[Last update and copyright 05 May 2008; corrections/ additions please to court@bmwmoa.org]
 

This Euro touring 'rolodex' complements BMW Owners News by listing in one location most European resources described in the more detailed articles; and the website is continuously updated to assist your tour planning. These service listings are primarily, but not exclusively, for the 'most of us' with relatively short-term, 2-4 week, riding vacations.

NoAmer tel/fax, email '@' address,  'www' website, if available, are listed first, followed by overseas offices; country dialing codes are shown by a "+" just before the number (e.g. +44/), to show that you must first dial an international access code. From NoAmerica, the direct dial access code is 011; that code varies when dialing from other countries.

EURO BIKE GUIDEBOOKS & WEBSITES

• John Hermann's Motorcycle Journeys Through The Alps and Beyond [4th edition, 2008] from Whitehorse Press, 800-531-1133/603-356-6556, fax 603-356-6590, orders@whitehorsepress.com, www.whitehorsepress.com;  3424 N. Main St., P O Bx 60, North Conway NH 03860-0060
• Eric Bredesen's Moto Europa: "the" Complete Guide to European Motoring; Ideamerge, Portland OR, 888 297 0001; support@ideamerge.com; complete text and comprehensive link site at www.ideamerge.com/motoreuropa.
• Dr. Gregory Frazier's Europe by Motorcycle: How to Motorcycle Tour in Europe; Arrowstar Publishing, 100134 University Park Station, Denver CO 80210-0134, tel 800-532-5557; or from Whitehorse Press.
• BMW Dealers. BMW no longer publishes an annual print directory of all Euro car & bike dealers; BMW does print a booklet, Service Europa 2000/2001, part No.01 99 9 787 367 (07/00) containing only national BMW websites, emergency service tel numbers and dealer network info tel numbers, but w/o separate dealer listings or maps. BMW dealer listings are now updated online at each national BMW website (below), all of which are also linked from the BMW portal, www.bmw-motorrad.com. The BMW/ Garmin GPS software list of most BMW Euro bike dealers is downloadable from the BMW UK website, www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk (click 'Navigation/Downloads/Software').
• Federation Internationale Motorcycliste (www.fim.ch)'s Commission on Leisure Motorcycling maintains a worldwide touring website, www.ridefim.com.The FIM European affiliate, Union of European Motorcyclists' website, www.uem-online.org, has useful Euro-specific touring information, including ferry routes & links, some 'motorcycle friendly' accomodations, and downloadable motorcycle touring maps of the Alps and adjacent regions produced by Germany's ADAC (www.adac.de) national auto & motorcycle club. ADAC's motorcycle paper maps also available free to AAA/CAA members at many ADAC offices in Germany.
• Maps & Route Planners. The best paper maps of Europe are by Michelin. For some countries, other maps are useful supplements: British Ordanance Survey, www.ordsvy.gov.uk; Swiss Federal Cartography, www.swisstopo.ch; Italian Touring Club (TCI), www.touringclub.it; Cappelen, www.cappelen.no for Norway; Germany's Ryborsch Verlag for Turkey. All paper maps available from multiple sources; most comprehensive USA source is distributor MapLink, retail tel 800-962-1394, http://store.MapLink.com. Online Euro route planners www.ViaMichelin.com, www.de.map24.com, www.multimap.com. Recommended Euro riding routes at www.bestbikingroads.com , and www.alpineroads.com. Paper maps and online route planners also available from some Euro national tourist offices and websites, all linked from European Travel Commission portal www.visiteurope.com. Garmin's (and competitors') Euro GPS mapping software also available, now being integrated with 'Google Earth' http://earth.google.com satellite imagery.
• Accomodations. Camping: www.interhike.com, www.ecamp.com; Hostels: Hostelling International, www.hihostels.com; Hotels, B&Bs: all online travel websites can book Euro-wide hotels; many 'motorcycle-friendly' hotel groups operate in Alpine & adjacent regions. Germany's TOURENFAHRER monthly magazine offers extensive mapped partner database & online booking at (German language only, but easily navigable) www.tourenfahrer-hotels.de; others at www.tourerguide.de, www.moho.at, www.austria-classic-hotels.at.

EURO TOUR OPERATORS
All arrangements, almost anywhere you want to ride.Most organized tours don't exceed 3 weeks, but can be combined with independent rides of any length, using a shipped, rented or purchased bike.

