DMS Motorcycle Tours

07/07/2024

Short video on the lacets du montvernier

A short video of riding the Lacets du Montvernier. 17 tight hairpin bends and vertical drops! An amazing road all bikers should ride.Filmed on Insta 360x4Bi...

16/05/2024

The stelvio is looking a bit chilly!

14/05/2024

Can’t wait to ride this next month!

21/01/2024

A beautiful pass I hope it can reopen it’s one of my favourites

Strada della forra (Brasa-Schlucht) auf unbefristete Zeit gesperrt

Nach dem Erdrutsch vom 16. Dezember letzten Jahres befinden sich noch erhebliche Mengen instabilen Gesteins über dem Tunnel. Zudem hat der Erdrutsch hat neue Risse im jetzt absinkenden Tunnelgewölbe ans Licht gebracht, die auf eine Ablösung des Gesteins um die Tunnelwand herum hindeuten.
Es muss nun geprüft werden, ob das Gestein unter dem Tunnel nicht nur das Gewicht der notwendigen Wandverstärkung, sondern auch das des Verkehrs und das eines möglichen zukünftigen Erdrutsches tragen kann. Die geologischen Verhältnisse lassen derzeit leider weder Raum für Optimismus noch für eine Lösung des Problems in absehbarer Zeit.

Quelle:
https://www.giornaletrentino.it/lago-di-garda/strada-della-forra-confermata-la-chiusura-a-tempo-indeterminato-1.3681108

01/01/2024

Happy new touring year!

18/11/2023

2 places left on this fantastic tour

The DMS Tours grand tour 2022 of the Route Des Grande Alpes, Monaco, the Gorges Verdon and the Vercors. Join us on a guided motorcycle tour and the experien...

17/11/2023

Just 2 places left of the DMS tours 2024 grand tour. Book your place now to avoid disappointment, a £200 deposit secures your place

14/11/2023

https://youtu.be/bHywoYVdnRQ?si=mymU0r2IGsN4_0uQ

The cobble road to the top of the Grossglockner. Fab 😁

The highest point on the Grosslglockner, Bikers Point!Chunkey Monkeys tour 2023 touring austria Grossglockner

11/11/2023

Sometimes the mountain passes can be intimidating for newer riders however your tour guide (me) is a qualified advanced motorcycle instructor so it’s no problem

Cez is a relatively new rider and enjoys touring with DMS Tours. The Stelvio is a challenging ride especially going up with its 60 hairpins (of which 48 are...

11/11/2023

The route des grande alpes 😁

07/11/2023

Wonderful place to ride

Join us in a fully guided tour of the stunning Vercors in 2024. Just a taster of what you will see!www.derbyshiremotorbikeschool.co.uk/toursIncredible ridin...

06/11/2023

One of the best roads you’ll ever ride. And it’s on our vercors tour!

One of the finest and most incredible roads/passes in the Vercors - The Col de Rousset. Join me on a Vercors tour www.derbyshiremotorbikeschool.co.uk/toursB...

31/10/2023

Some of the best bits of the DMS grand tour 2022 & The destination for the 2024 DMS grand tour. The route des grande alpes, the gorges verdon (Europe’s Grand Canyon) & the wonderful balcony roads of the vercors. Bookings now being taken for this unmissable motorcycle tour.

The DMS Tours grand tour 2022 of the Route Des Grande Alpes, Monaco, the Gorges Verdon and the Vercors. Join us on a guided motorcycle tour and the experien...

31/10/2023

The stelvio is a bit snowy too

31/10/2023

The grosslockner is shut for the winter. Lots of snow there already. Roll on summer gotta ride this fab road again!

25/10/2023

The stunning Vercors

One of the most amazing places to ride in France. With bucket list roads such as the Combe Leval and Col de la Machine Join us on a fully guided European tou...

23/10/2023

One of the best roads in Europe the grosslockner.

Live picture of Großglockner - Edelweißspitze - Panomax - 360° high resolution interactive panorama web cam

23/10/2023

Time to upload some touring videos from this year. This one is on an almost empty Stelvio pass. Lots of fun 😁

https://youtu.be/3Fei_E5sJkM?si=NrYxWbMffnUY67-a

20/10/2023

20/10/2023

In addition to our Grand tour in July we are also offering 2 more fabulous tours in 2024

Beautiful Belgium from 25th April to 28th April

We should really call this the 'Chocolate Tour'! The home of delicious chocolatiers, Belgium is truly stunning.

