Dakar Rally racer Simon Pavey will lead a three-week motorcycle tour across the top of Australia from east to west...
The perfect Mother’s Day for a biker would be a romantic weekend in a country cabin on your favourite biker...
For 30 years “Tex and Pip” dreamed of doing a lap of Australia and last year they realised that dream aboard a 22-year-old BMW R 1100 RT, named Bertha. Writing under the pseudonym of Pip Brown, the pillion is now seeking to have a book published about their epic adventure....
Bookings are now open for an epic motorcycle tour following in the footsteps and camel tracks of ill-fated explorers Burke...
Wauchope, the gateway to the famed Oxley Highway, will this Saturday declare itself the first motorcycle friendly town in NSW....
West Australian riders are being asked to complete a survey on road safety prepared by the Motorcycle Riders Association of W.A. The survey is being organised to coincide with their Motorcycle Safety Week in October 2020. MRA WA safety officer Dave Wright says they need as many riders as possible...
Readers are invited to tell us about their passion for motorbikes, their collection or their custom project. Today reader Mark Taylor...
It can be boring traveling the long straight roads south-west from Perth, but the rewards in the Margaret River area...
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...
Like Deus ex Machina, the Distinguished Gentlemans Ride and sweating while riding, Rob Hamilton and his ‘MotoFeelz’ brand is a...
If you study a map of Australian roads you will find more roads per square kilometre in the Northern Rivers...
Just you and your bike, or you and your other significant other – pillion-in-a-million or fellow rider – should try a weekend romantic getaway at Ravensbourne Escape. The luxury retreat is 90 minutes west of Brisbane at the top the Great Dividing Range on the challenging and scenic Esk-Hampton Road. ...
Cradle Mountain in Tasmania‘s north-west is one of the must-do spots for motorcycle riders arriving at Devonport on the ferry....
If you’re riding around South East Queensland, chances are you will call in to Esk where we recommend dropping into...
I Apologize in Advance for Talking About Christmas Related Thigs in November If you were to stab a loved one with the turkey-carving knife over a heated argument regarding who builds the best motocross bikes at the Christmas dinner table, would they bleed KTM orange? If the answer is yes,...
Charley Boorman rates the 230km road from Hobart to Strahan in Tasmania one of the best stretches of tarmac in...
Talk to any biker over a few beers at the end of the day, the same old question comes up....
Riders now have a helpful online tour guide resource for the motorcycle friendly Crows Nest region north of Toowoomba. Crows Nest became a motorcycle friendly town a year ago and has since developed a good social media presence, added several motorcycle parking spots in the centre of town and produced...
When you think of going for a road trip, Maryborough in South East Queensland isn’t your first choice. It’s not...
(Article by Mike Ray*) Few countries promise such fantastic motorbiking opportunities as Australia. With endless kilometres of the open road...
Crows Nest in South East Queensland is the fourth Australian town to declare itself a motorcycle friendly town with more towns including Armidale soon expected to join their ranks. And why not! Queensland Tourism estimates riders spend up to $160 a day in local communities on food, fuel, drinks, etc, compared...
Now is the time to start planning that trek to the Flinders Ranges. It’s a beautiful place, but it’s just...
Tamworth exists in our national conscience as that little country town where they like both types of music, where 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...
New motorcycle brands, different styles of bike and a travel service are part of the new direction being taken at...
If you’re looking for a bit of sunshine this winter, head north to the Sunshine Coast which has some of the...
The first motorcycle friendly region, consisting of seven council areas, has been launched in Western Australia with a comprehensive list of features. On Sunday, April 23, 2017, the Avon Valley Motorcycle Friendly Region, northeast of Perth, joined the Motorcycle Friendly towns and shires of Glamorgan Spring Bay, Tasmania (July 2007); Texas, Queensland...
The Scenic Rim region in South East Queensland surrounded by the Great Dividing Range and Border Ranges is the perfect...
Don’t take your guns to town, Billy Joe, but you can take your bike to Texas; that’s Queensland, not US...
The Scenic Rim and Gold Coast hinterland have a bounty of great motorcycling roads and right in the middle of it all is the pretty Kooralbyn Valley. The picturesque valley is located about 70km south of Brisbane between Beaudesert and Rathdowney. It’s the gateway to glorious riding in the Border...
The global success of George Miller’s Mad Max first installment in 1979 meant a lot for Aussies, young and old....
UPDATED Jan 7: The Federal Government has announced free ferry fares to Tasmania for motorcycles and cars to promote tourism...
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...
I have a frank admission to make. The loutish, greasy-haired and greasy-handed Aussie hooligan you see right here is actually...
When the going gets tough, the tough get going to the BMW GS Safari-Enduro. The first enduro version of the...
Grafton is the Northern Rivers hub for a host of great tar and dirt riding options. Base yourself here for adventures in every direction as the city sits at the crux of the Gwydir and Pacific highways, Summerland Way and Grafton-Armidale Rd. It may be in NSW, but it falls...
Any motorcycle travel section would not be complete without mention the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. This is simply one...
Tasmania can be either cold or hellishly hot in summer, depending on where you go and the changeable weather. It...
Nimbin in northern NSW was the site of the famous Aquarius Festival 27 years ago and remains a unique tourist drawcard for its alternative hippie lifestyle. It’s also a popular attraction for riders — and not because they can stock up on illegal weed! In fact, riders are warned that...
There is nothing dead about the amazing ‘dead-end” ride to O’Reilly’s and back on the Lamington National Park Rd in...