Sasha Barnes-Taylor

Office Manager

Sasha works in the HD-Tours office to ensure that all our tours run seamlessly. Sasha coordinates all bookings, travel arrangements and generally keeps us all on track. You may receive a few emails from Sasha as you lead up to your tour.

Sasha is a very happy Pillion rider, she may join a couple of tours in the summer months.

Toby Barnes-Taylor

The Planner and Tour Leader

Toby is the founder and runs HD-Tours, an experienced rider and committed Harley-Davidson fan for the last 9 years. He has been planning and leading expeditions throughout Europe and Morocco for the last 15 years. A down-to-earth and friendly guy, he always strives to give the best experience possible. Toby rides a 2016 Softail Deluxe, customised to look like a '60s Hydra Glide, long before H-D released their own Icon edition.

Toby is an active HOG member, also supporting the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride and the Ride To The Wall.

Toby leads most if not all the tours for HD-Tours, with support from other tour leaders hand-picked by Toby for their similar experience and enthusiasm.

Steve Crouch

Tour Leader

Steve is a key part of HD-Tours, riding a beautiful M8 Softail. He started riding at 17 (on a Honda 250), he has taken part in numerous tours throughout UK and Europe and is loaded with a wealth of experience and great tales. He is an active HOG member, attending various Rallies and HOG Festivals.

When not out on his bike, Steve is kept busy with 3 grandchildren and he also supports his son who races in single seat racing series around the UK with Crouch Racing.

Steve leads and and also acts as back-marker for many of the tours.

Our team

This is the HD-Tours team. We come from all parts of the country, but we have something in common, we all love riding our bikes and we all love what we do...

Steve Morrell

Tour Leader

Steve has been riding motorcycles since the age of 8 and has a real passion for touring and leading rides. He is very welcoming and friendly and thrives on others enjoying the tour. He currently rides an Electra Glide but, having a love of classic bikes, he also owns a 1953 Matchless which gets plenty of use.

Steve is the organiser of the annual ‘Ride of the Ruperts’ charity ride, which raises money for disabled children.

Outside of work everything revolves around his passion for motorcycling and travel. He has also attended the Bike Safe course and a Biker Down course.

Steve is a very experienced rider, has ridden across Europe several times and also parts of the USA.

Gary France

Tour Leader

Gary is an experienced international rider who has ridden in many countries. The list currently stands at 32...

A regular at many international Harley-Davidson events, as well as many in the UK, Gary is an active member of HOG. Gary mainly rides a Street Glide and a Road King, plus he has a passion for custom motorcycles.

In 2010, Gary rode 21,475 miles around the USA in a single four-and-a-half month road trip. He wrote a huge book about his journey called ‘France In America’.

The motorcycle press often write about Gary, his travels and motorcycles.

Elaine Shepherd

Tour Back-Marker

Elaine is one of the most well-known riders in the UK & Ireland HOG scene and has both organised and taken part in many Harley-Davidson events & initiatives. Until 2022, Elaine was the National Ladies of Harley Officer for 10 years and did a huge amount to inspire & encourage female riders and pillions to share their enthusiasm & passion of the Harley-Davidson lifestyle, creating many friendships along the way.

She’s also enjoyed many travel adventures in the USA and again, she has made some life long friends with members from US HOG Chapters.

Elaine is one of the national team of instructors for HOG ROC and the HOG Road Captain’s Training Course, she has attended Biker Down & Bike Safe courses over the years.

Having previously owned a Nightster and two Classic Springers she’s now more than happy clocking up the miles on her 2006 Road King.