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) Greece is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe and is a fantastic place for a holiday...
(Contributed post) The United Kingdom is a truly unique land, and one that is perfect for touring year round. There are so many amazing places that you can visit, with a history that stretches back thousands of years. From mountain peaks to castles, and dense forests to picturesque lakes, the...
If you are planning a ride across the Queensland border you will now have to apply online for a new...
With the borders opening, Royal Enfield plans a Himalayan & Adventure Weekend of roving around the Byron Bay hinterland on...
The COVID-19 pandemic has sadly claimed the Australian-based Compass Expeditions worldwide motorcycle travel company. A Facebook statement from the company blames their closure on the “subsequent collapse of forward bookings coupled with complete lack of business confidence going forward”. Several other motorcycle travel companies have temporarily stalled or dramatically dropped...
Range and recharging times may still be an issue for electric motorcycles, yet it looks like the motorcycle travel industry...
If you want to ride your bike in Devon, UK, then you are surely in for a great time as...
We don’t usually recommend riders have tunnel vision, unless it’s an unused historic tunnel of which there are many throughout the nation. If you’re a bit of a history buff, or you just enjoy something unusual on your bike trip, check them out. You may be surprised to find that...
Clinton Wood didn’t have a plan to ride around the world — but he did — and that’s how he...
Tasmania wants to encourage domestic tourism with free or discounted fares for all vehicles including motorcycles on the Spirit of...
This is the first weekend that all states and territories have eased travel restrictions and we expect a lot of bikes out on the roads throughout Australia and the UK. As we noted in our above meme a few weeks ago: “When the lockdown ends … You won’t see me...
By Anthony Joseph* Motorcycles are iconic and versatile vehicles that are loved all over the world. To some, motorcycles equal recreation...
(Article by Mike Ray*) Few countries promise such fantastic motorbiking opportunities as Australia. With endless kilometres of the open road...
Contributed post (Image: Pamir Highway, Tajikistan) Any two-wheeled journey needs to be treated with care. We all know the truism that statistically you are most likely to have an accident within a few miles of home. That said, some roads in the world need to be treated with much more...
New Zealand offers some of the world’s best motorbike roads and a large number of postcard-worthy routes, begging you to...
Extreme Bike Tours will be on a new Himalayan Expedition from 11-25 July 2020 and is offering a 10% discount only...
The best way to celebrate Australia Day this year is to get out and ride in regional areas that have been hit by the bushfire crisis and spend your tourist dollar. Click here for our tips avoiding bushfire areas and what to do if caught in a bushfire situation. And...
Aussie rider Linda Norman has published a US road trips guide for other Australian riders after spending several years touring...
The Panniersky cooler bag — an esky for your panniers — will keep your food and/or drinks cold until the...
Adventure rider Karolis Mieliauskas has completed what is most likely the world’s longest test ride on the new KTM 790 Adventure by riding 20,000km across Russia, the USA and UK. It’s not the Lithuanian adventurers first epic ride: In July 2016, he rode 11,000km from Vilnius to Vladivostok in 12 days; In...
(Sponsored article on writing and riding) Writers are always filled with a sort of wanderlust that always keeps them moving...
(Article on life on the open road by Mike Ray*) If you haven’t taken some time out from life to...
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...
If there is no room in your luggage or under your seat for a toolkit, you can still rely on...
A photo of a dilapidated bridge in Siberia was the inspiration for an epic trip across Russia and Mongolia beautifully...
(Scandinavia travel article written by Emily Peyton, an avid reader with a passion for writing. She blogs on different topics with one aim – to help people in their lives and share trustful information.) Scandinavia has a lot of beautiful landscapes that just beg to be discovered. There are hundreds...
Sydney motorcycle dealer Peter Raymond Robinson, 59, has died in Bali when a truck ran through a red light and...
South America travel article by: Ron Marshall Adventure riding got you down? Anyone confined to the pristine roads and mild...
Riding South Africa is safe, but you may have to pay the cops $2 for a “drink” if they pull you over for a random licence check, says Brisbane rider Jim Hulme (pictured). The 69-year-old has just returned from an eight-day bike 2900km motorcycle tour of the north-east of South Africa...
