Good morning followers.
I hope you are keeping warm in this cold snap. Here, at Motorrad Tours, we would like to welcome you to ‘Winter Wednesday’.
What do our tour leaders do in the short ‘off-season’ whilst they are waiting to get back on their motorcycles and travel the world with you?
Well, here is Scott Hamer, to tell you what he does.
Why not click on the link and book yourself onto one of our many tours we have lined up for 2025. Happy New Year.
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Good evening everyone, just time to post one last Team Tuesday before the year ends.
This week's Tour Leader is Steve Freeman.
Steve has been a TL for Motorrad Tours since 2015 after retiring from running a barrister's chambers. He moved to Wales and has a great view from his garden.
He is articulate and hilarious, you should hear his tour briefings. Comments such as 'what you see today is a mere canapes of what is to come' and 'the views are a smorgasbord of colour and variety'. Such a generous vocabulary - we love him.
Oh, and don't be fooled by his little legs, he can ride very well indeed, its just the stopping he needs help with if there is no kerb to lean on 😂
He is an avid motorcyclist and has led many of the tours we have to offer. He's a definite favourite with the customers too - what a charmer!
Why not join Steve next year on one of his tours. Here are a few facts about him:
Started Riding: In 1997
First Tour: Picos and Northern Spain with his mates.
First World of BMW Tour: WWI Battlefileds.
Favourite Place You’ve Ridden: Spain (or maybe The Highlands - or perhaps Alaska, or … !)
New Place You Want to Ride: Vietnam.
Interesting Fact about you: He is ex-cabin crew for BA so he’s excellent at serving coffee and tea!
Come over and meet the team at https://motorrad-tours.com/about-us/meet-the-team/
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The Motorrad-Tours annual Tour Leader's (TLs) Christmas get together was in St Albans, Hertfordshire this year.
We came together in song (well sort of..!) to wish all of our customers, new and old, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year xx.
Why not get that person you love, or maybe just treat yourself to a Gift Voucher this festive season, help yourself or them make 'memories, not dreams' in 2025.
We have put the words up here so you can sing along (or at least have some idea of what we were trying to sing!)
Merry Christmas one and all... 🎅
On the twelfth day of Christmas my TL gave to me, twelve months to tour in
On the eleventh day of Christmas my TL gave to me, eleven friends to ride with
On the tenth day of Christmas my TL gave to me, ten five-star hotels
On the ninth day of Christmas my TL gave to me, nine UNESCO places
On the eighth day of Christmas my TL gave to me, eight pillion passengers
On the seventh day of Christmas my TL gave to me, seven countries on one tour
On the sixth day of Christmas my TL gave to me, six mountain ranges
On the fifth day of Christmas my TL gave to me, five memories not dreams
On the fourth day of Christmas my TL gave to me, four styles of touring
On the third day of Christmas my TL gave to me, three hairpin bends
On the second day of Christmas my TL gave to me, two Office Staff
On the first day of Christmas my TL gave to me, gift vouchers to go on a tour
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The open road calls, and 2025 promises the ultimate motorcycle holiday, a symphony of freedom and adventure. Picture carving through the legendary Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps, each hairpin turn revealing snow-dusted peaks and valleys that stretch to infinity. The serpentine roads of the Pyrenees, threading between France and Spain, await with their thrilling descents and hidden mountain villages.
From the rugged coasts of Scotland’s North Coast to the sun-soaked curves of the Picos Mountains, every mile teems with possibility. Stop to savour a lakeside espresso in Switzerland or watch the sun dip below the horizon as you marvel the vistas in Patagonia, The Canadian Rockies or the endless miles of a Namibian highway. With each twist and turn, the journey becomes more than a ride—it’s a celebration of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes and the sheer joy of exploration on two wheels.
World travel is achievable, and its more enjoyable on two wheels. Let Motorrad-Tours take you to make memories, not dreams.
https://motorrad-tours.com/
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Good evening lovely people. Its Team Tuesday again.
This week's Tour Leader is Dan McQuoid.
Dan has been a TL for Motorrad Tours since 2017 after retiring from the Met Police and has led many different tours during his time. He’s become a bit of an ‘expert’ in our Arctic and the Midnight Sun tour and has even managed to avoid getting done for speeding over there!
