Ranking dirt is harder than ranking pavement. A great paved road is a great paved road for everyone, but off-road...
The 75th anniversary next year of the world’s biggest motorcycle rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota is expecting...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Few feelings come close to that of the wind blowing across your face as you plow through the country’s routes on your motorcycle. You get to take in the amazing sights and scenery as you ride to an epic adventure. The American dream...
If you’re an experienced rider, and you’ve travelled to more places in Europe than you can count on both hands,...
Have you ever wanted to ride an adventure motorcycle through the beautiful Canadian Rockies and not take the tourist highways? Rocky...
Aussie rider Linda Norman has published a US road trips guide for other Australian riders after spending several years touring the country with her husband, Barry. Aussies Guide to Roadtripping America isn’t a recap of their trips but a valuable guide to help other Aussie riders plan their journey, Linda...
Contributed post According to statista.com, as of 2016, California had the largest amount registered motorcycles in the nation, with more...
The famous London Ace Cafe has many copies around the world, but the first North American franchise, set to open...
Virginia woman Bonnie French, 57, has just completed a solo cross-country trip through 22 US states on a 1947 Flathead Harley to inspire the next generation to get off the couch. The intrepid rider has been riding over 40 years and her 69-year-old mount features an old-school kickstarter, foot clutch...
We pulled into the Kum and Go gas station in Smalltown USA, tittering Iike schoolboys inside our helmets. Rusty old...
America is thawing its relations with Cuba and that will open the country up for motorcycle riders. The long-standing trade...
If you are planning a ride on the West Coast of North America this northern 2017 spring, MotoQuest has some great “transporter” rental deals. These cheap “transporter” rental deals come up from time to time with American rental companies who want to transport bikes back in the other direction from one-way rentals....
The driver of a truck that ploughed head-on into a group of riders, killing seven and injuring several others, is...
Riding through America constantly feels like you are passing through a Hollywood movie set. Today’s movie moment was Easy Rider....
Three men and a woman will ride from the tip of Alaska to the bottom of South America on custom-built electric motorcycles to film a reality TV series. It’s called Expedition Unplugged and will be produced and directed by Robert Colbourne of Diamond Head Films in Vancouver. Despite a BMW...
Contributed post There are so many great reasons to consider taking a trip through Canada. There is the wilderness, mountains,...
(Sponsored post about JFK Airport parking) JFK international airport on Van Wyck Expressway in Southern Queens is massive with four runways...
Australian motorcycle travel gurus Mike and Denise Ferris plan to add Mexico to their popular Ferris Wheels Motorcycle Safaris itinerary in 2015, possibly in December. “We are looking at introducing Mexico,” says Mike. “In fact this email is coming to you from Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsular in the land of...
Just about every biker appreciates a good long biking road trip. Even more important for the biker is the great...
Milwaukee is the home of the Harley-Davidson museum which opened on their 105th anniversary in 2008. It is one of...
The challenge is to ride more than 650 miles (1046km) around Lake Erie, the 10th biggest lake in the world, on any motorcycle less than 250cc in the shortest amount of time, all in the name of charity. The annual Lake Erie Loop raises money for the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children...
Canada is the world’s second-largest country with a landmass of 9.1 million square kilometers. This country is located in North...
This is heaven. Hundreds of miles without a single pothole, billboard, truck, caravan, house, stop sign, light pole, roadside litter...
Show me a squiggly line on a map and I’m all over it like a seagull on a chip. I’ve been fortunate in my work as a motoring journalist to have driven and ridden on some of the squiggliest roads in the world. There are many I could suggest as...
How would you like to ride a motorcycle flat out on the Bonneville salt flats, competing for class honours? Mojo...
You will never be alone on a motorcycle in the USA. It’s day one on our 3200km ride on a...
We knew we were heading into some rain today, yet we took the hard option rather than the easy one and it seems fortune truly does favour the brave. Today was day 10 of our 3200km ride from LA to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on a Victory Cross Country Tour...
The “Raindrops” song from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is playing in our minds as we head...
We went huntin’ today for moose, bear, mountain lion, buffalo and cowboy boots. And all we came back with was the...
After almost 4000km of some of the most beautiful scenery and enjoyable riding we have ever done, Mrs MotorbikeWriter and I have arrived in Sturgis, South Dakota, aboard our trusty 2015 Victory Cross Country Tour. It’s not the end of the road for this happy trio. We still have a...
The 320km journey today from Big Bear Lake to Las Vegas displays the vast diversity of American culture, climate and...
If you’re riding through Las Vegas and want to do what the local riders do, then drop in and see...
Las Vegas attracts more than 50 million tourists a year – double the population of Australia – and many go home with something Harley in their suitcases. That’s why there is not one, but three Harley dealerships in the city, and one of them is claimed to be the second...
There is no doubt the Grand Canyon is stunning. But you can’t ride a motorcycle through it. However, today we...
To me, the Wild Wild West is typified by rusty-red canyons and monumental mesas. Today’s ride has had plenty of...
From desert heat to mountain storms, from sand to snow, from Indian to cowboy, from John Wayne to John Denver, from Monument Valley to the Rocky Mountains; that was our ride today. It is day seven of our 3200km ride from LA to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on a Victory...
Motorcycle nirvana has a name: Rocky Mountains. We are currently cruising around the many great motorcycling roads in the Rocky...
There’s a fine line between pleasure and pain and I’ve discovered that line here in the high country of north-west...
Route 66 doesn’t exist in its entirety anymore having been decommissioned in 1985 and replaced by a series of massive interstate highways. However, Australian company Route 66 Tours has pieced together the highlights of the famous highway for their tours. Lead guide Dan Azzopardi says they have spent several years researching...
The scenery in Nevada will forever be associated with some of the greatest road trips man has ever undertaken. Long,...