AdMo Tours (Uwe Diemer)
800-944-2356/ 760-249-1105, fax 760-249-5550; office@admo-tours.com, www.AdMo-tours.com; 1300 Hwy 2, Suite # 4, P O Box 1803, Wrightwood CA 92397. (tours & rentals worldwide)
Adriatic Moto Tours [Slovenia Motorcycle Tours-SM Tours] (Martina & Matej Malovrh)
NoAm tollfree +1 866-425-7449, tel +386 41 332 418 fax: +386 1 4301 144; info@smtours.com , www.smtours.com ; Ovcakova 12, 1211 Ljubljana-Smartno, Slovenia (tours in Balkans, Alps, eastern Europe; BMW rentals from Ljubljana)
Ayres Adventures (Ron Ayres). P O Box 864018, Plano TX 75086 USA; tel +1 972 635 5210 (US tollfree 877-275-8238), fax +1 972 612 1265; info@ayresadventures.com, www.ayresadventures.com (Europe, NZ, South Africa, South America).
Beach's Motorcycle Adventures (Rob Beach).
716-773-4960, fax 716-773-5227, tours@bmca.com, www.bmca.com 2763 W. River Parkway, Grand Island NY 14072 (Alps, Italy, New Zealand)
Bike & Sun Tours (Stuart Jenkinson)
+44/1287 639739, fax +44/ 1287 638217; bikeandsuntours@ntlworld.com,  www.bikeandsuntours.co.uk;   42 Whitby Ave, Guisborough, Cleveland TS14 7AN, UK [UK-originating tours to Europe]
Bike Tours UK (Bill Roughton)
+44/(0) 44 115 846 2993; cell +44/ (0)7973 429631; bill@biketours-uk.com, www.biketours-uk.com; 83 Main Road, Wilford Village, Nottingham NG11 7AP UK (UK, Isle of Man, Europe, SE Asia)
Biking Viking (Eythor Orlygsson/ Njall Gunnlangsson)
+ 354/ 588 3220; info@bikingviking.is, www.bikingviking.is; Langholtsvegur 111, 104 Reykjavík, Iceland. BMW 650 GS (twin) rentals & tours returning in 2008.
Blue Mountain (Sverrir & Einar Thorsteinsson/ Herdís Jónsdóttir)
Tel/ fax +354 578 7860, cell + 354 8216386 ; info@bluemountain.is, www.bluemountain.is; BMW 650 GS (twin) rentals & tours in Iceland starting 2008.
Bosenberg Motorcycle Excursions (Leon Heindel)
+49/671-67312, fax +49/671-67153, bme@bosenberg.com, www.bosenberg.com; Mainzer Strasse 54, D-55545 Bad Kreuznach, Germany.
CEE (Central Eastern Europe) Motorcycle Tours (Radik Kriegler)
+420 723 507 809; info@cee-motorcycletours.com, www.cee-motorcycletours.com; Puskinovo namesti 17, 160 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic. (Czech Rep & Central Europe)  
Central Italy Motorcycle Tours (Francesco Venzi).
tel/fax +39 06 6787870, cell +39 339 1556988; info@cimt.it, www.cimt.it; via Frattina 278, I-00187 Rome, Italy; (US rep Karen Thompson, tel/fax 360-568-7248).
Classic Bike Provence (Neil & Sarah Thomas)
+33 (0)44228 7610, +44 (0)2078 710471, fax +44 (0)207 5048477; info@classicbikeprovence.com, www.classicbikeprovence.com; Mas Peiro Fleurido, Quartier Peyre Plantade, F-13122 Ventabren, France.
del Bondio Offroad Travel (Christoph del Bondio)
+49 8177 92469, fax +49 8177 92468, cell +49 171 2009574, (or) tel/fax Spain +34 972 680313; info@delbondio.de, www.delbondio.de; Elzerberg 19, D-82541 Munsing-Ammerland, Germany (GS tours Spain, Tunisia, South Africa, South America).
Discovery Moto Tours
+44 (0)8700 726 739, fax +44 (0)1242 211 505; info@discoverymototours.com, www.discoverymototours.com; 6 Parabola House, Parabola Road, Cheltenham GL50 3AH, UK (Spain, Portugal, Morocco; Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore)
Edelweiss Bike Travel (Werner & Coral Wachter)
Tri-Community Travel, 800-582-2263/ 760-249-5825, fax 760-249-3857, 1300 Hwy 2, Wrightwood CA 92397; Canada: 800-661-5035, fax 416-363-5561; Europe-wide tollfree 00800-333593477, Germany: +49/2681 5904, fax +49/2681 5906, eudenbach-mueller@t-online.de; Austria homeoffice +43/5264-5690, fax +43/5264-56903; worldtours@edelweissbike.com , www.edelweissbike.com ; Sportplatzweg 14, A-6414 Untermieming, Austria.
Enjoy Moto Company (Olesia Koshel)
