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This Page is for general Motorcycle Touring Information, equipment, pannier systems, books, reference sites for information...

See separate pages for 'Motorcycle Tour Operators in the UK', 'Tour Operators in Europe' and 'Motorcycle Tour Operators in the rest of the World'.

Getting wired? Here's articles on Motorcycle SatNav using a PDA and Installing a Camera System on a motorcycle.

Best Biking Roads in Europe. Start dreaming of this year's motorcycle touring now.

And here is an article what we wrote as a First Timers guide to Motorcycle Touring if you have never done it before.

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Despite rumours on some sites, you do not need to carry a flourescent safety vest in case of breakdown in Belgium and France. In a car, you do, and you must wear it if you break down by the roadside. But it doesn't apply to motorcycles. We are still checking the situation in Belgium.
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Name Wilderness Motorcycle Tours
Region Nationwide
Tel 07787433352
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Website Wilderness Motorcycle Tours

Wilderness Motorcycle Tours are designed to give you a personalised experience within a tour. 2010 sees a full season of Scottish Tours, finishing with a Tour of Morocco in October. Change your scenery with Wilderness Motorcycle Tours!

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Auto Europe (actually the whole World)
Region Worldwide
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Car hire. Yep, you need to get from the airport to the wherever you are going. Its a bugger to find who hires cars in Utter BeyondLand. These guys know loads of local and international car hire operators. Just tell them where you are going, and

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Essentials 4 Travel
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Good for stuff like 13A plug adapters, so you can plug your shaver into French wall-sockets. Big travel wallets, Road Atlases, ... Has some really useful stuff hard to get elsewhere.

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Wall Maps
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Wall Maps of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, ...all EU countries. Or define your own area and they'll print it. Various world wall maps. All Printed, laminated, or with hanging-it-up things,... Perfect for hanging on the wall and dreaming

