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