50 Best Motorcycle Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Best Motorcycle Ride Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a certain charge that comes with firing up a bike and pulling onto the road. It’s not freedom in the glossy poster sense, but that jittery mix of noise, speed, and a little bit of danger. You hear the first few chords through your helmet, and suddenly the ride has a pulse that lines up with the engine. The right track can make the difference between a ride that feels like you’re going nowhere and one that hits like a scene you replay later in your head. Some of these picks are pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, and while they might not all be literally tied to motorcycles, the vibe locks in anyway.

The energy isn’t all sleek leather jackets and chrome reflections. Sometimes it’s messy and heavy, like traffic blurring past in waves, or the restless sound of a beat trying to outrun itself. A few songs feel almost too glossy, too clean, until you throw them against the chaos of wind and asphalt and suddenly they snap into place. Other tracks lean into grit, the kind of thing you’d expect spilling out of a roadside bar with the door cracked open. They make sense once you’re out there, the hum of the ride carrying you into corners, making every chorus hit harder.

Nobody’s scrolling through their feed hoping for background noise. What sticks is when a reel feels like it has teeth, when the track underneath says something the clip alone can’t. These songs bring that hit of adrenaline and keep it messy enough to feel alive. Here are the best motorcycle songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'Born to Be Wild' by Steppenwolf

2. 'Highway to Hell' by AC/DC

3. 'Bad to the Bone' by George Thorogood and The Destroyers

4. 'Wanted Dead or Alive' by Bon Jovi

5. 'Ride wit Me' by Nelly

6. 'On the Road Again' by Willie Nelson

7. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver

8. 'I've Been Everywhere' by Johnny Cash

9. 'Slow Ride' by Foghat

10. 'Motorcycle Song' by Arlo Guthrie

11. 'Riding with the King' by Eric Clapton & B.B. King

12. 'Free Bird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

13. 'Running Down a Dream' by Tom Petty

14. 'Radar Love' by Golden Earring

15. 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

16. 'Back in Black' by AC/DC

17. 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' by Queen

18. 'Ezy Rider' by Jimi Hendrix

19. 'Welcome to the Jungle' by Guns N' Roses

20. 'Ride the Wind' by Poison

21. 'Iron Horse' by Motörhead

22. 'Danger Zone' by Kenny Loggins

23. 'Ride' by twenty one pilots

24. 'Life is a Highway' by Tom Cochrane

25. 'Man of the Hour' by Norah Jones

26. 'Highwayman' by The Highwaymen

27. 'Kickstart My Heart' by Mötley Crüe

28. 'Motorcycle Drive By' by The Promise Ring

29. 'Motorcycle Mama' by Neil Young

30. 'Ridin' ' by Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone

31. 'Turborider' by Reckless Love

32. 'Motorcycle' by Colter Wall

33. 'Little Honda' by The Beach Boys

34. 'Rocket Man' by Elton John

35. 'Livin' on a Prayer' by Bon Jovi

36. 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC

37. 'Cherry Bomb' by The Runaways

38. 'I'm a Ramblin' Man' by Waylon Jennings

39. 'Bad Motor Scooter' by Montrose

40. 'Ride' by Ciara

41. 'You Shook Me All Night Long' by AC/DC

42. 'The Motorcycle Song' by the Black Keys

43. 'Ride Sally Ride' by Dennis Coffey

44. 'Midnight Rider' by The Allman Brothers Band

45. 'Can't You See' by The Marshall Tucker Band

46. 'I Fought the Law' by The Clash

47. 'Rusty Cage' by Soundgarden

48. 'Ace of Spades' by Motörhead

49. 'Live to Ride' by Twisted Sister

50. 'Me, Myself & I' by G-Eazy