A couple of friends of mine have recently started offering fly-ride European motorcycle tours with a difference, you ride your own bike!!!
I'll let their website do the majority of the talking but I'll summarise here.
Your bike is taken from the UK to your riding destination. You then fly down to meet it and enjoy a week of guided riding at your destination, at the end of the week you fly home and your bike is brought back for you.
I've ridden with Paul and Nick for several years and they are very experienced, very knowledgable very competent riders / guides and the routes will be well thought out and engaging routes in order to make the most of the location.
The idea is that you can essentially have a full week's riding without spending a couple of days each end of your holiday riding to and from your destination.
Accommodation is included as are transfers from the Airport. there is also the added bonus of saving what is essentially half a scheduled service on your bike and the mileage related tyre wear of riding 1000's of motorway miles!
Another additional benefit is that it's not essential to take a touring bike nor do you have to carry any luggage, all of your luggage goes down with the bike.
Crikey you could take a 250LC if you wanted to!
http://www.gatewaymotorcycletravel.co.uk
I'm not naive enough to think this is everyone's cup of tea as I know that many like to ride from start to finish but if you don't have the time to bimble down onto the continent using the scenic route or hate the thought of all those motorway miles then this just might be for you
I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts ...... I'll pass them on to the guys!
I'll let their website do the majority of the talking but I'll summarise here.
Your bike is taken from the UK to your riding destination. You then fly down to meet it and enjoy a week of guided riding at your destination, at the end of the week you fly home and your bike is brought back for you.
I've ridden with Paul and Nick for several years and they are very experienced, very knowledgable very competent riders / guides and the routes will be well thought out and engaging routes in order to make the most of the location.
The idea is that you can essentially have a full week's riding without spending a couple of days each end of your holiday riding to and from your destination.
Accommodation is included as are transfers from the Airport. there is also the added bonus of saving what is essentially half a scheduled service on your bike and the mileage related tyre wear of riding 1000's of motorway miles!
Another additional benefit is that it's not essential to take a touring bike nor do you have to carry any luggage, all of your luggage goes down with the bike.
Crikey you could take a 250LC if you wanted to!
http://www.gatewaymotorcycletravel.co.uk
I'm not naive enough to think this is everyone's cup of tea as I know that many like to ride from start to finish but if you don't have the time to bimble down onto the continent using the scenic route or hate the thought of all those motorway miles then this just might be for you
I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts ...... I'll pass them on to the guys!
For me, getting time off work is VERY difficult, so this would be a good option if I want to ride around Spain.