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Flexicover
Travel Insurance with more cover options than most policies. Multi-trip per year. Long stay for those longer trips. Comprehensive cover for everything from medical emergency and repatriation to
Flexicover
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Garmin Mobile
GPS software for your smartphone. Also ruggedised motorcycle-spec satnavs. Even if your phone doesn't do GPS, if it does Bluetooth, Garmin's dongle gives it proper GPS.
They also do ruggedized
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Gear-Zone
Good for Outdoor Kit. Tents, sleeping bags, torches, plates and wee stoves. Waterproofs, stuff sacks and dri-bags.
Gear-Zone
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2 Ride The World
Simon & Lisa Thomas riding round the world.
2 Ride The World
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Adventure Motorcycle
Dedicated to overland travel by motorbike. Travel stories, touring news, bike reviews, forum.....
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Adventure Motorcycle
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Adventure Rider
Bulletin board / Forum for ...Adventure Riders.
Adventure Rider
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Adventurers Workshop
Big range of Adventure Touring stuff, mostly for newer bikes, BMW GS, KTM Adventurer, etc. US based, but will ship.
Adventurers Workshop
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Alex's BMW
...Motorcycle & Global Touring Page. Guy who likes touring the Alps on a BMW. Top man.
Alex's BMW
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Alpentourer
Excellent site about Alpine Touring. Passes, hotels, places, ... Good information (some in German).
Alpentourer
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AlpineRoads
Alpine Passes listed, wee maps to locate them, places of interest, etc. Also Dolomites. List of where the nearest dealer is for when you break down. Top Pass recommendations. A must-read if you are
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Alpiraid
Italian bikers who like the Alps. Good information on less well-known and off-road routes.
Alpiraid
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AndyStrapz
Expedition Panniers. Soft-luggage alternative to overlanding metal boxes. Also seat-bags, bar-bags, etc. And the webbing straps are way cool. As recommended by Ted Simon, no less.
AndyStrapz
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Anke & Jan
Homepage reporting about around the world trip which started in Germany 04.08.1999 and finishes in Germany in 200x on two BMW R1100GS.
Anke & Jan
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Arold Reinders
Arold's trip from The Netherlands to South Africa on an old Yamaha XT500
Arold Reinders
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Baja GPS Guidebook
Want to ride the Baja Peninsula, with a full set of GPS waypoints and routes. Here it is.
Baja GPS Guidebook
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Bangkok Riders Club
Site for a Motorcycle Club in Bangkok - has a big list of links to stuff about riding in Thailand.
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Bangkok Riders Club
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Bente Bråthen & Dag Jenssen
Married couple from Norway, dedicated to travelling. Most of Spain, a lot of Norway, and North and South America. Also photo galleries from other destinations.
Bente Bråthen & Dag Jenssen
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Bernd Tesch
Professional Motorcycle Adventurer, Motorcycle-Travel-Expert, author, publisher, journalist und survival-trainer. Site sells serious expedition boxes, racks, large fuel tanks, etc.
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Best Biking Roads
Hundreds of the best biking roads in Europe - and some in the US. Posted and reviewed by members.
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Best Biking Roads
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Bike Pics, Events and Trips
Bike pics and wallpapers: BMW, Ducati, Buell, KTM, MV Agusta, etc. Bike events pics: Roadster meetings, 24 hours Montmelo, etc. Bike trip pics in Catalonia.
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Bike Pics, Events and Trips
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Biking in Bangkok
Information about riding in Bangkok. Licences, buying a bike, ...
Biking in Bangkok
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Brittany Ferries
Ferries to France from the South Coast: Portsmouth, Poole, Plymouth. Also Cork to Roscoff and Plymouth to Santander in Spain.
Brittany Ferries
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Caja Sahel
Adventure touring metal panniers, mounting frames, and accessories.
Caja Sahel
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Caravan Bargain
Campervans and motorhomes for sale. Only useful if you can get a bike in the back, of course :)
Caravan Bargain
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Caravan Breakers Parts Request
Yet another Parts Request Site. But this one is for Caravan Parts, useful if you are converting a van into a camper.
Caravan Breakers Parts Reques​t
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Caribou Cases
Tough motorcycle luggage from the US. Tougher than original equipment, but less in-yer-face than ally boxes.
Caribou Cases
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Carla King - Motorcycle Misadventures
A motorcycle travel writer's writings, readings, journeys, gear, and recommendations. Particularly about motorcycle touring in China.
Carla King - Motorcycle Misad​ventures
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Chris Addison
15 month odyssey from Europe, through Asia Minor, the Subcontinent, South East Asia, South Africa to the Middle East, and finally Eastern and Western Europe. Total distance 70,000 km, on a KTM 640
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Chris Jones & Spice Griffith
Around The World 101 : No Prequisites Required. Chris and Spice check out the world for a couple years on KLR 650s.
Chris Jones & Spice Griffith
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Claus Possberg
Serious Adventure Tourer and Photographer.
Claus Possberg
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Condor Ferries
Ferry company serving Jersey, Guernsey, St Malo and Western France.
Condor Ferries
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CycoActive
US-based. Serious accessories for hardcore offroad adventure touring.
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CycoActive
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Dale Borgeson
Motorcycle Touring information for beginners. What to pack, discussin of hard-cases, soft-cases, what tools you need. From a laid back dude with the right attitude.
Dale Borgeson
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Dave & Helen
Rode an Enfield Bullet from India to the UK.
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Dave & Helen
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Dave Barr RTW
RTW on a 1972 Harley-Davidson with two prosthetic legs. Respect.
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Dave Barr RTW
