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My bike had been in the shop for almost the entire last month of good Midwestern motorcycling weather, so by the time I got it back I had a seriously unsatisfied motorcycling jones. Poking around on the internet brought up a lot of Harley Rentals in a lot of places, all of which were pretty boring Sportsters for too much money. It was looking like it was going to be cheaper to ship my bike than to rent one for 6 days. When I found AZRide/MCtours I was very happy, because they had a whole stack of bikes I wanted to try out and a winter "Mileage Saver" option that hit the right price point. I got some info and a couple days later booked the BMW R1200 GS I had been dieing to try since the first time I watched Ewan and Charlie in "Long Way Round".

>When I first spoke to Monica on the phone, I could tell this was a really well run and experienced organization, because my long list of questions were being answered before I even got a chance to ask them. Upon arrival, everything was set and waiting for me. Monica led me through all the paperwork and explained all the options I had, and then Gabor gave me a great run down of the bike and all of it's features and precautions.

Gabor sat down with me to go over the maps of where I was hoping to go and clearly knew the roads and conditions he was recommending, because everything he told me was spot on and indeed some of the most spectacular scenery I had ever had the pleasure to ride through with lots of great hills and twisties along the way. I didn't make it to even half of what I had optimistically planned to see because I was enjoying every bit of road and every turn I went around.



I'll make it up to Zion National Park and down to some of the other observatories in Tucson on my next trip, and yes, there will be next trip. Thanks again Monica and Gabor. It was a great trip on a great bike.

Check out the photos I took on my Flickr account.
Phoenix to Sedona to Grand Canyon
Tucson the observatories at Mt. Lemmon and Kitt Peak
Panoramic photos

Jeff from Boston

Here's what the RT looked like coming down from Prescott last month...Thanks for that!

And the taxi arrived so quickly that I didn't get to say what a good experience this bike was (again this trip).
What a luxury to fly in to Phoenix, take a short cab ride and get on a motorcycle that is in perfect condition. Easier, actually than owning one and storing it between trips.

So thanks, again for your good work.

A pleasant surprise

I was very pleasantly surprised with the entire experience. The little things make a big difference.

Your bikes are immaculate. I'm in no hurry to trade my K12S for the GS I rented but it was great to experience the broad capability of the GS.
Since I had no idea even where to begin to ride, I really appreciated your mapping out a beautiful day trip route for me that was just right!

I look forward to enjoying the AZRide experience again in January! Thank you. / Mike from NY

Tom and Carol from Chicago

Monica and Gabor were excellent hosts to work with. First they have the foresight to rent out exceptional BMW products and then their personal attention to our needs made the trip a standout in all ways! A great trip that will not soon be forgotten

220 miles of the most beautiful country anywhere...

When I discovered that I needed to be in Arizona for business, I knew that I needed to see more of this state. After searching online, I found the following at AZRIDE:

My friend Glenn was riding his Sportster you see in the picture above. After the wonderful staff at AZRIDE had all my paperwork filled out, we headed East on 60, leaving Phoenix behind us. We passed through Apache Junction heading to Superior. Our planned route would take us South from Superior on RT 177, passing through Kearny to Winkelman. From there we headed North on RT 77 to Globe. From there RT 77 merges with RT 70 and wraps back into RT 60, heading back to Superior, and eventually back to Phoenix.

There is no way to accurately describe the scenery. So, I will just have to show the highlights:

This picture says it all. One happy rider.

Next time, we will head North, and for more than one day.