The Phillip Island MotoGP round won’t be happening this year – and five-time 500cc world champion Mick Doohan isn’t too...
Australia
Australia is a vast continent with varied riding conditions from state to state. We’ve travelled extensively around the country by motorcycle and can provide hints and tips on where to stay, what to see, the interesting routes and more. Read our travel stories, suggested routes and share your rides with readers.
Talk to any biker over a few beers at the end of the day, the same old question comes up....
Like Deus ex Machina, the Distinguished Gentlemans Ride and sweating while riding, Rob Hamilton and his ‘MotoFeelz’ brand is a staple of the Sydney motorcycle scene. If you’ve seen a post on a certain, very popular, custom bike blog about a cool Sydney bike, chances are the photos were taken...
Recently, a reader of MotorBikeWriter reached out to us to share his story titled ‘But Where Do You Put The...
UPDATED Jan 7: The Federal Government has announced free ferry fares to Tasmania for motorcycles and cars to promote tourism...
Good to See Women make up an ever-increasing percentage of the motorcycling community and there are many events and organizations that help support getting women to ride. One of them is the Ride ADV Women’s Only Adventure Ride event. Recently, there was a ride from Singleton to Tamworth. According to...
I Apologize in Advance for Talking About Christmas Related Thigs in November If you were to stab a loved one...
Wheelies Are Easy With 690cc Aaaaaaaah! There’s literally nothing I get more excited for than supermoto news! I don’t own...
The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria has long been criticised for being anti-motorcyclist, but now one rider is hoping to change all that by nominating for the RACV board. John Mulder is a member of both the Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria and the Australian Street Rod Federation which entitles...
West Australian riders are being asked to complete a survey on road safety prepared by the Motorcycle Riders Association of...
An Australian record of $A251,000 for a motorcycle number plate has been paid for a New South Wales black and...
The fourth annual Australian Ride your Motorcycle to Work Week next month has been changed to simply “Ride your Motorcycle” due to the pandemic. Obviously that refers to the fact that many riders may not have wrk to ride to or may be working from home. The initiative was developed...
We don’t usually recommend riders have tunnel vision, unless it’s an unused historic tunnel of which there are many throughout...
(Article by Mike Ray*) Few countries promise such fantastic motorbiking opportunities as Australia. With endless kilometres of the open road...
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...
Nimbin in northern NSW was the site of the famous Aquarius Festival 27 years ago and remains a unique tourist...
If you’re riding around South East Queensland, chances are you will call in to Esk where we recommend dropping into...
(Contributed post) Riders love being on the road, feeling the rush of air around them, and staring at the path ahead. It gives you a view like never before and allows you time to bond with your loved one and share the thrill of the ride. So, if you are...
The Mary River Valley was almost deleted from our favourite list of places to ride when politicians threatened to flood...
The wonders of the Granite Belt in southern Queensland attracted Gold Coast rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes. He organised a...
The Granite Belt in southern Queensland tempts Gold Coast rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes who organised a two-day trip with the help of Monique Krause, marketing coordinator of Granite Belt Wine Country. Click here for the second part of his trip. The region is two hours west of the Gold Coast...
Charley Boorman rates the 230km road from Hobart to Strahan in Tasmania one of the best stretches of tarmac in...
Whether it’s a clockwise or anticlockwise lap of Tassie you are planning to do, make sure you pack a copy...
If you study a map of Australian roads you will find more roads per square kilometre in the Northern Rivers area of NSW than any other non-urban part of Australia. Our travel writer Todd Parkes rides his favourite route through the mountains and valleys to the beaches: Northern Rivers romp Click...
The Scenic Rim region in South East Queensland surrounded by the Great Dividing Range and Border Ranges is the perfect...
The Gold Coast hinterland has a heap of attractions for riders including winding roads, Red Rattlers and an Iron and...
For 30 years “Tex and Pip” dreamed of doing a lap of Australia and last year they realised that dream aboard a 22-year-old BMW R 1100 RT, named Bertha. Writing under the pseudonym of Pip Brown, the pillion is now seeking to have a book published about their epic adventure....
There are many great Gold Coast routes to explore that are short and sweet, yet can be meandered and enjoyed...
If you are interested in touring southeast Queensland and northern NSW, the guide book Throw Your Leg Over also comes with...
