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Our motorcycle tours offer a luxury vacation at an affordable
price and are a unique alternative to the typical biking holiday; you
will travel at a leisurely pace, live in quality accommodation, explore
wonderful locations, visit interesting places, eat wholesome local produce and
of course you will be riding some fantastic roads on an iconic Harley-Davidson.
It's All About The Road
For us it is all about road more than the destination. Don't
misunderstand us, we choose interesting places to stop and visit but the
road we take to get there is rarely a highway. Prudent road selection takes
riders across diverse landscapes snaking along roads that will be single
track at times to ensure the best rider experience available is always
picked and that no rider will ever be disappointed by the tour.
We develop our routes to find a suitably interesting spots to stop
approximately every ninety minutes which usually equates to a distance of
around 50 miles. These stops range from roadside cafes where we catch a quick
refreshment before getting back on the road to historic buildings and sites
where a little time can be spent exploring.
Daily journeys will therefore vary but are unlikely to be less than 140
miles (~225km) or greater than 230 miles (~270km) with two or three main stops
taken. Time in the saddle will be up to 6 hours and allowing for stops each
route will last around 8 hours from leaving after breakfast until arriving
back for dinner.
Highly Skilled Motorcycle Guides
The roads we travel will be challenging at times but help is always at hand
because all our motorbike guides are highly skilled and enthusiastic motorcyclists; our six guides collectively have been riding motorcycles for over 250 years! They are all Senior Observers within groups affiliated to the Institute of Advanced Motorists and are therefore well accustomed to observing riders, giving feedback and organising long distance motorcycle runs. They will be delighted to offer you guidance to help you improve your riding; all you need do is ask.
Three Unique Tour Propositions
We offer country circuits, two centre and fixed base
motorbike tours. Each of these
propositions addresses a different rider requirement and so we are confident
that there will be a bike tour to suit every type of motorcyclist and their guest
or pillion.
Country circuits provide an opportunity to familiarise the rider with all
that the country has to offer. This tour stops at a different hotel each of
the typically eight nights that the tour lasts. Take for example our Scottish base
where the landscape of the lowlands differs greatly from that of the
highlands. Riders taking a tour of Scotland would sample both and gain a
better understanding and appreciation of the areas they would like to return
to and explore in greater detail. The one drawback that this type of tour
has is that come rain hail or shine you must straddle the saddle and make
way to the next stop on the map! This will not appeal to some especially a
pillion who is unaccustomed to long bike runs.
The two centre option affords some flexibility and journeys can be
adjusted to catch better weather on the day. Four nights are spent at each
of two hotels. A rider or their pillion can elect not to participate every
day (other than on the day we move from the first to second base) because
the group will be returning to the same hotel. This option helps a rider
better explore two regions whilst still giving a flavour of the country at
large.
Our
fixed base tour is centred at a luxury hotel resort where we stay for
eight consecutive nights. This longer stay in one hotel affords greater
negotiating power with the resort enabling us to offer our customers high
standard accommodation at highly competitive prices. This tour offering is
ideal for the rider whose partner has little or no interest in biking
because they can relax by the pool, go off sightseeing or shopping and enjoy
the resort facilities while their other half is away biking. This fixed
location is carefully selected to be central to a region allowing the area
to be fully explored taking a different route each day to ensure that the best biking roads the area has
to offer are experienced.
Operating from a luxury Hotel or Chateau (as with Chateau des Vigiers in the Dordogne
pictured above) and using Harley-Davidson motorcycles supplied by local dealers we enable riders to explore an area without the arduous journey in getting to the region.
Relaxing Tailor Made Tours
Our most popular tour lasts nine days offering eight night's accommodation and seven full days of riding. This nine, eight, seven format ensures that riders and their guests arrive at the hotel enjoy a meal and a good night sleep before beginning their tour and enjoy that last ride to the fullest and a final night in the hotel with their fellow riders before embarking on their return journeys all suitably rested after a good night's sleep.
A growing number of our tours are bespoke because some of our customers prefer a long weekend
tour or mid-week break whilst others might prefer to extend their stay adding days to the beginning or end of the planned
motorcycle tour, whatever your needs we can assist. So, if you want a
holiday that
is not quite what we have presented we can modify our package to meet your exact needs. Just let us know what you want and we will do our utmost to
to create your ideal motorbike holiday.
At some time between arrival and before departing on the first run we will have a one to one chat with every rider to identify what they hope to acquire from the experience. We will do our
best to adapt the tour to deliver a trip that meets every rider's expectations. Those
riders who want to improve their riding will be offered suitable guidance.
Iconic Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Rental
Harley-Davidson is an iconic motorcycle brand and dominates the large cruiser market. We work in conjunction with
West Coast Harley-Davidson a a well established Scottish
motorcycle dealer who supply, insure and service most of the bikes to riders who select the rental option.
Those riders who are hiring a Harley will find the bike at the tour start fully prepared and ready to go on the morning of the first day's riding. Most machines are
href="machine.aspx">Harley-Davidson Softail Heritage Classic’s but other Harley-Davidson models are available in limited supply upon request.
Riders who bring their own machines must ensure that they are
appropriately insured to ride their machine within a group in the
countries we shall pass through on each tour. Proof that such insurance
exists must be given to the tour guide before we embark upon our first ride.
Carefully Selected Accommodation
All
hotels are rated at least 3 stars with Hilton and Best Western brands being
prominent in our selection. These carefully selected hotels offer quality, comfort,
good food and where possible have full leisure facilities.
So, you can loosen up after your day in the saddle before enjoying a nice meal
and comfortable bed.
For the return to base tours we have chosen premium hotel brands
including Doubletrees by Hilton as our Scottish accommodation provider and
Chateau des Vigiers in France.
Other tours use Best Western 3 or 4 star accommodation and where one
of these brands is unavailable a similar standard of accommodation will be provided.
Associating with such quality hotels coupled to our bringing a wealth of expertise
offers a real alternative proposition to the typical biking holiday. We think this
gives us a competitive advantage. But you can be the judge and decide whether you would rather tolerate
shared B&B or dormitory accommodation to our offering, a private luxury hotel room. Just tell us what you
think. We are always willing to listen.
Included in the Package
Our package clearly states what is included in the price. Some holidays includes luxury accommodation, food and motorbike hire with daily return-to-base guided tours.
Others only provide accommodation and selected meals, so please double check
our Tour Includes and Tour Excludes areas to ensure you are asking for the
right package.
In Summary
We are a motorcycle touring company who can offer a Harley-Davidson hired motorbikes as part of the
motorcycle tour package. Our guided motorcycle tours and motorbike touring holidays give bikers a unique
adventure holiday experience. Our Harley-Davidson motorbike tours typically provide seven full days motorbike riding and deliver real adventure motorcycling with
the added advantage of luxury accommodation.
Motorbike tours are all too often thought of as rough and ready but we add quality accommodation to provide a unique motorcycling vacation. Added to this you will be guided by Senior Observers from the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
DuDuring 2012 we shall be conducting Motorcycle Tours in Scotland, Ireland and
France.
Three tour variations are offered; circuit, two centre and fixed base. Each day’s guided motorcycle tour will cover a circa 200 mile circuit.
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