Hi. My name is Farhad and live in Tehran the capital
I'm the first person who has started the business of renting motor bikes in Iran from one year ago. First I was renting my bikes to the tourists who were interested to explore my beautiful country on two wheels. After getting experienced, I joined to a Swiss company for marketing. Now we have two website for this purpose. One which is especially for renting motorbike in Iran and the second offers more services like adventure tours and home stay in Iran.
www.thepersianride.com
www.iran-adventure.com
If you have any question, please do not hesitate to ask me. Here is email:
faaarhad@yahoo.com
Some facts you should consider:
1- Driving Iranian bike with the engine bigger than 250 cc is illegal. so you should choose a bike 250 cc or less. Tourists can use their own bikes (unlimited for the engine but they should deposit by cash at the border to enter their bikes)
2- Driving bikes in highways is illegal, so you should take major roads in your trip. Iran has very good roads but very crazy drivers. It's very similar to Italy maybe worse! Most of drivers do not care about the rules! Speed driving and crossing red light in intersections is very common! (Please read about Iranian driving behavior in internet)
3- If your driving license is valid in Iran (you should be sure about that), you can drive without any stress. Police in Iran is so kind with tourists. So you do not have any problem with police. My documents for the bikes are complete specially insurance. In case of accidents, my insurance cover costs. In Iran insurance is attached to the bike not to the driver. If driver is valid by Iran rules, there is no problem
4- The best plan for you is to start from Shiraz, Persepolis, Yazd, Naeen, Isfahan, Kashan and Tehran. in this Itinerary you can see all major historical sites as well as fantastic deserts of Iran (12-15 days are the best time for this plan)
5- Iran is a cash country regarding to the US sanctions. So you cannot use your credit or debit cards. You should bring enough cash with yourself.
6- You should know that Iran is so safe and its people are so hospitable despite what Medias show.