Elspeth Beard is much-admired among many adventurers. At a time when few women travelled or rode motorbikes, Elspeth achieved an...
(Sponsored post) Each year, tens of millions of tourists visit New York City to take in the sights, experience the...
(Sponsored post) If we’re being completely honest, bikers are rarely seen alone. Apart from biker groups, you’ll often see a couple riding similar or even the same motorcycles, usually Harley-Davidsons, going on a road trip together. It doesn’t matter if the two have met at a bike rally or on...
Despite a broken wiring loom, Lithuanian motorcycle adventurer Karolis Mieliauskas has successfully competed an epic ride to the coldest place...
What better way to see the scenic Adriatic country of Croatia but with a local couple who have more than...
The Mary River Valley was almost deleted from our favourite list of places to ride when politicians threatened to flood it for a dam! It’s a long and stupid political story, but thankfully sanity prevailed and the massive Traveston Dam was never built. So a pretty little valley north of...
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...
Having ridden the Tuscany region this year with Hear the Road Motorcycle Tours Italy, we can thoroughly recommend one of their tours in 2019. Owner Enrico Grassi says he has prepared the 2019 riding season “with more determination and passion”. Having a local guide like this Roman rider is a distinct...
Contributed post There are so many great reasons to consider taking a trip through Canada. There is the wilderness, mountains,...
Indian-based motorcycle tour company Legendary Moto Rides is offering Motorbike Writer readers a 10% discount on their three 2019 Himalayan...
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...
The most legendary motorcycle tour has to be riding a Royal Enfield to the top of the world in the...
Whether it’s a clockwise or anticlockwise lap of Tassie you are planning to do, make sure you pack a copy of the guide book Throw Your Leg Over Tasmania. It’s the second book from authors/riders Bridget Hallam and Alan Cox. The first was Throw Your Leg Over South East Queensland & Northern New...
If you study a map of Australian roads you will find more roads per square kilometre in the Northern Rivers...
Contributed post According to statista.com, as of 2016, California had the largest amount registered motorcycles in the nation, with more...
The Scenic Rim region in South East Queensland surrounded by the Great Dividing Range and Border Ranges is the perfect location to explore on a motorcycle, writes local rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes. Beaudesert is the perfect place to start exploring the Scenic Rim as it is easily accessible from Brisbane,...
Australians can grab a 10% discount on 2019 two-wheeled adventure tours in Asia, Madagascar or Cuba as Extreme Bike Tours...
Most riders don’t use their horn, but is vital for travelling safely in Asia, writes travel writer Maria Visconti. (Click...
The Gold Coast hinterland has a heap of attractions for riders including winding roads, Red Rattlers and an Iron and Resin finish, writes local rider and MBW contributor Todd Parkes. It’s a typical Gold Coast late winter stunner of a day as I lift the roller door and throw the...
For 30 years “Tex and Pip” dreamed of doing a lap of Australia and last year they realised that dream...
Just because you only pillion doesn’t mean you have to miss out on adventure riding in exotic locations such as...
Of course we would say that a motorcycle is the only way to see Italy, in particular the rolling panorama of rural Tuscany, but it’s true for both practical and romantic reasons. When Enrico Grassi of Hear the Road Motorcycle Tours invited me to join his Tuscany and Umbria: Heart...
There are many great Gold Coast routes to explore that are short and sweet, yet can be meandered and enjoyed...
Motorcycle tour guides are usually smart people with a lot of practical tricks that make your journey easier and Hear...
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...
India is a country founded on thousands of years of history with numerous intersecting religions, cultures, cuisines, and more. These...
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...
If you are interested in touring southeast Queensland and northern NSW, the guide book Throw Your Leg Over also comes with...
Desert and mountain landscapes, gorgeous weather, and more than 300 days of sunshine a year make Arizona one of the...
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...
Riders looking for an overseas riding adventure can secure a 10% discount on seven adventures with Extreme Bike Tours in...
Charley Boorman is riding again after his major motorcycle crash in 2016 and ready for his big African adventure later...
Extreme Bike Tours is offering a remote extension to its Mongolian motorcycle tour with the opportunity to do some 4WDing and horseback riding. There have been other tours that offer hiking and sailing as an extension of their tour, but this seems to be a first. Driving 4WDs and riding...
Famous US car hire company Hertz has widened its business network to include a motorcycle hire and tour service in...
Sri Lanka may not feature on many riders’ bucket list for motorcycle travel, but after recently completing a 13-day ride with...
The island nation of Sri Lanka off the southern coast of India is a rider’s paradise as well as an excellent introduction to riding in Asia and the subcontinent region. Half way through a 13-day Hidden Sri Lanka tour ($US4950) of the fascinating equatorial island with Extreme Bike Tours and...
Extreme Bike Tours is offering an “extreme” discount of $US1000 (about $A1280 and €817) on their April 2018 Bhutan motorbike...