How to Plan the Perfect Motorcycle Travel Itinerary?

Planning to go on a motorcycle trip for the first time in your life? We understand that it can be quite overwhelming if this is your first time, but there is no need to worry because thousands of people have done it on their motorcycles for decades – much longer before Internet, smartphones or applications came along, or any of the modern motorcycling safety technology was even conceptualized! Now, things have become a lot easier than it ever was. With that out of the way, here are a few things that you need to know to perfectly plan your upcoming motorcycle travel itinerary.

Plan for fun

Always focus on having fun wherever you go irrespective of whether you are doing it for the first time or have been doing it for several years now. The sole purpose of going on a road trip is to have fun and enjoy yourself, see new things, meet with new people, explore the world that you have never seen before- all of that needs to be fun and not stressful! The only way you can make sure of that is to plan to have fun. What we mean by that is never think of what can go wrong, instead focus on what you're going to do at the destinations and how you plan to spend the time there. Do your research well and choose the destination that is perfect according to the season, as well as political and other aspects that can have a direct correlation with your travel experience. It is a really good idea to keep an eye on the travel advisory boards of all the destination countries that you have shortlisted for the upcoming trip.

Don’t rush

While planning a travel itinerary, never make the mistake of rushing yourselves from one destination to the next spot. Instead of doing that, reduce the overall distance that you plan to cover and spend time at each of your stoppages because there is simply no point in zipping past places that you can't remember later! Unless you have a specific goal in mind to cover, huge distances, the priority should not be reaching from point A to point B rather accumulating wonderful memories along the way. Therefore, plan the itinerary in such a way that you have ample time to see the place is you cross by.

Align dates

Will you be traveling alone? In most cases, traveling on a motorcycle is best done solo simply because the pillion rider seat is not quite comfortable for long distance tools. However, if you have taken proper care to upgrade the pillion seat and someone you love is willing to be on that seed for hours at end to accompany you- you might want to align the dates so that it works for both of you well. Apply for leaves at your workplace, and have people watch over the house while you're gone. Unless you have aligned on the dates and let people know of her upcoming trip, do not finalize anything. And in properly planned impromptu trip might lead to stress- something you definitely don't want!

Set automated responders

Many first-time long-distance travelers make the mistake of keeping their coworkers and colleagues in the dark about their leave of absence. What happens later on is that those people try to get in contact with you which is an unnecessary headache especially if you are riding a motorcycle and you get constant calls on the mobile phone about your whereabouts or pending tasks. Set an automated responder on the email application you use, and better yet shoot an email to everybody that matters to let them know that you will be out of the office for a few days. Just make sure not to do that in advance because letting people know about your upcoming leaves in advance usually attracts a pile of work that you might never finish on time!

Use tools (or go the traditional way)

In order to plan the perfect itinerary for your upcoming motorcycle trip you might want to use mobile phone applications that make everything so much easier these days. But, if you are a traditionalist, a piece of paper and a pen works just fine. All you need to do is get the basics right. Jot down all the destinations and waypoints that you plan to travel by and write down the beginning time and ending time against each of these destinations. On the margins of each of these destinations plan all the small local destinations you plan to explore and distribute the time equally among them – making sure not to rush yourself.

Even the best laid plans can fail: be prepared!

In order to prevent stressful situations always be prepared for the fact that even the most immaculately planned travel itinerary can fail. There are a lot of factors and variables that are beyond your control such as politics, local traffic conditions, unanticipated mechanical problems with the motorcycle or anything else for that matter! When you are psychologically prepared to encounter any challenge and overcome them you immunize yourself against stress. One another sure-shot way of reducing stressful incidences is to stay safe at all times. By that we mean that you must wear the best quality premium motorcycle helmet designed by the best motorcycle helmet designers in India along with other riding safety gears at all times.