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The Dolomites Tripinar ia a week long trip to grow your riding and travel skills in the Italian Alps (The Dolomites). Break into small groups of 3 to 4 riders according to desired speed so you can enjoy FREEDOM OF PACE. No being frustrated by following some slow tour guide or being pushed beyond your limits trying to keep up. Every rider gets a radio com unit and a GPS with an array a great local routes. Trip package includes access to Yamaha Champions Riding School Champ U online course to help you prepare. YCRS certified coaches join the trip to give you live feedback on the road. Your skills grow exponentially here as you take on challenges no parking lot drill can offer and no race track can replicate. A coach right behind you can see when it's time to add more weight to that inside peg. We can help you time the rear brake pressure on the hairpin so your bike just pivots around like magic. We'll be there to cheer you on as things start coming to together and your confidence increases along with your pace. It's so f@cking fun!
You'll learning routing, navigation and secrets to picking a good hotel in Europe. You'll pick up cultural tricks, how to deal with the language barrier and how EU roads are different. The point of the Tripinar is to give you the skills to be able to ride Europe on your own. You are a motorcycle rider, international travel should not intimidate you.
Leod Escapes has partnered with our friends and Yamaha Champions Riding School and our friends at the Motorcycles and Misfits Podcast to give you a trip that is more than a vacation, at a price you can afford, in a time frame that's easier for working schedules. You learn how to travel by motorcycle. You grow your riding skills. You get to feel the road at a pace you enjoy. You will get faster and safer with experience. Leod doesn't cheat you by charging an exorbitant price if you want to bring a passenger. You get to ride, eat and experience Europe like a European on vacation not some ignorant tourist. So join us and "Ride the Dream".
Your arrival and departure city is Munich, a destination for festive Germans and anyone who enjoys a good Hefeweizen. An array of low mileage, well maintained BMW motorcycles are waiting for you across from our hotel in Northern Munich. Reserve the model best for you early. Arrive a few days before to enjoy Munich as there is a subway station right next your hotel. Munich is also a great place to shop for motorcycle gear.
The Italian Alps are a motorcycle theme park. It's a resort area that draws Germans from the North, Italians from the south and the Swiss from the west (Fun is not allowed in Switzerland). Your 4 star Chalet is family owned and perfectly located. You'll eat like a local in this resort area that wants you to come back year after year. Our special dinner spot on top of the Alps is particularly astounding. Fabulous included breakfast every day and the passes and valleys are teaming with little cafes to tempt you at lunch time. We give you a wide selection of amazing routes that comes from 15 years of riding these roads. They are all listed in your road book. Talk with your Squadron and make a plan... or assemble your own custom route.
Munich Airport is organized and efficient with lots of local services. Take a 45min train ride to your hotel or partner with another fellow rider and take a cab. This is the capital of the wealthy region of Bavaria, home to BMW, great beer and a fiercely good football team (soccer). If you have the time we encourage you to arrive a day or two early to walk/eat/drink off that jet lag before you ride. Your hotel is near all things motorcycle with plenty of gear shops. There's grocery, pharmacy and some restaurants nearby our hotel but most importantly it's next to a subway station so getting around Munich will be easy and cheap. In the afternoon attend the riders briefing and get your helmet com unit installed. Tonight join your teacher Cat MacLeod for a Döner or walk down to the local Beer Garden.