He is an avid motorcyclist and works extensively in the training field as an Observer for both the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), that is when he’s not on the golf course that is. 🏌
He is very used to foreign travel as, during his time in the police, he ran a protection team operating in high risk, low infrastructure countries; so, if on a tour with him leading, you get to the bar after a long day’s ride and its shut, he WILL be able to find you one nearby that’s open 😂
Why not join Dan next year on one of his tours. Here are a few facts about him:
Started Riding: In 1983
First Tour: Mountains all the way in 2014.
First World of BMW Tour: Dams of the Ruhr 2017.
Favourite Place You’ve Ridden: Norway and The Picos Mountains.
New Place You Want to Ride: Romania.
Interesting Fact about you: If I could have a superpower, it would be to be speak several languages.
Come over and meet the team at https://motorrad-tours.com/about-us/meet-the-team/
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Good morning followers. Welcome back to Team Tuesday. This week's Tour Leader is Paul Mostyn.
It’s fair to say that Paul is the ‘joker’ of the Tour Leaders at Motorrad Tours, as many of the customers can attest to 😊 Don’t worry, he can be sensible too! He has been a TL since 2014 after retiring from the Met Police and toured extensively across the world.
He is accredited with formalising the National BikeSafe project in 2002 and still works within road safety, running his own advanced driving and riding company as well as working for the IAM, RoSPA and local council delivering training and risk management projects. Since Covid he has clinically trained as an ECA and works on front line ambulances for the East of England Ambulance Service, he just likes uniforms!
He enjoys Adventure touring, having toured a lot in Africa, North and South America as well as Aisa, but is just at happy in the UK and Europe, enjoying the variety that all these tours bring. He is a ‘people person’ and firmly believes that ‘it’s not where you go, its who you go with’ that makes a great tour.
Why not join Paul next year on one of his tours. Here are a few facts about him:
Started Riding: On the road 1981, on a Gold Yamaha FS1e
First Tour: 1998 France with no plan, map or money on a Yamaha Super Tenere.
First World of BMW Tour: Motorrad Days 2014.
Favourite Place You’ve Ridden: Vietnam, Patagonia, Alaska, Picos Mountains.
New Place You Want to Ride: Sardinia & Corsica, Thailand and the Himalayas are on the list.
Interesting Fact about you: Although I’m old and fat, I have completed 7 Marathons (some International), 2 Ultra Trail Marathons and 2 Triathlons – just don’t ask me how long it took me to get round🤣)
Come over and meet the team at https://motorrad-tours.com/about-us/meet-the-team/
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It is Team Tuesday again!
This week we have Chris ‘Madge’ Margetts who is the newest member of the Motorrad Tours team.
Chris started riding in 1982 on an old Honda 175.
After retiring from the fire service, Chris spent a lot of time travelling the world with his family in their converted American school bus “Skooby”. 🚌
Another interesting fact about Chris is that he has sailed a suare rigger around Cape Horn, and now claims he is a swashbuckling pirate! 🏴☠️
The first motorcycle tour that Chris went on was Dunes of Namibia. After joining the team his first tour with Motorrad Tours was our Highlands and Islands tour. 🏴
Although he has travelled and ridden many places Chris doesn’t have a favourite place to ride, he says that it is wherever he is riding at the time.
However, he’s looking forward to riding in Cambodia & Vietnam in the future!
https://motorrad-tours.com/the-team/chris-margetts/
We are starting the week off with an update from Richard, the bikes have safely made it to Malaga ready for the start of Andalucia Short Break 2024! 🇪🇸
This tour promises a weekend of incredible roads, with three days riding on some of Europe’s best biking roads!
