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About Us
Bike Stay is offering a complete directory service to touring motorcyclists
Worldwide in 12 countries. Giving Motorcyclist the chance to have secure
overnight parking for their motorcycles whilst partaking in their hobby.
There is little worse than having your bike parked on the street overnight,
and doesn't bear well for a good nights sleep - however comfy the bed may be!
Bike Stay offers a bed for the biker and a secure or safe facility for
overnight Motorcycle Parking.
Our advertisers offer a variety of overnight parking, from Garaged
Facilities, Locked Yards or Car Parks, Secure Private Car Parks, CCTV. Those who
do not offer locked or undercover facilities ensure parking is away from the
view of the main roads or at the rear of the accommodation.
History of Bike Stay
Bike-Stay is owned and managed by Hartside.com,
we have been in operation since 2001.
Hartside.com website was launched in October
2001 as an information and community site for UK Motorcyclists, The
accommodation directory was added as an additional service, which has now
grown to such an extent that it is a site in its own right!
www.bike-stay.co.uk
Bike-Stay UK Online Accommodation Directory, was
launched in November 2001, and officially launched in January 2002 as part of Hartside.com. Initially covering a small area of Northern England
over Northumberland and Cumbria (and more importantly covering Hartside Pass!),
the popularity of the directory meant that over 2002, we expanded our coverage
by request of our site users to the whole of England, Wales and Scotland by the
end of that year.
Throughout 2003, we expanded our coverage to Ireland,
not only for British Motorcyclists, but also for Irish Motorcyclists touring
their own stunning Green Isles.
www.bike-stay.net
The Biker Friendly Accommodation Directory at
Hartside.com was moved and re-branded as Bike Stay under
www.Bike-stay.net in March 31st 2004,
This also saw our Motorcycle Friendly Touring
Directory branch out to Europe. Covering Europe had long been on the cards,
and was something which our British users had been asking for a long time. Initially we covered France, Spain, Netherlands and Belgium. The response from
our French Advertisers in the first month was outstanding, thereafter we began
coverage of Portugal and Italy.
The choice for advertisers to publish accommodation
details in multi languages means that we are not only catering for the British
Motorcyclist, but also to French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese speaking
Motorcyclists.
Bike Stay UK
Started out as an accommodation directory around the
Hartside region of Cumbria and Northumberland, as part of our parent company
HARTSIDE.COM , Throughout 2002 we completed coverage of the United Kingdom.
Bike Stay Europe
Introduced Spring 2004. We are now offering European Accommodation in the
following countries through Europe.
- France
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Spain
- Portugal
- Italy
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Isle of Man
We will publish
multi-language advertisements as submitted.
Bike Stay Australia
Due to the success of the Bike Stay directory, and the
needs of touring motorcyclists worldwide, Our Australian Accommodation Directory
was launched Summer 2004.
Targeted at native Australian Motorcyclists touring
within some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Southern Hemisphere.
Bike Stay Australia was managed by our Australian
friends, for our Australian ally's.
Bike Stay USA
Bike Stay USA was launched towards the end of January 2005. Enabling Secure parking and friendly
accommodation for American Motorcyclists. The enthusiasm from our advertisers
for Bike Stay USA has been warmly received and we saw an immediate response from
our stateside motorcyclists.
Bike Stay New Zealand
New for 2005, following the success of Bike Stay
Australia.
Bike Stay Canada
Following requests from
advertisers this time, we launched into Canada in February 2006.
Hartside.com
Bike Stay is published by Hartside.com. Hartside.com was built as a meeting
point for motorcyclists online, named after the infamous 'real' motorcycle
meeting point at Hartside Pass.
What started out as a hobby bizarrely grew into an all consuming business.
With numerous support from friends and family and a lot of hard work and too
many late nights Hartside.com is growing every day. With spin off sites Bike
Stay and Bike UK growing just as fast, we are sharing our own passion for
motorcycles with others.
If you would like any further information, please do not
hesitate to contact us by emailing
info@hartside.com
