With the news giving constant updates on the War in Ukraine you would be forgiven for the situation becoming 'normalised', but have you stopped to think just how close Ukraine is? Having spent lots of time in Kyiv, Kharkiv and on the Black Sea, with friends in Ukraine, I wanted to do something to highlight the distance and the urgent need for your/our/my continued support. For my 50th year on planet Earth, I am riding my trusty BMW R1200GSA to the Poland/Ukraine border. I aim to ride the 1066 (approx) miles from Calais to the Poland/Ukraine border in under 24 hours to highlight how close this ..read more

Our 2023 tour is a sweet little 10-day blast to the French Alps in July and quite frankly, you would be mad to miss it. For that reason, we are calling it 'Insanity', though you will be forgiven for thinking the name is more akin to the state of mind when you see the roads we are riding. We are also planning a long weekend over to Ukraine, but for obvious reasons, this is not a tour but a personal mission. Insanity. Running from the 30th of June to the 10th of July 2023 we will meet the group at Folkestone for a morning crossing of the channel tunnel on the 1st of July. From Calais, we ride do ..read more

In 2 months we start our Adriatic tour (11th to 25th Sept) with Moto Ventura riding in France, Germany, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Croatia, ‘Bosnia and Herzegovina’ and Montenegro - Click Adriatic for more info This week (11th to 15th July) is the final week where we can guarantee you a space - Any late bookings will then depend on availability at the hotels en-route and cannot be promised. This trip is going to be quite special for a number of reasons. Life really is too short so grab the bike keys and come along. If you cannot come along then we will b ..read more

The 'SMIDSY', a word that sends shudders down the spine of many motorcyclists but, with the increase of traffic on the road, social pressures and general life-stresses it is more relevant now than it has ever been. For those bikers still scratching their heads, the SMIDSY refers to the classic phrase, 'Sorry Mate I Didn't See You!" and I am sure that many riders have experienced this in one form or another during their time on two wheels. I want to highlight the SMIDSY along with Collision Mitigation & Conflict Avoidance as there are some uncomfortable truths which need to be recognised in ..read more

The Mighty Grossglockner High Alpine Road is, at 2504 metres, the highest paved road in Austria and we will be riding this epic road in September 2022 as we ride south to Croatia for our Adriatic Tour. The toll road is approximately 30 miles in length however we add a couple more miles to that with a short trip to see the glacier and Franz-Josefs-Höhe viewpoint. Opened on the 3rd of August 1935 the road, planed since 1924, took 5 years to construct and is only open between the beginning of May and end of October. The route passes over an alpine divide which is marked with a tunnel and over th ..read more

For those of you "not from round 'ere", Paignton Bike Night is arguably one of the oldest such events on the weekly summer calendar in the South West for Bikers. Launched by the annual BMAD festival (Bikers Make A Difference) in the May Bank Holiday, Paignton Bike Nights occur each Wednesday night throughout the summer on the seafront of the popular Devon resort located just a couple of minutes along the coastal road from Torquay. As well as copious amounts of top notch food on offer from the Geopark Cafe set to the theme and soundtrack of Elvis Presley it gives folks the chance to have a wan ..read more

A long overdue return to the Black Forest saw Moto Ventura riders enjoying cold beer in the evenings and 30 degree roads during the day. We know there is a lot more to the Black Forest than the B500 and riders got to enjoy some fantastic twists and turns away from the beaten track. Triberg and Wolfach were natural stopping points and the fun challenge of finding the largest cuckoo clock was won by Steve, who not only went the extra mile - but went quite a few extra miles to secure the win though it was perhaps unintentional. The amazing thing about the Black Forest is that it has the perfect ..read more

Our Adriatic tour runs from 11th to 25th of September and is a great way to end what is undeniably a very tough year for many so let us give you a little more information about what to expect on the trip. We meet at folkestone on the afternoon/evening of the 11th for a tour briefing where we go over a few details to keep us smiling which includes details of our ‘fine rider trophy’ which we present to the winner at the end of the tour. The following day we cross the channel and ride to Germany. From here we ride down through the Black Forest then head east towards the GrossGlockner riding sou ..read more

Firstly a huge thank you to everyone who joined us in March to meet and ride-out with Actor and Welsh National Treasure Charlie Dale. We were blessed with great weather and a fantastic route from Charlie that kept us on our toes in places and was idyllic! On Saturday April 9th we are popping across to Destination Triumph, Christchurch, Dorset - to help them celebrate their first anniversary opening as a Triumph Dealership. Anyone wishing to come along, John from Moto Ventura will be meeting riders at Moto Services Exeter, M5-Junction 30, at 08:00 on Saturday 9th April We will be taking a sce ..read more

This Saturday (5th March) Moto Ventura is teaming up with Actor Charles Dale as he leads us around one of his favourite local rides in South Wales. Even today Charlie has been out braving the elements to ensure the route has riders grinning ear to ear. Meeting at 10:30 Saturday morning we will ride for approximately 2 hours before finishing at Baffle Haus near Abergavenny giving riders the chance to warm up and get some body fuel back on board! There is an earlier RV time for riders heading up from the Southwest, with the Moto Ventura team. This is a great excuse to spring clean your bike sk ..read more