Bike Hire in Iceland
 

Does anybody know of any bike hire companies in Iceland?
I'm planning to do a quick trip next year and I want to make the most with 5-7 days riding around on their lovely dirty roads.

BJ

Cheers for that, but I've already e-mailed these guys and not had a reply yet. I'll try snail mail in a bit if I still don't get a reply.

Have you actually used these guys?

Any other suggestions?

No, I didn't

found it on google; motorbike rental iceland

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Yes - A 4WD. It is very cold and can be extremly windy (big sand-storms). Were it not for this a bike tour would be fantastic. Amazing landscape, great roads (and off-roads), and wonderfully friendly people. However vehicle hire is very expensive - not sure about bikes.

Yes - A 4WD. It is very cold and can be extremly windy (big sand-storms). Were it not for this a bike tour would be fantastic. Amazing landscape, great roads (and off-roads), and wonderfully friendly people. However vehicle hire is very expensive - not sure about bikes.

Remember that the interior roads are only open from the end of june/beginning of july to the beginning of september. At this time the weather will be perfect for riding a bike with full gear (Gore-Tex ofcourse). It's in my opinion much worse to travell in +35 degrees.

BTW I have no experience with renting a bike on Iceland. Why not just give them a ring?

Have fun!

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Hi,

try www.ktm.is (in Icelandic)
e-mail: moto (-at-)ktm.is
They had organized tours ads on their website until recently.


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There is also a Honda dealer in Iceland http://www.honda.is/ perhaps they have something to rent (can't find anything on their website though, but try emailing them).

Good luck!

Has anyone had any more progress since the last post. I've heard about the 'Iceland Overland' book which was recently published so I've ordered that for detailed info. But was wondering about ballpark figures for bike hire. Thanks in advance

Try re-posting in the Iceland Forum.I had the same question several months ago.

Post moved to Iceland Forum, - also, as noted, browse the rest of the Iceland forum for more info.

Let us know how you do!

I managed to find somewhere else that does bike hire in Reykjavic. It's near the aiport and called x-tra http://www.xtrahlutir.is I managed to get a Fazer 600 for 4 days for 35000 Kronur, which leads me on to my next question. Do you think a Fazer will survive the roads in the interior?

Hi guys

I have had some questions from bikers about Biking Viking. It seams like Njall, the operator of Biking Viking, is having problems with his web-provider. At least used to have, earlier this summer. Everything is running smooth at the moment, so send him your questions on info@bikingviking.is now.

Neither KTM or Honda rent bikes in Iceland. Biking Viking is the only company at the moment renting enduro oriented bikes to use in the interior. I would not take the Fazer 600 to the interior. It will be very good on the aspalt part of the road system, but since the interior is only gravel, and at some parts very rough gravel, I would only take a Paris-Dakar style of bike to the interior.

I hope this helps you guys.

Jakob

I managed to get in touch with Njall from Biking Viking and he said they don't hire bikes anymore. Unless anyone knows of anywhere else I guess extra is the only place now.

I am waiting for the news too where can I hire a Enduro bike to run beautiful Ice Land


Thanks

Hey all - I tried to find someone who rents last summer, with no luck. Biking Viking told me that he told me it was not possible from any source he knew.

I'm heading there on my own beast summer 06. Mike

found bike rental in Iceland
 

I just found out the harley dealer there rents bikes. aint cheap, 263.00 a day for a sportster, almost double for an ultra classic. But, at least it is possible. I think I'll get a sporty for a day this June.
here is the contact & rate info they sent me
hope this is helpful,
Doug

The sporty is 16.000 ISK per day
The dyna is 20.000 ISKper day
Road king 24.000 ISK per day
Ultra is 28.000 ISK per day

This includes unlimited milage, rain wear, helmets and INSURANCE


Sigurður Már
Manager
svenni@harley-davidson.is

Halldor, do you guys rent bikes out? I'm possibly going to Iceland in September and want to do a bit of sightseeing - but I don't really want to do any enduro or offroad riding

Also, if anyone has an online page translator link from Icelandic to English I'd be most grateful!

Biking in Iceland in Sept? Brrrrrr

Hey Stuart
 

Hey man just shot you e-mail about the same plans for Iceland in September
in or out of dirt don't care just want to see it breath it and touch it so give me a scrible:clap:

Bike rentals in Iceland
 

Two bike rental companies have recently been started in Iceland
Here are the links:
Biking Viking Motorcycle Tours
Blue Mountain

Motorcycle tours and rental in Iceland
 

We offer Adventure tours, day tours and bike rental for everyone interested in exploring our magnificent country. Plese look at our website, send me an e-mail or just call and ask about our service !

