A2 Licence Friendly Motorcycle Hire - UK & Europe

"I was invited to a wedding in Ireland in early Sept.  My wife (a teacher) couldn't make it, so I organized a motorcycle trip:  My good friend Chris, who lives in Amsterdam, would meet me near London and we'd ride over to Ireland and do a little tour.  After talking to rental companies across the UK, I connected with Trina and secured a Ducati Panigale. Unfortunately, 2 weeks before I was to leave, Chris broke his leg!  Obviously, he was not about to ride is 600 lb BMW.  So, I rearranged my plans and went through France for a couple of days (stayed in Lille and then Lure), then motored up to Spa for a night (it was the Thursday before the Belgian GP, so that was interesting), then arrived in Amsterdam to visit him.

After a pleasant weekend, I jumped on a ferry at Rotterdam to Harwich - and my GPS inexplicably stopped working as I disembarked.  Now - this would have been a problem pretty much anywhere else, but after consulting a map (remember those?) at a gas station, I realized that I was only 40 miles from Stondon Hall Farm, so I headed over.  Trevor and Mark fixed me right up with a new GPS, including a custom mounting setup, and I was on my way in a couple of hours.

I worked my way across England and Wales (spectacular!) to Ireland.  Didn't get to do much of a tour in Ireland - Trim is just outside Dublin, and very nice - but the wedding was great!  The next day I had a long day and made it back to Brentwood.

In the end, it was nine days, 1864 miles, 6 countries, very little rain, many small towns and nice roads, great people, and absolutely no problems with the bike.  It's actually a great bike to travel on as long as you don't have much stuff and I'd do it again.

Mark, Trina and Trevor are very solid people who were great to deal with.  The bike was well prepared and I felt like I was dealing with a professional outfit.  I'd recommend them in a second.

Hope to see you next year!  :)"