FAQ
Your Questions Answered
Tour Info
Who will guide the tour?
All ADV Outriders guides are well trained and highly experienced.
Some of our guides are foreigners and some are locals. All our foreign guides speak the local language, and all our local guides speak English.
Depending on how far in advance you book your tour, you may have the option of choosing your guide.
Should I bring local currency?
While our tours are all-inclusive, most riders like to bring the equivalent of about US $100 or so for extra beers, souvenirs and tips—things like that.
What condition are the bikes in?
For most destinations, the bike you’ll be riding will be a newer model, normally about 3-4 years old.
All are fully serviced before and after every tour, and you’ll have the opportunity for a test ride on your arrival day.
This allows you to get used to the bike before setting off, and our mechanic to make adjustments based, for example, on your height and riding style.
Do you cater for vegetarians?
Of course. Let us know beforehand, and we’ll always do our best to cater to the dietary requirements of our riders.
At the same time, some of the regions we tour in can be pretty remote, and inhabited by local populations with no real history of, say, vegetarianism or veganism.
This means food options, on some tour days, may be slightly more limited for riders with specific dietary requirements.
Booking Your Tour
Do you provide insurance?
Naturally, you’ll want to sort out personal health, accident and liability insurance in your home country.
If you damage your motorcycle while on tour, you will be liable for repairs—insurance is nearly impossible to come by in many of our destinations.
We do offer a damage liability waiver, however. Get in touch for more details.
Visas X Licensing
Can you arrange my Visa?
Whether or not you’ll need a visa depends on which country you’re riding in, but most of our tour destinations offer visas on arrival or even visa waivers for most nationalities.
We’ll provide you with more info during the booking process, and will be happy to help you arrange a visa if it’s required.
What license do I need?
Naturally, to ride with us you’ll need a motorcycle license from your home country or your country of residence.
A license that allows you to ride any size of motorcycle is ideal, since motorcycle license ratings can vary between countries.
Whatever license you have, you can get in touch and we’ll let you know which bikes are available to you.
Will I need an International Driving Permit?
For most tour destinations, yes, you’ll need an International Driving Permit (IDP).
An IDP is essentially an official, internationally-recognised translation of your home driving license.
Different countries accept different versions of the IDP, and by far the most common 2 versions are the 1949 Convention IDP and 1968 Convention IDP.
You can find a list of the countries that recognise the 1949 Convention IDP here, and the countries that recognise the 1968 convention here.
Again, just let us know if you have any questions.
How We Ride
How is it you have bikes all over the world?
As an international tour company, we have access to quality service providers in all our destinations. We can hook you up.
Is renting through you more expensive?
No, never. With all our partners, you pay same rate as any other rider.
Booking Your Rental
How do I book?
When you book through us, we immediately notify our local partner. When they confirm availability, we’ll request a deposit from you via email.
You then pay the balance when you collect the bike.
How long in advance do I need to book?
We obviously try to fulfil as many bookings as possible.
Please try to allow at least 24 hours between your enquiry and our reply.
Can I alter my booking?
If we can make that happen we will. And at no extra charge. Just get in touch.
We just need to make sure your bike is available for the altered dates.
ADV Outriders
What is ADV Outriders?
We’re an international family of motorcycle tour and rental companies, motorcycle tour guides and motorcycle adventure enthusiasts.
What's the idea behind your name?
We love adventure and we love motorcycles. The outrider thing is all about scouting out new locations. An outrider is essentially a scout, someone who ventures forth, ahead of the pack.
We figured this fits in with our love for exploring and riding challenging roads in new, exciting locations.
Work With Us
Motorcycle Tour Companies
We’re always looking to expand our selection of motorcycle tours.
Get in touch if you provide world-class motorcycle tours in awesome locations, anywhere in the world.
Motorcycle Rental Companies
Many riders prefer to go it alone. Problem is, it can be tough to find high-quality motorcycle rentals, especially in more remote parts of the world.
If you have an awesome garage and are committed to excellent customer service, get in touch and let’s work together!
Influencers
We love working with skilled photographers and videographers. (Check out our Facebook and Instagram accounts.)
If you’ve got skills and a good following, let us know. We’ll sort you out.
