Links
A collection of the web’s best motorbike websites and links for anyone looking to explore Scotland by motorcycle. If you’d like to see something added here – please let us know.
Scottish Ferry Companies
- Stena Line Ferries – Stena Line operates in three business areas: Scandinavia, the North Sea and the Irish Sea with a network of 22 strategically located ferry routes in Europe.
- Caledonian MacBrayne aka “CalMac” – Approx 50 ferry ports across the West of Scotland covering most of the Western Isles
- Corran Ferry – Crosses Loch Linnhe from Nether Lochaber to Ardgour, a few miles South of Fort William
- John O’Groats Ferries – Scotland’s most Northerly mainland point to Orkney
- NorthLink Ferries – From the North East to Orkney and Shetland Isles
- Orkney Ferries – Interlinking service between several of Orkney’s individual islands
- Pentland Ferries – From Scrabster to Orkney via the Pentland Firth
- Shetland Ferries – Interlinking service between several of Shetland’s individual islands
- Skye Ferry – The last manually operated turntable ferry in Scotland, runs between Glenelg and Skye
- Western Ferries – Gourock to Dunoon – (this one lands you right into some sublime motorcycling roads)
Weather
- BBC Weather – UK wide weather reports
- MetCheck – The official MetOffice weather forecast
Scotland Motorcycle Hire
- BMW Motorcycle Rental – Part of Motorrad Central (Scotland), the official BMW Motorrad dealership on the outskirts of Edinburgh
Route Planning & Travel Info
- MotoGoLoco Maps – Create, save and share routes then export them straight onto your Garmin or TomTom GPS device
- Traffic Scotland – Live updates of any delays, roadworks and accidents across Scotland’s roads network
- Traffic Webcams – Live snapshots of several key roads and junctions across Scotland
- Fuel Station Finder – Free online fuel station location map
Scottish Tourism & Accommodation
- VisitScotland – Scotland’s national tourism organisation
- MotoGoLoco Scotland – Biker friendly accommodation resource, all recommended by motorcyclists
Social Media
- Facebook – come and join the chat in our Motorcycle Scotland Facebook group
- Twitter – we tweet a bit too, give us a follow and let us know what you’ve been up to
- Flickr – our photo galleries might just be the next best thing to riding around Scotland, come and get inspired
- Pinterest – Something in here is bound to catch your eye and spark a little inspiration