Readers are invited to tell us about their passion for motorbikes, their collection or their custom project. Today reader Mark Taylor...
The Gold Coast hinterland has a heap of attractions for riders including winding roads, Red Rattlers and an Iron and...
When you think of going for a road trip, Maryborough in South East Queensland isn’t your first choice. It’s not even your second or third choice. In fact, there are no suggested bike routes in the whole Fraser Coast region listed in that venerable tome from Hema, “Australia Motorcycle Atlas”....
The Scenic Rim region in South East Queensland surrounded by the Great Dividing Range and Border Ranges is the perfect...
The Granite Belt in southern Queensland tempts Gold Coast rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes who organised a two-day trip with the...
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...
Riders now have a helpful online tour guide resource for the motorcycle friendly Crows Nest region north of Toowoomba. Crows...
The Bunya Mountains in South East Queensland are now definitely on the list of overnight destinations for motorcycle riders. They...
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...
The wonders of the Granite Belt in southern Queensland attracted Gold Coast rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes. He organised a...
Just you and your bike, or you and your other significant other – pillion-in-a-million or fellow rider – should try...
There is nothing dead about the amazing ‘dead-end” ride to O’Reilly’s and back on the Lamington National Park Rd in South East Queensland. Despite the Gold Coast hinterland being ravaged by bushfires in September 2019, the scenery along this road is as spectacular and pristine as ever. You wouldn’t even...
There are many great Gold Coast routes to explore that are short and sweet, yet can be meandered and enjoyed...
We don’t usually recommend riders have tunnel vision, unless it’s an unused historic tunnel of which there are many throughout...
The town that became infamous when a pub refused service to charity riders in the early days of the VLAD laws is now welcoming riders back. The Inglewood Commercial Hotel is now closed and the locals are so keen to welcome riders to town they are planning to become mainland...
The Queensland Government crackdown on declared criminal motorcycle clubs is worrying tourism operators and officials. One tourism operator even believes...
The unexpected – such as detours and bits falling off your bike – can turn your average Sunday ride into...
Bookings are now open for an epic motorcycle tour following in the footsteps and camel tracks of ill-fated explorers Burke and Wills from Melbourne north to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Hopefully the 3250km tour is less doomed than the poor explorers who perished at Coopers Creek on the return journey!...
Dakar Rally racer Simon Pavey will lead a three-week motorcycle tour across the top of Australia from east to west...
When the going gets tough, the tough get going to the BMW GS Safari-Enduro. The first enduro version of the...
Goondiwindi, is not only the home of famed racehorse Gunsynd, but also a crossroads for six highways – Gore, Leichhardt, Barwon, Cunningham, Bruxner and the Newell. As a major crossroads, it’s a common destination or waypoint for motorcycle riders heading in virtually any direction through Queensland and New South Wales....
If you’re riding around South East Queensland, chances are you will call in to Esk where we recommend dropping into...
Don’t take your guns to town, Billy Joe, but you can take your bike to Texas; that’s Queensland, not US...
If you are interested in touring southeast Queensland and northern NSW, the guide book Throw Your Leg Over also comes with GPX files for your motorbike’s satnav. Throw Your Leg Over is written by frequent riders of the region, Bridget Hallam and Alan Cox. “We also provide our customers GPX files...
The Scenic Rim and Gold Coast hinterland have a bounty of great motorcycling roads and right in the middle of...
The Mary River Valley was almost deleted from our favourite list of places to ride when politicians threatened to flood...
Long before State of Origin footy clashes between NSW and Queensland erupted, there was a clash of governments at the border that has yielded one of the greatest biker roads in Australia – the Lions Rd. In 1969 the NSW government rejected calls for a shortcut to link the communities...
If you’re looking for a bit of sunshine this winter, head north to the Sunshine Coast which has some of the...