+7/ 495 506 65 76, fax +7/ 495 203 91 33; oleshia@enjoymoto.com, www.travel.enjoymoto.com; 20, Bolshoy Afanasievskiy per, Moscow, 119019, Russia. (Moscow to St Petersburg BMW tours; rentals-see 'Russia' below)
Flyride Greece (Vagelis Fragos/ John Ioannidis)
+30 23710 41596, fax: +30 23710 41797; info@flyride.gr, www.flyride.gr; Ormilia-Halkidiki 63071 Greece. (Tours from Thessalonkia, northern Greece)
Greek Moto Adventures (Vasilios-'Billy'-Rallis)
USA +1/718-406-5253, Greece +30 693-679-4092; vas2grny@hotmail.com, www.greekmotoadventures.com; P O Box 670655, Flushing NY 11367.
H-C Travel (David Grist)
+44/1256 770775, fax +44/1256 771773 david@hctravel.com, www.hctravel.com 16 High St, Overton, Hants. RG25 3HA, UK [UK agent for worldwide, including UK-originating, tours]
Highland Rider (Peter Macintyre)
Tel/fax +44/(0)1506 846616; Waulkmilton Farm Cottage, Linlithgow, Scotland E1149 7PU (Edinburgh suburb by train); tours@highlandrider.com, www.highlandrider.com.
Hispania Tours (Johannes Suppan).
Tel +34/958 618 492, cell +34/639 894 791, fax +34/958 618 526; C / Gonzalo Barbero 26 / 1A , E-18697 La Herradura, Granada, Spain; contact@hispania-tours.com,  www.hispania-tours.com (Spain, Portugal, Morocco).
Iberian Moto Tours (Scott Moreno)
Tel USA +1. 415-992-5397 (direct line to Madrid office); imt@imt-bike.com, www.imt-bike.com; +34/91 591 3482, fax +34/91 591 9766, cell +34 609 240 326; Calle Chapinería 6-B, Pol. Ind. Ventorro del Cano, E-28925 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. (Spain, Portugal, Pyrenees, Morocco).
Island Fling Motorcycle Tours (Mike & Sheila Chalmers)
+44 (0) 1738 580206, cell +44 (0) 7801 354712; mike@islandflingmotorcycletours.com, www.islandflingmotorcycletours.com; Perth, Scotland, UK (Western Scottish islands).
Kazoom Moto Adventures (Kazim Uzunoglu)
+90/ 212 233-0075, fax +90/ 212 225-1646; kazoom@kazoom-moto-adventures.com, www.kazoom-moto-adventures.com; Abide-i Hurriyet Caddesi 224/1, Sisli 34381 Istanbul, Turkey.
KNMV-Royal Dutch Motorcyclists Federation (Jaap van Steenbergen)
+31/26 352 8520, fax +31/26 352 8522; reizen@knmv.nl; www.knmv.nl ; Postbus 650, NL-6800 AR Arnhem, Netherlands.
Lotus Motorcycle Tours (Burt Richmond/Diane Fitzgerald)
312-951-0031, fax 312-951-7313; info@lotustours.com,   www.lotustours.com; 1723 N. Fern Court, Chicago IL 60614. (custom tours only, worldwide)
Moto Adventures (Alexander Ehrenstrasser)
+43 / 699 12601637, fax +43 / 1 253 30 33 - 5337; office@moto-adventures.eu, www.moto-adventures.eu; Dietrichsteingasse 13 B09, A-3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria. (Alps/ Dolomites tours & rentals from Vienna).
Motocadia (Julian & Alicja Cade)
+351/ 918 502 702 (in PT), tel +44/ 1761 451656 (in UK); info@motocadia.com, www.motocadia.com; Rua Franosico Almeida, Grandela 30, Foz do Arelho 2500, Portugal. (Tours & rentals in Portugal).
Moto-Charlie (Charlie Newdorf)
603-483-4813, fax 603-483-59; charlie-n@comcast.net, www.moto-charlie.com; P O Box 898, Auburn NH 03032 (Alps).
Motomotto (Mehmet Gucum/ Samet Bilgen)
+90 532 613 87 49, +90 532 267 81 84, fax +90 212 358 06 58; motomotto@motomotto.com, www.motomotto.com; Sultanahmet Keresteci Hakki Sokak No:19/3, Istanbul Eminönü, Turkey
Motopirineu Andorra ( Antoni Crespo & Juan Molero)
+376 378 742; motopirineu@motopirineu.com, www.motopirineu.com; c/o AndorraTours, C/ L'aigueta, 14 Ed. Capri, AD500 Andorra la Vella, Andorra; +376 872 250, fax: +376 829 906; (F650 Dakar off & on-road tours from Andorra to Pyrenees & northern Spain).
Motorbike-Tours.ch (Martin Graf)
+41 79 601 11 49, fax +41 52 212 74 59; muno@motorbike-tours.ch, www.motorbike-tours.ch; Spitalgasse 11, CH-8400 Winterthur, Switzerland.
MotorEast (Paolo Volpara/ Berna Capcioglu/ Suleyman Memnun)
