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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: Ladakh, Sach Pass, North Vietnam.

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