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USA Motorcycle Rentals

New for 2012

We continue to improve our service every year, and we do listen to your feedback. So, NEW FOR 2012 we are delighted to be able to offer you four great new services that you probably won’t find anywhere else:

  • VIP customer pick up and drop off service (limo if available)
  • Priority check in. We guarantee you’ll be on the road in less than an hour, jump the queue for free!
  • Priority motorcycle selection, be first in line every time for the bike of your choice
  • EVIP + - CDW and theft insurance with a $0 excess, for just £4/day

Why rent with H-C Travel?

  • Unbeatable prices
  • Renting motorcycles in the USA since 1994
  • Fully licensed UK tour operator (ATOL and TTA)
  • Over 60 locations
  • Choice of Harley-Davidson, BMW, Honda, Triumph and Victory motorcycles
  • One-way rentals available throughout the USA
  • Group discounts for 5 or more motorcycles
  • Our commitment to service
  • Our unrivaled experience
  • We can also book accommodation
  • We can also organise tailor-made tours
  • We can also book car or motor home hire
  • We can also book flights
  • Our own travel insurance for EU residents
  • Garmin satnav available for hire
  • 100% guaranteed financial security

H-C Travel rental prices include:

  • Late model motorcycles
  • Soft or hard luggage, depending on factory fittings
  • Luggage storage at rental location
  • EVIP motorcycle insurance, including breakdown protection and puncture repair cover
  • CDW and theft insurance, excess $1000
  • SLI, maximum $1 million 3rd party liability insurance. For many locations this is ONLY available through H-C Travel, you can’t book it locally
  • Emergency assistance
  • Unlimited mileage
  • All taxes and one-off charges
  • Complimentary transfers within 7 miles of the rental location, for rentals of 3 days or more
  • Helmets, if requested (but we do encourage you to bring your own)
  • Customer orientation
  • Cable lock
  • Our informative rental packs including road rules, travel advice, tourist information and maps

 

Harley-Davidson 1584 models: Electraglide Classic, Street Glide, Road Glide, Road King, Heritage Softail, Fat Boy, Low Rider

Victory models (Orlando only): Vision, Cross Country, Cross Roads

Low season is 01 Nov – 31 Mar, High Season is 01 Apr – 31 Jul and 01-31 Oct and Peak Season is 01 Aug – 30 Sep, everywhere except Florida – please see our Locations table for further details.

US daily motorcycle rental rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Model

Low season

 

 

High season

 

Peak season

 

 

1-10 days

11-20 days

21+ days

1-10 days

11-20 days

21+ days

1-10 days

11-20 days

21+ days

BMW R1200GS

£112

£105

£93

£138

£131

£127

£146

£139

£135

BMW R1200RT

£112

£105

£93

£138

£131

£127

£146

£139

£135

H-D XLH883

£87

£83

£81

£105

£100

£88

£105

£100

£88

H-D E/glide Classic

£99

£91

£83

£125

£118

£105

£133

£127

£114

H-D 1584 range*

£99

£91

£83

£125

£118

£105

£125

£118

£105

Honda VT750 Shadow

£87

£83

£81

£105

£100

£88

£105

£100

£88

Honda ST1300

£99

£91

£83

£125

£118

£105

£125

£118

£105

Honda Goldwing

£112

£105

£93

£138

£131

£127

£146

£139

£135

Triumph Bonneville T100

£87

£83

£81

£105

£100

£88

£105

£100

£88

Triumph Thunderbird

£99

£91

£83

£125

£118

£105

£125

£118

£105

Victory (Orlando only)

£112

£105

£93

£138

£131

£127

£146

£139

£139

EVIP+ ($0 excess)

