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Due to the increase in fares on the Brittany Ferry service for the Tour 10 and Tour 11 Aragon & Moto Picos the advertised tour prices will increase £10 per person.
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There was a pricing error in the printed version of the brochure for tours 3 and 10.
Tour details on this site and the downloadable version are correct. The iPad App has also been updated.
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GOURMET and Classic Bike Tour - Extra rooms
Great opportunity of joining this exceptionally good value weekend in the wonderful Belgium Ardennes with Bed and Breakfast and all evening meals included.
Having sold out of all the rooms allocated to us the hotel has given us 2 extra double rooms to add to our allotment.
If you are interested in taking these rooms please contact peter@msltours.co.uk
Welcome to Motorcycle Sport & Leisure Tours
With 22 years experience of organising motorcycle tours on the Continent, we are the unchallenged tour professionals.
We all love riding our bikes, but not everyone enjoys the complicated logistics involved with organising a motorcycle holiday overseas: There are hotels to book, routes to plan and ferry tickets to buy. And if you’ve never ridden abroad before, the thought of riding on unfamiliar roads can be daunting too. That’s where MSL Tours come in. Quite simply, we take all the hassle out of organising your motorcycle holiday. We book the hotels and ferry tickets; we work out the most enjoyable routes and show you the best restaurants (and from experience, we know where those are). All you need to do is turn up, ride your bike and enjoy yourself!
There’s something for everyone this year, from experienced tourers to riders looking at their first trip abroad. Whether you want the challenge of a high mileage adventure tour or a gastronomic feast in Spain or a just a relaxed weekend in northern France, MSL Tours has the answers.
We are delighted to welcome the partnership with Edelweiss Bike Tours of Austria. Edelweiss offer forty-two destinations World Wide in a one hundred page brochure, a sample of which are displayed in the following pages. A detailed brochure of all Edelweiss tours can be ordered from MSL Tours or requested direct from worldtours@edelweissbike.com telephone call 0043 5264 5690.
See you on the road!
Peter Avard
MSL Tours
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Tour 03 Extremadura & Andalusia – 14th - 28th May
The tour is booked on the Pont Aven going out and we had anticipated the smaller Finistere for the return crossing but this return crossing is fully booked forcing us to re-jig the tour as follows.
The going out stays the same so does the tour itinerary, BUT to return on the closest alternative return date will mean staying two additional nights. This of course increases the tour price.
PRICE
Two person, one bike, shared room, shared inside cabin is now £960 each
One person, one bike, shared room, shared inside cabin is now £1085
One person, one bike, single room, shared inside cabin is now £1530
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Portsmouth/Santander/Portsmouth
Ferry departs 14th May 17.15hrs Arrives 18.15hrs on 15th
Return ferry departs 15.15hrs 27th May arrives 28th 14.15hrs
Twelve nights B & B hotel accommodation
Ten evening meals
Tours at a Glance 2013
| Tour No | Date | Title and Destination | Duration | Price (from) |
| 1 | 18 - 22 April | Reims - Burgundy – France | 4N/5D | £335 |
| 2 | 3 - 7 May | The Dambusters Raid – Germany | 4N/5D | SOLD OUT! |
| 2a | 27th June - 1st July | The Dambusters Raid – Germany | 4N/5D | SOLD OUT! |
| 3 | 14 - 28 May | *Andalusia - Extremadura – Spain | 14N/15D | £960 |
| 4 | 5 - 16 June | Central Massif – France | 11N/12D | £895 |
| 5 | 5 - 8 July | Gourmet weekend & Classic Bike at Spa | 3N/4D | £355 |
| 6 | 16 - 27 July | European Tour | 11N/12D | £975 |
| 7 | 2 - 5 August | Maginot Line - Fortress Tour – Borders of France and Germany | 3N/4D | £299 |
| 8 | 11 - 17 August | The Magnificent Seven of Switzerland | 6N/7D | £725 |
| 9 | 4 - 15 September | *Rock of Ages – Corsica, France | 11N/12D | £975 |
| 10 | 24 Sept - 6 Oct | *Aragon & Pyrenees – Spain | 12N/13D | £975 |
| 11 | 8th - 15th October | Moto Picos tour – Spain | 7N/8D | £445 |
All prices quoted are per person, based on two people, one bike, sharing a double room
*Prices approximate and subject to variation to ferry tariff changes
* Times of departures based on times available at time of print
Riding in France – SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Although the new Hi-viz rules in France aren't due to be enforced until Jan next year, the necessity to carry a disposable breathalyser will be live from 1st July this year.
Alcohol is a factor in more French accidents than speed is, but generally involves those extreme offenders who are 2 or 3 times over the limit. The French limit is 50mg per 100ml of blood, as opposed to our UK 80mg level, so it is remarkably easy to be over the limit with perhaps one drink, dependant on circumstance.
Obviously not drinking at all before riding, is the best practise, but now you will be penalised regardless of alcohol consumption, but rather the carrying of something to test whether or not you are over the limit! Even T-Totallers are going to fall foul of this one.
The fine will be 11 Euros so is clearly just an income stream as compliance can be checked in association with any other offence or stop and check situation. The units themselves can be bought for about 2 Euros and will be available at ports and on ferries.
Bear in mind, many of these new laws affecting motoring in France may be in jeopardy anyway, depending on the results of the elections that will be running in April. The opposition are aware just how unpopular they are and may well overthrow them before they are enacted.
If you are planning a trip this summer, please remember that as things stand, compulsory headlight use exists, as does carrying a set of spare bulbs and you should probably ride on the right.... The 4 reflective stickers on your helmet is a rule that has been in for about 10 years, but I've never heard of a case of the police enforcing it for non-French Nationals.
So they suspect you may be over the limit, so they breathalyse you, and in France it will be at YOUR expense.
You can be innocent and it still costs you.