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Dedicated to all riders! Songs that match your bike and rider anthems for touring and trips

When you go touring on your motorcycle, what do you like to listen to?

These days, lots of people use intercoms to listen to music or even attach speakers to their bikes.

In this article, I’ll introduce songs that are perfect for highway riding with an exhilarating sense of speed, medium-tempo tracks that bring out the grandeur of nature, and tunes that are just right for touring!

I’ve also picked out plenty of songs by musicians who love motorcycles and sing about them, so be sure to give them a listen.

Motorcycles and music are the essence of youth—head out with the songs I’m about to introduce.

Above all, ride safely and have an amazing touring experience!

Dedicated to all riders! Songs that match your bike and rider anthems perfect for touring and trips (21–30)

engineOkuda Tamio

Cars 3 “Engine” Tamio Okuda — Cars 3 Japanese Ending Song “engine” by Tamio Okuda
engineOkuda Tamio

Tamio Okuda, who has released numerous classic songs about cars, composed and sings this track for the film Cars 3.

Its slightly earthy feel enhances the song’s atmosphere.

It’s a recommended tune for riders that makes you want to hit the road while taking in vast landscapes.

In the night sky after the rainRC sakuseshon

Kiyoshiro Imawano - In the Night Sky After the Rain
In the night sky after the rainRC sakuseshon

The classic rock ’n’ roll-style track by RC Succession, led by Kiyoshiro Imawano, is perfect as background music for a ride on your bike! It’s said the song was originally written about Kiyoshiro’s car breaking down in the rain.

Still, just like the chorus says, many riders have probably felt, “Why can’t I ride my beloved machine on such a wonderful day?!” Especially those who ride old bikes—you’ve been there, right? That said, even those moody breakdowns are part of what makes us feel attached to them!

Dedicated to all riders! Songs that match your bike & rider anthems for touring and travel (31–40)

SISTERback number

back number – 「SISTER」 Music Video
SISTERback number

It’s a refreshing yet groovy track, perfect for touring from summer into autumn.

When a song like this is playing in your head, it really boosts the touring mood, doesn’t it? It’s also a song used in a sports drink commercial.

Wasted NightsONE OK ROCK

ONE OK ROCK: Wasted Nights [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Wasted NightsONE OK ROCK

I bet a lot of people feel like listening to cool rock songs when they go touring.

If that’s you, I recommend ONE OK ROCK’s “Wasted Nights.” ONE OK ROCK is a Japanese band, but their sound feels like Western rock and is full of exhilaration.

Listening to this song while touring makes you feel like the protagonist of a story.

FasterWithin Temptation

Within Temptation – Faster (Music Video)
FasterWithin Temptation

This is another track I want you to listen to while powering through a long, steady ride! Please imagine a cool female rider tearing down the road solo as you listen.

It makes me feel stronger! Their songs are often used as race BGM, so I highly recommend them!

KAWASAKI with pH-1ONE OR EIGHT

ONE OR EIGHT / KAWASAKI with pH-1 (Visualizer)
KAWASAKI with pH-1ONE OR EIGHT

A collaboration track by ONE OR EIGHT and pH-1, released for streaming in January 2025.

Set over a fast-paced beat, the lyrics portray a thirst for freedom and a push against personal limits.

It’s a hip-hop number with multifaceted appeal—both high-energy and cool.

Add this energetic track, which fuses roaring motorcycle sounds with trap beats, to your playlist.

Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs.

GREEN APPLE’s seventh single, written specifically for the youth film Aonatsu: 30 Days with You.

It’s a refreshing song that perfectly fits a coming-of-age movie—in fact, it feels exactly like “summer!!!,” bright and exhilarating.

It’s the kind of track you’d want to hear on a sunny summer day while touring.