Irish Motorcycle Adventures

The Dingle Peninsula

info@irishbike.com — 2010-04-13T13:35:31+01:00

Shot a quick video of the Dingle Peninsula in the SW of Ireland on a pre-season motorbike trip to the west. Hope you enjoy !!!

Motorbike Tours of Ireland 2010 Released !

info@irishbike.com — 2010-01-19T21:22:40+00:00

We are very excited to announce that we have finally released the motorcycle tour schedule for 2010. We have spent a lot of time this winter putting it together and we think it will be a big hit. For the forthcoming season we have added quite a few new guided tour and also a new concept the self guided tour.

Guided Motorcycle Tours of Ireland : We have seven tours this year and several of them run multiple time. We take all the strain out of planning your trip, we supply you with a great motorbike, an experienced tour guide and your accommodation for each night. So, all you need to do is turn up and ride, safe in the knowledge that you will be riding the best motorbike roads in Ireland with an experienced guide, staying in great biker friendly accommodation and seeing some of the best sights and attractions that Ireland has to offer.

Self Guided Motorcycle Tours of Ireland: For our self guided tours, we give you a motorcycle which has a GPS fitted. The route for each day of your tour is on the GPS and each night’s accommodation is pre-booked. There are no set dates so you can choose your own starting date. You can go on your own or with a group of friends. You pay an all-inclusive price for motorbike hire, GPS routes and accommodation. So, all you need to do is turn up and ride.

Motorcycle Tour of Andalucia Spain

info@irishbike.com — 2009-11-08T17:42:13+00:00

I got away for a few days riding in late October. Our summer season had finished and it was a good opportunity to get in some riding while things are quiet. I flew to Malaga, Spain and hired a GS Adventure from GS Heaven (Great Company) and covered around 1200km in 4 days. The roads are great and very quiet, a prefect place for some late season riding.

Video Tour of Irelands South Coast

info@irishbike.com — 2009-08-20T15:10:04+01:00

Another motorbike journey video for your viewing pleasure, this time it’s the South Coast of Ireland. Starting from just outside Dublin it goes through the Wicklow Mountains taking in the beautiful Powerscourt House then along the South coast past Waterford and Tramore. Then the route dives inland to ‘The Vee’ before heading South to Kinsale then West to Mizen Head. Music by the up and coming Irish band The Farriers.

Video Tour of the Causeway Coast Road

info@irishbike.com — 2009-07-15T22:17:04+01:00

While doing some run-in miles on the new BMW R1200GS Adventure I found myself on what is probably one of the best roads in Ireland for motorbikes. It’s the Causeway Coast Road which runs from Belfast up the East coast and along the North coast of Northern Ireland. I thought I would take a few video clips to give you a taste of it. Sights along the way are Carrickfergus Castle, Carrick-a-reed rope bridge, Giants Causeway, Bushmills Distillery, Dunluce Castle and Mussenden Temple among others.

New 2009 BMW R1200GS Adventure

info@irishbike.com — 2009-07-13T20:35:34+01:00

We took delivery of a brand new BMW R1200GS Adventure in the last few days. It will be used by the staff for leading tours and planning new tour routes for 2010. So far we are having great fun running it in and playing with all the toys. We went for the fully loaded spec with includes Electronic Suspension Adjustment, Anti-lock brakes, Automatic Stability Control, Alarm, On-board computer, BMW Aluminium Luggage and a Chrome Exhaust. We are looking forward to many happy miles together exploring the roads of Ireland.

Video Tour of Donegal

info@irishbike.com — 2009-06-29T23:49:24+01:00

I made a quick trip to County Donegal last weekend and took some video from the bike. The weather was great and I toured the Inishowen Peninsula up to Malin Head which is Irelands most Northerly point. I then looped back and checked out Glenveagh National Park which is stunning and finally down through the Blue Stack Mountains to Glenties for the night. The next day I travelled up the West coast along the N56 which is a great ride and took in the Rosses and Bloody Foreland. All in all it was a fun trip with good roads and little traffic. This North west corner of Ireland is sadly often forgotten but has scenery second to none and should be incorporated into any trip to Ireland.