£4

£4

£4

£4

£4

£4

£4

£4

£4

Satnav

£11

£11

£11

£11

£11

£11

£11

£11

£11

One-way fees

Distance between locations

Price

0 - 150 miles

£113

151 - 500 miles

£188

501 - 750 miles

£225

751 - 1000 miles

£281

1001 - 2500 miles

£413

Over 2501 miles

£563

US Rental Specials

Name

Start

Finish

Departure dates

Arrival date

Daily rate

Minimum duration

Models available

Additional T&C

See America Special

Los Angeles

Orlando

After 01 Nov 2011

By 16 Feb 2012

£64

10 days

H-D and Honda

Includes 2700 miles and 1-way fee, models cannot be guaranteed

See America Special

Orlando

Los Angeles

20 - 30 Mar 2012

By 15 Apr 2012

£73

10 days

H-D and Honda

Includes 2700 miles and 1-way fee, models cannot be guaranteed

Route 66 Special

Los Angeles

Chicago

01 Apr - 14 Sep 2012

17 Apr - 30 Sep 2012

£109

16 days

H-D only

1-way fee included, models cannot be guaranteed

Florida Special

All Florida locations

All Florida locations

01 Nov 2011 - 21 Feb 2012

08 Nov 2011 - 29 Feb 2012

£109

7 days

All models

1-ways possible, models cannot be guaranteed, extra days at normal rate or double for 14 days. Must book before 31 Dec 2011

Winter Special

All low season locations

All low season locations

01 Nov 2011 - 28 Mar 2012

04 Nov 2011 - 31 Mar 2012

£86

3 days

All models

One ways possible, not available during Daytona Bike Week

July Special

All locations except Honolulu

All locations except Honolulu

01 - 28 Jul 2012

04 - 31 Jul 2012

£96

3 days

All models

One ways possible

Our ‘specials’ are a great way to get a great deal on your US motorcycle holiday. However, to make your holiday a success, they must match your plans or expectations exactly. For example, please do not book a ‘See America’ special if you require a specific motorcycle model – you will get what needs to be moved, not necessarily what you have requested – or if you are uncomfortable with any of the other restrictions that apply. They are only great value if you are happy to work to our requirements – but they are great value!

Daily rates are all-inclusive except as indicated in the table.

Rates do not apply with any other discounts/offers, and rally and peak season surcharges still apply.

The bike itself was great and we were sorry to give her back. The riding up in the Great Smokey Mountains was absolutely fantastic...
Marcus Ransom, Belgium, 2010

I would do it all again in a shot
Paul Davenport, UK, 2010

Once again the service you have offered has been excellent!  Informative, Unbiased, prompt and personal. On the two occasions I have dealt with HC I have felt that I am dealing with a company that actually cares about its customers’ needs and rather than being just a number you actually show a real interest in providing a good service.
Martyn Thompson, UK, 2010

Please take your time to read through the information below

Our all-inclusive rate is an exclusive, prepayable rate which includes any and all taxes, the highest levels of motorcycle insurance cover available and unlimited mileage. You can then rest assured that you will have no further charges to pay locally. And please remember we guarantee to offer you the lowest price, so do give us a call!

If you don’t wish to prepay for all of the optional and compulsory extras that we include, we will be happy to book your motorcycle at our basic rate. Rates start from as little as £15/day, and you can then pay separately for: unlimited mileage or some other mileage option, all optional insurances, taxes and our environmental charge. However, this is NOT as cheap as prepaying our all-inclusive rate!

For specific information on the hire terms and conditions please refer to the Rental Terms & Conditions, and read H-C Travel's terms and conditions.

    Harley-Davidson in all bar 8 of our locations
    BMW
    in 15 locations
    Honda
    in 31 locations
    Triumph
    in 5 locations
    Victory
    in 1 location
    Champion trikes
    are stocked in 8 locations

Pick-up. For safety reasons you are not allowed to collect you motorcycle until the day after your arrival in North America. H-C Travel is able to offer suitable first night accommodation if required (and US Homeland Security will not allow you to fly to the USA without an accommodation address!).

Intercoms. We do not provide intercoms or intercom adaptors – if they malfunction or get damaged everyone gets upset! Electraglides, Goldwings and R1200RTs have factory sockets and you are welcome to bring your own intercom and adaptor. However, we DO NOT guarantee that you will be able to run your intercom on our rental motorcycles and accept no liability for their non- or malfunction. If an intercom is an essential part of your touring, and we quite appreciate why that might be, then please bring your own independently powered set.

