about a thousand kms with a navigator
2 days on a bike
2 nights in a bed
2 countries
a vast, traffic free coast to soak up with your silly grinning face
Any bike above 250cc welcome, adv or dual sport for the best experience
No prior experience on longer journeys necessary
EUR 250.00 with your bike
from EUR 450 on a rental bike
Why do we like it?
This ride is pure chill. It follows the coastline where the road stays quiet, free of traffic, and the corners flow one into the next without interruption. No crowded beaches, no chaos—just you, the sea, and the horizon. Oh, and fantastic company along with some beautifully chilled beer.
We like this ride and classify it as a beginner-friendly - open roads, mostly void of traffic, with decent tarmac and plenty of pretty and very varied scenery to enjoy. We change the actual route frequently so even if you go on one, you can do another date and find it a fairly different experience. It does have some challenging bits to just push you slightly out of your comfort zone and it does put that 1k in a weekend badge on your lapel.
Is it for you?
Hell yeah!
Are you new to riding long distance? Let us know, we will pay special attention to you. You will be comfortable, we promise!
Are you experienced? You will love the road selection and the likeminded company.
Fancy a bit of off-roading - we have some optional sections you can explore with one of our professionally silly enduro riders leading you.
The weather
We selected dates that are warm but not too hot to be comfortable. A dip in the Aegean isn't out of the question either
Rain: rather unlikely but if if looks like it might we'll warn a couple of days in advance so you can pack a rainsuit and just enjoy the splash.
Difficulty level - 2/5
Loads and loads of corners to work out proper technic. Longer days do add a bit of a challenge but the ride itself is light, easy and fun. We take brakes, we take pictures, there's never any rush. It's nice. And easy.
The Program
Friday
We meet up at the Lukoil /McDonalds petrol station on Struma Highway, so everyone can make their own exit out of Sofia and we ride tightly packed to the border. We get to our fantastic hotel and enjoy an evening with some lovely dinner, beers and getting to know the group.
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AM Struma @ 18:30
Sidirokastro @ 20:30
2 hrs
200 kms
650 m
Saturday
We wake up have an opulent breakfast and make our way down to the Aegean coast. We use noodly looking pieces of tarmac to move to the squiggly coastal roads where we will spend our entire day. Where will we end up in the evening - it will be a hotel and there will be some dinner. We will have some lunch somewhere on the road we really don't wanna disclose too much but also, do you really need to know anything else? You're along for the experience, let us handle the route and planning, relax, don't worry, you'll get there, wherever that "there" may be. Avaliable on demand: Off-roady bits with stunning scenery and plenty of reasons to clean out an airfilter while the civilized part of the group drinks and rests
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Sidirokastro @ 09:30
Halkidiki @evening
Tasty :)
8 hrs
450 kms
800 m
Sunday
A lovely ride back home, turning our backs at the sea at the last possible moment. We usually turn the going back home part of the ride into a very nice, chill end of an experience, not a rush to barge through a door as early as humanly possible. Off-road bits also available for those who want them, again.
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Halkidiki @ morning
Sofia @ evening
Maybe too big :)
9 hrs
400 kms
1300 m
Price
EUR 250.00
payable 150 in advance up to 30 days before departure
remaining 100 due until 10 days before departure
Extras are... well, extra.
What's in
A capable rider to navigate you through it all, a bed in a double room with a almost sure to not snore motorcyclist (free earplugs), traveler's insurance (5k EUR limit) and road assistance in case the bike or you decide to misbehave
What's out
Food, fuel & beer pretty much. We don't know if we can afford your drinking habits, so do please take care of them yourself. We did some light estimations on how much you'd need, they are somewhere below.
Extras
Additional passenger is + EUR 150.00
Single room accommodation is + EUR 150.00
CF Moto 450 MT / Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 / Moto Morini Xcape 700 / CF Moto 700 XT is + EUR 200.00
Yamaha Tenere 700 / Honda Transalp 750 is + EUR 250.00
Trip mileage and luggage system included in the price.
Your motorcycle
This is a great route for all bikes. That said, you might struggle to keep up if your bike is under 250cc, but anything above that, really anything that can sustain 100kph will be excellent.
The route is 100% asphalt, off-road is completely optional
Coming? Great! Consider:
Gear
Your navigator will carry these, so we think you don't need to double up on them: A basic first aid kit, tire puncture repair kit, inner tube for anything nastier than a nail, zip ties, so, so many zip ties... a rope, some electrical tape and a basic toolkit, a rope. Anything special that makes you or your bike run, you should take yourself. In our dreams we all ride naked, right? No? Just us? Oh, well either way when awake we take this stuff seriously, so although we're not saying that's how you should ride, we ride with full face helmets, full suit without the thermal liners and some serious boots. Think in terms of comfortable temperatures and whatever slight coldness there might be to be limited to the mornings. During the day - ventilation ports are a good thing. Waterproof gear if it rains: it won't rain. If you're missing bits, ask us, we will try to help out. Remember, always wear all of your gear, even when having sex.
Luggage
A common thing is to overdo this and end up carrying half the stuff you own "just in case". Don't do it - it ruins your bike's handling, it looks ridiculous and it's annoying to carry it. The "just in case" bit is perfectly covered by a EUR 50 note in a pocket somewhere - it can be exchanged for extra clothes, forgotten charger cables, etc. That said, focusing on the fact it will be warm or hot, pack these: - pair of walking shoes; - 3x clean underwear; - 4x non-stinky t-shirts; - something long-sleeved in case you get cold easily - 2x shorts - a toothbrush if you own enough teeth to justify one ; All of this will fit in a backpack if you don't have dedicated motorcycle luggage. Whatever you use, tie it down on the bike. Carrying it on your back wears you out for no reason. Also a good rule of thumb is to keep it leisure and compact. We go for sportswear just because it folds super compact and light. Waterproofing luggage if it rains: there's good and super cheap options for waterproof bags in sports shops
Pocket money
Other than the fee, which covers the stuff we said it covers, you need maybe EUR 150-180 in your pocket. We estimate: - about EUR 60 for fuel. We will refuel mostly almost exclusively in Bulgaria except for once in Greece and not a full tank at that. Considering a 5l/100kms consumption this should be plenty; - about EUR 60-80 for food in Greece - about EUR 20-30 for tiny shiny trinkets, to bring home and remind your significant other that you have thought of them on this trip...so essentially, bribe money Which reminds us - keep some cash on you. Bill splitting is annoying otherwise.
