Guides for the road
Practical guides for riders, and for the hosts who welcome them.
GuideShaping a trip around you and your bike
The same trip is not good for everyone. What changes if you ride a big trail bike or a sportbike, if you ride two-up, or if this is your first long trip.
GuideFor hosts: how to describe your parking so riders choose you
A rider picks a place to stay by where the motorcycle will sleep. What to write, in five lines, so they don't move on to the next one.
GuideHow to build a trip, from idea to days on the map
A trip does not start with a route. It starts with three things: how many days you have, where you sleep each night, and how far you want to ride in a day. The rest draws itself.
GuideMoney, information and stops: getting by on the road
Where to change money and where not to, how much cash to carry, who to ask when you need a good answer, and how to choose where you stop.
GuideThe pre-departure checklist (with a form to download)
Everything you check in the last 48 hours, point by point. At the end, a one-page form you download, print and tick in the garage.
GuidePreparing for a trip: what to do eight weeks out, and what on the last evening
The bike, the papers, your body and the money — each has its moment. A simple calendar, from two months before to the morning you leave.
GuideRisk areas and how to protect yourself, without giving up the road
How to find out whether an area is fine, what the real risks are for a foreign rider, and what to do in practice: where you sleep, where you park, what you keep apart, who you call.
GuideA weekend or a fortnight: what actually changes
It is not the same trip, only longer. The luggage changes, the pace, the money, the laundry and the way you choose where to sleep. What holds from three days to three weeks.
GuideWhat actually matters on a trip
Not the kilometres. The pace, the evenings, the people you meet and how easily you stop when you want to. What riders who come home rested do differently.
GuideWhat ruins a trip: the mistakes that keep repeating
Not spectacular crashes. The small, predictable things: the day that is too long, the booking made too early, wet gear, and the hour you arrive.
GuideWhat to take and what to leave at home
The gear that is not negotiable, the minimum tool kit for the bike, what you need in the rain, and the things everyone carries for nothing.
GuideWhere your motorcycle sleeps: what to ask before you book
"Parking" can mean a locked garage or a spot on the street. How to read a place's description, and what to ask on the phone.