How to have the ultimate fly-and-ride with your adventure bike
I’d wager that most of our tours to Europe start off the same way. A late night or early morning blast down to the port, a ferry journey that sometimes feels more like you’re on a landing craft, and then rolling onto continental soil for a day or two of riding just to reach your destination.
Sometimes, this is part of the fun, especially if you’re on a big GS or Tiger with a massive fuel tank. But once the novelty wears off, it’s fair to say that travelling to and from where you really want to be riding is the least enjoyable part of the journey. Especially when you’re on the way home and you know you have to be back at work on Monday.
That’s why using a motorcycle shipping company like Moving Motorcycles is a good idea. Having your bike shipped directly to your destination means that you can just fly in, collect your bike, and be ready to explore the Alps, Pyrenees, the Arctic Circle, or the Transfăgărășan in Romania straight away.
But how does shipping your motorcycle from the UK to Europe work? Read on to find out.
How to ship your bike to Europe
Motorcycle shipping companies are experts on getting your bike from A to B, whether that’s across the world to Australia or across the Channel to Spain.
Thankfully, the costs and logistical challenges of getting your bike shipped to Europe are much lower than anywhere else, but it’s still a hell of a lot easier to let the experts handle it then try and ship it on your own.
Take Moving Motorcycles for example. Once you arrange the dates of your travel and where you would like your bike shipped to, you can either take your ride to their loading depot in Northamptonshire or let them pick your bike up from your door.
With trucks leaving every week to destinations around Europe, there’s plenty of flexibility to suit your timings, so you can simply fly over when you’re ready, collect your bike at the other end, and go exploring.
Moving Motorcycles handles all the paperwork and take the utmost care in getting your bike safely to and from your destination, so you can arrive fresh and ready to go. You can even have your riding gear transported at the same time so you don’t have to carry it on the plane.
Why ship your motorcycle to Europe
Unless you’ve got loads of spare time to avoid motorways and explore backroads every day of your trip, it makes a lot of sense to ship your bike.
You save the time and holiday days it would take to get to and from your destination, which is especially useful if you’re thinking about heading to places like Morocco or Eastern Europe.
Plus, with the cost of fuel nowadays along with accommodation, ferries, food, and toll fees, these travel days can really add up, making the cost of using a shipping company a much more attractive proposition.
Also, you’ll save on bike maintenance, because an extra thousand miles on either end of your tour might make the difference between needing new tyres and a service. This is especially true if you’ve got knobblies or a smaller bike, in which case shipping your bike to ride the Trans Euro Trail or in the Sahara is almost essential.
Find out more about Moving Motorcycles
If you’re interested in shipping your bike before your next European tour, check out Moving Motorcycles.
They’ve been transporting bikes for over 20 years, and have an excellent reputation for quality service and care.
With regular scheduled deliveries across Europe, you can easily get your bike shipped to locations such as Barcelona (ideal for the Pyrenees and the south of France), Basel (excellent for the Alps), Oslo (perfect for Norway and riding to Nordkapp), Bucharest (great for Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Greece), Ljubljana (convenient for Italy, the Dalmatian Coast, and the Balkans) and Malaga (handy for southern Spain, Portugal, and Morocco), all of which are easily accessible by plane from airports around the UK. Plus, most of their depots are only a 15 minute taxi ride from major airports.
You can find out more about Moving Motorcycles at their website here.
