J'aurai le projet de passer une semaine en Corse cet été et venir en ferry depuis Nice avec mon scooter 50 pour pouvoir découvrir un maximum d'endroit de cette île.
Au début j'étais parti pour faire le tour de l'île à scooter mais néanmoins pour une première visite je me demandais si c'était pas un peu trop gros en sachant que en plus c'est juste un scooter 50 donc la question serai tout simplement de savoir quel sans les coins et point de vue incontournable en Corse?
Fais le tour du Cap Corse (Macianggio, Barcaggio, Tollare, Centuri puis descends vers St Florent. Puis traverser les Agriates (via Casta).
Si ton scoot tient le coup, tu peux monter dans le Haut Nebbio, au dessus de St Florent, Île Rousse puis redescendre vers Calvi (la Balagne est superbe). Retour vers Bastia.
"Celui qui a atteint son but a manqué tout le reste"
Oui justement j'avais pensé à cette itinéraire, mais j'avais aussi un truc que j'avais absolument envie de voir c'était la route entre Calvi et Ajaccio là où il y a les corniche.
Je voulais savoir aussi ce que tu pensais de la Corse-du-Sud à savoir au-dessous d'Ajaccio est-ce indispensable d'y aller pour un premier séjour où je peux le faire une prochaine fois?
Oui, tu peux descendre jusque Porto et les calanches de Piana. Mais après, jusqu'à Ajaccio, ça ne vaut pas le coup.
Si tu fais l'itinéraire "nord", inutile de faire le "sud". Prends ton temps, celui de découvrir cool la Corse, de rencontrer des gens, de sortir des axes touristiques. Au cap tu as des villages "vrais" comme Rogliano (Centuri est trop touristique).
La Corse se savoure à petites gorgées, comme un bon Cognac (ou une bonne liqueur de myrte ;) )
"Celui qui a atteint son but a manqué tout le reste"
Je voulais savoir si il était obligatoire de réserver les hôtels avant de partir ou si on pouvait réserver sur la route car comme je suis en scooter 50 on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver comme problème?
Attention les reliefs escarpes rendent la circulation dangereuse avec un scooter a embreillage centriguge: pas de frein moteur, donc en descente tout le freinage sera encaissé par les disques qui ne sont pas dimensionnes pour cette utilisation
concretement suivant les scooters, ça signifie la défaillance plus ou moins brutale des freins en descente. Les routes de montagne de corse sont un cimetiere geant de toutes sortes de vehicules dont les freins ont craqué
Oui c'est vrai que malheureusement il y a pas de frein moteur sur un scooter donc forcément usure et possibilité de chauffe du disque.
Par contre j'ai déjà fait quelques road trip dont le col d'allos avec plus de 30 km de decente et pas de soucis particulier. Peut etre que du coup les scooter ne sont pas fait pour les routes comme les cols de montagne?
Car je suis aussi en train de réfléchir pour faire seulement la côte de Piana que je compte vraiment voir car je trouve que c'est beau en fesant la route calvi Ajaccio.
Renaudechet exagère en disant que "les routes de montagne de corse sont un cimetiere geant de toutes sortes de vehicules dont les freins ont craqué" ! Les carcasses existent, bien sûr, mais très souvent à cause de la vitesse ou autres accidents ; voire pour faire marcher les assurances.
Pour tes nuitées, je ne sais pas quoi te répondre. C'est selon ton budget et autres données.
"Celui qui a atteint son but a manqué tout le reste"
Pour le budget je prévois une cinquantaine d'euros par nuit ou un peu plus mais bien sûr que moins je paye mieux je me porte.
Par contre je ferai pas de camping-car je n'ai pas de tente et franchement ce n'est pas quelque chose que j'ai envie de faire.
Et aussi ce qui m'arrangerait aurait été justement de payer au dernier moment car un scooter 50 ce n'est pas ce qu'il y a de plus fiable et même si j'ai trouver l'itinéraire final que j'ai envie de faire je ne sais pas encore où je me poserai à chaque fin de journée.
Tout ce que je sais et que je ferai l'aller-retour par Bastia et que je compte passer 5 nuits en Corse.
Avec ce budget, tu risques de le dépasser dans les zones très touristiques ! Le Cap est moins cher.
Je reste dans l'idée d'in circuit partant de Bastia vers le nord en suivant la D80 jusqu'à St Florent. A Boticella, monter vers Barcaggio puis Tolare (D253 et D153).
Tu as pas mal de villages dans l'intérieur du cap Corse qui sont sympas, si tu veux tenter un peu de montées et descentes.
Arrivé dans la région de St Florent, à toi de décider de revenir cool vers Bastia via Patrimonio ou autre (mais toutes les routes qui traversent passent par du col de moyenne montagne).
A mon avis, le plus dur sera de trouver de quoi dormir une nuit mais en demandant dans les villages , tu auras des conseils !
Bonne visite !
"Celui qui a atteint son but a manqué tout le reste"
Oui justement je comptais arriver à Bastia et faire le Cap Corse en passant devant le moulin puis redescendre jusqu'à Saint-Florent.
Par la suite je comptais faire Saint-Florent calvi puis de partir de Calvi pour aller à Ajaccio en passant par les côtes de Piana que j'avais vraiment envie de voir.
Et probablement faire un retour Ajaccio Bastia par l'intérieur des terres et revenir une prochaine fois pour faire le sud.
Les seuls points à éclaircir actuellement serait l'hébergement car justement je sais que c'est très touristique et que tout le monde conseille de réserver à l'avance.
À la limite mon idée serait de bloquer un hôtel et de prendre avec annulation et remboursement gratuit car en cas de pépin de scooter je peux pas prendre le risque de prendre non annulable non remboursable.
En prenant en compte cette itinéraire en scooter 50 pourrais-tu me conseiller quel étapes prévoir le soir en sachant que Piana est un truc que j'ai vraiment envie de faire?
Je n'ai aucune idée pour ces étapes à faire ni hébergements.
Par contre, je pense que tu veux en faire beaucoup en 5 jours. Je suis du genre à découvrir au rythme tranquille, m'arrêter souvent, rencontrer des gens, discuter...
"Celui qui a atteint son but a manqué tout le reste"
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I’m planning a 10-month trip to South America, and I’m looking into options for shipping a motorcycle to Buenos Aires by air or sea. If anyone has any info, thanks in advance!
christian
Hello everyone.
I'm looking for campsites around BOLZANO (South Tyrol) for early September.
I'll be on my motorcycle with a small tent.
I've noticed that some campsites have exorbitant prices.
If you've traveled through the Dolomites by motorcycle or otherwise and camped there, I'd love any tips on places and prices where I can stay for one night or several.
Thanks to all of you, and happy travels.
I’m starting to think about a trip that’s really close to my heart: Algeria by motorcycle, specifically the southern part of the country. It’d be for January 2025, and I’ve got two main questions:
Is it possible for an individual on a motorcycle to travel freely, outside of any organized tour, or does the regulation require some kind of supervision in the Algerian Sahara region?
Is the Hoggar massif accessible by road or by (rideable) tracks?
Beyond the official recommendations, I’m really looking for your firsthand experiences.
Thanks so much for your answers, and sorry if my questions are a bit newbie!
I just realized I’ve been registered on VoyageForum since... March 28, 2012 😊. Yet, I’ve barely participated until now.
August 1, 2026, will mark a somewhat special milestone: 5 years on the road.
We left Switzerland on August 1, 2021 with a simple idea: let chance decide our direction. We placed a bottle of wine on a world map, spun it... and it chose our first destination.
A year later, when we arrived in Morocco, we faced a new choice: continue toward Africa or head to Asia. This time, a tarot card game made the decision. Since then, we’ve tried to keep this journey as open to the unexpected as possible.
Today, that adds up to about 120,000 km, 46 countries, and over 1,800 days on the road—mostly by motorcycle, but also by sailboat, train, bus, hitchhiking, or on foot when adventure calls.
Our guiding thread isn’t just the motorcycle, but service exchanges. Instead of simply passing through countries, we try to stop regularly to lend a hand to the people we meet. So far, that’s about 600 days of volunteering.
Over the years, we’ve:
renovated a house in Croatia
made earth bricks in the Moroccan desert
helped sail a boat through the Greek islands
looked after houses, dogs, horses, a camel... and lots of other animals
worked at a street art festival in Morocco
created videos for local associations and projects
worked the grape harvest on the Tibetan plateau
been accredited as "media" for the World Nomad Games in Central Asia
Some of the moments that have stuck with us the most include six months in China, a night spent on the Great Wall, the Pamir Highway, the Silk Road, three months in Taiwan, and the incredible encounters in the mountains of Central Asia.
We travel on Falkor, our lucky dragon—a 2014 BMW F800GS that’s been with us since the start and is starting to have some great stories of its own.
While we share our adventure on Instagram, Polarsteps, and YouTube, that’s not why we’re here. The forum’s rules about promotion are clear, and I totally get them. If I’m finally taking the time to write, it’s mostly because after five years on the road, I thought our experience might be useful to other travelers.
Happy to chat about:
preparing for a long motorcycle trip
visas and borders
the Silk Road and Central Asia
riding in China (with or without a motorcycle)
volunteering and service exchanges while traveling
gear, daily life on the road... or just the unexpected moments that make long-term travel so special
Looking forward to swapping stories and hearing about your adventures too! 😊 Greetings from Thailand, and happy to chat! ✌️
Hello, I’m retired and planning a roughly 3-week motorcycle trip (1200gs). The dates aren’t set in stone yet, and everything’s open to discussion—I’m pretty flexible with the planning.
