The recent arrest of two QRide instructors for issuing motorcycle licences and 13 falsely licensed riders confirms the system is...
Rear-enders like the one in the video below, are one of the most common forms of accident for motorcycles, but...
The answer to what is the best position within a lane for motorcycle riders is not simple. Most instructors tell novice motorcyclists to ride in the driver’s side wheel track so they can be seen and where the tyres clean the road of oil, gravel and rainwater. That’s the simple answer...
Riders heading to the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island have been warned that road conditions throughout south-eastern Australia have deteriorated...
Unless you work from home, you need to deal with the daily commute into the office. Unfortunately, commuting is expensive...
A volunteer band of riders has formed MotoMedics Queensland to act as first responders to motorcycle accidents while the injured wait for the ambulance to arrive. They may be the last people you ever want to meet, but they will be at the Brisbane Bike Night tonight (Wednesday, October 5,...
Do hospital staff have a prejudice against motorcycle riders because they are seen as careless risk-takers clogging up the health...
All across the northern hemisphere there are diehard motorcycle riders who will be out on the roads in winter come...
https://youtu.be/zxheOM79cdc This video reminds riders to approach flooded roads with caution as flooding is expected to continue across four eastern states and South Australia over the next few weeks. The above comical, but serious, video comes from Mumbai, India, where four days of constant rain has flooded many roads. NSW, Victoria and southern...
A beautiful girl can dangerously distract a rider and shake him out of his state of mindfulness or total awareness,...
A tank slapper is when the handlebars wildly oscillate. They are also called speed wobbles or death wobbles and, as...
https://youtu.be/xcPJ1dKpqos This video is yet another reason to avoid road rage. The rider takes the time to flick the finger and yell abuse at a driver as he passes, taking his eyes off the road for s split second. When he turns around, he finds he’s on collision course with a...
The trial of a 90km/h speed limit for trucks on a section of the Melbourne Monash Freeway starting today (August...
The general rule is to replace your motorcycle helmet every five years, but what if you drop it, sweat heavily...
Some riders love motorcycles because it gives them a short escape from their partner, but riding as couples could have more advantages, including better sex! Motorbike Writer psychologist Sharon Ledger says sharing your motorcycling passion could lead to more passion in the bedroom. “By all means, go for a ride...
Although most of my motorcycle crashes occurred skylarking around on little trail bikes in grassy paddocks as a teen, there have been...
Surely how you hold the motorcycle throttle should be simple and straightforward, but it’s not. Everyone agrees you should have...
Some 1500 Aussie riders are now better prepared to help at a crash site thanks to the First Aid for Motorcyclists (FAFM) course which has just completed a lap of Australia. FAFM Motorcycle Accident Management founders Roger Fance and Tracy Hughes had been presenting their specially tailored course around the Sydney...
This video from Florida is yet another great lesson in why motorcyclists should never take on drivers in a battle of road rage....
If you are riding in a situation of concern, do you cover your brakes – that is, do you hold...
Voted Australia’s top stunt rider by his peers, young Dave McKenna has some tips for anyone wanting to start in the world of motorcycle stunting. “The first thing is to get a dirt bike,” the 28-year-old says. “You can learn a lot on a WR250. It’s all the same –...
Once again, shoddy roadworks has caused several motorcycle and cycle crashes and the authorities don’t seem to want to shoulder...
SMIDSY (sorry, mate, I didn’t see you) collisions occur, not because motorists don’t look, but because they don’t look twice and...
Injured rider Leigh Wilkins doesn’t remember, but apparently he helped his fellow riders at the scene of his own accident on the Great Central Road heading to Uluru earlier this year. The 44-year-old computer business manager was riding across the desert in April on his way back from the Long...
This video is proof that a competent and committed rider can make a cruiser turn sharp corners, even with a...
The most common injuries in motorcycle crashes are to the riders’ feet or legs, according to leading US public health...
The 1990s computer game Pokémon (pocket monster) is back, but this time it’s in the real world and it could cause mayhem for motorcycle riders as distracted walkers step out in front of them. Already there are reports of people blindly walking out on the road causing accidents while following...
Five-time world motorcycle champion Mick Doohan features in a series of Queensland Government videos teaching riders to recognise and exercise...
Motorcycle riders are the most safety conscious of all road users and the bigger the bike, the safer we become,...
https://youtu.be/ViSyN0T2-G4 Riders are mostly critical of other riders who weave in a dangerous fashion through the traffic, giving all riders a bad name, like the young guy in this 1965 British film. That’s the overwhelming result of our snap survey of readers about what peeves them the most about other riders....
This video of an American rider crashing into a load that had fallen off the back of a boat trailer...
Not many motorcyclists purposely go out for a ride at night, but it’s exhilarating and we should do it more often to brush...
Next time it’s raining and the roads are wet, don’t stay inside watching the TV, get out and ride safely using our expert riding tips. It’s good practice. Rather than give you our tips for riding on wet roads, we assembled a panel of experts to get their tips on...
We may not like riding in the wet, but with weather being such an unpredictable mistress, you are bound to...
An online American rider training course introduced in 2014 on desktop is now available on an app for Apple and...
Shoddy roadworks continue to trap motorcycle riders with one Queensland rider coming to grief in a detour through clay that had just been hosed. Luckily Yamaha Super Tenere rider Mark Taylor of Brisbane received only minor knee injuries thanks to quality gear, but his bike was substantially damaged and one...
Returned rider numbers are growing and so is their representation in road crash statistics, yet two specialised road safety courses...
Motorcyclists can learn a lot from the Australian cycling lobby which is a slick, professional outfit that has the attention of...
There aren’t many riders that can say that they’ve never experienced at least a little rage when on the road, whether it be a car pulling out on us or a driver that forgets to turn off his full beams. For us motorcyclists these simple annoyances can be dangerous, and can make even...
It is more difficult to perform a u-turn from the stopped position than while moving because the bike wants to head straight...