MotoVentures' Tours: Your Ticket to the Real American Southwest
MotoVentures offers three types of tours: Dual Sport Tours, Club Rides, and Training Tours. On most MotoVentures tours you will have the option of attending one of our Pre-Tour Riding Clinics on the day before where you can develop or sharpen your riding skills, practice, play ride, and prepare for the big multi-day dual sport adventure ahead.
On a MotoVentures tour we'll ride in the best places in the American Southwest (Arizona, California, Baja, Utah and Colorado) at the best time of the year. We have a great tour option for almost every rider, from beginners to experts, from individuals to groups, and to satisfy almost anyone's time constraints, budget or desire for a great adventure. You can join us solo or as part of a group and you can bring your own bike or ride one of ours. We require reservations at least 30-days in advance. Five riders minimum, twelve riders maximum.
Our tour routes vary depending on the season. In the winter, we'll follow routes primarily in the lower and warmer elevations of the desert, while in the summer we'll follow routes primarily in the higher and cooler elevations of the mountains. In spring and fall, we can ride through both the mountains and the deserts. Each day we'll start off with a hearty breakfast, enjoy a delicious lunch along the way and feast on delicious southwestern meals every evening. At the end of the trail each day, you can just kick off your boots, take a warm shower in your comfortable, clean and quiet hotel room, and then settle down to watch a spectacular sunset with your favorite beverage, recapping the day's events with your new found friends. Following a great dinner and a good night's rest, we'll do it all over again with fun new routes and another great destination.
So regardless of where you want to ride, from dirt bike training in California to dual sport tours throughout the southwest, when you want to ride and how many days you want to ride, MotoVentures can accommodate you, and you'll be amazed at what you'll discover and how much fun you can have. So join us for what will be one the most rewarding adventures of your life. It'll just be you, a high-performance machine and the best back roads and trails around. The ride may eventually end, but the memories will stay with you forever, and if you're like most of our customers — you'll come back for more.
Tour Options and Definitions:
Pre-Tour Riding Clinic option: We found this to be one of the best ways to ensure a successful tour. If you don't ride regularly or haven't ridden in a long time you should seriously consider this option. On most dual sport tours we will arrange for a full day riding clinic at an appropriate location near the start of the tour. This will give you the opportunity to sharpen your riding skills, warm-up the body, re-familiarize yourself with the bike, riding gear and equipment required for this tour. We will get a chance to know each other and address any special needs in a relaxed atmosphere, and have more fun too!
| Cost: | Our bike: $295 | Your bike: $175 | Riding Gear Rental Fee: $25/day |
Dual Sport Tours are for street licensed riders with skill levels 2 and 3 (dirt novices, intermediates, advanced) and cover two, three, or five days of the most fun and scenic riding around. On our dual sport tours you'll log plenty of miles, stop at all the best photo opportunities, have the option of tackling challenging obstacles along the way, all while basking in our pleasant, dry, Southwestern weather.
MotoVentures Club Rides are similar to our dual sport tours except the riding is as challenging as it is scenic and requires experienced riders with advanced riding skills. Club rides follow a variety of routes and to join us you must qualify by riding with us before or by passing our screening process. You must also be in good physical condition. These qualifications are required to ensure a good tour experience for everyone. So if you're qualified, like it challenging and have the riding skills, experience, and a good attitude… you can join us on a Club Ride.
Tour Descriptions, Dates, and Prices:
Southern California Dual Sport Tours:
(2-days, all year around)
The quality and convenience of motorcycle riding in sunny Southern California is tough to beat, by any standards or preference; street, dirt, or dual sport. With a MotoVentures SoCal tour you’ll enjoy convenient airports, plush accommodations, and great food… not to mention all the area attractions you and/or your family can enjoy while you’re there. The riding is incredible and there’s plenty to satisfy almost anyone’s desire for fun and adventure. With variety ranging from snow capped mountains to cactus filled deserts and everything in between, SoCal’s backcountry offers some of the best classic dual sport riding, but much of it is hidden on private property or requires a street legal bike. On our SoCal tours routes will include pavement (briefly), dirt roads, two-track, 4wd roads, and single track trails through a beautiful landscape of remote lakes, rivers and sandwashes hidden in beautiful canyons where people rarely go. At the end of this tour you'll be surprised at how good the riding was so close to civilization.