I’d like to ride from Mahajanga to Morondava, sticking as close to the coast as possible—using roads and tracks—in September 2026. If you’ve got any suggestions, let me know! 😉
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planning to ride through Rajasthan on a motorcycle in January 2027 and I’d love to hear about the road conditions.
I’ll be riding with a buddy on a Royal Enfield that I’ll rent in Delhi.
Thanks for your tips!
hi there
I’d like to ride the RN 12 by motorcycle in September.
I’d love to know the main challenges—I ride a 300cc and do enduro in France.
Thanks for your tips!
I’m planning a motorcycle road trip to Armenia and Georgia in September 2026 or May 2027. I’m looking for one or more riders (male or female) who’d like to explore these countries with me.
Along the way, we’ll visit Cappadocia, the capitals Yerevan, Tbilisi, Sofia, Skopje, and other cities—we can finalize the route and roadbook later.
This trip requires experience with long motorcycle journeys, as we’ll cover around 7,000 km over 5 or 6 weeks (or more, depending on sightseeing and time spent).
I don’t expect dozens of applicants, since motorcycle riders are few and far between on this forum, but I’m putting this out there anyway.
Hi, I’d like to take a 15-day "break" to get away from the surrounding hustle and bustle.
Why not explore the Peloponnese!
I’m not particularly drawn to museums, ruins, or monuments.
I want to experience local life—small villages, seaside spots, beaches, and the interior if the landscapes are extraordinary.
Ideally, coming from Athens, I’d take a bus or train to get as close as possible to a starting point, then rent a scooter (125cc) to explore by taking secondary roads or even coastal paths. I’d stay in 2-3 places for a few days each to discover their surroundings.
Do a loop.
What do you think would be the ideal itinerary?
From Athens, the best option would be to take either a flight or a bus to Kalamata. Rent a scooter and head either west or east. Is there a tertiary road (very lightly trafficked) or a path where I can ride slowly, take it easy, and enjoy the scenery without being bothered by traffic? I’d like to go all the way to Monemvasia, still hugging the coast. I need to find a way to avoid returning to Kalamata to drop off the scooter and catch a flight—maybe a small town where the train stops so I can head back to Athens.
Thanks in advance for your tips.
I want to rent an off-road style motorcycle to get around the coast during my trip to Ecuador. I’m only finding options in Quito. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Hi there,
I’m planning a sidecar trip to South America for 4 or 5 months at the end of this year.
I’m looking for info on shipping my vehicle by sea—possibly to Uruguay or another destination, as I haven’t finalized anything yet.
How do you get visas for the countries I’ll be crossing: Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Chile? Are they e-Visas, obtained at the border, or through embassies?
Where can I get vehicle insurance?
Lastly, if any bikers want to join us (my partner and me), we’re open to that possibility too.
Patrick
I’ve got 15 days off in June and I’m pretty undecided about where to go for a motorcycle road trip. Two strong desires are pulling me in different directions: Corsica or Norway.
Corsica has been a dream of mine for a long time: legendary roads, stunning landscapes, a unique vibe, and the perfect mix of sea and mountains. At the same time, I’m wondering if 2 weeks might be *too much* for Corsica—risking feeling like I’ve seen it all too quickly, especially on a bike.
Since I also have an extra week free in May, I could use that specifically for Corsica. Maybe splitting it into two trips would make more sense? If so, which routes or regions would be the most interesting to plan for a 7-day trip?
On the other hand, Norway is *super* appealing. The landscapes look incredible, totally different from anything I’ve experienced, and it’d be a real “wow” trip. I know 15 days is still short for such a vast country. Getting all the way to the North Cape seems pretty much impossible in that time, but I’m curious about what realistic routes could be planned.
So I’m wondering:
Is it better to save Norway for next year, take 3 weeks off, and do it *properly*?
Or are 15 days enough for a first amazing taste of the country?
I’d love to hear about your experiences—whether it’s Corsica (ideal duration, routes) or Norway (what’s realistic in 2 weeks on a bike).
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Hello,
I'm thinking of buying a used small motorcycle to travel around the country for a month and a half.
I've done this in other countries without putting the registration in my name—is that possible in Guinea given the apparently frequent checks, or do I have to go through the paperwork?
Thanks.
Hello,
My dream is to ride Route 66 by motorcycle. I have a disability—while I’m not in a wheelchair, my walking mobility is reduced.
The ideal scenario would be to have a motorcycle driver and ride as their passenger on an organized trip.
Are there any guides or services like this offered by travel agencies?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Hello,
I’ve got a plan with a friend to go on a motorcycle road trip in 2028 or 2029, starting in Santiago de Chile and ending in Ushuaia, for about a month.
