Heatwave? Get out on the bike! But where to ride? I have suggestions: 10 great rides for the heatwave www.simonweir.co.uk/stories #motorcycle #ride #summer #heatwave

Just sent a regular customer this fabulous mash-up of two of my most-popular tours: Portugal & the Picos and the Pure Picos trip. I’m actually envious! See the core tours at www.simonweir.co.uk/tours Or get in touch if you want something special like this for your bike trip #motorcycle #touring

It’s a fabulous sunny day - and the weekend should be even better! Where are you riding? Grab a fresh route and ride somewhere new: www.simonweir.co.uk/routes @shark_helmets @kawasakiuk @nevismarketing @clubkawasaki #motorcycle #ride #weekend

Something for the weekend? How about a quick trip to the Cotswolds? This week’s Route of the Week is a relaxed rideout from Reading. www.simonweir.co.uk/routes Pic by @snapperjc

And we’re off! First European tour of the year starts here. Well, after I get to the West Country for the ferry…

How many hairpins? Ride them all (and many more) on this week’s Route of the Week, based around Annecy in the French Alps. It’s one for the real mountain experts! www.simonweir.co.uk/routes #motorcycle #touring #alps #hairpins

I’ve been wearing Shark helmets for 20 years - that’s nearly 700,000 miles. Here’s why… www.simonweir.co.uk/post/20-year... #motorcycle #helmet #biker

New shirt design! Just what every biker needs - one sharp shirt on a huge range of colours and cuts (activewear, ladies, long sleeve, hoodies). Better than an Easter egg… www.simonweir.co.uk/merch

Here’s a lovely way to start the day - a new TT book! Great pics; easy-reading and informative text. Nice intro from John McGuinness - Might not get so much done today while I devour the rest of it. #motorcycle #iomtt #motorcycleracing

It’s not what you think… Excellent proactive policing, checking we were aware of the risks, sober and not on drugs (ibuprofen is okay). On my way in 5mins. Still crapped myself when I saw the flashing lights in the mirrors, though… #motorcycle #tour #Australia

This week’s Route of the Week comes from Bikers’ Britain: The Tours - a fabulous three-day blast around the South of England and East Anglia www.simonweir.co.uk/routes

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct. He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

This week’s Route of the Week is a laid-back ride between the key WWI sites around Verdun. www.simonweir.co.uk/routes #motorcycle #tour #france

IVYMI This week’s Route of the Week is a fabulous frolic in the French Pyrenees. Frolic? Whatever… it’s a great ride! www.simonweir.co.uk/routes #motorcycle #tour #pyrenees

Quick! If you want to get one of my t-shirts, hoodies or neck tubes as a gift for the biker in your life, order in the next two days for Christmas! Huge choice of colours and designs. www.simonweir.co.uk/merch #motorcycle #biker #christmas

New tour alert! Two new self-guide trips: sail to Spain and ride back… or ride to Santander and sail home. One week off work, awesome roads, magical memories. What are you waiting for? www.simonweir.co.uk/spain2france www.simonweir.co.uk/france2spain #motorcycle #tour #motorbike

NEW TOUR ALERT: Just added, The Harz & Colditz tour - all the best bits of Northern Germany with wasting time on autobahns. Tried, tested and ready to ride: www.simonweir.co.uk/harzcolditz #motorcycle #tour #touring

I’ll be having a chat with Bruce “Teapot One” Smart live on his YouTube channel at 7:30pm - talking touring, bikes, all sorts… Grab a drink and join us: m.youtube.com/@teapotone @clubkawasaki @shark_helmets @nevismarketing #motorcycle #tour #touring

New-tour alert: three years in the making / testing, my Nordkapp and shorter Norway tours are now live! Make 2026 the year you do something incredible: www.simonweir.co.uk/norway #motorcycle #tour #motorbike #nordkapp #norway #norge 📷 Unsplash

IYKYK: This week’s Route of the Week includes this iconic viewpoint. Okay, it’s Edelweißspitze on the Großglockner, one of Europe’s must-ride mountain roads - but the whole route is a riot. www.simonweir.co.uk/routes #motorcycle #motorbike #tour #touring #austria #großglockner

If you live in Scotland or the north of England, many of my tried-and-trusted tours are now set up to run from Rotterdam or Amsterdam to fit with the ferries from Hull and Newcastle. Check them out: www.simonweir.co.uk/tours #ridemore #motorcycle #motorbike #tour #tour26

Get your own unique shirt! Or make a tour shirt when you go away with your mates. I made a few one-offs as gifts for people this year - and they loved them. Now you can do it too. Just go to: www.simonweir.co.uk/custom-shirts

New story on the blog: Eight must-ride roads from this year’s tours. My favourite rides from more than 10,000 miles of summer fun www.simonweir.co.uk/post/eight-m... #motorcycle #tour #motorbike #touring

Corsica never disappoints! Staggering riding on the #kawasaki #ninja1100sxse over Col de St Eustache with @chickenstripstours Made a friend at lunch #motorcycle #tour #corsica

