Touring

New Zealand
Riding a South Island Loop in New Zealand
The classic circuit over Arthur's Pass, the Haast, the Crown Range and out to Milford, with the season window, fuel gaps and...
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Routes
Riding the Western Ghats, Ooty to Munnar
Five Nilgiri ghat roads with 4 to 47 hairpin bends, the run south to Munnar's tea country, monsoon timing and the night...
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Rajasthan
Riding Rajasthan, a Desert Motorcycle Route Guide
Jaipur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur across the Thar Desert — why the season is October to March, the road speeds nobody...
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Nubra Valley
Zanskar and Nubra on a Motorcycle, Permits and Routes
Ladakh's two great side valleys — the Inner Line Permit rules that decide the trip, the roads into Padum and Diskit, season...
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Routes
Riding the Spiti Valley Loop, a Motorcycle Guide
Shimla to Kaza to Manali across a Himalayan cold desert — why to ride it Shimla-first, Kunzum Pass season dates, permits for...
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Khardung La
Khardung La on a Motorcycle, the Real Elevation
The summit sign says 5,602 m, the surveys say 5,359 m. Where both numbers come from, plus permits, the two-day acclimatisation rule,...
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Leh Manali Highway
Riding the Leh-Manali Highway, a Motorcycle Guide
428 km and four Himalayan passes from Manali to Leh, topping out at 5,328 m — the season window, the 330 km...
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Greece
Riding the Peloponnese, a Motorcycle Loop Guide
A week-long Peloponnese circuit — the Langada Pass over the Taygetus, the Mani tower villages to Cape Matapan, Monemvasia, plus tolls, fuel...
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Balkans
Best Motorcycle Roads in the Balkans
Croatia's D8, Montenegro's Sedlo Pass, Albania's newly paved SH21, Bosnia's Neretva valley and the Kotor hairpins — plus the border, insurance and...
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Albania
Albania's SH20 and SH21, Riding to Theth and Vermosh
Which road actually goes to Theth, what the September 2021 paving changed, the quieter SH20 through Kelmend to Vermosh, and the season,...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Motorcycling Bosnia's Mountain Roads Safely
The M17 Neretva valley and M18 into Sutjeska, plus the mine safety rules that actually matter — official BHMAC figures, where not...
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Montenegro
Durmitor and the Tara Canyon on a Motorcycle
The 120 km Durmitor ring over Sedlo Pass at 1,907 m, the Tara canyon and its 1940 arch bridge — season, fuel...
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Croatia
Riding Croatia's Adriatic Highway, the D8 Coast Road
The D8 runs 643 km from the Slovenian border to Montenegro along Croatia's coast — the sections worth riding, the Peljesac Bridge...
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Black Forest
Best Motorcycle Roads in Germany, a Rider Guide
The best motorcycle roads in Germany, from the 484 km Alpine Road and the B500 Black Forest ridge to the Mosel and...
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Germany
Mosel Valley Motorcycle Guide, Koblenz to Trier
Ride the Mosel from Koblenz to Trier: the B53 river bends, the Calmont slope at Bremm, Eifel and Hunsruck loops, plus German...
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Country Guides
Best Motorcycle Roads in France, a Rider Guide
The best motorcycle roads in France, from the 720 km Route des Grandes Alpes and its high cols to Provence, Alsace, the...
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Alsace
Alsace Wine Route Motorcycle Guide, 170 km of Vines
Ride the 170 km Route des Vins d'Alsace with the 88 km Route des Cretes above it: the villages worth stopping in,...
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France
Provence Motorcycle Guide, Ventoux and the Nesque
Riding Provence: three ways up Mont Ventoux, the D942 through the Gorges de la Nesque, the Luberon villages, mistral wind, Crit'Air rules...
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Country Guides
Best Motorcycle Roads in Italy, a Rider Guide
The best motorcycle roads in Italy, from the Stelvio and the Dolomite passes to the Amalfi Coast, Tuscany and Sardinia, plus tolls,...
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Island Riding
Sardinia Motorcycle Guide, the SS125 Orientale Sarda
Ride Sardinia's SS125 Orientale Sarda: the Supramonte crossing from Baunei to Dorgali, the Genna Silana pass, island loop planning, ferries and fuel...
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Italy
Tuscany Motorcycle Guide, Chianti and Val d Orcia
A three to five day Tuscan loop: the 61 km SR222 Chiantigiana, the Crete Senesi, the Val d'Orcia ridge roads, plus ZTL...
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Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast Motorcycle Guide, Riding the SS163
Ride the SS163 Amalfitana on two wheels: the 50 km cliff road, the summer plate restrictions motorcycles are exempt from, timing, fuel...
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Country Guides
Best Motorcycle Roads in Portugal, a Rider's Overview
The N222, the 738 km EN2 and the N339 to Torre at 1,993 m, plus tolls, wildfire closures and the season that...
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Algarve
Algarve Coast Motorcycle Guide, Sagres and Monchique
The N268 to Cabo de Sao Vicente, the N266 climb to Foia at 902 m, and what the A22 going toll-free in...
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