Yamaha has just announced that an update to the R15 V3.0 will be launching in India on September 21. From what...
Sri Lanka is a country that seems to be off the schedule for most motorcycle tour companies, but not Extreme...
The island nation of Sri Lanka off the southern coast of India is a rider’s paradise as well as an excellent introduction to riding in Asia and the subcontinent region. Half way through a 13-day Hidden Sri Lanka tour ($US4950) of the fascinating equatorial island with Extreme Bike Tours and...
Experienced riders and daredevils are invited to join the inaugural Nomadic Knights reconnaissance motorcycle tour of the hair-raising Cliffhanger in the Himalayas. The...
Australian motorcycle travel company World on Wheels is offering the first ladies-only tour of the Himalayas in 2018. WOW cofounder...
Indian-based motorcycle tour company Legendary Moto Rides is offering Motorbike Writer readers a 10% discount on their three 2019 Himalayan tours riding the highest motorable roads in the world. To score the discount, just type in the code “MBW10%” when making a booking. Riders can save from about $A330 to...
If you’ve ever wanted to tour the world’s emptiest country, Mongolia, like Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor in Long Way Round,...
If you’ve ever wanted to ride to the Himalayas on the highest road in the world, now is the time...
India is a country founded on thousands of years of history with numerous intersecting religions, cultures, cuisines, and more. These qualities combine for an enthralling experience that will be unlike anywhere you have visited in the past. Exploring this destination on two wheels only deepens the experience, and motorcycle tours...
(Contributed post) Motorbike riding is a thrilling activity especially when carried out on challenging terrains such as sand and rocks....
The world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer is about to launch its new brainchild, the Pulsar 250F, with the official launch in...
The island nation of Sri Lanka off the southern coast of India has been plagued by a long civil war, the 2004 tsunami, the 2019 bombing tragedy and the current pandemic. However, it’s also a rider’s paradise and an excellent introduction to riding in Asia and the subcontinent region. Now...
Demolition worker James Stronsky of Sydney has learnt eight lessons from his epic seven-month ride from the North Pacific (Tokyo) to...
Extreme Bike Tours is offering a 10% discount on its first tours of Tibet and Nepal, the Mt Everest base...
After the recent bombing tragedy in Sri Lanka, security has been stepped up and it’s now deemed safe to ride this gem of a destination for motorcyclists. Who better to give us a guide to riding in Sri Lanka than Rohan Sourjah who has written a book about it called “Motorcycling...
Motorcycle tour company India Travelz has offered Motorbike Writer readers a special US$250 (about A$325) discount on their tours. Just...
Asian motorcycle crash statistics are staggering and getting worse as the increase in wealth leads more people to ride...
(Contributed article) Dubai, United Arabs Emirates is one of the most visited cities in the world. The beautiful desert landscape, the tall skyscrapers and the serene environment of Dubai, makes the city a very appealing destination for tourists. Dubai is also home to some of the best hotels in the...
The EICMA, or Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo Accessori (also known as the International Motorcycle and Accessories Exhibition), is back in...
Extreme Bike Tours is offering a remote extension to its Mongolian motorcycle tour with the opportunity to do some 4WDing...
Three companies are stepping up to the proverbial plate and contributing to the grey zone between gasoline and electric vehicles. According to a report from MotoPinas, Bosch and Volkswagon have joined forces with Shell to create a new low-carbon “blue” fuel comprised of 33% renewable ingredients. Two of these biomass-based...
World motorcycle traveller Jacob Laukaitis has compiled the above video of a 850km motorbike trip across three states in India...
Sri Lanka may not feature on many riders’ bucket list for motorcycle travel, but after recently completing a 13-day ride with...
Six Aussies are among 17 riders in the Ice Run 2015 which is this week tackling the world’s largest frozen lake, Lake Baikal in Siberia, riding old-school vintage Ural outfits. Challenges include temperatures of minus 22, thin ice, remote forest tracks, open steppes, crevasse fields and deep ice cracks that...
In light of further closures and lockdowns across India, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has announced in a statement...
Most riders don’t use their horn, but is vital for travelling safely in Asia, writes travel writer Maria Visconti. (Click...
It’s no secret that China sports a large motorcycle community – many brands of which are new and strange to the Western and Central Hemispheres. Voge, a spin-off created by Loncin Industries (the single largest engine manufacturer in China), is one such brand. Formed by a manufacturer with an annual...
Women are getting into motorcycle tours, says Extreme Bike Tours boss Zander Combe, so he has introduced a female-only tour...
Most motorcycle travellers don’t think of staying in luxury hotels, but there’s nothing wrong with spoiling yourself with a bit...
Australians can grab a 10% discount on 2019 two-wheeled adventure tours in Asia, Madagascar or Cuba as Extreme Bike Tours celebrates its 10th year and 100th tour. The professional tour company is run by Britsh expats and Sri Lankan locals who know the Asian region well. We can recommend the...
Australian-based international motorcycle travel company Compass Expeditions is launching a TV mini-series. The two one-hour shows feature the 2014 Compass...
Riders looking for an overseas riding adventure can secure a 10% discount on seven adventures with Extreme Bike Tours in...
Revolt Motors is releasing their third motorcycle to the showroom – and it’ll be a tad more budget-friendly than its two siblings. The India-based company made headlines back in 2019 when they released two electric motorcycles – the RV300 and the RV400 – and succeeded in selling more than Rs...
UK travel writer and adventure motorcyclist Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent has launched a motorcycle tours company specialising in “unique and fairly gnarly, extremely enlivening...
A motorcycle trip to the Himalayas has to rate as one of the top items on anyone’s bucket list. Veteran...
If you’ve ever dreamed of riding timeless Royal Enfield motorcycles on the world’s highest roads in the Himalayan mountains, now is the time to book. Extreme Bike Tours is offering a free hotel room upgrade from three to five-star luxury at the Delhi Hyatt Regency for new bookings on their...
https://youtu.be/9COnTirVLfk Cambodian-based motorcycle tour company Ride Expeditions is expanding into the Himalayas and will further expand into Laos, Burma and...
Extreme Bike Tours will be on a new Himalayan Expedition from 11-25 July 2020 and is offering a 10% discount only...
Kyrgyzstan is one of the exotic “stans” in central Asia west of China and north of Pakistan, a country undiscovered by motorcycle tour companies until now. Australian motorcycle tour company Compass Expeditions will host a 14-day tour of the country in July 2017 riding Yamaha XT600 motorcycles and costing from...
Veteran Aussie motorcycle adventurers Shirley Hardy-Rix and Brian Rix packed their big Beemer in 2015 for a trip from Greece...