Riders now have a helpful online tour guide resource for the motorcycle friendly Crows Nest region north of Toowoomba. Crows Nest became a motorcycle friendly town a year ago and has since developed a good social media presence, added several motorcycle parking spots in the centre of town and produced...
The Bunya Mountains in South East Queensland are now definitely on the list of overnight destinations for motorcycle riders. They...
The first motorcycle friendly region, consisting of seven council areas, has been launched in Western Australia with a comprehensive list...
Just you and your bike, or you and your other significant other – pillion-in-a-million or fellow rider – should try a weekend romantic getaway at Ravensbourne Escape. The luxury retreat is 90 minutes west of Brisbane at the top the Great Dividing Range on the challenging and scenic Esk-Hampton Road. ...
If you’re looking for a bit of sunshine this winter, head north to the Sunshine Coast which has some of the...
Crows Nest in South East Queensland is the fourth Australian town to declare itself a motorcycle friendly town with more towns...
Motorcycle touring company Maschine is taking their TransTerra adventure ride series to Victoria’s High Country with the TransTerra Alpine Explorer ride on April 2-7, 2017. Maschine has been running the annual BMW GS Safaris for the past few years and this year also organised a three-day ADV Enduro ride for...
Wauchope, the gateway to the famed Oxley Highway, will this Saturday declare itself the first motorcycle friendly town in NSW....
The Scenic Rim and Gold Coast hinterland have a bounty of great motorcycling roads and right in the middle of...
Almost every road in Tasmania is a motorcycle rider’s paradise with more corners than you can count. But there are also many dangers for riders. In spring and summer the state experiences a wave of visiting riders. So the Tasmanian Road Safety Advisory Council (RSAC) has completed a short five-minute motorcycle video (V-log)...
Readers are invited to tell us about their passion for motorbikes, their collection or their custom project. Today reader Mark Taylor...
The Oxley Highway is a road you have to ride at least once in your life, according to veteran motorcycle...
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...
Almost every road in Tasmania is a motorcycle rider’s paradise with more corners than you can count. But there are...
Three Australian companies have merged to form the first nationwide motorcycle rental and tour company. It’s called BikeRoundOz, which has...
Dakar Rally racer Simon Pavey will lead a three-week motorcycle tour across the top of Australia from east to west through four world heritage areas in August 2016. The Australian-born racer has competed in the Dakar Rally 10 times and finished seven. He also famously trained Charley Boorman and Ewan...
New motorcycle brands, different styles of bike and a travel service are part of the new direction being taken at...
Bookings are now open for an epic motorcycle tour following in the footsteps and camel tracks of ill-fated explorers Burke...
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...
One of the most popular attractions in Tamworth and certainly a favourite among the Hoggies at the 24th Annual HOG...
America’s top motorcycle travel company, EagleRider, is celebrating its first year in Australia with plans to expand its stores and...
Motorcycle icon Charley Boorman loves Australia and can’t stay away. Charley, who was voted 18th all-time UK motorcycle icon in May will return Down Under in March to lead another Compass Expeditions Outback tour. READ THE ICON LIST HERE The third 10-day Outback tour starts in Sydney on March 11...
Tamworth exists in our national conscience as that little country town where they like both types of music, where the...
“Long Way” star and official top 20 UK motorcycle icon Charley Boorman will return for his third year with Compass...
The unexpected – such as detours and bits falling off your bike – can turn your average Sunday ride into an adventure … for better or for worse. But wait, this story does have a happy ending. And we all love a happy ending! While any time on a bike...
Goondiwindi, is not only the home of famed racehorse Gunsynd, but also a crossroads for six highways – Gore, Leichhardt,...
Long before State of Origin footy clashes between NSW and Queensland erupted, there was a clash of governments at the...
The perfect Mother’s Day for a biker would be a romantic weekend in a country cabin on your favourite biker road with your partner and your bike by your side. That’s exactly what Chris and Jillian Druery are doing this weekend (2014) at Ripples on the Creek cabins in northern...
The Oxley Highway is one of those roads that returns the reputation of the word “highway” to the rider’s lexicon....
Grafton is the Northern Rivers hub for a host of great tar and dirt riding options. Base yourself here for...
Grapes ripen with the frosts, so there can be some black ice on winter mornings in the Barossa Valley and it can be awfully hot and dry in summer. However, there is some fun riding from Adelaide up to the winos’ holy grail in any season. Winter is particularly good...