We hope that you will find these links useful. Please note that all links are to companies or organisations independent to Wild One Tours and we are not liable to you for the products or services they offer. We do make every effort to ensure that all links are to reputable companies or organisations and to this effect, please let us know if you have contrary information about any link to or from our website.
Expedia have a currency converter and a host of other useful travel information which can be accessed from the travel information section of their website homepage. Regardless of whether you are travelling with us you can also book hotels, flights or rental cars from this site.
Accommodation
Accor Hotels is mother to Formule 1 and Etap and you can reserve rooms at these and a whole range of more upmarket Accor group hotels on this one website.
B&B Hotels A lot of hotels in France and Germany. Ensuite rooms and airconditioning can make all the difference. Prices and spec similar to Etap hotels.
Hotel Club A good range of hotels worldwide. Great value and discounts on future bookings if you join their reward scheme.
Hotels.com A good range of hotels worldwide. Great value and sometimes no cancellation fees.
Hilton Hotels have a fantastic hotel at London Docklands. Free secure underground parking, great location, services and facilities add to the value.
Premier Inn have a vast nework of UK hotels which is ideal for touring. As the name suggests they are the premium quality hotels among those we regularly recommend. A limited number of £29 rooms available this Summer. The offer requires booking at least 21 days in advance. Book now to avoid disappointment.
Riders Rest A friendly place to overnight with people who understand the needs of those on two wheels. Wendy and Tony will take care of you, be it for a one night stopover or a longer stay in the beautiful Correze region of the Limousin (France). We will cater for groups, couples and solo riders. Our aim is to make our home yours for the duration of the stay.
Schloss Ernegg Accommodation in a millenium old Austrian castle, a little off the beaten track between Salzburg and Vienna in the beautiful Danube Valley. Wild One Tours have responded to an invite to include this interesting accommodation in a superb location as part of our August 2010 tour.
Travelodge are ideal for UK touring. We recommend only the hotels with off road parking. Breakfast is available at the hotel or a few steps away.
Accessories and Clothing
Wild One Tours now retail accessories and clothing. Try before you buy by calling in at our Lincolnshire premises or at our show/ exhibition stands. Invite us to make a touring presentation at your club and we'll take stock with us for you to have a look at and try on. Or you can mail order and we will pay the p&p. Expect the best biker apparel from top brands such as Held Biker Fashion, Caberg Helmets which have the top 5 star SHARP safety rating and many discounted products such as Tecknic touring jackets at only 50% of the r.r.p.
MAX-MPH Ultimate Biker Clothing, designed by UK bikers for bikers.
TomTom Click on this link to buy direct at a good price. We listened to our customers opinions about their Garmin or TomTom SatNav before we decided on the TomTom Rider 2nd Edition Europe and put hand in pocket. It works well and we are pleased with our purchase. Comes complete with a robust bike mount to securely fasten it to your bike and a quality bluetooth headset for your helmet. Everything you need to connect it to your bike or computer and keep it charged comes in the box. You can buy a range of Rider 2nd Edition accessories here too, but you will probably only want the car mount (with loudspeaker), so you can use it in your car without the headset.
Dealerships
B&B Motorcycles Lincoln. If Wild One Tours were a motorcycle it would probably be a Suzuki Bandit 1250 GT, £6821 OTR with ABS, full fairing and a three box luggage set. The voices may try to lecture you on kudos, explaining you need to pay more to have this. Ignore them, because with the specification, easy to live with Bandit pedigree and price you know it makes sense. Check out the website and contact proprietor Pete for a deal on this or any other new or used Suzuki.
New and Used Motorcycles and Scooters for sale - New and Used motorcycles and scooters for sale from Motorcycle Supermarket. Find Bikes, Insurance, Finance and warranties all under one roof! Bikes from Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and many more!
Sheffield Motorcycle Centre (SMC) are a Yamaha and Suzuki dealership. They have an impressive premises where bikers gather around the refreshments stall on the large parking lot which gives it the air of a friendly biker meeting place.
Ferry and Tunnel Services
Eurotunnel A faster alternative English Channel crossing between Folkestone, England and Calais, France.
LD Lines English Channel ferry crossings between Portsmouth, England to Le Havre, France. Cabins or reclining sleeper seats for overnight sailings usually cost extra. Cabin availability is limited so book early.
Norfolk Line operate a useful ferry crossing between Dover and Dunkerque. They also operate Irish Sea ferry crossings between Liverpool (Birkenhead) to Belfast, Northern. Overnight ticket price usually includes a cabin (subject to availability) and an excellent evening meal.
P&O ferries English Channel ferry crossings between Dover, England and Calais, France.
Sea France English Channel ferry crossings between Dover, England and Calais France.
Stena Line Ferry routes between Ireland, Britain and Holland. A 2 hour fastcraft service between Stranraer and Belfast.
Insurance
Carole Nash insurance specialists. Competitive rates for motorcycle insurance which includes European use and 24 hour breakdown recovery (UK and Europe) as standard. Also travel insurance which does not exclude travel by motorcycle as a dangerous activity. For a quote from a real person call freephone 0800 083 4422 and quote Dealer ref no. 8950
NHSBSA for our UK clients seeking to make an internet application for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). It is free, provided that you apply directly to the NHS Business Services Authority by using this link. With the card you can access reduced cost or sometimes free emergency medical care as would a national of the country you are visiting.
The AA EU breakdown insurance When your motorcycle policy does not include European breakdown cover as standard, we think you should be clicking on this link to buy it here.
The AA travel insurance does not exclude cover for motorcycling as a so called 'hazardous activity.' Using this link you can buy a single trip or a multi trip annual policy. For just you, or to include others that travel with you. The important thing is that unlike some other travel insurance, this actually works for the motorcycle traveller when you need it.
Motorcycle Rentals
Raceways Motorcycle Rentals Convenient London locations and a good range of rental motorcycles.
About Town Bike Hire Convenient London location and delivery service, with a good range of rental motorcycles.
News and Networking
BikerCamps.com are a useful source of information for anyone wanting to ride motorcycles in the vast USA.
Bikers Connect is a useful social networking and news website for Bikers, offering a whole load of benefits including special offers or discounts on a wide range of goods and services. Whatever type of Biker you are you will find yourself in good company when you log on to this website.
Frixo is a UK road/ motorway traffic reporting site. Normally updated every three minutes it can pay to check before you go.
Motorcycle Monthly is a decent quality motorcycling newspaper. Oh and by the way, it's free!
SHARP is the Department for Transport's Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Program. Road Safety Minister Paul Clark said "If all riders wore the safest helmets available 50 lives could be saved each year." This is a reasonable assumption when figures for 2001 show that 80% of motorcyclist fatalities were due to head injury.
Virtual Riding Television is a Canadian Operation with a website packed with high quality images taken while touring Canada by motorcycle. Impressed with their production quality and wanting to benefit from this excellent work we have contacted founder Jeff to entice vridetv.com to tour with us in the UK and Europe. Check out their website to see for yourself what we will be getting when they come along.