+90/212 286 6492, +90/537 780 1655, fax +90/212 229 4912; info@motoreast.com, www.motoreast.com; Ataturk Oto Sanayi Sitesi, 2.Kisim 34.Sokak No.1404, Maslak 34398 Istanbul, Turkey
Motoroads (Mike Ivakimov)
USA office tel/fax: + 1 775 582 2709; info@motoroads.com, www.motoroads.com; Mladost 2, bl. 279, office 1, Sofia 1799, Bulgaria; tel +359 24 808 553, +359 885 370 298 (on&off-road tours, BMW & other rentals in Bulgaria)
MOTORRAD Action Team
+49/711 182 1977, fax +49/711 182 2017 actionteam@motor-presse-stuttgart.de, www.motorradonline.de; Leuschnerstrasse 1, D-70174 Stuttgart, Germany (many Euro tours; primarily for German-speakers)
Mototouring-Southern Europe by Motorbike (Eligio Arturi)
+39/02 2720 1556, fax +39/02 2720 1140, cell +39/335 8049997; info@mototouring.com, www.mototouring.com; via del Ricordo 31, I-20128 Milano, Italy.
Mototouring Portugal (Pedro Rolo)
+351/ 91 970 95 44; info@mototouringportugal.com, www.mototouringportugal.com; Rua D. José de Alarcão, 11 - 2 fte., Pragal, 2800-621 Almada, Portugal.
Muenchner Freiheit GmbH (Hermann Weil)
+49/89-395768, fax +49/89-344832; info@muenchnerfreiheit.de, www.MuenchnerFreiheit.de; Postfach 44 01 48, D-80750 Munich, Germany.
Nordic Bike Adventure, Inc. (O.T. Dovik)
+47/91 89 80 04 , cell +47/94 56 10 53, fax +47/97 84 31 96; ot@nordicbike.no; www.nordicbike.no; Stauslandstunet 26, N-4640 Sogne, Norway.
OdysseyTours Greece
+30 6979530954(cell), tel/fax +30 2310 539 158; info@odysseytours.gr, www.odysseytours.gr; 5 Siggrou str, 546 25, Thessaloniki, Greece. (BMW tours north & central Greece)
Scotland by Bike (Jim McGregor/ Stewart Buchanan)
+44/1224 330640, fax +44/1224 749735; tours@scotlandbybike.com, www.scotlandbybike.com; Westhill Business Centre, Westhill, Scotland AB32 6UF UK. BMW rentals for tour participants only from Glasgow BMW dealer, www.motorradcentral.com.
Slovenia Motorcycle Tours-SM Tours (Matej Malovrh) [now Adriatic Motorcycle Tours, above]
Thrustforth Motorcycle Holidays (Geoff Philips/ Linda Bosworth)
Tel +351/ 235 296452; info@motorcycle-holiday.com, www.motorcycle-holiday.com; Vale dos Amieiros, Roda, Arganil 3300-323, Portugal (off/onroad F650 tours in central Portugal)
Transylvania Live (Alin Todea/ Claudia Palfi)
USA tollfree 866-376-6183, 315-210-6403, fax 206-350-6920, UK free line 0-808-101-6781 ; riders@visit-transylvania.eu, www.visit-transylvania.us/motorcycle.html; PO Box 44, Cape May, NJ, 08204 USA; (or) tel/fax +40 264 313112, cell +40 723 336 512; Transylvania Live, Republicii Street, 28, first floor, 401167 Turda, Cluj County, Romania (F650 tours from Bucharest, Romania or Budapest, Hungary; rentals from Romania, below).
Triumph Bike Tours (Deb Stagonakis)
tel/fax +30/2 94094905; tritours@otenet.gr, www.triumphbiketours.com; Irinis 8, Nea Makri 19005, Greece.
Tuscan Moto Tours (Dave Marsh)
Tel + 39/ 0585 947280 / 94823246, cell +39/ 3488 538239; info@tuscanmototours.com, www.tuscanmototours.com; Via Roma, Interno 12, 54013 Fivizzano, MS, Italia
Unicorn Adventures (Thomas Trautmann)
+33/ 875 243 147; contact@unicornadventures.com, www.unicornadventures.com; 2 Southfield Rd, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3BH, UK. (France & Italy from French Riviera)
Von Thielmann Tours (Mike von Thielmann)
Tel/ fax 619-463-7788; vonthielmanntour@cs.com, www.vonthielmanntours.com; P O Box 87764, 1551 4th Ave, Suite 104,  San Diego CA 92138.
World of BMW (Richard Harvey)
+44 1652 680060, UK tollfree 0800 013 1282, fax +44 1652 680070; bmw@worldofbmw.com, www.worldofbmw.com; Schiphol Way, Humberside Intl Airport, North Lincolnshire DN396GB, UK
World Motorcycle Tours (Warren Goodman)
800-443-7519, 561-737-4954, fax 561-737-4929; bikeship@gate.net, www.worldmotorcycletours.com; 10395 Utopia Circle East, Boynton Beach FL 33437.

