50 Best Rock Songs About Motorcycles

Classic Rock Tracks That Capture the Motorcycle Rush

There’s a certain pulse that hits when engines start to growl and the road hums under you. It’s not exactly freedom, not quite escape, but something tangled in that in-between space. You’re half-ready, sunglasses on, air heavy with exhaust and summer heat, and the right riff kicks in. The kind that makes your chest tighten the way it does when a ride stretches longer than planned. These tracks carry that sense of motion that doesn’t stop when the song fades. The blur, the noise, the quiet in your head that feels like speed itself.

Nobody’s gliding down an open highway like some movie montage. It’s windburn, bad turns, half-smiles at gas stations that barely qualify as rest stops. Somewhere in all that grit, a song fits the moment too well. Maybe it’s Springsteen chasing the idea of running toward something undefined. Maybe it’s AC/DC turning horsepower into noise. Maybe it’s Joan Jett burning through attitude instead of asphalt. Some tracks aren’t even literally tied to motorcycles, but they carry the same wild spark. The sound of moving without knowing where you’ll end up.

Not every ride feels smooth. Some tracks hit like a kickstart that rattles your bones, others roll easy until the next curve sneaks up. These are the songs that find that restless energy and rev it until your blood keeps the beat. You can find it across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, all wired into that same charge. Here are the best rock motorcycle songs that make the road feel endless.

1. 'Born to Be Wild' by Steppenwolf

2. 'Midnight Rider' by The Allman Brothers Band

3. 'Motorcycle Emptiness' by Manic Street Preachers

4. 'Ezy Ryder' by Jimi Hendrix

5. 'Bat Out of Hell' by Meat Loaf

6. 'Leader of the Pack' by The Shangri-Las

7. 'Heavy Metal Thunder' by Saxon

8. 'Ride the Wind' by Poison

9. 'Highway Song' by Blackfoot

10. 'Bad Motor Scooter' by Montrose

11. 'Ghost Rider' by Rush

12. 'Motorcycle Mama' by Neil Young

13. 'Ride to Live, Live to Ride' by Twisted Sister

14. 'Hell Bent for Leather' by Judas Priest

15. 'Born to Lose' by Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers

16. 'Motorcycle' by Love and Rockets

17. 'Gypsy Biker' by Bruce Springsteen

18. 'Motorcycle Drive By' by Third Eye Blind

19. 'Ride Like the Wind' by Christopher Cross (covered by Saxon)

20. 'Stone Cold Crazy' by Queen

21. 'Ride On' by AC/DC

22. 'Motorbikin’' by Chris Spedding

23. 'Motorcycle Man' by Saxon

24. 'Fuel' by Metallica

25. 'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen

26. 'Heading Out to the Highway' by Judas Priest

27. 'Radar Love' by Golden Earring

28. 'Slow Ride' by Foghat

29. 'Going Mobile' by The Who

30. 'Biker Like an Icon' by Paul McCartney

31. 'Wheels of Steel' by Saxon

32. 'Born to Be My Baby' by Bon Jovi

33. 'Ride the Lightning' by Metallica

34. 'Ride On Baby' by The Rolling Stones

35. 'Easy Rider' by Iron Butterfly

36. 'Motorcycle Song' by Arlo Guthrie

37. 'Live to Ride' by Black Label Society

38. 'Ride the Wind' by The Youngbloods

39. 'Highway Star' by Deep Purple

40. 'Riders on the Storm' by The Doors

41. 'Motorcycle' by The Rumble Strips

42. 'Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots' by The Cheers

43. 'Ride Out' by Bob Seger

44. 'Steel Horse Blues' by Blues Image

45. 'Hell’s Angels' by Cro-Mags

46. 'Born to Raise Hell' by Motörhead

47. 'Ride the Sky' by Lucifer’s Friend

48. 'Ride With Me' by Steppenwolf

49. 'Wheels' by Foo Fighters

50. 'Ride’ by Twenty One Pilots