| Cost: | Our bike: $650 | Your bike: $350 | Riding Gear Rental Fee: $25/day |
Arizona Dual Sport Tours:
(3-Days, in the fall, winter, and spring)
Arizona dual sport tours or club rides start and end just north of Phoenix with overnight stays in towns like Crown King, Prescott, and Payson. This scenic and challenging tour starts and ends in the desert and runs through the higher elevations of the Prescott, Tonto, and Kaibab National Forests, weather permitting. Of course winter rides in Arizona feature primarily desert routes through the beautiful Southwestern desert. This ride through the heart of Arizona reveals the states incredible diversity for off-roaders, from land marked with giant Saguaro cactus at 2,000 ft desert elevations to old growth pine trees at 7,000 ft mountain elevations, from wide desert sand washes to pine tree covered single track trails, and from beautiful sunrises to colorful sunsets. MotoVentures Arizona dual sport tour delivers an unbeatable combination of awesome riding terrain, amazing scenery, and classic western hospitality.
| Cost: | Our bike: $1600 | Your bike: $900 | Riding Gear Rental Fee: $25/day |
Moab UT and Colorado Dual Sport Tour:
(4-Days in July, August, Sept)
This annual MotoVentures dual sport tour starts and ends in Grand Junction. On the first day we’ll ride to Moab on routes featuring both fast dirt roads and slow 4wd roads including a beautiful and wet river crossing. This day covers lots of ground, elevation changes, and scenery ranging from high desert cactus bordered trails to mountain pine tree shaded two-track. On day two and three we’ll ride on many famous 4wd roads and single track trails around Moab. This is when we really get to explore this unique and amazing area and discover why it’s called an off-roaders paradise. We’ll explore more around Moab as we leave town and proceed through the surrounding National Forest to another good night’s rest at another beautiful mountain resort. On our final day we’ll enjoy some classic Colorado single-track riding as we work our way back to Grand Junction. This scenic and fun multi-day tour features some of the best of both Utah and Colorado riding, a real must do ride for avid dirt bike riders.
| Cost: | Our bike: $2200 | Your bike: $1250 | Riding Gear Rental Fee: $25/day |
California Desert Dual Sport Tours:
(3-Days, in the fall, winter and spring)
MotoVentures California desert tours start near Los Angeles and end near the Nevada/California border. On this tour we’ll ride in the Southern California mountains and foothills on rugged and scenic dirt roads, 4wd roads, and trails and then stay overnight in comfortable resort accommodations. The next day we’ll continue our mountain riding and slowly descend to the desert via fun sand wash roads that wind through desert stream filled remote canyons. Along the way we’ll cross classic desert dry lake beds and traverse incredibly rocky terrain on hidden routes only GPS users can appreciate to another good night’s stay at a modern desert oasis. One day we’ll use paddle tires and ride Dumont Dunes, one of California’s majestic giant dune systems and on another day we’ll take a long and incredibly scenic ride through beautiful Death Valley National Park.
| Cost: | Our bike: $1600 | Your bike: $900 | Riding Gear Rental Fee: $25/day |
Baja Tours: (Baja California, Mexico)
(4-Days, in the fall and spring)
MotoVentures offers bi-annual Baja tours that cover parts of the classic routes used for annual Baja 1000 races with overnight stays in popular places with comfortable accommodations. For Baja rides, MotoVentures has teamed up with the best Baja tour guides who know where to go and not go and also have the local knowledge, experience, equipment and personnel to support this kind of foreign expedition. This MotoVentures three to five day guided dirt bike tour is for intermediate and above skilled riders and will start and end in San Diego. For dirt bike enthusiasts, riding Baja is also one of those must do rides to check off your list. The problem is you’ll get so hooked on the great terrain, beautiful scenery, and exotic foreign hospitality that you’ll want to come back for more.
| Cost: | Our bike: $2200 | Your bike: $1250 | Riding Gear Rental Fee: $25/day |
Important Additional Tour Information
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Policies and Procedures:
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