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Simon Weir
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Author, journalist, motorcyclist, route planner. For books, T-shirts, tours, training and more see www.simonweir.co.uk
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.

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#motorcycle #motorbike #tour #touring #austria #großglockner
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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
October 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Corsica never disappoints! Staggering riding on the #kawasaki #ninja1100sxse over Col de St Eustache with @chickenstripstours

Made a friend at lunch

#motorcycle #tour #corsica
October 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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
October 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Go see this man. He’s very, very funny
If you’ve enjoyed my videos over the last few years I’d love to see you at my live shows. My tour starts in a month and sales have been slower than last year - probably partly because I’m not on X anymore. But it’s a fun show and I’d love more people to see it! www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
Matt Green Tickets, Tour and Concert Dates – www.livenation.co.uk
www.livenation.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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
September 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
An impressive feat of engineering - and the Forth Rail Bridge. Enjoying the Kawasaki #Versys1100. Now we’re past Edinburgh

#motorcycle #touring #scotland
August 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
Lost in France*
*I call it "exploring" or "research"…I love riding in France. Which is just as well, as I've just spent a sweltering week there. It actually started in Luxembourg, where I'd been leading a Chickenstri...
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August 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Same idea, 41 years apart… Kawasaki 2025 #h2sxse and 1984 Z1100. Great to see it still going strong!

#sportstouring #motorbike #motorcycle
August 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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
August 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Reposted by Simon Weir
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.
August 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
And we’re off! @chickenstripstours trip to The North is go - on the Kawasaki #ninja1100sxse Up into the Wolds heading for Yorkshire

#motorcycle #tour
July 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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
July 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
July 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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!
July 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
What happened to summer?

Grey and raining.

Don’t tell me that makes it a traditional British summer…
July 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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
July 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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
June 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
No better way to get high - Kawasaki #h2sxse and Coll de Jou in the Pyrenees.

#livingthedream #motorcycle #tour
June 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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
June 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Is there a better way to start the day than the Bonaigua Pass in the Pyrenees? Awesome ride!

#motorbike #touring #motorcycle #tour
June 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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
June 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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
June 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM