Trip to Europe

[chris56]

I would speak with the Dealers here in Europe - maybe you find someone who gives you a Spyder for lets say 3 Month to a fix Price ?? But if you ride "solo" the new Ryker would be the better solution here in the Alps - super handling and fast enough - no Service for 12.000 miles & much cheaper !!

Next year ( 13. June) is the 100 years ROTAX RYDERS Event, if you want to ryde with more than 300 Spyders/Rykers up to 10.000 feet, but it seems it will be hard to get a ticket for this, if you are not fast enough !!

Flight to Munic - there you pick up a Spyder /Ryker with side- and a (big !)Topcase
bring your luggage in the original "Shad" Softbags and a really big Tankbag ..ryde with your own helmet
August is too hot and too much traffic - the shools are closed - the Hotels have double the Price of the rest of the Saison (April - Oktober)
In France most of the People do NOT (like) to speak english - no problem in Austria Italy Swiss....
& yess !!! you will love it !!



(50.000 Spyder-miles in the last 10 years .. our Ryky reaches 9.000 now - its built for touring in the Alps !!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa52jYfIZiU&t=10s

 

[ahh-cool]

It will be me and my wife. Not sure where we fly into will be the same place we fly out of.
Again right now we are in the planning stages.
Probably will not happen for 2 years.
I believe next year we are doing the west side of the U.S. and the year after that we will do the New England/ Maritimes.

 

[Raknid]

https://www.aircanada.com/cargo/en/shipping/shipping-solutions/ac-dgr/motorcycle.html

Probably thinking of the Air Canada program. Not sure if 3 wheelers are accommodated but the link is above.

 

[ahh-cool]

https://www.aircanada.com/cargo/en/shipping/shipping-solutions/ac-dgr/motorcycle.html

Probably thinking of the Air Canada program. Not sure if 3 wheelers are accommodated but the link is above.

Thanks, that's what the people I talked to used.

 

[Yardageman]

Just got back from Alaska and I noticed tons of bikes and RV's from Western Europe.
Starting to think about taking the Spyder to Europe.
Not sure how to go about it. Does anybody know of any good blogs that will describe how to get there and where to go.
According to the people I talked to, they said to ship it by plane from Canada.
Stefan

Check with Stefan at Knopftours in Heidelberg. He ships over once a year from the US to his place in Germany. Rentals are very expensive ( like over $200 a day) I am shipping my RT over next March from Orlando. I will” leave it there and go ride for a few months each summer. He also stores Bike at his place for $50 a month. I us3to have a Honda Varadero I left with Martin in Cork Island I bought over there and he charges about$35 a month. I soulful intCork and he would have my Bike all ready to go and I would ride around Europe for 2-3 months at a time.

 

[ARtraveler]

ldpost: 9/2019

 

[Yardageman]

Europe

Have kept a Bike in Europe for 3 years. I sold the 2 wheeler I kept there and will be shipping my RT there in Late Feb. to ride for a few months. Goggle Knopftours.com He ships Bikes to his place out of the US. It will cost me $1,900 to ship my RT over one way. You can figure it will cost you $200-250 a week to rent a 2 wheeler over there. Martine my friend in Kinsale , Ireland has bikes for sale at good prices and he will sell it for you when you are finished with It. Knopf has bikes for sale also. Martin in Kinsale charges $3 month to store a bike. Knopf is $50 a month . I kept my Honda Varadero 1000 at Martins for 3 years and would fly into Cork and pick it up and ride Europe for 3 months each time, If you have any questions please ask. Trying to ship it yourself has a lot of paper work and extra cost. A RT in Europe cost about $30K. Used in the high teens. You can not sell your bike over there us less some one will keep your tags on iy. The duty is high otherwise. Nick