Ypres looks as though it was built hundreds of years ago, when in reality it was completely destroyed during the Great War. It was rebuilt between the period of 1919 to the 1960’s building by building, returning it to its former glory and beauty. With such a connection to World War 1 there is plenty to see in connection with this terrible time in European history. There are numerous museums to visit, together with the iconic Menin Gate where the sounding of the last post is held every evening at 8pm. It has been held every evening (except during World War 2) since 11 November 1929. It's a humbling and symbolic ceremony.

Bruges is simply a stunning cultural City with some of the most amazing architecture in Europe. Also known as the 'Venice of the North', Bruges has canals intersecting most of the City. Hitching a ride and a guided tour around the City by boat is a must. Superb eateries and of course chocolatiers are everywhere! For those interested in the arts, the Salvador Dali museum is well worth a visit. A wonderful place and a City you will absolutely revisit (the Christmas Markets are amazing).

Ghent has a medieval charm with gorgeous architecture, and quirky bars. The must see places in Ghent are St Michaels Bridge for that postcard view, the three medieval towers, the Castle of the Count Gravensteen (which is fairy-tail like), the adorable cobblestone neighbourhood of Patershol which is like stepping back in time and a favourite of ours Vrijdagmarkt square for incredible food. Ghent has something for everyone.

£675 per person based on 2 people sharing a room. Includes return euro tunnel ticket & B & B accommodation

Email [email protected] for more information or to book.

The vercors adventure 13th to 19th of September

One of our absolute favourite places to ride is the Vercors National Park, a beautiful and stunning playground for motorcyclists. High balcony roads with stunning views, twisty hairpins, dense forest roads, narrow tunnels through the mountains, picturesque villages, some of the highest waterfalls you’ll ever see and the world famous Combe Laval and the Col de la Machine! A wonderful short break that you’ll want to revisit again and again.

£950 per rider based on 2 people sharing a room. Includes return eurotunnel ticket & B & B accommodation

20/10/2023

The DMS grand tour 2024 is one of our most popular tours - The Route des Grande Alpes (plus). Join us from Sunday July 14th to Thursday 25th July on a truly spectacular 11 night, 12 day fully guided tour.

This incredible tour also includes the stunning Gorges Verdon (a World Heritage site known as Europe’s Grand Canyon), the world renowned balcony roads of the Vercors (another World Heritage site) and the iconic Route Napoleon.

The cost is £2125 per person based on 2 people sharing a room, £2750 for single room occupancy.

The price includes B & B accommodation, return Eurotunnel ticket, local tourist taxes & tour guide. Price does not include motorcycle, petrol, insurances, breakdown cover, food (where not stated), drinks, occasional parking charges entrance fees and miscellaneous expenses (e.g bus/local train fares/vignettes/tolls/ecia visa etc).

We only take a maximum group of 10 people on tour. We find this to be the perfect sized group. Booking early is highly recommended, this tour always sells out incredibly quickly.

The Route des Grande Alpes (RDGA) is from Thonon Les Baines on the banks of the beautiful Lake Geneva to the French Riviera town of Menton on the Mediterranean coast.

Taking 3 days to cover 423 miles the RDGA has 17 of the most incredible mountain passes, world famous ski resorts (including Les Gets, Cluses and Val d’Isère), beautiful French cities & towns such as the walled city of Briançon, Guilestre and Borg Saint Maurice. On this tour you will ride over the highest mountain pass (Col de I’iseran 2770 m or 9090 ft) & highest paved road in the French Alps (Cime de la Bonette 2802 m or 9193 ft) the RDGA is a bucket list road for all motorcyclists. You’ll find the full list of mountain passes and itinerary with mileage at the bottom of the page.

Menton is an idyllic town on the French Riviera where we will take a well earned day off the bikes. You can either explore the town with its fantastic restaurants & bars, hit the beach or take the short bus ride into Monaco & Monte Carlo. While there, why not viisit its impressive harbour, with its billion dollar yachts, excellent eateries, the Monte Carlo Casino and of course the famous F1 racing circuit.