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David Lambeth
Overland bike preparation expert. Big tanks, bash plates, uprated shocks, luggage racks built, water storage systems, GPS, ....
David Lambeth
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Doug DeBen
From Seattle to Tierra Del Fuego, journal and lots of pictures.
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eBookers
Flights, hotels, packages,... Good for the independant traveller to sort out your own hotels and stuff.
eBookers
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Erin & Chris Ratay
Around-the-World tour, a motorcycle adventure on two BMW bikes that took more than four years (1999-2003)
Erin & Chris Ratay
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European Health Insurance card (EHIC)
About the E111 card. Which isn't a card, and isn't called E111 any more. Its about how to get basic health care abroad.
European Health Insurance car​d (EHIC)
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Expedia
Flights and hotels finder.
Expedia
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Expedition Support
Over four decades of experience in running and supporting expeditions, small and large, with contacts all over the world. Contact if you are planning a trip and are looking for support or assistance.
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Expedition Support
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Find a Cyber Cafe
Gotta get your email while travelling ? List of thousands of Cyber Cafes world-wide.
Find a Cyber Cafe
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
International Travel Info from from the FCO. Advice is often over-cautious, and areas they say are dodgy for business travellers are often perfectly fine for an overland biker. Well worth reading
Foreign and Commonwealth Offi​ce
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Formule1 Hotels
Basic and cheap hotel chain across Europe. Usually situated handy for motorways.
Formule1 Hotels
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French Roads
Information on the Southern Alps, the bit in Provence which is properly called 'Alps-Maritime'. This area includes the excellent Sospel road, Col de Tende, the fantastic Nice-Geneva route, and others.
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French Roads
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Garmin GPS
GPS units designed for motorcycles, because we need it to be waterproof and tough enough to withstand the vibration.
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Gear Pac
Motorcycle touring gear. Ortlieb bags, tents, stoves, torches....
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Gear Pac
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Gelert Outdoor Equipment
Camping Equipment manufacturer in Wales. This is the manufacturers own site, useful for browsing stuff. Get the kit in your local or online shop.
Gelert Outdoor Equipment
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Gites de France
Search for Gites in France. Most will want you to book a week or two, not overnight. Good if you want to base yourself in one area.
Gites de France
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Glen Heggstad
Riding round the world on a 650 BMW.
Glen Heggstad
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Global Bike Travels
Leaving mid-2008, a couple riding round the world, raising money for Motorcycle Outreach. Thats the charity that is carrying on the initiative that Simon Milward helped start in the Phillipines.
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Global Bike Travels
BMW
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Go Travel Insurance
They will cover Motorcycle Touring, but not on the standard policy. They have a new policy which definitely does cover us, you may have to ask specifically for it, I'm checking.
Go Travel Insurance
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Golden Triangle Rider
Motorcycle touring information in Thailand / Laos / Cambodia. Cross border info, bike rentals & imports. Plus hundreds of trip reports with thousands of photographs on the GT Rider forum.
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gps4touring
Tour Europe on your bike using GPS to find campsites, B&B, gites and great biking roads.
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gps4touring
Motorcycle touring accessories plus GPS coordinates and details of campsites, B&B's, gites and great biking roads throughout Europe.
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gps4touring
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Great Divide Ride
Stuff about riding the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico.
Great Divide Ride
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Happy Trails
Specialist dual-sport and adventure touring products. In US, but good for parts you can't get anywhere else. Pivoting bar risers, proper big ally top boxes, one-off pannier racks.
Happy Trails
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Horizons Unlimited
Motorcycle Travellers Bulletin Board. One of our favourite bike web sites - if you are a motorcycle traveller or adventure biker in any way, stop in here regularly.
Horizons Unlimited
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How Far Is It?
Quite cute. Works out the distance between two places in the world. Its as the crow flies, which may not correspond to real life, but it gives you a first approximation. Brussels to Prague is 448
How Far Is It?
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International Motorcyclists Tour Club
Club for touring riders. Club nights, meetings throughout UK. Organise groups to go touring together.
International Motorcyclists T​our Club
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Into the Blue
Generic Exciting Stuff. Hangliding days, offroad experiences,.... and classic bike tours
Into the Blue
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iSPOG
Nice site about some adventure motorcycle trips.
iSPOG
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Jim Rogers
RTW biker, with a rather different view on things. Wrote an excellent book, Investment Biker, highly recommended reading if you understand international trade and commerce.
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Jim Rogers
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JumboGo
Specialist online bookshop for Travel books, maps, phrase books.....
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Kermit Chair
High quality wooden folding chair. Folds to 22''x4''x6''. Expensive, but quality kit. Made in Nashville.
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Khyam Tents
UK Tent manufacturer. Does quick-erect and geadesic types. Sleeping bags, groundsheets and tent carpets. Carpets!
Khyam Tents
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Kiwi Bob
Jesse Luggage Systems, nicely shaped ally panniers for BMWs. And BMW GS exhausts. Based in Germany.
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Lonely Planet
Guidebooks and travel resources. Specific guides to cities/areas can be bought and downloaded online.
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