Help A Biker
Listing all the resources that can help a traveling motorbiker in a foriegn land during emergency
During my solo London to India motorcycle trip, I got a lot of help from various motorbikers. Usually, the modus operandi went like this - some motorbiker whom I had found from Bunk A Biker, knew local motorcycle club & asked for help in the group on my behalf & voila, my problem used to be solved :). While on the road, I figured that finding these groups by myself was hard. So I decided to create a listing of such resources.
P.S. the name is inspired by ‘Bunk A Biker’ :)
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Bike Point Pereiro 34
Oleg (road name Pereiro .. apparently in Russia, there is tradition of every biker having a road name), owner of the Bike Point, is probably the most connected guys among bikers in Russia & stans. He has friends pretty much everywhere in Russia & stans. Bike Point is a hostel like setup for traveling motorbikers & you pay as you like. Oleg can understand & speak a bit of English, but best to converse with him on whatsapp in Russian using Google Translate
+7 904 411 25 30 (click to open in whatsapp)
https://vk.com/bikepointpereiro34stay bike-point russia volgograd rescueBull Bikers - be free & help
Dan, owner of the biker club, is located in Brassov, Romania. Fairly well connected among biker community & should be able to get you help anywhere in Romania. Reach out to him on Whatsapp. Dan can also host motorbikers in Brassov, Romania.
+40 723 548 700 (click to open in whatsapp)romania brassov biker-clubBunk A Biker
Request free stay with motorbikers. While reaching out, your email may land in spam so it is worth trying to whatsapp message the host
https://www.zeemaps.com/bunk-a-biker_world
https://www.bunkabiker.com/stay hotel housingBunk A Biker Norway
Around 5k people so not too big. Use Bunk A Biker map to find host. Can use the group for other biking related help
https://www.facebook.com/groups/babnorway
https://www.zeemaps.com/bunk-a-biker_worldnorway stay housing forum facebookCazare gratuită pentru motociclisti free accommodation for bikers
Group for seeking free stay for motorbikers in Romania. Around 11k members. Public group so anyone can post. Suggest to post in Romanian for seeking wider help (use Google Translate)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/442155149702636romania stay housing facebookDalnyak.rf / Motaway
Biggest motorbiking club in Russia. Head to vk.com to seek help. The other url has listing of various resources for traveling bikers in Russia including bike posts.
https://m.vk.com/motaway
https://xn--80ahtdk3gwa.xn--p1ai/russia biker-club vk.comEmergency Ride & Ride MF Romania
Telegram channel to ask for help & some nearby rider would quickly respond. You need telegram app on your phone
https://t.me/rideemergencyromania telegram forum biker-club rescueHorizons Unlimited aka HU
The most active group for seeking help from other traveling (& non traveling) motorbikers. Works well for seeking help for non-emergency / non-time-sensitive situations.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehubbforum facebookMotokarta
Motokarta is equivalent of iOverlander but much more popular in Russia / Soviet region. Unlike iOverlander, it also shows traveling motorbikers & in case of emergency, you may probably find someone nearby & possibly can summon him/her. For reaching out, whatsapp messaging is recommended after you have found the person's number from the website, especially if you can not speak Russian.
https://xn--80aa2ahkaqme.xn--p1ai/en/index.phprussia kazakhstan tajikistan kyrgyzstan rescueMoto klub RAB
A great group of riders in Croatia who will go out of their way to help you. The group is listed as page & the admins can be messaged. I guess admins will then allow the posting to go on the page. Contributed by Rory. Thanks Rory :)
https://www.facebook.com/people/Moto-klub-Rab/100064644221629/croatia biker-club forum facebookMotorcycle riders safety net Finland
Largest Finnish motorcycle club with 12k members. Private group. To seek help, you need to join first. If anyone knows the contact of admins to reach out in emergency, please reach out & I will get those added
https://www.facebook.com/groups/410895649319942finland biker-club forum facebookMotorsykkelsiden
The largest Norwegian motorcycle club with 60k biker members. Private group. To seek help, you need to join first. If anyone knows the contact of admins to reach out in emergency, please reach out & I will get those added
https://www.facebook.com/groups/motorsykkelsidennorway biker-club forum facebookNorth America Biker Rescue
As per Carrie, there is a larger/global group for Motorbiker rescue that started as North America only initiative but soon expanded worldwide. It is a facebook group & worthwhile to apply to join it before start of your long trip. Thanks Carrie for the contribution.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Neighbors.NABRs/rescue forum facebookNorth West Bikers (Cumbria)
As per Simon, it is the biggest biker group in the North Western part of the UK. It is a closed group & you need to join to post a message for help. Thanks Simon for the contribution.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1362181103875101uk cumbria biker-club forum facebookOffroad Touring Club, Norway
A bunch of riders who like offroad-touring and I an sure many will be able to help or point in the right direction if another biker needs help or advice. It is a closed group so recommend to join the group beforehand. Contributed by Kurt. Thanks Kurt.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/otcmc/norway biker-club forum facebook
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