BIKE AIR/SEAFREIGHT SERVICES
You + your bike roundtrip on the same or separate planes. Uncrated (bike tie-down secured to pallet) airfreight available on some airlines to some destinations. Bikes shipping ex-USA must usually be ridden or crate delivered to air/seaport minimum 3 days before departure for outbound US Customs clearance.

Motorcycle Express (Michael Mandell)
800-245-8726/516-682-9220, fax 516-682-8231, info@motorcycleexpress.com, www.motorcycleexpress.com; 6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 201W, Syosset NY 11791-4488.
Warren Motorcycle Transport (Warren Goodman)
800-443-7519, 561-737-4954, fax 561-737-4929, bikeship@gate.net, www.worldmotorcycletours.com; 10395 Utopia Circle East, Boynton Beach FL 33437.

Regular airfreight or seafreight cost/options for bikes to Europe and worldwide are available from any freight broker in your local yellow pages. A few offer special programs or expertise in bike shipping, e.g.:

Berklay Cargo Services (Dennis Klainberg)
800-254-4422, 718-656-6066, fax 718-917-6434;  info@berklay.com;  www.motoship.com; www.berklay.com; Berklay Building, 181 East Jamaica Ave, Valley Stream NY 11580; offers worldwide bike air/sea transport.

EURO BIKE INSURANCE/ AGENTS & TRAVEL INSURANCE

Minimum mandatory European 'Green Card' liability coverage is required for your North American (or other non-European)-registered bike taken to ride 'temporarily' in Europe; it is not part of your US domestic policy and not available from your domestic US bike insurance company (with exceptions noted * below). Get it before you leave to clear bike through Euro Customs, and to ride legally in Europe. Euro 'Green Card'--and optional physical damage & theft--coverage is available for bikes registered in any country from these underwriters and their agents.

AIG/AIU (American International Underwriters) Personal Lines Division, underwrites and sells directly from
800-343-5761/ 302-594-2175; http://home.aig.com/email/2006/aun2279_foreign.pdf; 600 King St, AIUX, Wilmington DE 19801; and from these specialty agents:
Berglund Insurance Agency (Brian Berglund/Shelly Moore)
1-866-702-9253 / 480-429-1154, fax 480-970-1630; manager@berglundins.com, www.berglundins.com; 5625 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix AZ 85018. [Berglund also sells coverage for Euro-registered bikes in NoAmer.]
Motorcycle Services/ Express (Michael Mandell)
800-245-8726/ 516-682-9220, fax 516-682-8231; info@motorcycleexpress.com, www.motorcycleexpress.com; 6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 201W, Syosset NY 11791-4488. [Mandell also sells coverage for Euro-registered bikes in NoAmer.]
Sunrise Group International Insurance
800-478-7648/ 407-977-7001, fax 407-977-7004; sbsforyou@aol.com, www.sunriseworldwide.com; 251 Plaza Dr, Suite C, Oviedo FL 32765. [Sunrise also sells coverage for Euro-registered bikes in NoAmer.]

AXA (Euro-based underwriter) underwrites, and sells through specialty agent
Tour Insure GmbH (Torge Spruth)
+49/40 25 17 21 50, fax +49/40 25 17 21 21; service@tourinsure.de, www.tourinsure.de; Carl-Petersen-Str. 4, D-20535 Hamburg, Germany. [TourInsure also sells coverage for Euro-registered bikes in NoAmer.]

GEICO (International Insurance Underwriters subsidiary) underwrites and sells directly from
800-248-4998; overseas@geico.com, www.geico.com/auto/overseas/; P O Box 7729, Fredericksburg VA 22404                                                

Minimum mandatory third party liability-only Green Card insurance is also administered by the 'motor insurance bureaus' of most European countries, through a Council of Bureaux, www.cobx.org. In addition to the agents above, it is also sold at some Euro (but not UK) autoclub offices, including notably any German ADAC office, www.adac.de, at premiums much lower (2006 = 30 Euros or ~US$40/month) than charged by American agents. But optional physical damage or theft insurance is not available or included as part of the liability-only Green Card coverage sold by Euro autoclub offices. Effective 2002, Green Card insurance is not available by application to ADAC in advance of arrival in Europe; you can obtain it directly from ADAC (only) by personal visit to any ADAC office with your vehicle registration & drivers license (payable by Visa/MC). 

Effective 2003, Green Card insurance can be obtained in advance of arrival in Europe through rental/tour agents:
Knopf Motorradreisen, Heidelberg, Germany, knopftours@aol.com, www.knopftours.com; and
Mototouring, Milan, Italy, info@mototouring.com, www.mototouring.com; insurance valid in all Western Euro countries.

*Active duty or reserve US military and dependents, and others who insure their US-registered bikes with USAA, www.usaa.com, can get Euro coverage--including comp--on bikes taken to Europe, at very favorable rates compared to US specialty brokers above; contact USAA's Foreign Dept, 1-800-531-8189, for details.

For personal medical & travel insurance to Europe and elsewhere overseas, some US medical insurance company policies reimburse for medical expenses incurred outside the US; others, including US Medicaid & Medicare, do not. Check your policy. For optional medical & travel insurance, the websites www.insuremytrip.com, 1-800-487-4722, and www.quotewright.com, 1-800-821-4940, offer premium and benefit comparisons among many insurance companies & online purchase. For medical air evacuation from anywhere (North America or overseas) to any US hospital location of your choice, www.medjetassist.com, 1-800-5-ASSIST, 205-595-6626, or discounted for BMW MOA members from this website, www.bmwmoa.org/membership/medjet.htm; MedjetAssist also returns your bike home from anywhere within North America in event of covered medical emergency. Foreign (not North American) citizens MedjetAssist coverage available by written--not online--application, returns to home country hospital only.

