AN OFFICIAL report from the Australian government has sung the praises of bikers for enriching and improving city living. The State of Australian Cities Report, which annually reviews the state of Australia's eighteen largest urban areas, concluded

TRIUMPH has released details of its heavily-revised-for-2013 Tiger, now known as the Tiger Sport. Engineers have focused on improving power and handling: the chassis has been strengthened and suspension upgraded for sharper cornering, while the 1050

was argued) have made it significantly more dangerous for motorcyclists.The proposals were aimed at improving safety for cyclists. However, members of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) successfully argued that similar considerations were not being made

to improve diagnosis of whiplash injuries. They hope to improve expertise on whiplash and make it easier to challenge those that flout the rules and exaggerate or fabricate a claim, whilst ensuring that those who are genuinely injured are correctly

step.Moving the exhaust doesn’t just place the weight further towards the centre of the bike, it also allows the engine’s position to be changed and the bike’s geometry to be altered too. One of the project’s main tasks was to improve agility

risks as best we can. Threats from Europe to introduce horsepower limits have been (except in France's case) just threats but it's obviously kicked the wheels of our industry into action. Improved safety features from ABS to traction control, tyres

, fuel economy and standard equipment. With owner feedback in mind, Triumph's engineers set to work to meet their requests but also improve handling, performance, styling and ergonomics.The dyno chart shows power is up by 10bhp at the 9,400rpm redline

HONDA boss Shuhei Nakamoto believes that 2013 is Dani Pedrosa's last chance to win the MotoGP title.Nakamoto said: 'I think if he doesn't take the title this year, he probably never will, but if he does then it's quite possible he'll go

are supposed to look at the road through makes us, as motorcyclists, rather queasy. And while voice commands and responses are possibly no more distracting to a driver than a passenger talking to them, they aren't exactly going to improve the driver

made the wait worthwhile. And if its performance matches its looks then I reckon the 2013 bike of the year is a foregone conclusion. The sleek curvy nose contrasts perfectly with the more pointy angular rear end and new side mounted silencer