New 2009 Honda Transalp XL700V ABS

info@irishbike.com — 2009-03-31T17:03:39+01:00

Well, we opened the cheque book today and purchased a new 2009 Honda Transalp. We managed to do the deal at the last moment as the price goes up tomorrow by a whooping £1100 due to the strength of the Japanese Yen.

Like the bike in the photo we decided on black and added brushed aluminium panels for the top box and panniers. We also added a list of goodies so it’s ready to go straight into the rental fleet.
Brushed Aluminium Top Box
Brushed Aluminium Panniers
Heated Grips
Touring Screen
Scottoiler
Centre Stand
Garmin Zumo GPS

At Irish Motorcycle Adventures we love the Transalps for their touring ability, speed and that famous Honda reliability while still being light enough to suit any biker. This new motorcycle will be entering the rental fleet on the 1st of May and we look forward to it carrying many of you on your motorcycle tour of Ireland.

Tall Ships Coming to Belfast

info@irishbike.com — 2009-01-29T11:09:17+00:00

Belfast, Northern Ireland has been chosen as the finishing port of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge in 2009. The annual race organised by Sail Training International brings together some of the worlds finest tall ships. The first race was held in July 1956 from Torbay on the English south coast, to Lisbon in Portugal. Since then the event has flourished and now involves 70 to 100 vessels from 20 countries.

Four thousand young people are given the opportunity to join the professional crews to live life on the ocean waves. The purpose is to give them an unforgettable experience and to promote friendship and understanding between different nationalities and traditions.

This year’s event is based in the North Atlantic covering some 7000 nautical miles, following the traditional trading routes of sailing ships over the centuries. Starting in Vigo, Spain in late April they will sail to Charleston on the US East coast, via Tenerife and Bermuda. From Charleston they will follow the East coast to Boston before reaching further north to Halifax in Canada. From Halifax they will cross the Atlantic to arrive in Belfast in mid August for the grand finale celebrations. The fleet will include 12 'Class A' vessels which are the largest of the tall ships and include square-riggers and classic sailing ships.
Belfast has big plans for the arrival of the Tall Ships, last seen in Northern Ireland in 1991 when 400,000 visitors swarmed the Pollock Dock to visit the ships. This time around Belfast is expecting far in excess of 400,000 visitors and have arranged a four day Maritime Carnival of street music, street theatre, fireworks and international food and drink markets. If it's anything like the last time, it is sure to be an extravaganza for all ages.

KTM 640 Adventure and Enduro Touring Ireland

info@irishbike.com — 2009-01-16T11:44:12+00:00

Here is another video from the KTM guys doing their tour of Ireland with lots of great on bike footage from their motorbike cameras. The video shows the twisty roads of rural Ireland which as you can see are great fun to ride. The KTM guys certainly seem to be enjoying them.

If you would like to do your own motorcycle tour of Ireland, why not rent one of our motorcycles?

Motorcycle Tour of Ireland Video

info@irishbike.com — 2009-01-11T13:34:07+00:00

I found this great video on YouTube showing a couple of guys on their motorbike tour of Ireland. It looks like they are riding a KTM 640 Adventurer and a KTM 690 Enduro. They certainly did the full tour because I spotted Dublin in the East, the Cliffs of Moher in the West and Portrush in the North. Along the way they seem to have found some of the smallest roads and lanes in Ireland to test out their KTM’s rough road handling.

Their motorbike trip finished up at the North West 200 which is Ireland’s premier motorcycle road racing event. Held every May in Portrush on the North coast, it attracts more than 150,000 spectators as well as some of the biggest names in motorcycling including Michael Rutter, Steve Plater and John McGuinness. The North West 200 circuit runs between the towns of Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine, in an area of outstanding natural beauty which includes the world famous Giant’s Causeway. The triangle circuit is one of the fastest in the world and in 2005 Michael Rutter recorded the fastest speed in the history of the event at 201.1mph.

If you would like to taste the thrills and spills of the North West 200 or do your own motorcycle tour of Ireland, why not rent one of our motorcycles?

Hello World

info@irishbike.com — 2009-01-09T00:05:20+00:00

Well here we go!
Irish Motorcycle Adventures has finally added a blog. We hope this will be somewhere to take a light hearted look at the fun of motorbiking in Ireland. I hope you enjoy our random scribbles.