INDEPENDENT EURO BMW RENTALS          
Many Euro BMW dealers & independent agents rent. BMW rentals start at US$400 per week w/unlimited mileage; $700-800 is more common for newer & larger models. Some listed agents rent other marques & there are many other non-BMW sources in the UK & Europe. Some agents will negotiate reduced rates for lengthy tours-ask! Complete authorized BMW dealer lists for repairs/parts/acessories are usually available from national BMW websites (e.g.Austria www.bmw.at)

ANDORRA www.pyreneesmotorrad.com

Motopirineu Andorra ( Antoni Crespo & Juan Molero)
+376 378 742; motopirineu@motopirineu.com, www.motopirineu.com; c/o AndorraTours, C/ L'aigueta, 14 Ed. Capri, AD500 Andorra la Vella, Andorra; +376 872 250, fax: +376 829 906; F650 Dakar rentals, off & on-road tours from Andorra to Pyrenees & northern Spain.

AUSTRIA www.bmw-motorrad.at
(most BMW dealers rent; these are gateway city options)

BMW Wien.
+43/1 368 6868-0, fax +43/1 368 6868-4099; office@bmw-wien.at, http://wien.bmw.at/100/motorradzentrum/wir/wilkommen; Heiligenstadter Lande 27, A-1190 Vienna, Austria.
43 1 740 083010, fax +43 1 740 203709;

To meet BMW riders: BMW Clubs Oesterreich (Austria), www.bmw-clubs.at

BELGIUM www.bmw-motorrad.be

BMW Brussels.
+32/2 7304919, fax +32/2 7299796; info@bmwbrusevere.net.bmw.be, www.bmwbrussels.be; Mommaertslaan 2, B-1140 Brussels/Evere, Belgium.
Herpigny BMW Motors
+32/81 22 36 04, fax +32/81 22 37 35; info@herpigny-motors.be, www.herpigny-motors.be; Chaussée de Louvain 1021, B-5022 Cognelée (Namur), Belgium.
Motor Service Cenmoto BMW
+32/3 489 2311, fax +32/3 489 1331; info@cenmoto.net.bmw.be, www.cenmoto.be; Antwerpsesteenweg 342, B-2500 Lier, Belgium.
Motorhuis Hasselt BMW
+32/11 85 12 74, fax +32/11 85 12 76; info@motorhuishasselt.be, www.motorhuishasselt.be ("verhuur"); Herkenrodesingel 35, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium.

To meet BMW riders: BMW Motor Club Vlaanderen, www.bmw-mc-vl.be

BULGARIA (no BMW importer/ dealer)

Motoroads (Mike Ivakimov)
USA office tel/fax: + 1 775 582 2709; info@motoroads.com, www.motoroads.com; Mladost 2, bl. 279, office 1, Sofia 1799, Bulgaria; tel +359 24 808 553, +359 885 370 298 (on&off-road tours, BMW & other rentals in Bulgaria)

CROATIA www.bmw.hr

To meet BMW riders: BMW Club Hrvatska, www.bmw-club-croatia.org

CZECH REPUBLIC www.motocykly.bmw.cz

CEE Motorcycle Tours (Radik Kriegler)
+420 723 507 809; info@cee-motorcycletours.com, www.cee-motorcycletours.com/bmwrental.html; Puskinovo namesti 17, 160 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic.

To meet BMW riders: Moto klub BMW Czech Republic, www.motoklubbmw.cz


DENMARK www.bmw-motorrad.dk

BMW Kobenhavn-Jan Nygaard AS
+45 32 59 46 11, fax +45 32 84 06 11; www.jan-nygaard.dk; Englandsvej 51, DK-2300 Kobenhavn, Denmark (5 mins Copenhagen airport).

To meet BMW riders: BMW MC Klub Denmark, www.bmwmcklub.dk

ENGLAND/ UK (Scotland & Wales) www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk

