Almost every road in Tasmania is a motorcycle rider’s paradise with more corners than you can count. But there are...
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 journalist Mick Matheson, who has produced this video to prove his point. “There are about 300 corners, the traffic is usually light, and the experience covers more than just the ride...
While some motorcycle museums are closing down and selling off, there is one small, but significant, family museum that continues...
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 been around for 14 years, but has now joined forces with the Australian division of worldwide tour operator Compass Expeditions and Sydney rental and tour company Bikescape. It gives riders...
Dakar Rally racer Simon Pavey will lead a three-week motorcycle tour across the top of Australia from east to west...
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 and Wills from Melbourne north to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Hopefully the 3250km tour is less doomed than the poor explorers who perished at Coopers Creek on the return journey!...
The town that became infamous when a pub refused service to charity riders in the early days of the VLAD...
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...
Cradle Mountain in Tasmania‘s north-west is one of the must-do spots for motorcycle riders arriving at Devonport on the ferry....
Any motorcycle travel section would not be complete without mention the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. This is simply one...
Tasmania can be either cold or hellishly hot in summer, depending on where you go and the changeable weather. It can also be plagued by bushfires, so check the news and emergency services before attempting to head into the heavily wooded Huon Valley. One of the great things about riding...
We all love Tasmania’s motorcycle roads in summer, but in winter it is one of the best-kept secrets for riders....
When the going gets tough, the tough get going to the BMW GS Safari-Enduro. The first enduro version of the...
Racing legend Daryl Beattie is going hard-core Outback riding and he wants you to come along! The former Grand Prix motorcycle racer plans seven adventure rides this year with his new travel company, Daryl Beattie Adventures. He says he has cleared some of his commitments with the Ten Network so...
Now is the time to start planning that trek to the Flinders Ranges. It’s a beautiful place, but it’s just...
The Queensland Government crackdown on declared criminal motorcycle clubs is worrying tourism operators and officials. One tourism operator even believes...
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...
Few riders think of Kangaroo Island when it comes to great rides, but I was reminded of its virtues after...
It can be boring traveling the long straight roads south-west from Perth, but the rewards in the Margaret River area...
Motorcycles will be catered for at a proposed race track located at Wyong between Sydney and Newcastle. The CASAR Park Community Motorsport Facility has edged closer to reality with in-kind support from local businesses, North Constructions and Virtual Motorsport Design. Park co-founder Brad Wilson says the Bushells Ridge track will...
Show me a squiggly line on a map and I’m all over it like a seagull on a chip. I’ve...
If you want the full historic motorcycle experience, visit the National Motorcycle Museum at Nabiac. There are many other bike,...
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”....
They say you’ll never know if you never never go. I’ve only been a few times, but it does have...
You can make your ride even more interesting if you stop off at Russell Crowe’s Coaching Station Inn. It’s located about...
Don’t take your guns to town, Billy Joe, but you can take your bike to Texas; that’s Queensland, not US of A. The small southern Downs town has become Australia’s first “Biker Friendly” town in much the same way that towns can be declared “RV Friendly”. The credit for the...
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