USA Motorcycle Tours and Rentals
America – there’s no country on earth with more diversity! Orange and Black USA motorcycle tours and rentals offer a wealth of riding experiences. From the Florida Keys to the Million Dollar Highway, from Fall in New England to high Summer in the Mojave Desert, America has it all. A world in one country and a riding experience like no other. Enthralling natural landscapes, unforgettable citiscapes, cultural icons and fascinating legends abound, history going back in time further than you might imagine and of course some truly AMAZING roads. We have taken the hard work out of picking the best bits to ride with our favourite tour itineraries. There is something for everyone here in the USA!
We have been running USA motorcycle tours and rentals for over 20 years. Moreover, Orange & Black has been an authorised Harley-Davidson tour operator since 2011.
Leave the big cities like Washington DC, Los Angeles, Denver or Las Vegas behind you. Then within 50 miles you will be on empty roads with stunning scenery. At this point the pioneer spirit kicks in, and you feel master or mistress of all you survey.
What better way to see the USA than on the back of a true American motorcycle. To this add being guided by an Orange & Black guide or self-guided with our fantastic detailed roadbook. Then there’s our hand-picked accommodation. Either way you have the recipe for a USA motorcycle tour of a lifetime! And MOTORCYCLE RENTAL is also available in over a hundred locations throughout the USA.
Please remember: We can also arrange your flights to/from the USA, travel insurance and pre- and post-tour accommodation.
Why tour the USA ?
- Stunning natural landscapes and amazing National Parks
- Fabulous riding roads, many with bends, mountains and hairpins and often pretty empty once outside of the cities
- Diverse riding on the east and west coasts, coast to coast and lots in between! This vast country gives an excellent variety of tours
- Friendly people and comfortable accommodation
- Event oriented tours e.g. around Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
- Perfect destination for both guided and self-guided tours or rentals
Why Orange & Black USA motorcycle tours and rentals?
- Huge experience gained from over 25 years of touring. We design our own itineraries and hand-pick our hotels
- On a guided tour you ride with the best guides in America – dedicated, experienced, knowledgable and friendly
- We can tailor self-guided itineraries just for you. ‘Man with a van’ support also available on request. This is typically from c. £400/day.
- Custom guided tours available for groups of 6 or more riders
- 5% group discounts for 4 or more bikes
- Orange & Black USA motorcycle tours and rentals have had a decade of being the only Harley-Davidson authorised UK tour operator for the USA.
- And last but not least, our tours are great value for money!
Guided Road Tours
Our USA Guided Motorcycle Tours
On an Orange & Black USA self-guided motorcycle tour experience the freedom of the open road. Add the knowledge of our local motorcycle tour guide. They offer advice and unique insights, setting a pace, organising food stops and sightseeing. Then there’s the constant security of a support van following with our spare motorcycle, your luggage and free soft drinks. These tours suit those who appreciate personal service yet enjoy fun-filled travel with a small group of like-minded riders.
For special occasions, or your very own group tour, ask us about creating a Custom tour for you.
'LIVE' In The Deep South
New Orleans – Nashville, 14 days
Bourbon Street, New Orleans • Blue Ridge Parkway • Clarksdale and the Crossroads • The Devil’s Triangle • Tail of the Dragon • Cherohala Skyway • Chattanooga Choo Choo • The Natchez Trace Parkway • Memphis• Highway 61 • NashvilleRoute 66 Centennial
Chicago – Los Angeles, 17 days
H-D Museum & Bike Nite • Chicago: Adams Street Route 66 start • St Louis Arch • Santa Fe, New Mexico – oldest state capital in USA • Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert • Grand Canyon • Crossing the Mississippi River • Meteor Crater • Seligman, Kingman and Oatman historic towns • Santa Monica Pier- the end of the Road • Small town America • Los Angeles • Route 66 centennial celebrations en routeRoute 66 Original
Chicago – Los Angeles, 15 days
Grand Canyon • Chicago: Adams Street Route 66 start, Art Institute, Willis Tower, the blues! • Mojave Desert • Santa Fe, New Mexico – oldest state capital in USA • Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert • Crossing the Mississippi River • Seligman, Kingman and Oatman historic towns • Santa Monica Pier- the end of the Road • Small town America • Los Angeles • Our favourite Route 66 people, places and hangoutsRoute 66 Hemi
Albuquerque – Los Angeles, 9 days
Grand Canyon • Mojave Desert • Santa Fe, New Mexico – oldest state capital in USA • Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert • Seligman, Kingman and Oatman historic towns • Santa Monica Pier- the end of the Road • Small town America • Los AngelesRoute 66 Hemi Centennial
Albuquerque – Los Angeles, 9 days
Santa Fe, New Mexico – oldest state capital in USA • Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert • Grand Canyon • Seligman, Kingman and Oatman historic towns • Santa Monica Pier- the end of the Road • Small town America • Los Angeles • Route 66 Centennial celebrations en routeDesert Canyons & Historic Route 66
Las Vegas – Las Vegas, 8 days
Grand Canyon • Monument Valley and Navajo lands • Historic Route 66 • Las Vegas glitz and glamour • Bryce Canyon • Zion National Park • Hoover Dam • Highway 12 • Seligman, Kingman & OatmanWild Wild West
Las Vegas – Las Vegas, 16 days
Grand Canyon • Monument Valley and Navajo lands • Death Valley • Yosemite National Park • Mojave Desert • Bryce Canyon • Zion National Park • Historic Route 66 • Las Vegas glitz and glamour • San Francisco • Golden Gate Bridge • Pacific Coast Highway and Big Sur • Highway 12 / 24Spectacular California
Las Vegas – Las Vegas, 9 days
Death Valley • Yosemite National Park • Mojave Desert • Las Vegas glitz and glamour • San Francisco • Golden Gate Bridge • Pacific Coast Highway and Big SurPacific Coast Highway
Seattle – Los Angeles, 12 days
San Francisco • Golden Gate bridge • Olympic National Park, rain forest • Big Sur • Downtown Seattle • Oregon beaches • Monterey Peninsula • Giant redwoods • Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks • Bixby BridgeSturgis Rally & The Old West
Denver – Denver, 11 days
Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally ™ • Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse Monuments • Deadwood historic town • Devil’s Tower • Badlands National Park • Rocky Mountain National Park • Stanley Hotel, inspiration for “The Shining” • Steamboat SpringsRocky Mountain High
Denver – Denver, 14 days
Yellowstone National Park including Old Faithful Geyser • Beartooth Highway • Buffalo Bill Centre of West Museum, Cody • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument & Bighorn National Forest • Grand Teton National Park • Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, and Canyonlands National Park • Glenwood Natural Hot Springs • Moab adventure dayH.O.G. Exclusive: Legends Of The West
Phoenix – Phoenix, 15 days
Saguaro National Monument • US Cavalry Forts • Big Bend National Park • Billy the Kid’s Grave • OK Corral, Tombstone • Carlsbad Caverns National Park • The Alamo • Bisbee – Historic Mining Town • Judge Roy Bean’s Saloon & Courthouse • Guadalupe Mountains National Park • VLA, Very Large Array Radio Telescope • Pima Air & Space MuseumHigh Chaparral & Durango
Phoenix – Phoenix, 14 days
Zion National Park • Monument Valley • Bryce Canyon National Park • Durango and steam railway • Lake Powell • Moab adventure activities • Arches National Park • Canyonlands National Park • Deadhorse State Park • Canyon De Chelly • Million Dollar Highway • Mesa Verde cliff dwellingsSelf Guided Tours
Our USA Self-guided Motorcycle Tours
Go self-guided and you are free to tour on your own at your own pace. You’ll have the comfort of our detailed and personalised motorcycle route information. Travel in your own time. Stop and sight see whenever you like. Yet, enjoy the comfort of our personally selected accommodation at the end of each day.
For special occasions, or your very own group tour, why not ask us to create a custom self-guided tour.