About Town Motorcycle & Scooter Hire Ltd
+44 20 8871 1112, fax +44 20 8875 9191, UK freephone 0800 587 7309; www.abouttownbikehire.co.uk; 89 East Hill, Wandsworth, London SW18 2QD, England.
Allan Jefferies BMW
+44 1274 776077, UK freephone 0808 1085006, fax +44 1274 776088; mail@allanjefferiesmc.bmw-net.co.uk, www.jefferies.co.uk; Otley Road, Shipley, West Yorkshire BD17 7HB, England (near Leeds & Manchester Airport).
Balderston Motorcycles
+44 1733 565470, fax +44 1733 565310; tj@balderston.net, www.balderston.net; 339 Lincoln Rd, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE1-2PF, England.
Bristol Motorrad
+44 117 971 1447, fax +44 117 971 7343; www.bristolmotorrad.co.uk; 357-359 Bath Road, Arnos Vale, Bristol BS4 3EW, England (Devon, SW UK & Wales)
Clarks BMW Motorcycles
+44 121 453 3117, fax +44 121 0278; info@clarksbmwbikes.co.uk, www.clarksbmwbikes.co.uk; Likey Road, Rednal, Birmingham B45 8UU, England.
Highland Rider (Peter Macintyre)
Tel/fax +44/(0)1506 846616; tours@highlandrider.com, www.highlandrider.com; Waulkmilton Farm Cottage, Linlithgow, Scotland E1149 7PU (Edinburgh suburb by train).
Roy Pidcock BMW Motorcycles Ltd (Chris Pidcock)
+44/1159 462233, fax +44/1159 462707, LongEaton@Pidcock.com , www.pidcock.com ; Fields Farm Road, Long Eaton/ Notts., NG10 3FZ, England [near Nottingham, in the Midlands]
Rent A Motorcycle (Mel Robinson)
+44/(0)141 641 1429, cell +44/(0)7973 869715; mel.robinson@rentamotorcycle.co.uk, www.rentamotorcycle.co.uk; 4 Flemington Industrial Estate, Hamilton Road, Cambuslang, Glasgow, Scotland G72 7TN, UK
Ride Out Rentals Ltd (Roger Heath)
+44/ (0)1223 210555, fax +44/ (0)1223 211282; contact@rideoutrentals.co.uk, www.rideoutrentals.co.uk; 10 Old St Pauls, Russell Street, Cambridge CB2 1HA, England (R1200GS rentals from central UK)
SBW Motorrad (Stephen Crowder)
+44/1992 583135, fax +44/1992 554472; info@sbwmotorrad-bmw.com, www.sbwmotorrad-bmw.com; BMW Centre, Chambers Street, Hertford SG14 1PL, England [30 mi N London]
Skye Motorcycle Hire
+44/ (0)1478 61 3407, cell +44/(0)7881 661 936; enquiries@skyemotorcyclehire.co.uk, www.skyemotorcyclehire.co.uk; 2 Drumuie, Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9NA, Scotland. GS rentals from western Scotland.
Vines of Guildford BMW
+44/ 1483 207000, fax +44/ 1483 207001; www.vinesbikes.co.uk; Slyfield Green Estate, Woking Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1RD, England (between Heathrow & Gatwick airports)
Williams Motorcycles (Lesley Ball)
+44 161 907 0405, fax +44 161 907 0341; lesley.ball@williamsmanchester.co.uk, www.williamsbikes.co.uk; 326 Chester Rd, Old Trafford, Manchester M19-9EZ, England.

To meet BMW riders: The BMW Club (UK & Eire), www.bmw-club.org.uk

FINLAND www.bmw-motorrad.fi

R.M. Heino Oy
+358/ (0)10-617 0669, fax +358 (0)9 853 4527; myynti@rmheino.fi, www.rmheino.fi ("vuokraus");
Hiirisuontie 2, 02970 Espoo, Finland. (Finish-only website; call or email for rental details)

To meet BMW riders: BMW MC Club of Finland, www.bmwmoottoripyorakerho.fi/

FRANCE www.bmw-motorrad.fr

Business Bikes France.
+33/1 45 000 666, fax +33/1 45 000 333; contactlocation@business-bikes.com, www.business-bikes.com; 6 rue Rude, F-75116 Paris, France. BMW & brand-X moto & scooter rentals from Paris.
Holiday Bikes.
+33/4 7260 9775, fax +33/4 7261 1490; contact@holiday-bikes.com, www.holiday-bikes.com; 56 rue Servient, F-69003 Lyon, France. Rental agency w/many locations throughout France including Paris & Cote d'Azur; contact or check website for specific BMW model availability.
Loc Eco
+33/2 40 74 2200, fax +33/2 40 37 5583; loceconantes@loceco.com, www.loceco.com; Quai Henri Barbusse, F-44000 Nantes, France. English language reservations from 'Europacar France Atlantic Region' website, www.rent-a-car-in-France.com. BMW rentals from France's Atlantic coast region.
Mission Motos (Bill Shaw)
+33 672 094354, US +1.501.588.4151, UK +44 208 144 3020; contact@missionmotos.biz, www.missionmotos.biz, www.motopyrenees.com, www.we-rent-motorcycles.com, F-31210 Pontlat-Taillebourg, France. BMW rentals near Pau/ Toulouse (SW France), tours, one-way rentals & independent tour support; partners w US agent www.admo-tours.com.
Moto Provencale (David Griffiths)
+33/4 32 60 15 66, fax +33/4 32 60 11 15, cell +33/6 10 96 41 84; frontdesk@motoprovencale.com, www.motoprovencale.com; 14 Avenue Albin-Gilles, St. Remy de Provence, F-13210, France (BMW rentals & tours; between Nimes & Marseilles airports).

