Revolt Motors is releasing their third motorcycle to the showroom – and it’ll be a tad more budget-friendly than its...
Asia
Asia provides a kaleidoscope of cultures, climates, people, foods, sights and roads for the most discerning and adventurous rider. From the giant Himalayas to the jungles of South East Asia and the mystical lands of India, scooter-crowded streets of Saigon to modern Japan, it’s a great place for riding motorcycles. Share your riding experiences with our travel stories and news and reviews of motorcycle travel companies.
With an increase in desire for travel, efficiency comes a blow-out to an entirely different corner of the market –...
The Guinness World Records is a reference source that records humanity’s greatest feats, among other extremes of nature – and they’ve gone and botched up a dear motorcyclist’s record title. Purported by their website as “the world’s unrivaled authority on record-breaking achievement,” the Guinness World Records is a reference source...
As riders, I’m sure we can all attest to the fact that motorcycles aren’t for everybody. It could be the...
In light of further closures and lockdowns across India, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has announced in a statement...
Three companies are stepping up to the proverbial plate and contributing to the grey zone between gasoline and electric vehicles. According to a report from MotoPinas, Bosch and Volkswagon have joined forces with Shell to create a new low-carbon “blue” fuel comprised of 33% renewable ingredients. Two of these biomass-based...
India is gunning to be a leading force in the e-scooter market. On May 3rd, Ola Electric presented the news...
The Tokyo Motor Show has showcased the latest and greatest innovations in the automotive and power sports industries since 1954....
(Contributed article) Dubai, United Arabs Emirates is one of the most visited cities in the world. The beautiful desert landscape, the tall skyscrapers and the serene environment of Dubai, makes the city a very appealing destination for tourists. Dubai is also home to some of the best hotels in the...
Extreme Bike Tours will be on a new Himalayan Expedition from 11-25 July 2020 and is offering a 10% discount only...
After the recent bombing tragedy in Sri Lanka, security has been stepped up and it’s now deemed safe to ride...
Extreme Bike Tours is offering a 10% discount on its first tours of Tibet and Nepal, the Mt Everest base camp and the Forbidden City of Lhasa in 2020. Riders will be aboard Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure motorcycles which were tested in the Himalayas. We toured Sri Lanka last year...
(Sponsored post from Burma Motorbike Tours) Motorbike enthusiasts wishing to conquer the challenging but scenic tracks of Myanmar, also known as...
(Contributed post) Motorbike riding is a thrilling activity especially when carried out on challenging terrains such as sand and rocks....
Victorian rider Heather Ellis has released her second book, Timeless On The Silk Road: An Odyssey From London to Hanoi. It follows her first book, Ubuntu: One Woman’s Motorcycle Odyssey Across Africa, in which Heather documents her solo ride on a Yamaha TT600 through Africa in 1993-94 at the age 28. Over 15 months, Heather...
Despite a broken wiring loom, Lithuanian motorcycle adventurer Karolis Mieliauskas has successfully competed an epic ride to the coldest place...
Indian-based motorcycle tour company Legendary Moto Rides is offering Motorbike Writer readers a 10% discount on their three 2019 Himalayan...
The most legendary motorcycle tour has to be riding a Royal Enfield to the top of the world in the Himalayas. So that’s exactly what we plan to do next year! Tours with Indian-based Legendary Moto Rides run in 2019 from 1-12 June, 24 August to 4 September, and 5-16 September. The...
Australians can grab a 10% discount on 2019 two-wheeled adventure tours in Asia, Madagascar or Cuba as Extreme Bike Tours...
Most riders don’t use their horn, but is vital for travelling safely in Asia, writes travel writer Maria Visconti. (Click...
Just because you only pillion doesn’t mean you have to miss out on adventure riding in exotic locations such as the Himalayas, says Sydney professional travel writer Maria Visconti. “I have, for the last year, been riding in the Indian Himalayas. Spiti Valley (pictured above), Zanskar Valley, Gangotri where the...
India is a country founded on thousands of years of history with numerous intersecting religions, cultures, cuisines, and more. These...
Riders looking for an overseas riding adventure can secure a 10% discount on seven adventures with Extreme Bike Tours in...
Extreme Bike Tours is offering a remote extension to its Mongolian motorcycle tour with the opportunity to do some 4WDing and horseback riding. There have been other tours that offer hiking and sailing as an extension of their tour, but this seems to be a first. Driving 4WDs and riding...
Sri Lanka may not feature on many riders’ bucket list for motorcycle travel, but after recently completing a 13-day ride with...
The island nation of Sri Lanka off the southern coast of India is a rider’s paradise as well as an...
