I have always wanted to tour Europe on a motorcycle. I did travel on a group tour with Beach Motorcycle Adventures in 1996 for two weeks, and loved it.
This time around, I am planning to go over alone, and bring my own bike, and carry all my gear on the bike for touring and camping.
This month, I discovered Stefan Knopf of Knopf Tours, and he will be shipping my BMW R1200GS Adventure bike in a container from Florida to Germany. It was exciting to take the bike to Stefan, and know that in a month it will be waiting for me in Europe. Stefan can also arrange to store the bike once my tour is done, can arrange for needed services and repairs, and even operates a very bike friendly B&B at his location in Heidelberg, Germany. Shipping will cost me $1330 one way.
With the bike on it's way, I purchased my airline tickets, leaving NY-Newark airport on May 16 to Frankfurt and returning to NY - JFK on July 17. My tickets cost about $800 round trip.
That gives me two months of travel time in Europe! Now to plan for a route, and pick out the sights and events I want to get to, and to try and develop an itinerary and budget.
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