The unexpected – such as detours and bits falling off your bike – can turn your average Sunday ride into...
America’s top motorcycle travel company, EagleRider, is celebrating its first year in Australia with plans to expand its stores and...
(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...
Adventure riders looking for a new challenge should try the newly opened Aberfeldy Track in the Gippsland area of Victoria....
Motorcycles will be catered for at a proposed race track located at Wyong between Sydney and Newcastle. The CASAR Park...
Almost every road in Tasmania is a motorcycle rider’s paradise with more corners than you can count. But there are also many dangers for riders. In spring and summer the state experiences a wave of visiting riders. So the Tasmanian Road Safety Advisory Council (RSAC) has completed a short five-minute motorcycle video (V-log)...
The Mary River Valley was almost deleted from our favourite list of places to ride when politicians threatened to flood...
You can make your ride even more interesting if you stop off at Russell Crowe’s Coaching Station Inn. It’s located about...
While some motorcycle museums are closing down and selling off, there is one small, but significant, family museum that continues to build on their collection and keep their doors open in the name of a family tradition. The Panorama Motorcycle Museum 60km southwest of Brisbane includes mainly pre-war American and British bikes...
The first motorcycle friendly region, consisting of seven council areas, has been launched in Western Australia with a comprehensive list...
The global success of George Miller’s Mad Max first installment in 1979 meant a lot for Aussies, young and old....
Talk to any biker over a few beers at the end of the day, the same old question comes up. ‘When did you first start riding?’ For myself and many, many other Aussies, the answer is quite different to those that you’d get in Europe, the USA or Asia. For...
As far as jobs go, working on Sydney’s Bondi beach would have to be right at the tippity top of...
The Scenic Rim region in South East Queensland surrounded by the Great Dividing Range and Border Ranges is the perfect...
The Bunya Mountains in South East Queensland are now definitely on the list of overnight destinations for motorcycle riders. They lie 250km northwest of Brisbane, but seem to attract few riders. The problem has been that, if you planned to stay overnight, you had to take your own food and...
Nimbin in northern NSW was the site of the famous Aquarius Festival 27 years ago and remains a unique tourist...
We all love Tasmania’s motorcycle roads in summer, but in winter it is one of the best-kept secrets for riders....
Aussie racer Remy Gardner, together with father Wayne Gardner, has just gone down in history as the second set to secure championships for Moto2. The report from ABC News states that Remy’s dad, Wayne Gardner, was world 500cc champ back in 1987 – a feat that has been since completed...
Grafton is the Northern Rivers hub for a host of great tar and dirt riding options. Base yourself here for...
Any motorcycle travel section would not be complete without mention the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. This is simply one...
Good to See Women make up an ever-increasing percentage of the motorcycling community and there are many events and organizations that help support getting women to ride. One of them is the Ride ADV Women’s Only Adventure Ride event. Recently, there was a ride from Singleton to Tamworth. According to...
For 30 years “Tex and Pip” dreamed of doing a lap of Australia and last year they realised that dream...
Those not in the know might call it ‘panel beating’ or ‘smash repairs’. But to do so would be like...
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...
Almost every road in Tasmania is a motorcycle rider’s paradise with more corners than you can count. But there are...
UPDATED Jan 7: The Federal Government has announced free ferry fares to Tasmania for motorcycles and cars to promote tourism...
If you’re looking for a bit of sunshine this winter, head north to the Sunshine Coast which has some of the best riding roads in Queensland. Many Brisbane riders head up to the Sunshine Coast for a day ride, but by the time they arrive and have lunch, it’s time to...
Bookings are now open for an epic motorcycle tour following in the footsteps and camel tracks of ill-fated explorers Burke...
Long before State of Origin footy clashes between NSW and Queensland erupted, there was a clash of governments at the...
There are many great Gold Coast routes to explore that are short and sweet, yet can be meandered and enjoyed over several hours, says local rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes, 45. Here he has selected a favourite called the Panorama/Beechmont/Clagiraba circuit that can be ridden in under two hours. For...
The town that became infamous when a pub refused service to charity riders in the early days of the VLAD...
The fourth annual Australian Ride your Motorcycle to Work Week next month has been changed to simply “Ride your Motorcycle”...
Grapes ripen with the frosts, so there can be some black ice on winter mornings in the Barossa Valley and it can be awfully hot and dry in summer. However, there is some fun riding from Adelaide up to the winos’ holy grail in any season. Winter is particularly good...
Motorcycle icon Charley Boorman loves Australia and can’t stay away. Charley, who was voted 18th all-time UK motorcycle icon in...
The Scenic Rim and Gold Coast hinterland have a bounty of great motorcycling roads and right in the middle of...
The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria has long been criticised for being anti-motorcyclist, but now one rider is hoping to change all that by nominating for the RACV board. John Mulder is a member of both the Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria and the Australian Street Rod Federation which entitles...
If you are interested in touring southeast Queensland and northern NSW, the guide book Throw Your Leg Over also comes with...
“Long Way” star and official top 20 UK motorcycle icon Charley Boorman will return for his third year with Compass...
We don’t usually recommend riders have tunnel vision, unless it’s an unused historic tunnel of which there are many throughout the nation. If you’re a bit of a history buff, or you just enjoy something unusual on your bike trip, check them out. You may be surprised to find that...
The Granite Belt in southern Queensland tempts Gold Coast rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes who organised a two-day trip with the...