The “Raindrops” song from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is playing in our minds as we head...
There is no doubt the Grand Canyon is stunning. But you can’t ride a motorcycle through it. However, today we...
Motorcycle nirvana has a name: Rocky Mountains. We are currently cruising around the many great motorcycling roads in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado on our way to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally aboard a 2015 Victory Cross Country Tour. If you like flawless and grippy road surfaces, spectacular views and endless...
Show me a squiggly line on a map and I’m all over it like a seagull on a chip. I’ve...
The 320km journey today from Big Bear Lake to Las Vegas displays the vast diversity of American culture, climate and...
Just about every biker appreciates a good long biking road trip. Even more important for the biker is the great stopover they will encounter on these trips. Consider the dusty canyon trails of Arizona to the beautiful springs of Texas. Or, the undulating mountains in Washington State … Truly, there...
We went huntin’ today for moose, bear, mountain lion, buffalo and cowboy boots. And all we came back with was the...
America is thawing its relations with Cuba and that will open the country up for motorcycle riders. The long-standing trade...
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...
Three men and a woman will ride from the tip of Alaska to the bottom of South America on custom-built...
If you’re an experienced rider, and you’ve travelled to more places in Europe than you can count on both hands,...
As North America takes over Australian distribution of Ural sidecars, the former boss heads north to Alaska, Canada and the Pacific Northwest to test the rugged vehicle. Ural Australia GM Clare Mailler assures customers that it’s business as usual as the North America distributor, Irbit MotorWorks of America (IMWA), takes over...
The driver of a truck that ploughed head-on into a group of riders, killing seven and injuring several others, is...
Aussie rider Linda Norman has published a US road trips guide for other Australian riders after spending several years touring...
To me, the Wild Wild West is typified by rusty-red canyons and monumental mesas. Today’s ride has had plenty of both and I’ve been recalling cowboy movies with John Wayne, Glenn Ford and Kirk Douglas as we experience two of America’s greatest natural icons. The sixth morning of our 3200km...
You will never be alone on a motorcycle in the USA. It’s day one on our 3200km ride on a...
(Sponsored post about JFK Airport parking) JFK international airport on Van Wyck Expressway in Southern Queens is massive with four runways...
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...
The scenery in Nevada will forever be associated with some of the greatest road trips man has ever undertaken. Long,...
The 75th anniversary next year of the world’s biggest motorcycle rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota is expecting...
Contributed post There are so many great reasons to consider taking a trip through Canada. There is the wilderness, mountains, oceans, and of course, the people you’ll meet along the way. Canada is a very interesting country to travel through, however there are a few things you need to consider...
The famous London Ace Cafe has many copies around the world, but the first North American franchise, set to open...
(Sponsored post) Each year, tens of millions of tourists visit New York City to take in the sights, experience the...
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...
Route 66 doesn’t exist in its entirety anymore having been decommissioned in 1985 and replaced by a series of massive...
Desert and mountain landscapes, gorgeous weather, and more than 300 days of sunshine a year make Arizona one of the...
Milwaukee is the home of the Harley-Davidson museum which opened on their 105th anniversary in 2008. It is one of the best brand-name automotive museums I have visited in the world – and I’ve seen a lot. One of the greatest things about the Harley-Davidson museum is the fact that it...
Riding through America constantly feels like you are passing through a Hollywood movie set. Today’s movie moment was Easy Rider....
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Few feelings come close to that of the wind blowing across your face...
Canada is the world’s second-largest country with a landmass of 9.1 million square kilometers. This country is located in North America and attracts millions of tourists every year. If you are a fan of coastlines, you will also come across the longest coastline in the world as it shares its...
If you are planning a ride on the West Coast of North America this northern 2017 spring, MotoQuest has some...
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...
Australian motorcycle travel gurus Mike and Denise Ferris plan to add Mexico to their popular Ferris Wheels Motorcycle Safaris itinerary in...
The challenge is to ride more than 650 miles (1046km) around Lake Erie, the 10th biggest lake in the world, on...
We pulled into the Kum and Go gas station in Smalltown USA, tittering Iike schoolboys inside our helmets. Rusty old Dodge and Chevy pick-up trucks littered the forecourt and a dishevelled old man with a silver beard and wild hair under a trucker’s cap shuffled out to his truck. I...
There’s a fine line between pleasure and pain and I’ve discovered that line here in the high country of north-west...
How would you like to ride a motorcycle flat out on the Bonneville salt flats, competing for class honours? Mojo...
Have you ever wanted to ride an adventure motorcycle through the beautiful Canadian Rockies and not take the tourist highways? Rocky Mountain Adventure Bike Touring Company not only specialises in guiding riders along the interesting and adventurous paths less travelled, but they do it on something more suitable than tired old rental...
The USA is the ultimate playground for bikers, filled with long winding roads and flat sections that test the limits...