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Riders Requirements
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Riders must have a full motorcycle licence and should have a minimum of 2 years experience of riding larger bikes. Riders will be riding their own motorcycles, which need to be appropriate and adequate to ride on this type of journey.
Riders must be confident and competent road riders and whilst off-road riding experience is beneficial, it is not essential. What is more important is your own attitude to motorcycle overlanding. You need to be flexible and adaptable if the going gets tough, have the ability to take a positive view to overcome the challenges that riding in developing countries will throw at you and keep a good sense of humor and team spirit.
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For "GlobeBusters Epic" and "GlobeBusters Overland" trips, we offer a choice of hire bikes. Whilst the majority of riders on these style of trips prefer to use their own bike, we understand that this may not always be possible. All our hire bikes are UK registered bikes, are owned and maintained by GlobeBusters and are looked prepped for the Expedition by our BMW qualified mechanic.
Note that for our shorter "GlobeBusters Explorer" trips, bikes are rented locally with our BMW preferred supplier and the hire is included within your overall trip price. You do not need to add any additional hire charges.
During our many years of world travel experience, we have always relied on the BMW GS Range. Founders, Kevin & Julia Sanders, completed two Guinness World Records using the R1150GS and R1150GS Adventure, have ridden on the F650GS Dakar and, in later years, have clocked up hundreds of thousands of miles using the R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure.
GlobeBusters have seen these bikes perform on their long distance overland rides, amassing cumulative total of more than a million miles and we have yet to see a major failure that has resulted in a rider not being able to complete an Expedition.
We offer the following bikes for use on any of our Epic or Overland style trips.
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F650GS Twin
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When you hire one of our bikes, your hire price includes:
- 3rd party insurance
- Tank bag and aluminium panniers
- En route routine servicing and tyres
- All documentation and border crossing fees for the bike
- Transportation of the hire bike to freight agent and all shipping (where necessary)
- Additional security devices to be used at all times when bike is left
It does not include
- Fuel, oil
- Toll roads fees
- Speeding and parking fines and other penalties due to infractions of the law
- Repairs or replacement parts due to damage caused by the participant or other third party
- Any of your rider kit, helmet, boots etc
Additional Information
To hire one of our bikes, we must have a minimum notice of 3 months prior to the Expedition start date. You must also sign a separate bike hire agreement, which includes a damage deposit of £1,500.
Hiring one of our bikes is subject to you being accepted for 3rd party motorcycle insurance.
You are responsible for the basic cleaning and routine daily checks on the bike whilst on the expedition.
Where a bike is damaged, due to the participant dropping the bike or crashing (irrespective of fault), all repairs and replacement of parts that are damaged are at the cost of the participant.
We will not charge you for minor scuffs and scrapes or wear and tear that are as a result of general acceptable usage.
Hire Bikes for Epics
| The GlobeBuster 1 |
Please call us on 08452 304015 |
| The GlobeBuster 2 |
F800GS / F650GS |
£6,500 |
| R1200GS |
£7,500 |
| Trans Americas |
F800GS / F650GS |
£7,500 |
| R1200GS |
£ 8,500 |
| Silk Road: London to Beijing |
F800GS / F650GS |
£5,000 |
| R1200GS |
£6,000 |
| 4 & 5 Week Overland |
F800GS / F650GS |
£2,500 |
| R1200GS |
£3,500 |
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