Touring Scotland.

CB1000 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 03 May 2016 Karma :

Hi everyone,

My wife and I are planning to visit Scotland for 10 days in August 2016 and are looking to do a 7 to 8 days motorcycle tour around the country.

Can anyone suggest any tour companies that can help us with bikes, luggage, routes and accommodation? We would prefer riding with a group. We found a few through Google and TripAdvisor but they seemed a bit expensive. Thought would be a good idea to check here.

Thanks,

JoeDaStudd · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 01 Oct 2015 Karma :

I've been wanting to do the north coast 500 since I heard about it last year
https://www.northcoast500.com
As the name suggests it's a 500 mile trip around the north coast which takes 3 to 5 days depending on how you want to pace it.

No idea on tour companies or rentals, but I will warn you renting a motorcycle in the UK is expensive.
It's more then likely going to be cheaper to buy a bike, short term insure then sell the bike back after.

supZ · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Feb 2009 Karma :

I can't really help with tour companies; when I toured scotland I went with 2 friends and we planned the routes ourselves (well, martin did, me and mike just followed Very Happy

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went up to Penrith for our 1st stop. stayed at a hotel there for the night then off to enter scotland.

the main route was penrith > edinburgh > glencoe > 'go west for a bit' > inverness > john o'groats and back again with a day off in edinburgh so we could have a few drinks and relax before the trek home.

covered around 1600 miles and it was fantastic Very Happy

we just planned what town/city we'd be in at the end of the day.. roughly 250-300 miles covered a day and booked cheap hotel/b&b.

bikes were safe enough.. chained up to each other overnight

we were there for 7-8 days (including the day off) and my soft panniers and tank bag (which I strapped to the back to keep it out of my way) carried all the gear I needed, changes of clothes etc..
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Enduro Numpty · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 31 Oct 2012 Karma :

Like other posters I can't help with bike hire but if you get a bike organised let me know and I'll put up some cracking routes.

Skudd · Super Spammer Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Karma :

I went for a few years with a couple of mates, first time was up the left across the top and down the right, had B&Bs booked about 150-200 miles apart around the route we were using, the next time we used one B&B as a base and road around the area, next time we did a mixture of both.
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MCN · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Karma :

Pay... Another signed up, sucked us dry then pissed off. I hate tourists. 😡
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D_redd · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 05 Apr 2016 Karma :

CB1000 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 03 May 2016 Karma :

CB1000 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 03 May 2016 Karma :

Thanks everyone for respmding, will keep these tips in mind while we go about planning.

Will be landing in London first for a bit of sightseeing and hopefully buy me a new helmet and touring jacket. Anyone have any recommendations for a gear stote in London? Was lookng at buying an Arai or a Shoei.

chickenstrip · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Dec 2013 Karma :