Motorbike travel and touring advice

Here you'll find MCN's expert advice on the best biker travel destinations, tours and trips to keep you exploring. From museums to mountain passes, if it's a motorcycle magnet, it's here.

If you already know your destination and need to get geared up, you may want to check out our top clothing picks, the top tech buys to make your trip and the comfort accessories we'd recommend in a heartbeat.

Welcome to Wallonia | Explore one of biking’s best kept secrets with 1300km of great riding routes

29 February 2024 by MCN

Paid partnership with VISITWallonia Ever heard of Wallonia? It’s the southern half of Belgium, and as far as motorcyclists are concerned, the more exciting half. It’s home to the Spa-Francorchamps race circuit, classic racing at...

Race back to the 70s: Italian tour takes in MotoGP round on modern classics

10 March 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

As the world championship race season gets underway, many of us dream of blasting across to the continent to soak up the action at historic European circuits. But why not do it in style? An Italian...

Don't miss National Motorcycle Museum Live 2022

23 May 2022 by Phil West

Henry Cole of TV’s Shed & Buried will star alongside engineering master Allen Millyard, plus racers Steve Parrish and Peter Hickman at this year’s National Motorcycle Museum Live in late...

MCN joined in the soggy fun at the 60th Dragon Rally

04 April 2022 by Justin Hayzelden

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Dragon Rally, one of the UK’s most enduring meets. Traditionally taking place on the second weekend in February, this extreme event sees up to 2000 hardcore...

Rising from the ashes: Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum re-opens

30 March 2022 by Phil West

A motorcycle museum that was completely destroyed by fire in January 2021 – along with 330 rare bikes – is preparing for its busiest summer season ever. Astonishingly, the Top Mountain museum in...

Continental concerns? It's MCN's guide to riding your motorbike in Europe

02 July 2021 by MCN

A European motorbike trip can be a great way to get some miles racked up towards your #ride5000miles total at any time of year; whether it’s your summer holiday, a way to extend the riding season...

Explore Northumberland: New 250-mile route launched to rival the NC500

10 June 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

A pair of Northumberland residents have created the Northumberland 250 – a route set to rival the North Coast 500. Related articles on MCN The best UK roads to explore by motorbike this...

The Ace Café London through the ages

19 October 2020 by Ben Clarke

The Ace Café on London’s North Circular has been a home from home for motorcyclists for over 80 years, so we at MCN thought we’d put together a gallery of pictures to show how it has changed in that...

Triumph Daytona exhibition opened at Hinckley Visitor Experience

26 February 2020 by Ben Clarke

The Triumph Factory Visitor Experience in Hinckley has assembled a collection of 14 Triumph Daytona models that display the chronology of the firm’s sportsbike over a 50-year period. The centrepiece...

Silverstone celebrate rich heritage with new Experience Centre

11 November 2019 by Dan Sutherland

After a seven-year-project to restore a WW2 RAF hangar into an interactive museum, the all-new Silverstone Experience centre will open its doors to the public on Friday, October 25. Celebrating the...

The ultimate motorcycling high. Riding the Himalayas

14 October 2019 by Andy Davidson

Mountains are earth’s giants. They’re behemoths, slowly pushing their way through the clouds over millions of years to scratch at heaven’s belly. Related: Royal Enfield Himalayan review on MCN The...

A glimpse at "motorcycling mecca" - the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

06 May 2019 by Michael Neeves

When it comes to biking bucket lists there are a handful of undisputable destinations that’ll take your breath away. A visit to the TT will fry your mind and the barely-controlled chaos of the...