1joeranger Posted July 11, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 11, 2010 Anyone transported their bike to Europe? When I get reach again (!!!) I would love to tour Europe on my bike (have no interest in renting someone elses). Just curious if anyone from our organization has done that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted July 11, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 11, 2010 I know some have gone over but I think they rented. A bit pricey to ship your bike over, but then again if you're rich at the time you could always buy one when you get there or ship. Money would be no object. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan52577 Posted July 11, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 11, 2010 I was looking once and here is the link that I was considering. Cost few hundred to a thousand depending? Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1joeranger Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted July 11, 2010 Yhea thats what I am looking for! I also found this: http://micapeak.com/~marcl/pages/shipbike.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celt Posted July 11, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 11, 2010 http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ great website with tons of info about shipping bikes and everything else thats related. i was quoted $3600 (ahem ripoff)from these guys http://www.motorcycleexpress.com/ that was from Vancouver Canada to Glasgow Scotland return, earlier this year. theres several airlines that will fly your bike to europe Lufthansa is one ,cant think of the others at the moment but worth giving a few airlines a call and asking. i will say tho, that if your only going for a week or 2 its not worth it to ship, much cheaper to rent . i rented a Gwing for 9 days @65 pounds/ $100 Can a day ,which was reasonable. HDs where in the 800+ pounds per week . hope this helps a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1rooster Posted July 11, 2010 Share #6 Posted July 11, 2010 Shipped mine to Germany and back for FREE:dancefool:..courtesy of Uncle Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted July 12, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 12, 2010 If I were to tour Europe by motorbike, I would rent one over there. They offer so many different bikes in Europe then they do here in the States that you could try something not available here and brag about it. I know there were a handful of fellas on the RSWarrior.com site that went to Austria and it was much cheaper to rent bikes then it was to ship their own after the insurance and licensing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1joeranger Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted July 12, 2010 Anyone transported their bike to Europe? When I get reach again (!!!) I would love to tour Europe on my bike (have no interest in renting someone elses). Just curious if anyone from our organization has done that?! Yhea, I thought I said that earlier!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted July 12, 2010 Share #9 Posted July 12, 2010 No reason to feel offended! These responders are honest and straightforward with their answers. If'n you don't want responses, don't ask. Just my $.02 worth. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_in_london Posted July 12, 2010 Share #10 Posted July 12, 2010 From where I am I have quite a few options to get onto mainland Europe. I can go Dover-Calais, Dover-Boulogne, Ramsgate( or Dover-)-Dunkirk, Newhaven-Dieppe or several other routes - even one tunnel route. For you I'd have thought the only reasonably priced method would be to chat up a sailor... Other than that you'll probably be paying more than the bike's worth. If your bike is spectatcularly customised and you need to show it in Europe, then you'll want a specialist anyway. If you're moving across and have a lot of stuff, then you're looking at shipping a container, or renting space in a container. What's special about your bike ? Has it been adapted in some way ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted July 12, 2010 Share #11 Posted July 12, 2010 Yhea, I thought I said that earlier!!!! Yeah, good luck with that kind of attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1joeranger Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted July 12, 2010 Sorry everyone! Just got off night shift and was rather tired, still am! Still not a good excuse to be impolite, and I truly apologize for being incosiderate!!!!! My interest in this tread is to find out what is available out there for transporting a bike to Europe. So far, from input from others to this tread, I now have some good websites to explore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze Posted July 14, 2010 Share #13 Posted July 14, 2010 You also might check with DHL. Fxstein(one the Guys from RSWarrior mentioned above) will ship his '09 Max over here by the End of the Month.Don't know about his Proceedings though. A Friend of mine shipped his '09 MAx from St.Louis, Mo to Stuttgart, Germany by Air Freight. The wooden Crate cost alone him 595 Bucks. I think, all in all he was near 2000 Bucks. From what i see from my Side of the Pond, Roll on/Roll Off may be the cheapest Way, but you need to trust those Guys with your Bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted July 14, 2010 Share #14 Posted July 14, 2010 You also might check with DHL. Fxstein(one the Guys from RSWarrior mentioned above) will ship his '09 Max over here by the End of the Month.Don't know about his Proceedings though. A Friend of mine shipped his '09 MAx from St.Louis, Mo to Stuttgart, Germany by Air Freight. The wooden Crate cost alone him 595 Bucks. I think, all in all he was near 2000 Bucks. From what i see from my Side of the Pond, Roll on/Roll Off may be the cheapest Way, but you need to trust those Guys with your Bike. Nice, Oliver's a great guy to hang around with and can ride pretty damn good. He whooped some butt at the dragstrip a few years ago at one of the RSW gatherings in TN/NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze Posted July 14, 2010 Share #15 Posted July 14, 2010 I'll hopefully meet him on August, 7./8. in Hockenheim at public Drag Race Days. Really looking forward to, he already modified his Max to right a above 200 rwhp. He'll show us poor european slow Pokes how to ride fast on the Strip... :happy34: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider Posted July 15, 2010 Share #16 Posted July 15, 2010 I might suggest searching www.advrider.com. They have forums dedicated to the kind of information you are looking for. There are several folks that have ridden RTW and discussed the logistics required. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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