New England's Glory self-guided
Boston – Boston, 13 days
Salem witches • Acadia • White Mountains • Green Mountains • Route 100 • Martha’s Vineyard • Cape Cod • Plimoth Plantation • Boston CommonFlorida Orange Juice self-guided
Miami – Miami, 12 days
Daytona International Speedway • Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral • Everglades, airboat ride • Naples and the Gulf Coast • Orlando • Key West • Miami BeachRiver Deep Mountain High self-guided
Nashville – Nashville, 14 days
Tail of the Dragon • Blue Ridge Parkway • Natchez Trace Parkway • Dollywood • Clarksdale – The Crossroads • Beale St • Grand Ole Opry • Muscle Shoals • Devil’s Triangle • GracelandLive in the Deep South self-guided
New Orleans – Nashville, 15 days
Tail of the Dragon • Blue Ridge Parkway • Natchez Trace Parkway • Cherohala Skyway • Clarksdale – The Crossroads • Memphis/Beale St • Grand Ole Opry • Muscle Shoals • Graceland • Bourbon StHighway 61 Revisited self-guided
New Orleans – Chicago, 12 days
New Orleans • The Bayou • Natchez • Harley-Davidson® Museum • Vicksburg, National Military Park • Mississippi Delta • Memphis • Great River Road, Highway 61Great River Road and Great Lakes self-guided
Chicago – Chicago, 13 days
Great River Road, Highway 61 • Upper Mississippi River and wetlands • American National Motorcycle Museum, Anamosa • Chicago – Adams Street Route 66 start, Art Institute, Willis Tower, the blues! • Lake Superior shoreline • Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes • Lake Michigan • Harley-Davidson® MuseumRoute 66 Original self-guided
Chicago – Los Angeles, 15 days
Grand Canyon • Chicago: Adams Street Route 66 start, Art Institute, Willis Tower, the blues! • Mojave Desert • Santa Fe, New Mexico – oldest state capital in USA • Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert • Crossing the Mississippi River • Seligman, Kingman and Oatman historic towns • Santa Monica Pier- the end of the Road • Small town America • Los AngelesRoute 66 Long Way Down self-guided
Chicago – Los Angeles, 17 days
Grand Canyon • Harley-Davidson Museum • Chicago: Adams Street Route 66 start, Art Institute, Willis Tower, the blues! • Mojave Desert • Las Vegas glitz and glamour • Santa Fe, New Mexico – oldest state capital in USA • Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert • Crossing the Mississippi River • Seligman, Kingman and Oatman historic towns • Santa Monica Pier- the end of the Road • Small town America • Los AngelesSturgis Rally & The Old West self-guided
Denver – Denver, 11 days
Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally ™ • Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse Monument • Deadwood historic town • Devil’s Tower • Badlands National Park • Rocky Mountain National Park • Stanley Hotel, inspiration for “The Shining” • Steamboat SpringsRocky Mountain High! self-guided
Denver – Denver, 14 days
Yellowstone National Park including Old Faithful Geyser • Beartooth Highway • Buffalo Bill Centre of West Museum, Cody • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and Bighorn National Forest • Grand Teton National Park • Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, and Canyonlands National Park • Glenwood Natural Hot Springs • Moab adventure dayHigh Chaparral & Durango self-guided
Phoenix – Phoenix, 14 days
Monument Valley • Zion National Park • Bryce Canyon • Lake Powell • Durango and narrow-gauge steam railway • Canyon de Chelly • Moab adventure activities • Arches National Park • Sedona • Mesa VerdeDesert Canyons & Historic Route 66 self-guided
Las Vegas – Las Vegas, 8 days
Grand Canyon National Park • Monument Valley Tribal Park • Historic Route 66 • Las Vegas, Nevada • Bryce Canyon National Park • Zion National Park • Boulder (Hoover) Dam • Highway 12 • Glen Canyon National Recreation AreaWild Wild West self-guided
Las Vegas – Las Vegas, 16 days
Grand Canyon National Park • Monument Valley Tribal Park • Death Valley National Park • Yosemite National Park • Mojave Desert • Bryce Canyon National Park • Zion National Park • Historic Route 66 • Las Vegas, Nevada • San Francisco, California • Golden Gate Bridge • Pacific Coast HighwaySpectacular California self-guided
Las Vegas – Las Vegas, 9 days
Yosemite • Death Valley • San Francisco (Napa wine valley, Alcatraz) • Golden Gate Bridge • Pacific Coast Highway • Big Sur • Sierra Nevada Mountains • Las Vegas glitz and glamourWestern Highlights self-guided
Los Angeles – Los Angeles, 16 days
Joshua Tree National Park • Mojave Desert • Oatman • Historic Route 66 • Grand Canyon • Monument Valley • Bryce Canyon • Zion National Park • Death Valley • Yosemite • San Francisco • Big Sur • Pacific Coast HighwayCalifornia Dreamin' self-guided
