RoadTracks
(Formerly Motorbiketours)
Motorbike touring in Europe and beyond
Why RoadTracks?
RoadTracks (formerly known as MotorbikeTours) is a site geared towards enthusiasts who enjoy both BMW motorbikes and touring in and around Europe with Garmin GPS prepared routes and also the My Route App .
Welcome to my attempt at setting up a website geared to biking enthusiasts based in the Randstad area of Holland! As you can see despite having lived here since 2003 my written Dutch is not good enough to establish the site in the native dialect; besides most natives read better English than almost all of us foreigners speak Dutch put together! However, my spoken word passes almost for native ''Haags'' (the Hague dialect) so please don't be put off if you see only English here.
Have a browse through the site and have a look particularly at the routes that I have set up, developed and ridden. Feel free to download them. All I ask in return is a little feedback as to what you think, areas for improvement and if you are interested drop me a line and join our small band of riding members.
Whilst in the past I have always used Garmin software to create Routes we see new ''Apps'' and programmes being developed all the time. Some more for mobile devices. I have a section which looks at these but whilst I prefer Basecamp simply because I am used to it the new App that I also use and will embed into my website is the My Route App. Click on the logo to read more and visit the website
I spend most of my time riding either in France and the surrounding countries or back in the UK with another group of motorcycle enthusiast pals of mine. I have found that whilst Holland is picturesque and beautiful with its waterways and canals there is nothing to beat the winding country lanes of the French countryside or across the Channel in UK especially the northern counties and Scotland.
In the Tours section of the site you will find many routes and especially longer 4 or 5 days tours in the UK but the fastest growing section is the French one.
Over the past 3 years (2022 - 2025) we have found that France not only is easily accessible for us in Holland but the roads, villages and vast open countryside that France offers is really great for motorcycle touring. This combined with the still reasonable prices
My name is Grant and I am an expat Brit living in The Hague, Holland. I have been riding now since 2007 and a few years ago I exchanged my old BMW R 850 Cruiser which I bought new in 2007 and my 1200 GS (2016) for a new 2021 model GSA.
Since then and recently I upgraded again from my 1250 GSA to a new 1300.
Whilst the GS and particularly the GSA 1250 were great bikes I felt that the new 1300 GSA had such improvements over the previous models a change was a good idea. Also the part exchange for both was simply too good to pass up! I went for the ASA automatic version
for an overnights stay (between EURO 80 and 140 per person per night) and the benefit of the great food make it a real adventure and pleasure. Also France is huge and there is so much variety to explore. Roads generally are good and quiet.
The Francophone section has much more details particularly on how to find suitable accommodation for your tour planning. Have a look and if you have any questions just drop me a line.
Have a browse through the `Tours` section of the site which has tours in UK, Germany and the US. There are also a huge amount of trips in Holland many of which I have set up myself although these days our touring tends to take us further afield. Feel free to have a look around.
Interested in more information or do you have an interesting route to share?
As a foreigner living in The Hague I would like to bring together like minded bikers that are interested not only in sharing their own GPS routes and files but also exchanging files with others and maybe even getting together for more adventurous tour planning.
I am also an active member of Europe's biggest BMW motorcycle forum UKGSer which is a great source of inspiration, information, advice and also contacts who share a similar passion as I do for touring.
My site is totally free to use and all GPS routes are free to view or to download. I would appreciate if you would simply offer your feedback by sending me your comments and ideas in the Contact section or emailing them by clicking this link
If you are interested in taking the idea a step further and planning a trip or looking for someone to ride with on a weekend then just drop your details and ideas to me in the contacts section of the site or to the email above.
Please don't forget to include some basic information about yourself, what your riding interests are, what you are looking for feedback on and anything else you feel is relevant. If you wish to submit your own BaseCamp files then please feel free to do so as this not only helps me expand the GPS Routes database but also enables others to enjoy those routes that you have ridden. Please send all files to the above email address. Comments and feedback can be made either in the comments section or via the above address.
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