Iceland Motorcycle Hire
 

Hi

i have had a look at the Iceland page and tried to contact the chaps at the Biking Viking site.

Are they the only company now to hire motor bikes in Iceland we are looking at going in 2013. Has anyone had experiance of them.

Cheers

Ian

Not been to Iceland, but on the wish list for 2013.

There is a Ride Report over on the UKGSer Forum:

Iceland a video ride report - ::. UKGSer.com .::

There are three excellent short videos and I think the first one covers their (3 guys) arrival and collection of bikes from Biking Viking. I think they were happy enough with Biking Viking and found them very helpful, etc.

The downside is that their insurance does not cover river crossings, so if you drown the bike, you could end up kissing goodbye to your €2000 deposit (or whatever value it is).

Grey Beard

Hi.

I've been to Iceland in 2010 and rented the bike with Biking Viking. No problem at all with them.

The only thing they commented, more than once, was that the insurance didn't cover river crossing, nothing else.

You can find details and pictures of that travel in the link below. It's in perfect spanish, but there is enclosed a traslator.

Basauritik mundura... motorrez: 2010 - ISLANDIA en moto

Regards.
Angel.

Anyone have recent experience of Biking Viking in Iceland
 

Hi,

I am considering booking a one-week trip with Biking Viking in Iceland next June. The price of 3100 Euros seems very high, particularly as there is a 2000 Euros bond against damage to the bike. Has anyone out there in the HUBB any recent experience of this company? It may just be that Iceland is expensive in general but if this trip does turn out to be unusually expensive I may consider ferrying my own XT660Z over via Denmark as I could then spend longer riding there.

Any thought very welcome! Regards, stevearmstrongmatchless.

The costs of car hire in Iceland has come down a lot lately, but the MC hire was very very expensive. Bikes go free from Denmark in 2013 at certain times.I am looking at ferrying the bike over and flying there.

Do you have any details, such as a web link?
Also, how does that work i.e. how is a bike shipped without the rider? (I read about this somewhere else but took it to mean that the bike would be accompanied on a ro-ro type of ferry).

I'm still trying to find out about this.

The link for the ferry is in the Iceland thread : Motorcycles go free to Iceland on Smyril ferries in summer 2013

Smyril it is then
 

[QUOTE=Dave222;402123]Sorry guys to move off topic from the original hiring -
Smyril have this offer which is based on booking a cabin for two persons (and it sounds like that is for one bike).
Smyril Line - MC offer: To Iceland in high season

That is for the high season.
They have a load of other offers concerning other types of transport.
Smyril Line - Special offers

Yes thats the link thats already there in the Iceland section,you just need to look ,and this IS the Iceland section.....

:innocent:

This post......?

Motorcycles go free to Iceland on Smyril ferries in summer 2013
Scroll down this link for prices.


http://www.smyrilline.com/with-your-mc-11591.aspx

Also Faroes

http://www.smyrilline.com/with-your-mc-11492.aspx

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Last edited by Dave222; 1 Week Ago at 08:53.

Icelander here, new on the forum; I have NO relation whatsoever to any of the bike rentals, but I just wanted to add my guess as to why renting bikes is expensive here.

Taxes and tariffs on cars and motorcycles are pretty high I think. for example, an €8000 bike costs €13000 after fees - not including dealer markup. (We do get something for the taxes, such as good roads in a largely unpopulated country ...) Then I don't think motorcycle insurance is cheap here - €600/year isn't uncommon for privately owned bikes; rental insurance is surely higher.

Given these economic barriers, motorcycle rental is unfortunately not as mainstream as it could be here. Therefore I believe the motorcycle rental companies have a strong incentive to service the higher end of the market. Overall, it seems that renters get well maintained specimens of solid brands - KTMs and BMWs - an friendly, flexible, and competent service.

This is speculation on my part - but I am quite sure that the prices of rental motorcycles are largely dictated by the market environment — and that renters also do get something for the money.

If you have a bike and you can get it on the Norræna / Smyril Line ferry, then that's clearly worth looking at.

Bike Hire in Iceland - https://bikesbooking.com We rented from reykjavik Motor center in 2017 , and they were great (easy to get to by public transport in Reyk), plus their selection is wider than sportstravel, and the F650's we rented came with panniers. One bike developed a problem a few hundred km from Rey the first day and they immediately came out with a replacement.