The very name is full of excitement: Adventure Bike. It’s a promise that begs to be fulfilled. While an Adventure Bike is a great all-arounder, happy to do commuting duty and trips back and forth to the office supply store, an Adventure Bike deserves an adventure. And so do you.
Thankfully, there is a whole industry of motorcycle tour companies who plan and execute adventure bike tours. You can find a touring company that will help you set up a tour of any length, from a half-day jaunt to a three-week cross continental trek. Some tours include bike rental, so you can fly into an area that you want to explore. Others count on your showing up on your own bike, and start from there. Tours range from self-guided solo trips to group rides of a dozen bikes or more. Routes are tailored to ability and experience levels, so if you’re an expert in the dirt, you can challenge yourself; but if you prefer to keep your adventures on pavement, you can do that, too.
Based in Wrightwood, California, AdMo (Adventure Motorcycling) Tours has conducted tours in over 50 countries since 2001. AdMo has a fleet of bikes in Southern California, and prides itself on sourcing the best motorcycles in remote locations for superior touring experiences.
A premium motorcycle travel company, Ayres offers motorcycle tours in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America (including Alaska and Canada), South America, New Zealand and Australia. As an official travel partner of BMW Motorrad, they feature the BMW line of motorcycles for all of their tours.
Concentrating on U.S.-based adventure tours, Backcountry Expeditions offers four types of adventure motorcycle expeditions: complete a Full BDR (Backcountry Destination route); take part in a 3-5 day Best Of routes; build a Custom Expedition for you and your friends; or if you’re new to adventure motorcycling, you can start with a Skills Course.
Best-known for its tours through the Swiss Alps, Edelweiss has been conducting premium motorcycle tours all over the world for over 20 years. Adventure bike tours have become a big part of their business since the genre has expanded over the past decade.
MotoDiscovery specializes in immersion training, where aspiring adventure bike riders learn the ins and outs of enduro riding and then set out on a tour designed to hone their skills. A great way to get your feet wet (and dirty) in the world of adventure bikes.
If you’ve got a hankering for adventure bike riding in truly remote locations, MotoQuest is your outfitter. They conduct tours to Northern Patagonia, through the wilds of India, through Thailand and Laos, on the backroads of South Africa, on the beaches of New Zealand, and beyond.
One of the original adventure motorcycling training and touring specialists, RawHyde Adventures can help you build your skills before guiding you on a tour in the West, from the Rockies to Baja, and all across South America.
RIDE Adventures prides itself on the quality and local knowledge of their guides. They make international motorcycle trips easy by being experts with rental vehicles available in the locations you want to ride around the world. Each of their staff members either lives, or has lived in each tour destination, and has traveled extensively throughout the area.
Specializing in adventure motorcycle tours through Indian and Nepal, Two Wheeled Expeditions uses Royal Enfield motorcycles (built in India) exclusively. They guarantee that you’ll see places and have experiences unlike any other tour company can deliver.
As the name implies, Women’s Motorcycle Tours is a company founded and run by women for women riders. They conduct both on-road and off-road tours in the United States, Canada and Cuba.