What we do
Entre Motards connects riders who offer free accommodation with those looking for a roof along their route. Map, listings, requests and messaging: everything is built to plan a stop without losing the community spirit.
No commission on hosting: hosts open their door for free. What matters is meeting people on the road and the trust between you.
Our values
Four simple principles that shape every product choice.
Free
Hosting between members stays 100% free, for the traveler and the host. No commission. The map serves the community, not a marketplace.
Hospitality
Staying with a host is first about meeting someone, exchanging, and carrying the trip further than alone. The budget benefits too, but that is not the heart of it.
Discretion
On the map, only an area is shown. The exact address and directions are shared only after acceptance, between you and the traveler concerned.
Community
The project grew out of Facebook groups where hospitality already lives. We build with those communities, not instead of them: road feedback, high standards, mutual help.
Our story
I tell you the thread: what led me to create Entre Motards, the path taken, and thanks to whom it is possible today.
An idea born on the road, the Facebook groups, then a map to stay with a host, with the partner communities.
I did not invent Entre Motards around a table: it started from a simple observation, lived in the saddle. The road is better when you share it.
On the road, the invisible brake
I am in my thirties, have held my licence for about ten years, and travel regularly by motorcycle. Days in the saddle are great. Evenings less so: the hotel room that eats the budget, the shortened stage to “stay reasonable”, and the wish for a warmer roof than a chain hotel lobby.
Hospitality between riders already existed. What was missing was a place to find it without spending the whole evening looking.
Facebook groups: the idea is there, not the tool
On Facebook, one group. Then a second. Then a third. Everywhere the same generous gesture: riders opening their door to other riders.
The communities are wonderful. Facebook, however, is not built to plan a stop. No clear map, no up-to-date listings, no simple request to send. For organisers, Google Maps becomes a hand-kept inventory: add a pin, fix it, remove it. Hard work for them, opaque for you when you need somewhere to sleep tomorrow night.
So, build what was missing
A web developer for many years, I set out to create a 100% free place for these groups: a map to see hosts near your route, clear listings, and structured requests, without losing the community spirit.
A first version goes live. I contact the groups I had spotted. Two major ones show real interest.
Two communities by my side from the start
Les Motards Peinards and J’irai dormir chez un(e) motard(e) ✌ support me: feedback, ideas, and real-world standards. Without them, Entre Motards would not be what it is today.
A similar site already exists. The idea is sound, but the French experience and a few everyday details still leave room for improvement: enough to confirm there is space for something simpler and clearer. My decision is clear: keep going, first in beta, then toward a wider launch, also carried by these communities that already welcome you on Facebook.
They ride with us
Two Facebook communities where hospitality between riders is already lived every day. That is where the idea of a roof with a host took root.
A warm thank you to both groups: their feedback helps build something truly useful for your stops.
The team
There are four of us around the project: the map day to day, and the view from the road thanks to the partner groups.
Alexandre VendeurBuilds and runs the map
Alain RoseJ’irai dormir chez un(e) motard(e) ✌
John SmithJ’irai dormir chez un(e) motard(e) ✌
Ori DavidovichLes Motards Peinards
An idea to improve your stops?
Road feedback, a suggestion, or a wish to help: write to us. We read everything carefully.
What now?
The beta keeps moving. We are preparing a wider launch. Whether you are looking for a host, offering a roof, or simply browsing the map: you are welcome.