The next leg of this wonderful tour takes us inland along the fabulous Route Napoleon with its mountain passes and stunning views.

We will stay for a night in the stunning town of Castellane and spend the next morning riding around Europe's Grand Canyon and World Heritage site; the Gorges Verdon. The afternoon sees us head further along the Route Napoleon to another World Heritage site and our hotel in Lans en Vercors near Grenoble for a 2 night stay. The Vercors is truly magical with its picturesque towns and stunning balcony roads, to include the famous Combe Laval and of course the jaw dropping Col de la Machine.

Saying goodbye to the Alps we head off to Auxerre via some wonderful French roads & stunning countryside.

Auxerre to Arras via Reims is a fabulous ride with more super roads & stopping off at the famous Circuit de Gueux where you can ride a section of the now disused racetrack. Riding along the main straight with its grandstands is quite surreal, it's now a public road; so no speeding!

Arras to Calais via the peage is a short hop and our last day together.

Total mileage is around 2,500 in mainland Europe.

N.B
Days 1 & 12 will require us to take the peage which is a fast toll road/motorway it’s an unfortunate must do to get to & from the beautiful Alps, however unlike our motorways it's rarely busy.

Route des Grande Alpes passes

Col des Gets (1163 m)
Col de la Colombière (1613 m)
Col des Aravis (1487 m)
Col des Saisies (1650 m)
Cormet de Roselend (1967 m)
Col de l’Iseran (2764 m)
Col du Télégraphe (1566 m)
Col du Galibier (2645 m)
Col du Lautaret (2058 m)
Col d’Izoard (2360 m)
Col de Vars (2109 m)
Col (Cime) de la Bonette (2816 m)
Col de Valberg (1673 m)
Col de la Couillole (1678 m)
Col Saint-Martin (1500 m)
Col de Turini (1607 m)
Col de Castillon (706 m)

Itinerary

Day 1 Calais to Troyes 254 miles (Peage)
Day 2 Troyes to Thonon Les Bains via the Jura National park and Geneva 255 miles (some peage to Jura)
Day 3 RDGA start to Bourg Saint Maurice 150 miles
Day 4 Bourg Saint Maurice to Guillestre 150 miles
Day 5 Guillestre to Menton 140 miles RDGA end.
Day 6 Day off in Menton/Monaco
Day 7 Route Napoleon to Castellane 107 miles
Day 8 The Gorges Verdon (Morning) Route Napoleon to Lans en Vercors (Afternoon) 230 Miles
Day 9 The Vercors 153 miles
Day 10 Lans en Vercors to Auxerre 250 miles
Day 11 Auxerre to Arras 260 miles (some peage)
Day 12 Arras to Calais 86 miles

Total miles approx 2250 miles in Europe.

If you want further details or want to book this incredible tour please contact mark via e-mail [email protected]

Visit our YouTube channel for past videos of this incredible tour

18/10/2023

30/06/2023

Back from another fantastic tour. This time it was France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtenstein & the fabulous Dolomites in Italy. Next tour (which has 1 space available) is the Italian job! 27th July to 9th August.

26/02/2023

The nights are drawing out soon be warm & touring time! Just ONE place left on the DMS Italian job tour!

16/02/2023

The route des grande alpes. My favorite, who fancies joining me on a 11 day adventure in august?

11/02/2023

Springs not too far away now 😊 and then it’s touring time 😁

03/02/2023

Another pass from the Route Des Grande Alpes

Riding up the Col des Daisies on the Route des Grande Alpes. Always a firm favourite with our touring customerswww.derbyshiremotorbikeschool.co.ukwww.rwfmoto...

26/01/2023

One of the most scenic passes on the route des grande alpes

What a fantastic French pass this is along the Route des Grande Alpes. Book your guided motorcycle tour with DMS tours. No stress, no fuss, let us do the wo...

22/01/2023

The highest paved road in France

https://youtu.be/DZNDspdEG1g

21/01/2023

For a long(ish) weekend away you’ll not beat the Vercors

One of the most amazing places to ride in France. With bucket list roads such as the Combe Leval and Col de la Machine Join us on a fully guided European tou...