How many of us have dropped a bike, run wide or simply messed up a tight, feet-up u-turn or resorted...
Why is stopping such a difficult thing to do correctly? After all, we do it all the time. One of...
There is nothing more unruly than a bunch of motorcyclists who park their bikes at different angles outside a cafe or pub. It’s a good indication that the riders are novices. Angle-parking a motorcycle seems to be one of those simple procedures that many riders get wrong. You’ve probably seen a...
There are four good reasons to blip the throttle on your motorcycle: sound, spite, speed and, most importantly, safety. SOUND...
It’s one of those heart-in-the-mouth moments when the corner suddenly tightens up and you’re running out of cornering clearance and...
Most riders have experienced aggressive, inconsiderate, rude, uneducated, distracted, dangerous and plain incompetent drivers on the road, but there is no point in road rage. Motorcyclists are vulnerable road users and in road rage situations, we can often come off second-best. In an incident on April 13 at 5.40pm on...
While caravans may not represent much of an obstacle for motorcycle riders, they can still be among the worst-behaved motorists...
Many riders take risks thinking “it couldn’t happen to me”, but those who have crashed have wiser heads and a...
There is usually a spike in road accidents at Easter as traffic volumes increase and riders have more time to go riding. Rather than preaching about being safe and responsible, we’ve asked several people for their road safety tips and Easter messages. Australian Motorcycle Council chairman Peter Baulch: Safe holidays...
No doubt police will be out in force this Easter, so it is important to alert other motorists of their...
Riders who have taken the First Aid For Motorcyclists course have helped themselves and other injured riders with their newfound knowledge and...
You could win a set of all-seasons Oxford neck socks in our weekly motorcycle trivia quiz, but you better be quick. Since we’ve been offering prizes in our weekly quiz, the pundits have got in early and scored perfect 10/10 results. Go to the motorbike trivia quiz at the end of...
Riders have been urged to wear all their gear and take a riding course in the wake of a “horror...
Almost every rider will have experienced a tailgater following way too close. Why does this happen? It’s probably for the...
Getting back on the “steel horse” again after a serious crash is considered either brave, stupid or too difficult for some. Maybe I’m one of the “stupid” ones who got back on, despite one major life-threatening crash in which I was run over – check out the helmet at the...
If you love the thrills of motorcycling and the adventure of riding far and wide, it’s probably because you were...
The rider death toll on the Gold Coast hinterland has been steadily rising since the council-subsidised motorcycle roadcraft course was...
Riding a motorcycle actually burns calories, but there is much more you can do to be a fitter and better rider by following a few of my fitness regimes. In a previous article, Motorbike Writer shared some passive methods for shedding weight while riding such as stopping less, parking further...
American and Australian racer Jake Dolan is like so many other bike racers – he doesn’t have a licence to...
In the wake of several USA states legalising or decriminalising marijuana, the American Motorcycle Safety Foundation has introduced a marijuana...
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...
Water crossings are possibly the most fun you can have on an adventure or dual-sport motorcycle. They are a blast...
Eastern Australia has been lashed by storms and more severe wet weather is predicted for the remainder of summer which...
We may not like riding in the rain, but with the weather being so unpredictable you are bound to get caught in the rain at some stage. Rather than give you my tips for riding on wet roads, we went to 2003 World Supersport champion, 10-time World Superbike race winner and MotoGP...
Potential riders can now sign a contract with concerned friends and family that confirms they will ride safely, seek training,...
You don’t need a high visibility vest to become more visible on the road, says the Motorcycle Riders Association of Western Australia....
First Aid For Motorcyclists course organisers say they are often asked whether it is ok for a first-aider to give a crashed rider some water or even something to eat. Their advice has been “best not to” because often a casualty will end up requiring surgery and this may interfere...
Even if you have no first-aid skills, there are several things you can do at a motorcycle crash scene to...
Every now and then we need to ride long distances and don’t have time for taking in scenery, challenging roads...
Some riders worry about stopping to help at a crash scene because they are concerned about not having enough skills or being sued if something goes wrong. However, former First Aid for Motorcyclists owner Roger Fance says riders – or first responders – should not be concerned. “Most state Civil Liability laws...
Smartphone technology is helping riders stay alive with a host of emergency apps beat we should consider downloading. While emergency...
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The last thing you want to do is teach a novice rider all your bad habits built up over years of riding, even though it has served you well. While you should encourage any newcomer to go and do a professional training course (it may be mandatory in your region...
First Aid for Motorcyclists principal instructor Roger Fance tells how his wife’s run-in on her Ducati Monster with a wallaby was...
No matter where you travel, Iit is inevitable that you will come to roadworks where there is some gravel, which...
The rampant use of fog lights on cars causes riders dangerous glare, yet police seem more interested in speeding infringements than patrolling for illegal use of fog lights, says Australian Motorcycle Council spokesman Guy Stanford. He says he witnesses a lot of cars driving home in western Sydney with their...
Many rider trainers have claimed that standing up on a motorcycle lowers the centre of gravity and makes the bike...
Many motorcycle riders are unaware of the extent of dangerous blind spots around a truck or other large vehicle but new legislation hopes...
If you haven’t seen Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman riding across the world on their big adventure bikes and wanted to do the same, then where is your pulse? Adventure riding is exactly that – an adventure. And that means things are going to go wrong. Otherwise, there would be...
If you are riding through mountainous areas, you and your bike could suffer from altitude sickness. It’s an illness caused...