The Phillip Island MotoGP round won’t be happening this year – and five-time 500cc world champion Mick Doohan isn’t too...
Bookings are now open for an epic motorcycle tour following in the footsteps and camel tracks of ill-fated explorers Burke...
Motorcycle icon Charley Boorman loves Australia and can’t stay away. Charley, who was voted 18th all-time UK motorcycle icon in May will return Down Under in March to lead another Compass Expeditions Outback tour. READ THE ICON LIST HERE The third 10-day Outback tour starts in Sydney on March 11...
There is nothing dead about the amazing ‘dead-end” ride to O’Reilly’s and back on the Lamington National Park Rd in...
New motorcycle brands, different styles of bike and a travel service are part of the new direction being taken at...
UPDATED Jan 7: The Federal Government has announced free ferry fares to Tasmania for motorcycles and cars to promote tourism after the island closed down during the pandemic. The move was first mooted in May, but the borders have been closed for longer than expected. Tourism Industry Council Tasmania CEO...
Three Australian companies have merged to form the first nationwide motorcycle rental and tour company. It’s called BikeRoundOz, which has...
Motorcycles will be catered for at a proposed race track located at Wyong between Sydney and Newcastle. The CASAR Park...
The wonders of the Granite Belt in southern Queensland attracted Gold Coast rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes. He organised a two-day trip with the help of Monique Krause, marketing coordinator of Granite Belt Wine Country. Click here for the first part of his trip. More wonders Day two of my...
Like Deus ex Machina, the Distinguished Gentlemans Ride and sweating while riding, Rob Hamilton and his ‘MotoFeelz’ brand is a...
The Scenic Rim region in South East Queensland surrounded by the Great Dividing Range and Border Ranges is the perfect...
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...
The Gold Coast hinterland has a heap of attractions for riders including winding roads, Red Rattlers and an Iron and...
I have a frank admission to make. The loutish, greasy-haired and greasy-handed Aussie hooligan you see right here is actually...
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...
It can be boring traveling the long straight roads south-west from Perth, but the rewards in the Margaret River area...
Show me a squiggly line on a map and I’m all over it like a seagull on a chip. I’ve...
(Article by Mike Ray*) Few countries promise such fantastic motorbiking opportunities as Australia. With endless kilometres of the open road and some spectacular vistas, it’s little wonder that many people come to the nation to enjoy the ultimate motorcycle road trip. Recently we’ve seen an explosion in the popularity of...
Readers are invited to tell us about their passion for motorbikes, their collection or their custom project. Today reader Mark Taylor...
Dakar Rally racer Simon Pavey will lead a three-week motorcycle tour across the top of Australia from east to west...
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...
Grapes ripen with the frosts, so there can be some black ice on winter mornings in the Barossa Valley and...
While some motorcycle museums are closing down and selling off, there is one small, but significant, family museum that continues...
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...
(Contributed post) Riders love being on the road, feeling the rush of air around them, and staring at the path...
The Scenic Rim and Gold Coast hinterland have a bounty of great motorcycling roads and right in the middle of...
The perfect Mother’s Day for a biker would be a romantic weekend in a country cabin on your favourite biker road with your partner and your bike by your side. That’s exactly what Chris and Jillian Druery are doing this weekend (2014) at Ripples on the Creek cabins in northern...
Now is the time to start planning that trek to the Flinders Ranges. It’s a beautiful place, but it’s just...
The Bunya Mountains in South East Queensland are now definitely on the list of overnight destinations for motorcycle riders. They...
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. ...
West Australian riders are being asked to complete a survey on road safety prepared by the Motorcycle Riders Association of...
As far as jobs go, working on Sydney’s Bondi beach would have to be right at the tippity top of...
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...
Few riders think of Kangaroo Island when it comes to great rides, but I was reminded of its virtues after...
Charley Boorman rates the 230km road from Hobart to Strahan in Tasmania one of the best stretches of tarmac in...
“Long Way” star and official top 20 UK motorcycle icon Charley Boorman will return for his third year with Compass Expeditions in March 2015. Charley and good friend and manager Billy Ward will lead the third 10-day Outback tour which goes from Sydney to Broken Hill, Flinders Ranges, Grampians, Great...
I Apologize in Advance for Talking About Christmas Related Thigs in November If you were to stab a loved one...
We all love Tasmania’s motorcycle roads in summer, but in winter it is one of the best-kept secrets for riders....
Tamworth exists in our national conscience as that little country town where they like both types of music, where the guys are all boot-scootin’ cowboys and where the gals are charming gingham-wearing warblers. That’s an understandable misconception as it has hosted the Tamworth Country Music Festival every January since 1973. But Tamworth...
If you’re riding around South East Queensland, chances are you will call in to Esk where we recommend dropping into...