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Motorcycle tour photos from India's high passes to Ha Giang

These motorcycle tour photos — India and Vietnam, every frame shot on our own rides through Ladakh, the Sach Pass, Rajasthan back roads and the Ha Giang Loop. No stock, no borrowed frames. If a picture makes you want the handlebars, the routes are real: our Ladakh motorcycle tour, the Sach Pass motorcycle tour and our Vietnam motorbike tours.

Following a rider cornering on a mountain road — guided motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Motorcycle on a rocky slope below cloudy peaks, Sach Pass — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Close-up of a motorcycle headlight and mirror — Himalayan motorcycle tour, Outriders Co. 2019.A long line of Royal Enfields parked on a green ghat road — adventure motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Riders and motorcycles at a roadside truck stop — motorcycle road trip, Outriders Co.Loaded motorcycles and riders at a roadside stop — motorbike adventure holiday, Outriders Co.Riders resting at a roadside dhaba — South India tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Rider pausing with a loaded motorcycle on a Ladakh mountain road — Ladakh motorcycle tour, Outriders Co. 2021.Motorcycle at a forested mountain viewpoint, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Golden mountains reflected in a still Ladakh lake at sunset — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co.Riders at the Fotu La summit sign, 13,479 ft — Leh Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co.Motorcyclist on a green Himalayan mountain road — Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co.Riders on a boat entering a turquoise river cave, North Vietnam — Vietnam motorbike tour, Outriders Co.Riders holding a 'Land of High Passes' banner in Leh — Leh Ladakh motorcycle trip, Outriders Co.Two riders standing in a green Himachal tea garden — motorcycle tour of the Himalayas, Outriders Co. 2019.Motorcycle beside the Rohtang Pass welcome sign, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.A braided river valley beneath Ladakh mountains — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co.Motorcycles parked by a resort poolside garden — motorcycle holiday, Outriders Co.Motorcycle at a green Himalayan valley camp on the Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Handlebar view of a paved mountain road with cattle near Manali — Himalayan moto tour, Outriders Co. 2020.Motorcyclists on a road below jagged Nubra Valley peaks — bike trip to Leh Ladakh, Outriders Co. 2021.Riders on motorcycles in a green Ladakh village — Ladakh motorcycle trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Two riders on a red adventure bike, North Vietnam motorcycle tour — Outriders Co.Deep-blue Pangong Tso lake ringed by mountains — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Turquoise crescent shore of Pangong Tso lake — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Diskit Monastery beneath the Maitreya Buddha statue, Nubra Valley — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Riders below the giant Maitreya Buddha statue, Diskit Monastery — Ladakh motorcycle tour, Outriders Co. 2021.Riders at the Khardung La 'Top of the World' summit sign — Leh Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co.Motorcycles lined along a lakeside promenade — South India road trip, Outriders Co. 2019.A rider's shadow on a dusty off-road climb, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.A rider at a blue Himalayan lake viewpoint — Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co.Handlebar view of an open mountain highway to Rohtang — Himalayan motorcycle tour, Outriders Co. 2020.Yaks grazing on a high-altitude Ladakh plain — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Riders relaxing in a Kerala houseboat cabin — southern India tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Motorcycle on a rough cliff-cut mountain track, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.A rider on a Royal Enfield beside a temple gateway — guided motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Loaded motorcycle on a rocky mountain track, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Rider with a motorcycle on the Hunder sand dunes, Nubra Valley — Leh Ladakh motorcycle trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Rider pausing above a deep Ha Giang valley, North Vietnam — Ha Giang Loop tour, Outriders Co.Four riders posing below jagged Ladakh peaks — bike trip to Leh Ladakh, Outriders Co. 2021.Motorcyclists on a palm-lined coastal highway — South India tour, Outriders Co.Riders resting outside a Pangong Tso guesthouse — Ladakh motorcycle trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Dirt bike parked by a mountain reservoir, North Vietnam — Vietnam motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Loaded motorcycle parked on a Himalayan roadside, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Rider resting outside a roadside pho shop, North Vietnam — Vietnam motorcycle trip, Outriders Co.Handlebar view of a switchback descending the Rohtang valley, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Riders gathered on a highway shoulder with their motorcycles — adventure motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.The Siachen Warriors 'Bharat is One' army signboard — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co.Rider on a motorcycle beside Pangong Tso in the morning light — Ladakh motorcycle tour, Outriders Co. 2021.Motorcyclists riding the road alongside Pangong Tso — Leh Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Rider on a Royal Enfield on a forested Himachal road — motorcycle tour of the Himalayas, Outriders Co. 2019.A rider with a local elder at a village shop — South India road trip, Outriders Co. 2019.Handlebar view approaching the Rohtang Pass sign, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Handlebar view of a winding descent on the Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.A deep-blue high-altitude lake below Ladakh