Most riders love a good round-trip, but there are many dead-end routes that can be just as rewarding for motorcyclists.... Read More
Cradle Mountain in Tasmania‘s north-west is one of the must-do spots for motorcycle riders arriving at Devonport on the ferry.... Read More
Wauchope, the gateway to the famed Oxley Highway, will this Saturday declare itself the first motorcycle friendly town in NSW. Its follows Bicheno in Tasmania which was the first Motorcycle Friendly Town in Australia and Texas in Queensland which was the first on the mainland. The Wauchope initiative to declare... Read More
This is heaven. Hundreds of miles without a single pothole, billboard, truck, caravan, house, stop sign, light pole, roadside litter... Read More
The official launch of Crows Nest as a Motorcycle Friendly Town is on this Sunday (March 5, 2017) and riders... Read More
Tamworth exists in our national conscience as that little country town where they like both types of music, where the guys are all boot-scootin’ cowboys and where the gals are charming gingham-wearing warblers. That’s an understandable misconception as it has hosted the Tamworth Country Music Festival every January since 1973. But Tamworth... Read More
It was the perfect bike-riding weekend, despite the massive overnight thunderstorm. We had been having a great time playing in... Read More
Show me a squiggly line on a map and I’m all over it like a seagull on a chip. I’ve... Read More
Adventure riders looking for a new challenge should try the newly opened Aberfeldy Track in the Gippsland area of Victoria. The 180km rugged, unsealed road runs through Baw Baw National Park about 125km east of Melbourne and is suited to off-road motorcycles and vehicles. It starts at the town of... Read More
We all love Tasmania’s motorcycle roads in summer, but in winter it is one of the best-kept secrets for riders.... Read More
It can be boring traveling the long straight roads south-west from Perth, but the rewards in the Margaret River area... Read More
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... Read More
Lowering the speed limits on the Oxley Highway as proposed by the NSW Roads and Maritime Services would lead to... Read More
They say you’ll never know if you never never go. I’ve only been a few times, but it does have... Read More
Few riders think of Kangaroo Island when it comes to great rides, but I was reminded of its virtues after talking with Indian photoblogger Sundeep “Sunny” Gajjar following his round-Australia trip this year. He said Kangaroo Island was a highlight: “When you get off the ferry at Kangaroo Island there... Read More
Rapid growth in the number of towns declaring themselves motorcycle friendly could devalue the term’s status, says Australian Motorcycle Council... Read More
Returned bikers are being discouraged from buying motorcycles as a result of the Queensland Government’s crackdown on bikies, according to... Read More
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”.... Read More
Motorcycle riders account for about 1% of Australian tourism which is worth about $350 million annually to the economy, according to the... Read More
A couple of hundred riders rolled into the tiny town of Crows Nest yesterday to cut a cake and celebrate... Read More