Riding abroad is a great big adventure, and is one of Visordown's biking must-dos. The nearest abroad we’ve got is France and, as luck would have it, it’s one of the best places in Europe to go and ride a bike. France has a disproportionate percentage of awesome roads, the weathe...

Holidays tour of Western Canada, a luxury tour combining the world's best scenery with great roads and great plates of food. Ten days and 2500 miles with 11 travelling companions and three guides. And all of us riding a varied selection of Triumphs: Tiger

Budget motorcycle touring gearBudget collectionVemar Jiano helmetThe Vemar Jiano has features from more expensive helmets, and an inner lining that feels like it should be in a helmet that costs twice the price - a good buy.Price: £149www

through glorious vistas, all the ferry home had to offer was the tackiest of cabarets and the promise of Friday night rush hour in England.Tim and Su at Big Rock Tours run a tight ship and have become renowned for the excellent tours and World Championship

BMW have launched a new version of the popular F800ST. The F800ST Touring features factory options as standard but at a lower price than if you were to buy them individually.The F800ST Touring features:• ABS• Key-matched, expandable Sport Panniers

THE REIGNING MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo has just wrapped up his 'Rockstar' tour of Indonesia.In what is an important market for Yamaha, the presentation of their new champion to the people of Indonesia has seen the Spaniard paraded in various PR

is it's an extremely suitable machine for fast touring.It's a question of how you ride it and where you distribute your weight: if you ride too heavily on your wrists then they're gonna hurt, and leaning so far forward might make it difficult for your

on two wheels with just a pair of Y-fronts and a toothpick but this is a tried and tested formula that worked for me.Some might call this Performance Touring; it's the kit you need when you're going places fast and want to travel light.Let's start

an Italian mountain pass in winter was probably asking for trouble - but we were pretty sure that, with a bit of effort and ingenuity, we could fit snow chains to a 180-section rear...Start the tour of the Aprilia and Ducati factories

KICKING off this weekend is the opportunity to sample a free ride of the Kawasaki range in Ireland.Appearing at two locations over this coming weekend in Ireland, the 'On the Road' tour starts on Saturday 14th May at the Donard car park in Newcastle