Australia's best motorcycle roads. The Gillies.

Gilles highway - Northern QueenslandJust south of cairns the Gilles highway runs from Gordonvale up the Lamb range to the Atherton Tableland. It has a reputed 258 corners in the main 19km section and is the premium ride in northern Queensland. I traveled [...]

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More one day ride suggestions

The South West.There is some great riding to be had to the west and south of Brisbane. Some ideas for you are:Ride towards Boonah from where ever you live, for me this is Western f-way then Ipswich f-way, the Warwick b-pas h-way to Yamanto then the road [...]

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Australia's best motorcycle roads. Alpine way.

Murray power station 1Alpine WayFrom Jindabyne to Khancoban is a motorcycle road talked about alot on the forums. IMO it is a bit over rated perhaps because people get the Apline way and the Great Alpine road confused. The later is in Victoria and is [...]

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Australia's best motorcycle roads. Brown Mtn.

Brown Mountain.The riding from Bega to Cooma is already pretty good without a mountain climb, add in Brown Mtn and its a superb ride.Leaving Bega you will enjoy a series of sweeping bends which are very enjoyable, you can hold a nice pace and roll on [...]

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Air Hawk motorcycle cushion

I have purchased a Air Hawk seat cushion in hope of doing some touring or longer distance riding on the MV than the standard seat will allow - which like many factory seats is good for maybe couple hundred kilometres max.Full review soon if I get to [...]

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Japan Motorcycling

Damn - I was directed to this YouTube video today of riding a motorbike in Shizuoka - now I really am sad I am not going to be riding there this year.And I have a new position at work which I have to start in April so my holidays here will be cut short [...]

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Australias best motorcycle roads - Waterfall way

Waterfall WayIt has taken me quite some time to get down and really ride this road fully. From Grafton you are spoilt for choice when it comes to good motorcycle roads.If you ride over Nymboida then the road on south via Ebor to Armidale is much more [...]

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Earplug review update

I have found the silicon putty type of ear plugs - designed actually for swimmers - to be the only ones that for me personally seal off the noise successfully every use. These are a bit more expensive to buy locally than foam ear plugs so I may buy some [...]

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Good motorcycle roads # 30 Urbenville

Far south west. Toolum forest, Urbenville and Old Bonalbo.This is about as far south west as many people will wander to in a day and there is a couple of good rides nearby.South of Queen Mary Falls is a nice run up or down the mountain and then you are [...]

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