Freedom

Our self-guided motorbike tours are a different way to experience adventure: the framework of a fully organised motorcycle trip, while you set your own pace.

We handle the essentials, the motorcycle, the accommodation and the route planning, so you can focus on the ride and the scenery.

Our turnkey self-guided motorcycle tours include:

• the motorcycle: a recent Royal Enfield Himalayan 450, carefully prepared and fitted with panniers;
• carefully selected hotels at each stop;
• a detailed roadbook, designed by our travel experts and built into a dedicated app.

The Vintage Rides roadbook holds GPS tracks you read on your phone: the recommended roads, suggested stops and points of interest along the way and, on Best of the Black Hills, an off-road variant for riders who want to leave the tarmac. Each day becomes an invitation to explore: you choose when to leave, how long to ride and where to stop.

This format is for riders who love to chart their own course, backed by a team that specialises in motorcycle tours.

Before you leave, the Vintage Rides team helps you prepare: your travel advisor answers your questions about the route, riding conditions and the sights not to miss. In Rapid City, you collect a ready-to-ride motorcycle at our garage, and you can leave your suitcase there while you ride.

Once on the road, you are free… but never alone. If you break down, roadside assistance steps in, and our phone assistance answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

This mix of independence and behind-the-scenes support makes all the difference: you explore at your own pace, solo or with a few of your favourite riding partners, backed by motorcycle travel specialists.

The roads may be the same on a guided tour and an independent motorcycle trip, but the spirit is different. Here, there is no tour leader, no support vehicle and no mechanic following the group. Your luggage travels in the panniers, and the adventure is lived as close to the road as possible.

A self-guided motorcycle road trip suits resourceful riders who enjoy planning their day, stopping where they want, eating where they like and improvising a detour when the scenery calls for it. Without the logistics of a group, the trip gains flexibility.

Motorcycle trips with hotels, GPS routes and support included are often a more affordable option, while keeping the essentials: a quality itinerary, carefully selected accommodation and a dedicated team behind the scenes.

In short, a self-guided motorcycle tour with Vintage Rides combines preparation, freedom and adventure: a way to discover new roads while feeling that every mile is yours.