a simple technique of opening a car door that could save motorcyclists filtering through traffic from...
You’ve committed to a corner, your big V-twin cruiser is leaned over and all of a sudden you hit a...
Assuming you are not hurt, what you do straight after you’ve had a minor motorcycle crash is absolutely vital to your future physical and financial health and safety. Even if it’s just a slide down the road or low-speed traffic-light rear-ender that didn’t hurt you or your bike much, there...
Australian motorcycle trainere motoDNA has developed a computer software system that analyses rider behaviour and uses a computer game environment...
Riders on the Storm may be a great rock song, but it is not a good tip as one American...
Have you ever sat at traffic lights waiting for them to turn green, but they don’t? That’s because some sets of traffic lights are “vehicle actuated” which means there is some sort of sensor that detects the vehicle and trips the change sequence. However, many motorcycles are not detected because they are...
A British survey has found that riding a motorcycle makes you safer on a bicycle and vice versa, while other...
A high heeled diamanté fashion boot that stuck on the footpeg caused a 29-year-old Polish woman to fatally crash her...
Riders like to think of themselves as tough and will ride through pain, heat, cold, rain and other adversities to do what they love – riding! But chronic pain such as arthritis is sidelining more and more riders as the average age of riders continues to grow each year. In...
The video below shows the danger to lane filtering riders of a driver who gets out of their vehicle while stopped...
A tank slapper is when the handlebars wildly oscillate. They are also called speed wobbles or death wobbles and, as...
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...
Riders should add grass clippings to their list of road hazards and stay alert, take avoidance action and consider reporting...
In 2016 I took my young Aussie family to Disneyland in California. After we’d spent way too much money on...
One of the simple questions many novice and advanced riders ask is how they can ride faster. The answer can be just as simple. However, the question can be a little vague. Does the rider want to get to their destination quicker, do they want to reduce their lap time...
Christmas makes us all behave a bit differently. You may be filled with excitement at the prospect of a few...
Motorcyclists can learn a lot from the Australian cycling lobby which is a slick, professional outfit that has the attention of...
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...
This video is proof that a competent and committed rider can make a cruiser turn sharp corners, even with a...
Although most of my motorcycle crashes occurred skylarking around on little trail bikes in grassy paddocks as a teen, there have been...
It is more difficult to perform a u-turn from the stopped position than while moving because the bike wants to head straight ahead as soon as you take off. Small bikes are easy to u-turn, but the heavier and longer the bike, the more difficult it becomes. Some bikes also have a...
When it comes to motorcycles and wet weather, Murphy’s Law prevails. For those who don’t know, according to Google, Murphy’s...
Potential riders can now sign a contract with concerned friends and family that confirms they will ride safely, seek training,...
If you love the thrills of motorcycling and the adventure of riding far and wide, it’s probably because you were born with it in your genes. The reason is all very scientific and explained in the long-titled paper “Population Migration and the Variation of Dopamine D4 Receptor (DRD4) Allele Frequencies...
Heatwave conditions are bad enough for riders, but moving slowly in heavy city traffic makes it so much more important...