Extreme Bike Tours is offering an “extreme” discount of $US1000 (about $A1280 and €817) on their April 2018 Bhutan motorbike adventure. Riders need only book before March 5, 2018, for the discount on the 15-day tour starting on April 14. Extremely good chaps Extreme Bike Tours offers tours in the...
One place worth visiting in the Philippines is Cebu City, a place with rich history and culture. It’s the second...
Do you really need a big adventure bike to do a big adventure like Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor did...
Australian motorcycle travel company World on Wheels is offering the first ladies-only tour of the Himalayas in 2018. WOW cofounder Denise Ferris (pictured above) says she has been thinking about a “ladies-only tour” for some time. “There are a lot more women who ride these days, so why not?” she...
If you’ve ever wanted to ride to the Himalayas on the highest road in the world, now is the time...
Two mini-series about riding across Siberia and the length of Africa with Australian-based international motorcycle travel company Compass Expeditions are...
Demolition worker James Stronsky of Sydney has learnt eight lessons from his epic seven-month ride from the North Pacific (Tokyo) to the Atlantic (Breste). James spent two years building his own motorbike, sold all his belongings, got rid of his home and waved his family goodbye. He has ridden across Japan,...
It didn’t take long for the new Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike to replace the Bullet as the preferred machine on tours...
Veteran Aussie motorcycle adventurers Shirley Hardy-Rix and Brian Rix packed their big Beemer in 2015 for a trip from Greece...
Experienced riders and daredevils are invited to join the inaugural Nomadic Knights reconnaissance motorcycle tour of the hair-raising Cliffhanger in the Himalayas. The Cliffhanger is a rough Himalayan track hewn into the side of vertical cliffs in Kashmir and is billed as one of the world’s hairiest roads. The first motorcycle tour group...
https://youtu.be/0XM4C97Ts-o World motorcycle traveller Jacob Laukaitis has compiled the above video of a 850km motorbike trip across three states in...
Motorcycle tour company India Travelz has offered Motorbike Writer readers a special US$250 (about A$325) discount on their tours. Just...
Kyrgyzstan is one of the exotic “stans” in central Asia west of China and north of Pakistan, a country undiscovered by motorcycle tour companies until now. Australian motorcycle tour company Compass Expeditions will host a 14-day tour of the country in July 2017 riding Yamaha XT600 motorcycles and costing from...
UK travel writer and adventure motorcyclist Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent has launched a motorcycle tours company specialising in “unique and fairly gnarly, extremely enlivening...
https://youtu.be/wGEGUgSp7XI Jacob Laukaitis spent a month exploring Bali on a motorcycle and declares it is a paradise for riding. Watch...
Sri Lanka is a country that seems to be off the schedule for most motorcycle tour companies, but not Extreme Bike Tours. They will start operating tours of the temples, jungles, tea plantations and palm-fringed beaches in July and August 2016 riding classic Royal Enfield motorbikes. Extreme Bike Tours sounds...
Cambodian-based motorcycle tour company Ride Expeditions is expanding into the Himalayas and will further expand into Laos, Burma and Thailand....
Most motorcycle travellers don’t think of staying in luxury hotels, but there’s nothing wrong with spoiling yourself with a bit...
Women are getting into motorcycle tours, says Extreme Bike Tours boss Zander Combe, so he has introduced a female-only tour of southern India in January 2016. “We get a few enquires from ladies and they always ask the same question – Is it just boys going? I think that more...
If you’ve ever dreamed of riding timeless Royal Enfield motorcycles on the world’s highest roads in the Himalayan mountains, now...
If you’ve ever wanted to tour the world’s emptiest country, Mongolia, like Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor in Long Way Round,...
A motorcycle trip to the Himalayas has to rate as one of the top items on anyone’s bucket list. Veteran tour operators Mike and Denise Ferris of Aussie-based Ferris Wheels say their flagship tours in July and August of 2015 have several vacancies and they have assured riders that the...
Six Aussies are among 17 riders in the Ice Run 2015 which is this week tackling the world’s largest frozen...
Australian-based international motorcycle travel company Compass Expeditions is launching a TV mini-series. The two one-hour shows feature the 2014 Compass...
Cambodian motorcycle tour company Ride Expeditions is starting escorted trips into neighbouring Laos to ride the famous Ho Chi Minh Trail for the first time. The historic trail was a surreptitious military supply route for North Vietnam troops and supplies into South Vietnam via the neighbouring countries of Cambodia and...
Asian motorcycle crash statistics are staggering and getting worse as the increase in wealth leads more people to ride...
Riding the highest roads in the world on some of the oldest motorbikes is surely on every rider’s bucket list....