A Spanish woman who rode her Ducati Scrambler 15,000km through Africa has been honoured with the Spanish Geographical Society’s Journey of...
The Australian leg of the Women Riders World Relay 2019 has the most riders of any nation taking part, says...
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...
Elspeth Beard is much-admired among many adventurers. At a time when few women travelled or rode motorbikes, Elspeth achieved an...
What better way to see the scenic Adriatic country of Croatia but with a local couple who have more than...
As we sweat in an Aussie summer, Lithuanian motorcycle adventurer Karolis Mieliauskas will be riding 1000km across Siberia in temperatures down to -60C to research active meditation. Aptly named The Coldest Ride, Karolis says the journey on a single-cylinder Yamaha Tenere across the Road of Bones will be a research...
If it wasn’t for the ride-sharing and mountain and wriggly route options on our TomTom Rider 550 GPS we might...
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 two-day trip with the help of Monique Krause, marketing coordinator of Granite Belt Wine Country. Click here for the first part of his trip. More wonders Day two of my...
The Granite Belt in southern Queensland tempts Gold Coast rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes who organised a two-day trip with the...
Having ridden the Tuscany region this year with Hear the Road Motorcycle Tours Italy, we can thoroughly recommend one of their...
The Adventurists must be the first motorcycle touring company to offer tours on monkey bikes and now add tours of Romania riding one of the most famous roads in the world. Two years ago they launched the Monkey Run in the Sahara, crossing the Atlas Mountains to the Moroccan 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...
Contributed post According to statista.com, as of 2016, California had the largest amount registered motorcycles in the nation, with more than 842,000. Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York rounded out the top five. While those states are great places to ride, where can you find some of the top motorcycle...
The Scenic Rim region in South East Queensland surrounded by the Great Dividing Range and Border Ranges is the perfect...
Henry Crew, 23, is heading to Australia on his bid to become the youngest person to ride around the world...
Most riders don’t use their horn, but is vital for travelling safely in Asia, writes travel writer Maria Visconti. (Click here to check out legalities of horn use.) While most Australian riders will not automatically check where their rented bike’s horn is before starting to ride abroad — and would...
For 30 years “Tex and Pip” dreamed of doing a lap of Australia and last year they realised that dream...
There are many great Gold Coast routes to explore that are short and sweet, yet can be meandered and enjoyed...
Riding in Europe can be a delight, exhilaratingly fast, frustratingly slow, confusing, challenging and even expensive. The continent is as big as Australia or the USA so there is a wide variety of road rules, climates and road types. If you plan to travel through several countries in Europe, you...
The UK has so much to offer when it comes to stunning scenery and culture that it can be difficult...
A veteran Toowoomba rider is hoping to establish a motorcycle tour business for people with disabilities as well as tourists...
Getting a good coffee is one of the joys on the road for a rider, writes Jason Barton* and an outback coffee can be a very rare luxury, indeed! Jason’s touring luxuries Along with carrying tins of tuna flavoured with cracked black pepper and lemon, one of my simple luxuries...
Stopping and setting up camp seems contradictory for someone riding around Australia, but Jason Barton* says stopping and setting up...
If you are interested in touring southeast Queensland and northern NSW, the guide book Throw Your Leg Over also comes with...
Motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman has bared all for Motorbike Writer readers, including his backside! Charley had just returned from a Compass Expeditions tour of Tasmania when we caught up with him this week at The Bike Shed in London, where he is one of 31 founding members. He answered many...
By contributor “Jessica D”* Long motorcycle tours can be exhausting and exhilarating all at the same time. You could choose...
Riders looking for an overseas riding adventure can secure a 10% discount on seven adventures with Extreme Bike Tours in...
Blonde female rider Heather Ward has written an inspirational book – “Fat Bob and the Blonde – Girl Torque” – about her lap of Australia on a Fat Bob towing a trailer. But even more inspiring is the fact that she is back on the bike after a major crash...