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Doea anyone know anything about the current status of European delivery of BMW motorcycles for touring Europe and then shipping the bikes home. There used to be such a program. Does it still exist, and if so, who is a good contact person?
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10/06/2007 at 21:57
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Joined: Oct 11, 2007
Location: Tippecanoe, OH
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- just tried doing the same thing last month through my dealer, and supposably that program is currently not functioning. He offered the alternative, buy and ship. z
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06/21/2008 at 15:54
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Joined: Mar 11, 2007
Location: Hudson, OH
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Have you found any info on shipping a bike to Europe and back? Mike
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08/17/2008 at 21:56
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Joined: Nov 17, 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC
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GlobalRider on this forum knows a lot about this stuff. I bet he will reply. Check out his website at: Robo
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08/18/2008 at 14:45
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Joined: Nov 22, 2006
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 Mikeb said:Have you found any info on shipping a bike to Europe and back? Mike Stefan Knopf of Knopf Motorradreisen in Heidelberg ships bikes. He usually ships them over after the Daytona event, or something like that. Unless you are staying for an extended period, shipping isn't worth it. Do a break even calculation renting versus shipping costs. --------------------------------- All the best, Alex
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08/24/2008 at 08:37
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Zinger said: - just tried doing the same thing last month through my dealer, and supposably that program is currently not functioning. He offered the alternative, buy and ship. z If the dealer meant "buy one there and ship it back", that can be a problem. Importing a European bike can be problematic. I don't know the details, but I do remember reading about them. If the dealer meant "buy one here and ship it over", sure, you can do that, but is it worth it? For example, renting will run you €679 (about US$1000 today) a week with 2500 kilometers for a R1200 GS and €559 (about US$825 today) for every week thereafter. I used Allround Motorradvermietung's rates in Frankfurt as an example. Most places charge more.
--------------------------------- All the best, Alex
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08/24/2008 at 08:46
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Roborider said: GlobalRider on this forum knows a lot about this stuff. I bet he will reply. Check out his website at: Robo Robo, thats my old site which still happens to be up even though I'm not with that provider anymore. Here is the same site with my new provider... And on Smugmug... Except for 2006, I haven't uploaded any pics since 2004. Thats when I got one of them new fangled digital cameras. Now I got so many pics, I don't know which ones to choose. --------------------------------- All the best, Alex
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08/24/2008 at 08:51
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Joined: Nov 22, 2006
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Kickmorr said: Doea anyone know anything about the current status of European delivery of BMW motorcycles for touring Europe and then shipping the bikes home. As already mentioned, that plan is no longer offered by BMW NA and BMW Canada. But if you do want to head over to tour Europe and the Alps, I did put together an info thread... Alps Motorcycle Tours - Priced Right, How to go about... http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,180.0.html --------------------------------- All the best, Alex
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08/24/2008 at 08:56
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Joined: Nov 17, 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Thanks for the updated link, Alex. I refer many to your site. Hey, Winter will be here soon. Update those pics! Robo
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08/24/2008 at 11:39
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Joined: Nov 22, 2006
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Roborider said: Hey, Winter will be here soon. Update those pics! Robo Yeah, I know. It must be old age. Never did I think I would be such a procrastinator. --------------------------------- All the best, Alex
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08/24/2008 at 22:33
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