Tasmania can be either cold or hellishly hot in summer, depending on where you go and the changeable weather. It...
New motorcycle brands, different styles of bike and a travel service are part of the new direction being taken at...
(Contributed post) Riders love being on the road, feeling the rush of air around them, and staring at the path ahead. It gives you a view like never before and allows you time to bond with your loved one and share the thrill of the ride. So, if you are...
The Granite Belt in southern Queensland tempts Gold Coast rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes who organised a two-day trip with the...
Aussie racer Remy Gardner, together with father Wayne Gardner, has just gone down in history as the second set to...
The Scenic Rim region in South East Queensland surrounded by the Great Dividing Range and Border Ranges is the perfect location to explore on a motorcycle, writes local rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes. Beaudesert is the perfect place to start exploring the Scenic Rim as it is easily accessible from Brisbane,...
If you are interested in touring southeast Queensland and northern NSW, the guide book Throw Your Leg Over also comes with...
Talk to any biker over a few beers at the end of the day, the same old question comes up....
Any motorcycle travel section would not be complete without mention the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. This is simply one of the most stunning roads in all the world; our version of California’s iconic Big Sur. The only problem is this heritage-listed road is too popular and you may find...
Readers are invited to tell us about their passion for motorbikes, their collection or their custom project. Today reader Mark Taylor...
There is nothing dead about the amazing ‘dead-end” ride to O’Reilly’s and back on the Lamington National Park Rd in...
The Oxley Highway is a road you have to ride at least once in your life, according to veteran motorcycle journalist Mick Matheson, who has produced this video to prove his point. “There are about 300 corners, the traffic is usually light, and the experience covers more than just the ride...
Tamworth exists in our national conscience as that little country town where they like both types of music, where the...
If you’re looking for a bit of sunshine this winter, head north to the Sunshine Coast which has some of the...
The Gold Coast hinterland has a heap of attractions for riders including winding roads, Red Rattlers and an Iron and Resin finish, writes local rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes. It’s a typical Gold Coast late winter stunner of a day as I lift the roller door and throw the...
For 30 years “Tex and Pip” dreamed of doing a lap of Australia and last year they realised that dream...
Grapes ripen with the frosts, so there can be some black ice on winter mornings in the Barossa Valley and...
It can be boring traveling the long straight roads south-west from Perth, but the rewards in the Margaret River area are many: rambling country roads, enchanted forests of tall karri and marri timber, rugged coastline, wineries, breweries and many culinary delights. The area is known as having quite a Mediterranean...
Grafton is the Northern Rivers hub for a host of great tar and dirt riding options. Base yourself here for...
If you’re riding around South East Queensland, chances are you will call in to Esk where we recommend dropping into...
You can make your ride even more interesting if you stop off at Russell Crowe’s Coaching Station Inn. It’s located about 20km south of Grafton on the Armidale Rd and is owned by the Hollywood actor and bike fanatic, Russell Crowe. There’s a tavern and motel attached, but the interesting part...
There are many great Gold Coast routes to explore that are short and sweet, yet can be meandered and enjoyed...
Nimbin in northern NSW was the site of the famous Aquarius Festival 27 years ago and remains a unique tourist...
Three Australian companies have merged to form the first nationwide motorcycle rental and tour company. It’s called BikeRoundOz, which has been around for 14 years, but has now joined forces with the Australian division of worldwide tour operator Compass Expeditions and Sydney rental and tour company Bikescape. It gives riders...
We don’t usually recommend riders have tunnel vision, unless it’s an unused historic tunnel of which there are many throughout...
If you study a map of Australian roads you will find more roads per square kilometre in the Northern Rivers...
The Queensland Government crackdown on declared criminal motorcycle clubs is worrying tourism operators and officials. One tourism operator even believes accommodation providers are turning away bikers for fear of losing other customers scared of their appearance. At a recent meeting in Warwick of South East Queensland tourism bureaucrats, local government...
Goondiwindi, is not only the home of famed racehorse Gunsynd, but also a crossroads for six highways – Gore, Leichhardt,...
They say you’ll never know if you never never go. I’ve only been a few times, but it does have...
Motorcycles will be catered for at a proposed race track located at Wyong between Sydney and Newcastle. The CASAR Park Community Motorsport Facility has edged closer to reality with in-kind support from local businesses, North Constructions and Virtual Motorsport Design. Park co-founder Brad Wilson says the Bushells Ridge track will...
Wauchope, the gateway to the famed Oxley Highway, will this Saturday declare itself the first motorcycle friendly town in NSW....
America’s top motorcycle travel company, EagleRider, is celebrating its first year in Australia with plans to expand its stores and...
Charley Boorman rates the 230km road from Hobart to Strahan in Tasmania one of the best stretches of tarmac in the world in a new tourism video. “It’s a country lane that travels up and down mountains … and never stops twisting,” he says. The video is one of three...
Long before State of Origin footy clashes between NSW and Queensland erupted, there was a clash of governments at the...
Almost every road in Tasmania is a motorcycle rider’s paradise with more corners than you can count. But there are...
Whether it’s a clockwise or anticlockwise lap of Tassie you are planning to do, make sure you pack a copy of the guide book Throw Your Leg Over Tasmania. It’s the second book from authors/riders Bridget Hallam and Alan Cox. The first was Throw Your Leg Over South East Queensland & Northern New...
The Bunya Mountains in South East Queensland are now definitely on the list of overnight destinations for motorcycle riders. They...
We all love Tasmania’s motorcycle roads in summer, but in winter it is one of the best-kept secrets for riders....
Now is the time to start planning that trek to the Flinders Ranges. It’s a beautiful place, but it’s just too hot in summer. Autumn right through to spring are far better months to visit and enjoy the splendour of the crater-like Wilpena Pound, the intense colours of the forests,...
Like Deus ex Machina, the Distinguished Gentlemans Ride and sweating while riding, Rob Hamilton and his ‘MotoFeelz’ brand is a...