Hire Bikes

For "GlobeBusters Epic" and "GlobeBusters Overland" trips, we offer a choice of hire bikes. Whilst the majority of riders on these style of trips prefer to use their own bike, we understand that this may not always be possible. All our hire bikes are UK registered bikes, are owned and maintained by GlobeBusters and are prepared for the Expedition by our BMW qualified mechanic.

During our many years of world travel experience, we have always relied on the BMW GS Range. Founders, Kevin & Julia Sanders, completed two Guinness World Records using the R1150GS and R1150GS Adventure, have ridden on the F650GS Dakar and, in later years, have clocked up hundreds of thousands of miles using the R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure.  We are now also using the new and lighter F800GS as well. 

GlobeBusters have seen these bikes perform on their long distance overland rides, amassing a cumulative total of more than a million miles and we have yet to see a major failure that has resulted in a rider not being able to complete an Expedition.

We offer the following bikes.  

F800GS

R1200GS                                                                

Hiring a Bike for an Expedition

When you hire one of our bikes for an Epic or Overland Expeditions, your hire price includes:

• Tank bag and panniers
• En route routine servicing and tyres
• All documentation and border crossing fees for the bike
• Shipping of the bike to the start and from the end of the expedition
• Transportation of the hire bike to freight agent and all shipping (where necessary)
• Additional security devices to be used at all times when bike is left

It does not include

• 3rd party motorcycle insurance (this is compulsory to have)
• Fuel, oil
• Toll roads fees
• Speeding and parking fines and other penalties due to infractions of the law
• Repairs or replacement parts due to damage caused by the participant or other third party
• Any of your rider kit, helmet, boots etc

Hire Bikes Pricing

BMW F800GS    £75 Per day

BMW R1200GS £95 Per day

If hired for a trip of 41 days to 100 days then you will receive a 10% discount on the overall hire price. 

If hired for a trip of 101 days or more then you will receive a 20% discount on the overall hire price.   

Additional Information

To hire one of our bikes, we must have a minimum notice of 3 months prior to the Expedition start date. You must also sign a separate bike hire agreement, which includes a damage deposit of £1,500.

Hiring one of our bikes is subject to you being accepted for 3rd party motorcycle insurance.

You are responsible for the basic cleaning and routine daily checks on the bike whilst on the expedition.

Where a bike is damaged, due to the participant dropping the bike or crashing (irrespective of fault), all repairs and replacement of parts that are damaged are at the cost of the participant.

We will not charge you for minor scuffs and scrapes or wear and tear that are as a result of general acceptable usage.

All bikes are subject to availability.