New kit 🚨 I now have neck tubes - based on my 100 Passes t-shirt and the other Ride More designs. Tested a bunch to find the best quality before having them made. Neck tubes from: www.simonweir.co.uk/merch Nose: model’s own #motorcycle #biker #motorbike #fashion

Go see this man. He’s very, very funny

By plonking one of my stickers on La Bonette, Damian wins a 100 Passes t-shirt. September is your last chance to win one… Or you could buy one - they’re one of the designs now being stocked by @sportsbikeshopuk

An impressive feat of engineering - and the Forth Rail Bridge. Enjoying the Kawasaki #Versys1100. Now we’re past Edinburgh #motorcycle #touring #scotland

New story on the blog - covering my adventures in France with the incredible Kawasaki #h2sxse www.simonweir.co.uk/post/lost-in... *I wasn’t lost… I was “exploring” #motorcycle #touring #france

Same idea, 41 years apart… Kawasaki 2025 #h2sxse and 1984 Z1100. Great to see it still going strong! #sportstouring #motorbike #motorcycle

This week’s Route of the Week comes from my recent trip to France - a cracking run through the lovely countryside around La Châtre www.simonweir.co.uk/routes @kawasakiuk @shark_helmets #motorcycle #tour #touring #motorbike #france

If you are in Edinburgh, go & see Joe Tracini. 8.25pm at the Underbelly, Bristo Square. Every night until the 24th. He is amazing & the show is incredible.

And we’re off! @chickenstripstours trip to The North is go - on the Kawasaki #ninja1100sxse Up into the Wolds heading for Yorkshire #motorcycle #tour

This week’s Route of the Week is an old favourite from Bikers’ Britain: The Tours - one I’d forgotten to put online. A brilliant blast in the West Country. Get the route (or the book… or both) from www.simonweir.co.uk/routes Pic: Mark Manning #motorcycle #tour #rideout #dorset

This week’s Route of the Week is inspired by my recent ride through the Pyrenees - a great day of amazing roads and scenery! www.simonweir.co.uk/routes #motorcycle #touring #motorbike #tour Aerial pic by Teapot One

We have a winner! Jason sent a selfie of himself and one of my stickers from the top of Großglocker - the highest one in June. So a 100 Passes shirt is on its way to him. You could still win a shirt. See www.simonweir.co.uk/competition Or treat yourself to one of the other designs!

What happened to summer? Grey and raining. Don’t tell me that makes it a traditional British summer…

ICYMI I was lucky enough to take the Kawasaki #h2sxse to the Pyrenees with C hickenstrips and Teapot One - so there’s a new blog with thoughts about the supercharged beast (the bike, not Bruce!) www.simonweir.co.uk/stories #motorcycle #tour #motorbike #touring #pyrenees

How’s this for an amazing tour? Over 35 days but with a dozen rest days in fabulous locations along the way. The best bits of the Pyrenees and the French Alps… and much more! If you need a hand making the most of your bike tour, see www.simonweir.co.uk/tours #motorcycle #tour #motorbike #touring

No better way to get high - Kawasaki #h2sxse and Coll de Jou in the Pyrenees. #livingthedream #motorcycle #tour

With every mile the Pyrenees just get better. So does the Kawasaki #h2sxse - who’d have thought hairpins and superchargers went so well together? Just awesome! #motorcycle #touring #spain #pyrenees

Is there a better way to start the day than the Bonaigua Pass in the Pyrenees? Awesome ride! #motorbike #touring #motorcycle #tour

I’m not saying I killed a lot of bugs on the last tour… but it’s taken two washes to get the Kawasaki #versys1100 clean enough for a proper polishing! #motorcycle #motorbike #bikelife #washing #touring

It’s competition time! If you ride high passes this summer - and tag me at the top - you could win a “100 Passes” shirt (as modelled by my lovely girlfriend). Find out how at: www.simonweir.co.uk/competition #motorcycle #touring #passes #mountains #tour

New story on the blog: what I learnt from my girlfriend about two-up touring. Six tips to make your tour smoother and better www.simonweir.co.uk/stories #motorcycle #tour #versys1100

That’s it! 3500 miles of Spain, Portugal and France done. Great weather all the way - all made simple by the excellent Kawasaki #versys1100 #motorcycle #tour

Sweltering hot as we cross northern France - 27C and hardly a cloud in the sky. Kawasaki #versys1100 devouring the miles. Cruise, big screen, comfy seat… 200 done, only 100 to go @shark_helmets #motorcycle #tour #france

ICYMI This week’s Route of the Week is a blast through Germany’s Harz mountains www.simonweir.co.uk/routes #motorcycle #tour #motorbike #touring

Leaving the Pyrenees behind, the Kawasaki #versys1100 continues to impress. Great two-up tourer @shark_helmets #motorcycle #tour #motorbike

Having dropped the Chickenstrips tours party at the ferry, I headed back to the airport to collect my girlfriend. Now we’ll see what the @kawasakiuk #Versys1100 is like as a two-up tourer. First impressions? “Great seat, more legroom, better view, really planted and secure”