This section of the blog is legacy content that I keep for nostalgic reasons.
These posts all date back as far as 1996 on older versions of the blog. Originally they featured scans of film camera photos and scans of paper maps to show the road locations.
Over time as the blog moved I added other images and then google maps when that started.
I keep theses pages just because they were the origins of my blog and with the idea one day I will ride all the best roads in Australia and make this section into something worthwhile. But I have not updated this in a decade or more.
There are plenty of YouTubers doing 'good Aussie motorcycle road' videos so I feel in no rush to do anything about this section.
Nice local roads – Old Mt Lindsey highway
The Mt Lindsey highway west beyond Woodenbong used to be rubbish. Terrible pot holes and patch work quilt repairs with the road buckled or sunken in places. And then you hit the gravel section which was never graded and all wash board corrugations. In 2016 I rode it west after […]
Australia’s Best Motorcycle Roads – Bylong Valley Way
This for me is another of the best rides in the country. It has amazing scenery including one of the best canyons in Australia. It is not closed in by trees like so many riding roads in Australia. Then it has a mixture of curves but mostly sweepers which […]
Australia’s Best Motorcycle Roads – Comboyne road NSW
The road from Wauhope to the village of Comboyne is a fantastic ride. I rode across from Wingham and the rest of this road south has a long gravel section that is not well graded and very loose stones but from Comboyne north you have a terrific table top dairy […]
Australia’s Best Motorcycle Roads – Sapphire Coast highway
From Tathra to Bermagui NSW is a lovely road with sweeping bends then some more tighter bends and excellent ocean views. Nice food in Bermagui at Guys Place cafe. (original post edited as now out of date) You can locate this road on the map by expanding it and using […]
Australia’s Best Motorcycle Roads – Warrumbungles way
To the west of Coonabaraban lies the Warrumbungles range. The ride out there is quite spectacular and some nice curves as well. Then you can visit the Siding Spring Observatory if you wish which has great views of the surrounding countryside. To the south east the Warrumbungles way is also […]
Australia’s best motorcycle roads – Bonang Road
The road from Bombala to Orbost is one of the best rides in the country in my opinion.Sweeping grand high plains road, a little bit of gravel then 105km of non stop corners down to Orbost. Bombala is a destination in itself, great history and affordable pubs and of course […]
Australia’s Best Motorcycle Roads – Yarra Ranges
There is a number of great riding roads in the Yarra ranges near Melbourne. I will try detail a few I have ridden but there is no doubt many variations I will miss. I rode Healsville to Marysville on B360 and C512 routes then C513 and C511 via Reefton to […]
Australia’s best motorcycle roads – Wee Jasper
I waited 10 years to ride this as there are a lot of other roads competing for my attention in the region all of which are full sealed whilst this route has 30 km of gravel (and used to be 60km unsealed) It is very scenic and quite remote, no […]
Australia’s Best Motorcycle Roads – The Tablelands Way
This is an excellent route. From Oberon to Goulburn the road used to have some gravel but has became a popular riding road and the government came up with the name Tablelands way. Very scenic with terrific views riding along the ridges. The town of Taralga has a nice historic […]
Australia’s Best Motorcycle Roads – Wyangala
There is a nice ride from north or Cowra to Boorowa via Wyangala. You visit the historic town of Woodstock as well can detour slightly to have great views of the Wyangala dam. The road offers riders and bit of everything, nice curves and a mountain pass as […]
Australia’s Best Motorcycle Roads – Sofola and Hill End roads
Between Mudgee and Bathurst is the tourist route that runs via the historic gold rush towns of Hills End and Sofola. The road used to be gravel some way but now is all tar, with a beautiful new section. The road has everything for a rider, sweepers, mountain climbs, roller […]
Australia’s best motorcycle roads – Copeton dam
I was late to discover this route although had been told about for ages. The road runs between Inverell and Bingara via the Copeton dam. It is well surveyed and as of writing good surface. You can enjoy the ride as well as views of the dam and a high […]
Australia’s best motorcycle roads. Gwydir h-way
This is one of those roads I always seem to skip. Not cause it isn’t good but because it is competing with other routes. From Grafton I am always tempted to ride the Armidale road via Ebor, this is a superb ride and leads me to the Waterfall way or I […]
Australia’s best motorcycle roads. The Manning Valley
From Gloucester to Taree runs the Buckett way, this is a nice road with good scenery. Recently the speed limits have been reduced which is a shame but that is how things are in the nanny state that Australia has become. West from Gloucester is another nice ride around the […]
Nice local roads – Stokers Siding
I used to ride the back roads via Stokers Siding to connect from Uki to Burringbah or to skip the Tweed valley way from Burringbah into Murwillumbah. From Uki you take Smiths creek road and from Stokers siding you take Stokers road which leads onto Bakers road and you can […]
Australias best motorcycle roads – Nymboida
The Grafton to Armidale road is one of the great rides in the New England tablelands region. Refereed to just as Nymboida on some bike forums, the rural village where actor Russell Crowe owns the pub is a interesting stop in route. (now closed) Heading south you can obtain […]
Nice local roads – Bald Knob
I used to like riding this road just for the view, the surface originally was a bit bumpy in parts however at some point is was resurfaced and if you have ridden up to Maleny then seems a obvious choice for different route on the way back. You can locate […]
Nice local roads – Crows Nest
A road I never got to ride too often as once arriving at Toowoomba I did not know any good roads to make a loop ride out of at the time but this is a nice ride and has some scenic spots, the Gus Beutel lookout is a must see. […]
Australia’s best motorcycle roads. The Gillies.
Just south of Cairns the Gilles highway runs from Gordonvale to the Atherton Tableland. It has 258 corners in the main 19km section and is the premium ride in northern Queensland and indeed easy one of the best motorcycle roads in the state however it’s a long way for […]
Nice local roads – Stoney Chute
To or from Nimbin are a number of decent roads, the original north has been under repair for a decade but this side road which used to be rough was sealed and makes for good alternative. The header is someones private driveway, lots of media stars and millionaires have their […]