Satnav. We offer Garmin Zumo 550 satnav with all rentals for an additional charge. These can also be preprogrammed with our self-guided tour itineraries. If you wish to take your own satnav that is not a problem, but is entirely at your own risk. Satnavs are subject to availability, even if prepaid

Luggage. We provide factory luggage where issued by the manufacturer. For Heritage Softails, Road Kings and Road Glides luggage racks and passenger backrests are also included. For motorcycles with no factory luggage we provide aftermarket throwover panniers.

Motorcycle insurance

US insurance regulations are a common cause for confusion, often varying from state to state. This is a quick summary of what's what in US vehicle insurance. H-C Travel's all-inclusive prices include SLI, CDW and theft insurance (EVIP) with low excesses. We are always happy to advise you on this subject, and will adjust your insurance cover to suit your wishes!

Please beware, you may come across companies or receive quotes offering lower prices – the trade off is that you certainly won’t have the sme levels of cover. Always compare the excess, the theft insurance AND your personal liability cover, and you’ll appreciate just how good our insurance is.

Liability insurance - Third Party Cover in English. Most US companies offer 'minimum liability' cover for you, and have their own product liability insurance to cover themselves, but NOT you. However, minimum liability can be as little as nothing, and rarely exceeds $50,000, depending on which state you are in - and you won't be told this unless you ask!

SLI - Supplementary Liability Insurance. Over 99% of our customers feel more comfortable with the inclusion of additional liability cover, often called liability top-up, so we include $1 million cover in our all-inclusive rate.

CDW - Collision Damage Waiver. This offers you cover for the repair cost to your vehicle in the event of a collision on a public road. For motorcycle hire the ‘deductible’ - the ‘excess’ in English - can be the full replacement cost of the motorbike, and we include EVIP insurance, which reduces your excess to $1000. CDW does not include theft insurance - see below. Any 'negligent damage' is the full responsibility of the rider, including damage caused during off-highway use or during use proscribed by the rental agreement.

LDW - Loss Damage Waiver - is similar to CDW except that it also includes theft insurance.

Theft insurance is often treated as a separate item. It is not a part of CDW, and you must make sure you take it out if you want it. It is included as part of our EVIP cover.

EVIPEnhanced Vacation Interruption Protection. Offers theft insurance, a reduced damage excess of $1000, breakdown protection (covers you to hire a car or take extra night's accommodation in the event of a breakdown) and flat tyre cover. Always included in our rental rates. .As an optional extra, we offer EVIP+, with a $0 excess.

Travel insurance - is NOT included in any motorcycle rental in the USA. You MUST have a suitable travel insurance policy that includes medical and repatriation cover should you be unfortunate enough to have an accident. Nearly all widely available travel insurance policies in the UK EXCLUDE motorcycling. We can of course help and have our own travel insurance policy underwritten specifically for our customers. www.bikerstravelisnurance.co.uk

Public Holidays

Rental stations are closed for US public holidays in 2012: 01 Jan, 08 Apr, 28 May, 04 Jul, 03 Sep, 22 Nov, 25 Dec.

Groups

We are more than happy to cater for groups of any size. Indeed, we offer a 5% rental discount if you book 5 or more motorcycles at the same time.

How to book in 6 easy steps
Select your required pick-up and drop-off locations.
Select your first and second choice of motorcycle model.
Select your rental dates – rentals typically start at 9-10 am and finish at 9-10 am unless you specify otherwise. You cannot pick up your motorcycle on the day you arrive in the USA.
Check which season rate applies. The STARTING date of your motorcycle hire dictates the rate for the whole duration.
Book online, by email or by phone with just a £250 deposit – all reservations made at least 2 months prior to pick up are guaranteed. Reservations made less than 2 months before pick up are on request.
 

Ask H-C Travel to check for best available flight prices (do NOT book your flights before we have confirmed your motorcycle – there are more seats on planes than bikes for hire and we do run out!), and pre- and/or post-tour accommodation.

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