One of the most important decisions when booking a motorcycle tour is choosing the right bike to ride on the...
It is amazing how little you need to pack when going overseas on a motorcycle tour. Mrs MBW and I...
While caravans may not represent much of an obstacle for motorcycle riders, they can still be among the worst-behaved motorists on the road. Have you ever been stuck behind a slow-moving caravan on a mountain road, but where there is a passing opportunity downhill, it speeds up preventing traffic from passing?...
Australian service stations can legally refuse to serve you fuel if you don’t remove your helmet, yet very few provide...
When Daniel Rintz finished uni he was worried about getting tangled up in a boring job, so rather than wait...
Easter is one of the best times to go for a ride because of the weather, no matter which hemisphere you’re in. It’s also statistically one of the most dangerous times to be on the road. Police patrols and speed cameras are also out in full strength, there is plenty...
Riding long distances for days on end is something that most bikers think of at one time or another. Being free...
Australia’s Great Ocean Road is the second-most Instagrammed road trip in the world behind the famous Route 66, according to...
If I pass roads with names such as Goat Track or Hell Hole Creek Road, it’s like a red rag to a bull and I simply have to explore it. Sometimes these roads have warning signs that ban trucks or caravans, or warn of tight curves, gravel and other hazards....
The idea of traveling the world on a motorbike may seem laughable, especially on a budget. In reality, it is...
Who says you need a big motorcycle for big adventures? Sydney riders Rob Nann and wife Bev have been doing...
With international borders slowly opening up, riders are preparing to head overseas for motorcycle tours. Of all the countries I have visited and ridden in, perhaps Italy is the best for riders for so many reasons. Apart from the food, the scenery, the history and the culture, the people love...
Sometimes we pillions feel guilty that we are getting a free ride, says Mrs MBW. But there are things we can...
It takes a long time to get bored with a good motorcycle road, but sometimes you have to move on...
Some riders on an overseas motorcycle tour prefer a guide from their native country while others prefer a tour guide from the country in which they are travelling. I can understand the attraction of a tour guide from your own country as you share the same language, culture, interests, sense...
If you’ve booked an overseas motorcycle tour this year and are thinking of cancelling due to the threat of coronavirus,...
It’s not an easy task to transport your motorbike, but sometimes you need to if you want to ride interstate...
The annual Adventure Travel Film Festival in Bright, Victoria, February 10 to 12, 2017, is designed to inspire world travellers. While most film festivals are based in city cinemas, in a spirit of adventure this is based in Bright at the foot of the Victorian Alps, so you can include...
It takes me a long time to get bored with a good motorcycle road, but sometimes you have to vary...
Riding a motorcycle not makes you so happy some women can even orgasm while riding. With the Black Dog 1 Dayer...
It’s been almost a week since we parked the gorgeous Victory Cross Country Tour in Minneapolis after our 6400km (4000 mile) epic trip from LA, through the deserts, Rockies and prairies via Sturgis. Now, pillion Mrs MotorbikeWriter makes her biggest confession: I have had a few days to reflect...
Riding in Spain Spain is an amazing country for motorcycle lovers and has some of the best roads in the...
Australian-based motorcycle travel experts World on Wheels (WOW) are offering a free DVD of their trips so you can see just what...
Just because you have travel insurance does not necessarily mean you will be covered for riding a motorcycle when travelling overseas as some riders have found out too late. Veteran tour operators Mike Ferris and Peter Colwell have advised riders to carefully check the fine print and exclusions on their...
By contributor “Jessica D”* Long motorcycle tours can be exhausting and exhilarating all at the same time. You could choose...
Over the last few years, we’ve seen a monumental transformation in the personal transportation space. Automobile and powersport manufacturers have...
Canadian couple Diana and Loren Schroff of Brisbane are addicted to long distance motorcycle travel around Australia and their native North America. They plan one major road trip every year and have just come back from a 64-day, 22,571km lap of Australia this year. “We could spend the next 10...
Travelling solo can be scary especially if it is overseas for the first time. To begin with, there are a...
Contributed post (Image: Pamir Highway, Tajikistan) Any two-wheeled journey needs to be treated with care. We all know the truism...
(Contributed post) We all get tired of tackling the same old city routes on our motorcycles. City streets are boring and they don’t challenge the capabilities of the machines we ride. Unleashing their potential requires challenging routes that will trigger our primal instincts and get our adrenaline pumping. If you are...
The first of only two Horizons Unlimited meetings in Australia this year is being held this weekend in Western Australia...
When I tell my Sydney mates that travelling around Europe shooting custom motorcycles for a major bike manufacturer is hot,...
(Sponsored article on writing and riding) Writers are always filled with a sort of wanderlust that always keeps them moving from places to places to calm their exasperating inside. They create lines while moving between dwellings and capture ideas of their head in a better way. If you intend to...
The first of only two Horizons Unlimited meetings in Australia this year is being held this weekend in Western Australia...
Who says you need a big motorcycle for big adventures? Sydney riders Rob Nann and wife Bev have been doing...
Australian-based motorcycle world travel company World On Wheels are expanding their borders to introduce another couple of new destinations in 2017. They are also trialling a completely new direction with their first World On Water exercise, sailing for a week through the magnificent Croatian islands. WOW owners Mike and Denise Ferris (pictured top) say...
What numb nuts Queenslander, currently enjoying a mild winter, organises a tour south to Nabiac during a cold and wet...
(Article on life on the open road by Mike Ray*) If you haven’t taken some time out from life to...
A British rider who crashed while riding without a helmet in Bali now faces medical bills estimated to be almost $A100,000. It’s a good lesson in not doing as the locals do — not wearing a helmet when riding — and in getting relevant travel insurance. Reuben Armstrong, 27, was...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Of course, you have heard this statement before; it’s not the destination, but...