Yes, you can …

THE BIKES: The Triumph Tigers were rented from Spyder Motorcycles, based outside London. They have a wide range of bikes available, including BMW, Ducati and KTM.

COST: Motorcycle rental starts from £145 (about R2 300) per day or £465 (R7 500) for a week.

The trip described here for two bikes cost £3 295 (about R54 000), which included route planning and hotel bookings (hotel bills settled separately), a route guide and programmed sat-navs. They also provided a bike drop-off service (in Edinburgh) and collected from the writers’ accommodation in London when the trip had finished. Each bike had panniers. Trips can be tailored to the customers’ specific requirements and therefore costs will always differ. Different motorcycles also have different hire fees.

Contacts: See spydermotorcycles.co.uk or e-mail info@spyderclub.co.uk.