Los Angeles – Los Angeles, 12 days
Yosemite National Park • Lake Tahoe • Napa Valley wineries • San Francisco • PCH • Big Sur • Hearst Castle • Giant redwoods, Sequoia National Park • Sierra Nevadas • Los Angeles, Santa Monica beach, Getty Museum, Angeles National ForestCalifornia Gold self-guided
San Francisco – San Francisco, 11 days
San Francisco (Alcatraz) • Golden Gate bridge • Pacific Coast Highway 1 • Mendocino • Giant Redwoods • Lake Tahoe • Yosemite National Park • Big Sur • Monterey BayPacific Coast Highway self-guided
Seattle – Los Angeles, 12 days
San Francisco • Golden Gate bridge • Olympic National Park, rain forest • Big Sur • Downtown Seattle • Oregon beaches • Monterey Peninsula • Giant redwoods • Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks • Bixby BridgeNorth by Northwest self-guided
Seattle – Seattle, 15 days
Yellowstone National Park, Old Faithful Geyser • Mount Saint Helens, most active US Volcano • Cascade Mountains • Beartooth Pass, Montana/Wyoming border • Lewis & Clark trail • Rocky Mountains • “Going to the Sun” road, Glacier National Park • Blackfeet Indian Reservation • Columbia River GorgeOur Guides
Our Guides
Gary Fleshman – Tour Guide, COO H-C Travel Inc.
“Bear”, our recognised Route 66 expert, has ridden the ‘Mother Road’ over 100 times. He is a master at helping you get the most out of your Orange & Black USA motorcycle tour. What he doesn’t know about this historic route, one of the World’s ‘ultimate journeys’, isn’t worth knowing. Gary’s approach to guiding typifies our attitude to you as a customer – care and attention, facilitating a truly memorable trip! By training, he’s a chef and a foodie, and as a journalism graduate has a great way with words. Jeff Holiday – Tour Guide
When he’s not on tour, Jeff is a well-known YouTube presenter and producer, doing videos on debunking the ridiculous and strange conspiracies out there. He has an associate degree in biology and loves being outdoors, especially camping with family & friends. His attention to detail and customer service is outstanding, but he knows how to have fun! He’s got a great sense of humor and has also built a reputation with tour clientele. An accomplished rider – whether he’s at the back or leading the pack – you’re sure to have a great time with Jeff on the tour!
Brad Wilkins – Tour Guide
Brad Wilkins, riding motorcycles since the late 1970’s has lived an interesting life! While his bandmates were riding Vespas and Lambrettas with the second wave mod scene, Brad preferred motorcycles, both riding and repairing them. With management and ownership of several enterprises eventually leading to his own successful restaurant in New Orleans, retirement wasn’t good enough. He enjoyed work as a professional chef sailing yachts in the Atlantic, Pacific, Caribbean and other waters. Now he’s proud to be riding motorcycles for a living while showing off the great roads of the US!
Jud Rose – Tour Guide
Jud’s love of motorcycles started at the age of 7, after getting a ride on a 2.5 hp mini bike, he was hooked. It took 4 years of constantly nudging his father, and at the age of 11 got his first mini bike. Fast forward 52 years, & 18 motorcycles later, his love of the road on two wheels is stronger than ever. Throughout his life, most of his vacations were on two wheels, and he’s criss-crossed the US numerous times. As a member of the Iron Butt Association, a former President of the South Florida Riders Club, & currently a Road Captain for the East Texas H.O.G. Chapter in Tyler, Texas….he’s been leading & sharing 2-wheeled adventures privately for decades. After a 38 year successful career in the Service Industry as a Hair Stylist & Salon Owner, in 2018 Jud began his journey in the professional guided tour business. Combining his passion for creating an exceptional guest experience, & his love for motorcycles and travel, his fulfillment comes from connecting personally with his guests, and ensuring a memorable holiday!
Rentals
Our USA motorcycle rentals
With Orange & Black motorcycle rentals you can rent from over 100 locations in the USA! Specialising in Harley-Davidson rentals, we also offer a selection of other models from BMW, Honda, Yamaha, Triumph and Royal Enfield.
USA Rentals
Useful Links
UK government information and advice www.fco.gov.uk
VisitUSA If you want to some further inspiration on where to go and what to do in the USA when you are renting a motorcycle to go on tour
ESTA visa-waiver online application esta.cbp.dhs.gov or download the app to your mobile phone here: Apple or Android