Understanding our four motorcycling skill levels
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We keep to the speed limit and make regular comfort and refreshment stops. There is, depending on the requests of all participants, time to take pictures and to visit something. We park our motorcycle away from the main road, sometimes it is a bit further. Expect to walk back to your preferred “Photo spot”! Some of these waiting-/ parking- places might not have a solid surface, sometimes gravel. These situations should be easy to master as we make you aware of it and ride accordingly. We ask you, for the safety of all, to support us.
When riding through villages and cities at the prescribed speed, we expect you to be very alert and to keep very close to each other in a staggered formation. Shortening the distances between motorcycles keeps the group together, we don’t loose each other, and we save time.
Each rider keeps an eye in his rear-view mirrors to ensure that his friend behind him is still following.
Formation and the various what to do as well as tips are discussed daily during our briefings.
Avoiding obstacles in the road, such as people, animals, stones, potholes and various obstacles have to be familiar to you.
We cannot guarantee for nice, dry and sunny weather. Therefore, you must be fully able to control and ride a motorcycle in all kind of weather.
Note that, depending on the participants and the time-schedule, we do our best to avoid thunderstorms as well as night riding.
You are a motorcyclist that rides regularly and you have done at least 5’000 kilometers (3’125 Miles) within the last three years.
We adapt our tours to the weakest in the group. Do you need more information? Contact us.
The itinerary runs through steep mountainous regions with hairpin bends and serpentine with very tight “switchback” curves. Depending on the country, take also the hot climate into consideration. Very short gravel roads may occur. Some minor and categorized roads, some with damages or repair-patches might occur, but these are all manageable without great effort.
Note that we adapt our riding style and speed according to the weakest of all participants. If you have any doubts or need more information, contact us.
You will have to overcome altitudes differences close to 3’000 meters (9843ft) sometimes within a relatively short time. All day and several consecutive riding days at a high altitude do occur. In addition to that, you might in some countries like South Africa, also encounter hot, humid climate and exceptionally large temperatures difference between day and night.
Riding at high altitude demands more and additional efforts and top fitness. Fatigue, nausea and physical exhaustion may be much faster noticeable as you are used to or expect it.
What feels like a hangover, might be a mild AMS, Acute Mountain Sickness. To take part in these tours, you must be in a very good physical condition and health, have a high level of concentration and the ability to control yourself; if you have any doubts, contact us. Note that we ride on public roads and therefore we are not racing and we do not support any speeding and show offs. We are not escorting you to warn you of any dangers along the itinerary, or of any police controls.
Be sure to book the right tour according to your routine and skills. If you are unsure, contact us
You’re riding understanding, practices and abilities might not be sufficient to ride in the Alps or in Africa.
Check also your fitness and health with you doctor before booking the tour.
Note that we also offer a one-day special course before the start of the tour to familiarize yourself with our Swiss alpine roads.
The most time consuming and costly task in our organization is the planning of our Twincruiser Tours itinerary. Each country has its own specific roads, mostly public but there are also some genuinely very nice private roads, known only to locals, that to charge us a fee, but it is so tempting that we cannot miss them; These private roads belong to a canton or to a municipality.
The road surface depends on the usage and the maintenance. They can be single lane, highways, from very narrow to wide, some are well maintained others oblige you to zigzag between potholes. Fact is: Countries with frost have bigger building and maintenance costs than those countries where the sun always shines. That is the reason why you might see more road-repairs in those countries, unfortunately not always for the best to the motorcyclists, especially when it is very hot.
We are professional motorcycle tours designer, that carefully plan, organize, and finally test each itinerary. We are so critical, that we are never done!
Each time we ride one of our routes; we make some changes and adapt it. The reasons can be: New or different points of interest or must see, short cuts and, “emergency roads” in case of real bad weather, new roads, a better place to sleep, different panoramic views, other restaurants, or an ultimate photo-spot. That is why each tour is different and why we never ride the exact same route. Depending on the weather, the general conditions, the interests, and the overall driving skills of all participant(s), we might change or adjust our route during our voyage.
What is normal for a central European motorcyclist is totally strange to an American Harley or Goldwing Rider, who is more familiar to long, never ending straight roads.
One of the reasons why, so many Europeans dream and wan to ride the United States of America.
Well in the Alps, continuous hairpin bends and altitude differences of up to 1’800 meters (5’906 feet) within a short hour or less, demands a an exceptionally good physical condition and very good riding skills.
For the experienced biker it’s Heaven on Earth, and for the less experienced rider, it could be an absolute nightmare. Don’t be afraid and give it a try. Most participants appreciate our skills, patience and tips that made their motorcycle experience so unforgettable that they come back for more.
We, at Twincruiser Tours want you to appreciate and have pleasure in what, we are offering. Each day starts with a short briefing; we inform you of the itinerary, the stops, the known possible difficulties and possible and known roads works, the awkward respectively unpleasant points and the weather to be expected.
Everyone is free to ride faster at his own risk. There are many roads stretches along our route, where the one that wants to go faster, may go ahead at her/his own pace and sole responsibility and to wait at the pre-agreed re-meeting point. The tour-guide will come last with the rest of the group.
If you are in doubt, unsure or have questions, simply contact us.
We do offer test drives, training, and fresh up rides at an additional cost. You get some valuable tips to improve your riding skills. A few hours with our professional motorcycle instructor will make you aware of things that you automatically do and don’t know why and make you feel more confident for the tour ahead.
In our information package and tour details, you will know what awaits you:
The duration of the trip, where you sleep, the possible restaurants, sight along the itinerary, the number of riding and resting days, the total length of the tour, km resp. miles per day and the number of riding hours per day and other details.