You can click the link below to find out more and put your name down for 2025!
https://motorrad-tours.com/tours/andalucia-short-break/
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Good Morning Everyone 👋🏼 Coming to the end of our tour season and we have one left to go, Andulacia Short Break! The tour is the perfect way to beat the winter blues. Starting and finishing in Malaga you just need to fly in and fly out as this tour includes a hire bike from our fleet! And so with just under one week to go until the tour start it is time for us to get our bikes to Spain. 🇪🇸 Here is a little behind the scenes from Richard! Find out more about our tours on the website or come and see us at Motorcycle Live at the NEC 16th-24th November. https://motorrad-tours.com/ World of BMW BMW Motorrad UK #bmwotorcycle #bmwbikes #bmwadventure #bmwriders #bmwmotorrad #makelifearide #bmwmotorraduk #adventurebike #motorcycletoursabroad #internationalmotorcycletours #ukmotorcycletours #rideeurope #adventure_bike_rider #motorcycletourseurope #internationalmotorcycletours #bmwsporttouring #bmwtouring #offroadskills #worldofbmw #bikestopuk #spiritofGS #motorcycletravel #motorcycletouring #2wheeladventure #motorcycleadventures #bmwadventureriders #bmwriders #motorcyclelife #motorcycletrip
Good morning all, and welcome to Motorrad Tours 'Team Tuesday'
This week's Tour Leader is Mark Hamilton.
'Big' Mark' or 'Grand Monstario' (loosely translated to Big Monster) as we like to call him, has been with MT for many years. He not only leads tours, but he is a most excellent 'back up' driver, having supported TLs on many adventure tours round the world.
His mechanical knowledge and ability coupled with his brute strength has helped many of us out on several occasions. Whether it be physically picking up bikes when customers have needed a little 'assistance’ or getting his tool kit out to service or fix bikes, sometimes well into the evening, when the terrain or conditions have deemed that some TLC is needed to keep the bikes in tip top condition and the customers on tour.
A lot of us were present when, in training, we had to do a field puncture repair and before we had the opportunity to deploy our tyre levers, Mark had 'ripped' the rear tyre off a GS with his bare hands...! He just said 'well, you said you wanted the tyre off the rim.' 😮
All this whilst holding down a full-time job as the owner of a successful custom building company in Devon. A little-known fact about Big Mark is that he was educated at Eton. Last year we were lucky enough to go with him back to school where he proudly showed us where he was educated. It was fascinating - thank you Mark.
He is a massive asset to the team and always a pleasure and reassurance when he is in his support role. Just one problem with this 'superhuman' - he snores like a freight train! 😂 A small price to pay for having him with you.
Why not join Mark next year on one of his tours. Here are a few facts about him:
Started Riding: November 2004
First Tour: Morocco 2005
First World of BMW Tour: Morocco - he likes Morocco!
Favourite Place You’ve Ridden: Tajikistan on his three trips from London to Beijing in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
New Place You Most Want to Ride: Japan or New Zealand
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Good morning all, and welcome to Motorrad-Tours 'Team Tuesday'
This week's Tour Leader is Eugenie Brooks.
Eugenie is our resident ‘war expert’. She has an unquestionable passion in delving into the past and has an encyclopedic knowledge when it comes to battlefield information.
She also spends many hours researching war graves and has located relatives for both friends and Motorrad-Tours customers alike, bringing them a personal connection to a resting place visit. I know for a fact that this level of commitment is wholeheartedly appreciated by those recipients.
In 2020 she was fortunate enough to fly in the very same Hurricane aircraft that her RAF Fighter Pilot father flew during the war, a very proud moment for her indeed.
She also has the accolade of being the first ever female Sergeant to be posted to the Met Police Special Escort Group, a highly recognised group of close protection motorcyclists responsible for escorting and protecting our royalty and other dignitaries, another very proud moment for her.
However, we at MT like the fact that she is as ‘crazy as a box of frogs’, collects rescue cats and is a massive personality.
Why not join Eugenie next year on one of her tours. Here are a few facts about her:
Started Riding: 1981 – but I used to ride around a friend’s farm at age 12 on a small trials bike
First Tour: Isle of Man 1984
First World of BMW Tour: Ypres & The Somme
Favourite Place You’ve Ridden: May not be far from home but I LOVE the Somme, France. It combines my love of military history when motorcycling…
New Place You Most Want to Ride: I’d love to ride around Monte Cassino, Anzio and Amalfi coast as it’s so beautiful PLUS it’s full of 2nd WW military history and is where my RAF fighter pilot dad fought in 1943
Interesting Fact: Eugenie was the first ever female supervisor on the Special Escort Group for the Royal Protection Team. She has 10 Egyptian rescue cats… and a very understanding husband!
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