Few activities offer the feeling of freedom, speed and adventure than a long trip on a motorcycle. Here are some of the top views to be had while biking the world.
10 of the world's best motorcycle rides —
Few activities offer the feeling of freedom, speed and adventure than a long trip on a motorcycle. Here are some of the top views to be had while biking the world.
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Almost 300 kilometers of beautiful shoreline flies by quickly when you're having fun.
Great Ocean Road, Australia —
Almost 300 kilometers of beautiful shoreline flies by quickly when you're having fun.
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This one-day ride from Melbourne to Petersbrough winds through shoreline rainforest, skirts sensational surfing beaches and unfurls along the rugged Shipwreck Coast.
Great Ocean Road, Australia —
This one-day ride from Melbourne to Petersbrough winds through shoreline rainforest, skirts sensational surfing beaches and unfurls along the rugged Shipwreck Coast.
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It won't always be sunny, but England's Yorkshire roads are invariably beautiful.
Yorkshire Dales, England —
It won't always be sunny, but England's Yorkshire roads are invariably beautiful.
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No top 10 would be complete without this stellar ride.
Pacific Coast Highway, United States —
No top 10 would be complete without this stellar ride.
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The trip from San Luis Obispo to San Francisco runs past seal-strewn beaches, redwood forests, plunging cliffs and the crashing surf of Big Sur.
Pacific Coast Highway, United States —
The trip from San Luis Obispo to San Francisco runs past seal-strewn beaches, redwood forests, plunging cliffs and the crashing surf of Big Sur.
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At San Simeon in California, bikers can stop to take in the ocean views and tour Hearst Castle before heading either south to Los Angeles or north to San Francisco.
Pacific Coast Highway, United States —
At San Simeon in California, bikers can stop to take in the ocean views and tour Hearst Castle before heading either south to Los Angeles or north to San Francisco.
Nicole Espinoza
The best part is once you've done it, you can turn around and do it again the other way.
Pacific Coast Highway, United States —
The best part is once you've done it, you can turn around and do it again the other way.
Carla King
This route of nearly 3,000 kilometers takes in Cappadocia's troglodyte houses, ancient Roman and Byzantine ruins and the beauty of the Black Sea and Taurus Mountains.
Istanbul to Anatolia, Turkey —
This route of nearly 3,000 kilometers takes in Cappadocia's troglodyte houses, ancient Roman and Byzantine ruins and the beauty of the Black Sea and Taurus Mountains.
MotoDiscovery
If ever there was a route you need to ride, this is it.
Route 66, United States —
If ever there was a route you need to ride, this is it.
Christopher P. Baker
Classic American cars and creaky ox carts are companions on the clockwise loop from Havana to Baracoa.
'Che Guevara route,' Cuba —
Classic American cars and creaky ox carts are companions on the clockwise loop from Havana to Baracoa.
Christopher P. Baker
For five decades forbidden fruit, Cuba recently opened to U.S. citizens on licensed group motorcycle tours offered by Texas-based MotoDiscovery.
'Che Guevara route,' Cuba —
For five decades forbidden fruit, Cuba recently opened to U.S. citizens on licensed group motorcycle tours offered by Texas-based MotoDiscovery.
Christopher P. Baker
California and the Wild West are perfect biking country.
Grand Canyon National Park, United States —
California and the Wild West are perfect biking country.
Christopher P. Baker