The driver of a truck that ploughed head-on into a group of riders, killing seven and injuring several others, is...
North America
The United States and Canada offer a vast variety of roads, weather conditions, interesting landscapes and cityscapes and cultures for the motorcycle rider to enjoy. We’ve travelled extensively throughout the USA and can provide tips and guides on where to go, roads to ride, places to stay, things to see and costs of tolls and bike hire. And don’t forget to share your American ride stories and photos with readers.
Canada is the world’s second-largest country with a landmass of 9.1 million square kilometers. This country is located in North...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Few feelings come close to that of the wind blowing across your face as you plow through the country’s routes on your motorcycle. You get to take in the amazing sights and scenery as you ride to an epic adventure. The American dream...
Aussie rider Linda Norman has published a US road trips guide for other Australian riders after spending several years touring...
(Sponsored post about JFK Airport parking) JFK international airport on Van Wyck Expressway in Southern Queens is massive with four runways...
(Sponsored post) Each year, tens of millions of tourists visit New York City to take in the sights, experience the city’s melting pot culture, catch a Broadway show, visit one of the world’s leading museums, shop on Fifth Avenue, walk through Central Park, and so much more. In fact, there’s...
Contributed post There are so many great reasons to consider taking a trip through Canada. There is the wilderness, mountains,...
Contributed post According to statista.com, as of 2016, California had the largest amount registered motorcycles in the nation, with more...
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...
Desert and mountain landscapes, gorgeous weather, and more than 300 days of sunshine a year make Arizona one of the...
The USA is the ultimate playground for bikers, filled with long winding roads and flat sections that test the limits...
If you’re an experienced rider, and you’ve travelled to more places in Europe than you can count on both hands, then perhaps it’s time for a challenge on another continent: the Alaska Highway. The highway begins at Dawson Creek, extends through British Columbia, and ends at the Delta Junction in...
If you are planning a ride on the West Coast of North America this northern 2017 spring, MotoQuest has some...
The famous London Ace Cafe has many copies around the world, but the first North American franchise, set to open...
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...
Virginia woman Bonnie French, 57, has just completed a solo cross-country trip through 22 US states on a 1947 Flathead...
Have you ever wanted to ride an adventure motorcycle through the beautiful Canadian Rockies and not take the tourist highways? Rocky...
Route 66 doesn’t exist in its entirety anymore having been decommissioned in 1985 and replaced by a series of massive interstate highways. However, Australian company Route 66 Tours has pieced together the highlights of the famous highway for their tours. Lead guide Dan Azzopardi says they have spent several years researching...
The scenery in Nevada will forever be associated with some of the greatest road trips man has ever undertaken. Long,...
The challenge is to ride more than 650 miles (1046km) around Lake Erie, the 10th biggest lake in the world, on...
Three men and a woman will ride from the tip of Alaska to the bottom of South America on custom-built electric motorcycles to film a reality TV series. It’s called Expedition Unplugged and will be produced and directed by Robert Colbourne of Diamond Head Films in Vancouver. Despite a BMW...
America is thawing its relations with Cuba and that will open the country up for motorcycle riders. The long-standing trade...
How would you like to ride a motorcycle flat out on the Bonneville salt flats, competing for class honours? Mojo...
Australian motorcycle travel gurus Mike and Denise Ferris plan to add Mexico to their popular Ferris Wheels Motorcycle Safaris itinerary in 2015, possibly in December. “We are looking at introducing Mexico,” says Mike. “In fact this email is coming to you from Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsular in the land of...
Riding through America constantly feels like you are passing through a Hollywood movie set. Today’s movie moment was Easy Rider....
The 75th anniversary next year of the world’s biggest motorcycle rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota is expecting...
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...
We went huntin’ today for moose, bear, mountain lion, buffalo and cowboy boots. And all we came back with was the...
The “Raindrops” song from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is playing in our minds as we head...
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...
There’s a fine line between pleasure and pain and I’ve discovered that line here in the high country of north-west...
Motorcycle nirvana has a name: Rocky Mountains. We are currently cruising around the many great motorcycling roads in the Rocky...
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...
To me, the Wild Wild West is typified by rusty-red canyons and monumental mesas. Today’s ride has had plenty of...
There is no doubt the Grand Canyon is stunning. But you can’t ride a motorcycle through it. However, today we...
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...
If you’re riding through Las Vegas and want to do what the local riders do, then drop in and see...
The 320km journey today from Big Bear Lake to Las Vegas displays the vast diversity of American culture, climate and...
You will never be alone on a motorcycle in the USA. It’s day one on our 3200km ride on a Victory Cross Roads Tour from LA to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and already I can declare that riders will never be alone here. Americans simply make all riders feel very welcome....
Show me a squiggly line on a map and I’m all over it like a seagull on a chip. I’ve...
We pulled into the Kum and Go gas station in Smalltown USA, tittering Iike schoolboys inside our helmets. Rusty old...
This is heaven. Hundreds of miles without a single pothole, billboard, truck, caravan, house, stop sign, light pole, roadside litter or traffic light. It’s like riding on velvet with an evergreen backdrop of scenic forest and idyllic farmland. So beguiling is its languid rhythm and majestic scenery that, like Route...
Milwaukee is the home of the Harley-Davidson museum which opened on their 105th anniversary in 2008. It is one of...