Has anyone done a trip like this before, and what’s the best time of year?
I’ve heard there can be quite a bit of wind depending on the season.
Thanks for any tips!
Cheers,
PA
I'm seriously considering heading to Nepal to do some nice motorcycle loops... my goal is also to do the Kailash Yatra round trip from Kathmandu, in a small group with a guide, in May '26... but here's the thing—I'm solo! So if you're up for sharing a similar adventure, hit me up... Cheers, Frankoys
It's all in the title: I'm heading to Krabi soon and want to rent a scooter for a few weeks, but after reading comments about all kinds of scams, I'm reaching out to ask where and how (read: *the right way*) to rent one.
Thanks for your tips and advice.
Hello everyone! Like every year, a winter migration is on the horizon (revised plan): this time, it’ll be Dakar, or even Abidjan, via Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal.
Looking for an experienced motorcyclist or pillion rider—small build preferred—on a GSA 1250 with a comfy seat and luggage setup, available from early November to late December 2025. I’d like to plan the trip together (important to me) to make sure we’re on the same wavelength.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Didier
Looking for travel companions to ride from France to Senegal by motorcycle.
I’m Paul, 37, and I’ve already done a bit of riding in Morocco.
For now, I’m solo, riding a 1998 SUZUKI DR 650 with some basic gear to keep things smooth. I’ll have a tent so we can do a few nights under the stars.
We’ll need to coordinate departure dates—"ideally in November."
I’m currently checking out routes to take. Any tips would be welcome! :)
I’m heading to Vietnam and Laos with a buddy next week for a month.
We’re thinking of renting motorbikes, especially to do the Ha Giang Loop. We don’t have an international license, just our Belgian one. Is that enough? If not, is it risky?
In November, we’re planning to do the Ha Giang loop and the RC4 by motorbike without a guide. 😎
We’re looking for a decent place to stay/rent in Ha Giang.
If anyone has any info, we’d be really interested.
Hello! We’re planning a motorcycle trip that will include a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau in June 2026.
We’re unsure (still debating) whether we should stay at a hotel on-site and get to the memorial with an Uber (leaving our bikes at the hotel) and book a guided tour, or base ourselves in Kraków and take a tour that includes transport.
One thing’s for sure—we’d prefer a guide in French since we don’t speak English 😅.
Could you share your experiences or advice?
I understand we need to book online rather than on-site.
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Hello,
Next October we’re planning to ride the Ruta de la Plata by motorcycle—a historic Spanish route that runs from Gijón to Seville, also known as the N630.
Has anyone here already ridden it?
Unfortunately, I’m worried that parts of the N630 may have disappeared or merged with the A66 motorway, forcing us to ride long stretches of highway, which we’d rather avoid.
Thanks in advance for any tips or details about this route!
Hi there!
I’m currently planning a 9-day route starting from Marrakech with my husband. We land on the morning of June 13th—so soon! 😊
And we’re flying back to France on June 21st at 9 PM!
We’ve rented two Royal Enfield 450s.
This is our first motorcycle trip in Morocco. I got my license two years ago with the dream of taking this kind of trip, and here we are! ✌️😍
In France, we usually ride between 300 to 400 km per day on roadsters. We’re not used to off-road tracks, so we’re looking for easy ones 😅—especially for me 😅.
For Morocco, I’ve planned stages of 200 to 300 km per day.
Here’s the idea:
Day 1 (departure at noon): Marrakech - Tizi n Test - Tafingoult (165 km - 4h15)
Day 2: Tafingoult - Amzarkou - Telouet (200 km - 4h34)
Day 3: Telouet - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Boumalne (200 km - 3h30) (+ Vallée des Roses maybe)
Day 4: Boumalne - Dades Gorges - Agoudal - Todra Gorges - Tinghir - Goulmima (291 km - 6h)
Day 5: Goulmima - Midelt - Cirque Jaffar - Agoudim (280 km - 4h45)
Day 6: Agoudim - Imilchil - Aghbala - El Ksiba (280 km - 4h45)
Day 7: El Ksiba - La Cathédrale - Zaouiat Ahansal (212 km - 4h20)
Day 8: Ahansal - Ouzoud Waterfalls via R 302 (188 km - 4h22)
Day 9: Ouzoud - Marrakech (160 km - 2h43)
End of the trip 😮.
What do you think?
We haven’t booked any hotels—is that a problem? We were thinking of deciding day by day based on our progress.
Can we take our helmets with us in the cabin, or should we pack them in the checked luggage surrounded by clothes to avoid damage?
Hey there, fellow riders,
I’m really keen on a motorcycle trip to Morocco, specifically the Middle Atlas. Does anyone have any info or tips on this idea? Planning to go in September or October...
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Christine