mountains — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co.Elephants grazing beside the road in Bandipur, South India — jungle safari in India, Outriders Co. 2019.Rider resting by the mirror-still water of Pangong Tso — Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Motorcycles parked on the gravel shore of Pangong Tso — Leh Ladakh motorcycle trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Motorcycle with a helmet resting on its mirror, mountains behind — southern India tour, Outriders Co. 2019.A long row of Royal Enfields outside a colonial building — motorcycle road trip, Outriders Co.Two riders on a motorcycle on an open Himachal mountain road — Himalayan moto tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Riders resting with loaded motorcycles on a high Himalayan pass — bike trip to Leh Ladakh, Outriders Co.Handlebar view of a gravel road past a waterfall near Keylong, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.A group of riders posing around a motorcycle — motorbike adventure holiday, Outriders Co.Motorcyclist riding a pine-lined Himachal mountain road — Himalayan motorcycle tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Handlebar view of a rough hairpin dirt road near Killar, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Handlebar view of a narrow rocky track across a scree slope, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.A long line of Royal Enfields parked along a leafy drive — motorcycle holiday, Outriders Co.Motorcycle amid rocky terrain below cloud-covered peaks, Sach Pass — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.A Himalayan marmot peering over a boulder — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co.Boat gliding out of a limestone river cave, North Vietnam — motorbike holiday in Vietnam, Outriders Co.Rider beneath a Srinagar–Kargil highway signboard — Ladakh motorcycle trip, Outriders Co.A Himalayan marmot among rocks in Ladakh — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co.A wild elephant beside a forest road in Bandipur, South India — jungle safari in India, Outriders Co. 2019.Rider on an open Himalayan highway between rock cuttings — Ladakh motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Handlebar view of the rough Killar–Keylong cliff road, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Ladakh village fields and stone walls under a wide sky — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co.Monkeys on a forested Agumbe ghat road — South India tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Handlebar view of an open highway with riders ahead — guided motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Couple on a Ba Be Lake boat, North Vietnam — Vietnam motorbike tour, Outriders Co.Panorama of Ha Giang's terraced valleys and karst peaks, North Vietnam — Ha Giang Loop tour, Outriders Co.Motorcycle outside a remote roadside teahouse at Thukje — Leh Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Motorcyclists on a jungle mountain road, North Vietnam — Vietnam motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Motorcycle at a viewpoint over a forested Himalayan valley, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Motorcycle above a Ha Giang valley as sun rays break through, North Vietnam — Ha Giang Loop tour, Outriders Co.A river winding through a broad Ladakh valley — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co.Two riders on a rocky outcrop above a green South India valley — South India road trip, Outriders Co. 2019.Panorama of deep-blue Pangong Tso ringed by mountains — Ladakh road trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Still mountain lake at dusk on the North Vietnam motorcycle tour — Outriders Co.Two motorcyclists cornering on a forested mountain road — adventure motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Motorcycles lined along the calm Pangong Tso shore — Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Riders sharing a wet Himachal mountain road with pack horses — motorcycle tour of the Himalayas, Outriders Co. 2019.Riders wearing festival turbans at a night celebration — southern India tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Handlebar view over the Ha Giang karst valley, North Vietnam — Ha Giang Loop tour, Outriders Co.A Vietnamese meal shared on the North Vietnam motorcycle tour — Outriders Co.A rider seated on a Royal Enfield beside parked motorcycles — motorcycle road trip, Outriders Co.Motorcycle beside tents at a riverside forest camp, Sach Pass route — Outriders Co. 2020 tour.Loaded motorcycle parked beside a river in Ladakh — Leh Ladakh motorcycle trip, Outriders Co. 2021.Riders and motorcycles at a hillside roadside stop — motorbike adventure holiday, Outriders Co.Loaded motorcycle on a Ladakh dirt track through barren mountains — bike trip to Leh Ladakh, Outriders Co. 2021.Group of riders at a Ha Giang viewpoint above the karst peaks, North Vietnam — Ha Giang Loop tour, Outriders Co.Rider's helmet-camera selfie above a vast Himalayan lake — Ladakh motorcycle trip, Outriders Co.Riders at a hilltop viewpoint over a valley — motorcycle holiday, Outriders Co.Riders at an evening street gathering in Sa Pa, North Vietnam — Vietnam motorcycle trip, Outriders Co.Handlebar view of elephants in the Bandipur forest, South India — jungle safari in India, Outriders Co. 2019.Riders walking through a busy South India market street — South India tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Group of motorcyclists posing on a Himachal roadside — Himalayan moto tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Motorcyclist cornering on a pine-lined Himachal mountain road — Himalayan motorcycle tour, Outriders Co. 2019.Riders with motorcycles on a barren Ladakh mountain road — Ladakh motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.A group of riders celebrating on a tree-lined road — guided motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.A group of riders setting off on a dusty road — adventure motorcycle tour, Outriders Co.Motorcyclist on a dusty high-altitude road — Leh Ladakh bike trip, Outriders Co.