To meet BMW riders: BMW Moto Club France, www.bmwmcf.com

GERMANY www.bmw-motorrad.de
(many BMW dealers and independent agencies rent--"vermietung"; these are alphabetic gateway city options, or easily reachable from international gateway cities Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich)

BMW Niederlassung Berlin (Torsten Goetting)
+49/30 349 831146, fax +49/30 349 83102; nl.berlin@bmw.de, www.bmw-motorrad-berlin.de ; Huttenstrasse 49-56, D-10553 Berlin, Germany
Motorrad Service Pevec (Bernhard Pevec)
+49/30 332 8705, fax +49/30 332 3017; info@pevec.de, www.pevec.de;  Ruhlebener Strasse 1A, D-13597 Berlin, Germany
Riller-Schnauck BMW Motorradzentrum (Daniel Anderssohn)
+49/30 790095 914, fax +49/30 790095 965; daniel.anderssohn@riller-schnauck.de, www.bmwbikes.de, (or) www.mietme.de, tel +49/30 790095 523; Schlosstrasse 57, D-12167 Berlin, Germany
Zweirad Wuedo Wuestenhoefer (Helmut Wuestenhoefer)
+49/2301 91880, fax +49/2301 918829; hw@wuedo.de, www.wuedo.de; Gottlieb Daimler Strasse, D-59439 Holzwickede, Germany (adjacent Dortmund airport; not an international gateway, but easily accessible by train or domestic air connection)
Procar BMW Motorradzentrum
+49/2334 98090, fax +49/2334 980944; info@bmw-procar.com, www.bmw-procar.com; Elseyer Strasse 77, D-58119 Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Germany (10 miles south Dortmund; 40 mi NE Dusseldorf)
BMW Niederlassung Hamburg Motorradzentrum.
+49/40 55301186, fax +49/40 55301199; motorrad.hamburg@bmw.de, www.bmw-motorrad-hamburg.de; Offakamp 10 bis 20, D-22529 Hamburg.
Stuedemann GmbH BMW.
+49/40 6404329, fax +49/40 6407445; info@stuedemann.de, www.stuedemann.de; Merkurring 116, D-22143 Hamburg, Germany (7 mi. Hamburg airport).
Allround Vermietung (Peter Meisel).
+49/69 560092 0, fax +49/69 560093 20, meisel@motorradvermietung.de, www.motorradvermietung.de; Am Dornbusch 31, D-60320 Frankfurt, Germany
BMW Niederlassung Frankfurt Motorradcenter (Dimitrios Varvitsiotis)       
+49/69 4036111, fax +49/69 403 6340; nl.frankfurt@bmw.de, www.bmw-motorrad-frankfurt.de; Hanauer Landstrasse 255, D-60314 Frankfurt, Germany
Bosenberg Motorcycle Excursions (Leon Heindel).
+49/671 67312, fax +49/671 67153; information@bosenberg.com, www.bosenberg.com;  Mainzerstrasse 54, D-55545 Bad Kreuznach, Germany (Frankfurt; also Bern & Zurich CH).
Brunner touren & testen.
+49/9721 533569, fax +49/9721 533568; mail@tourentesten.de, www.tourenundtesten.de; Fischerrain 24, D-97421 Schweinfurt, Germany [ west of Frankfurt].
Knopf Motorcycle Touring (Stefan Knopf).
+49/6221 782913, fax +49/6221 786814; knopftours@aol.com, knopftours@t-online.de,  www.knopftours.com; Buergerstrasse 21, D-69124 Heidleberg, Germany. (Frankfurt airport pickup)
Motorrad Senger BMW.
+49/6142 68021, fax +49/6142 63600; info@motorrad-senger.de, www.motorrad-senger.de ; Eisenstrasse 26, D-65428 Russelsheim, Germany (6 mi Frankfurt airport).
Motorent (Gerhard Mittelstädt)
+49/ 6989 99 95 50, Fax +49 7641 44239; info@motorradvermietung.net, www.motorradvermietung.net; Grazer Str. 3-5, D-63073 Offenbach, Germany (online broker of multi-brand rentals at 300+ dealers across Germany, including two dozen BMW dealers).  
Motorrad Center Tullius
+49/611 182 1060, fax +49/611 182 10613; verfkauf@motorrad-tullius.de, www.motorrad-tullius.de; Eisenmannchenstrasse 4, D-65201 Wiesbaden-Schierstein, Germany (25 km W Frankfurt airport)
Allround Motorradvermietung (Mr. Kalle)
+49/89 723 23 43, fax +49/89 723 10 13; info@allroundrent.de, www.allroundrent.de; Boschetsriederstrasse 12, D-81379 Munich, Germany
Beach's Motorcycle Adventures. (Rob Beach) [Munich].
716-773-4960, fax 716-773-5227; tours@bmca.com, www.bmca.com; 2763 W. River Parkway, Grand Island NY 14072
BMW Niederlassung Munchen Motorradzentrum (Felix Herrnberger/ Dirk Remmel).
+49/89 3535180, fax +49/89 35351499;Dirk.Remmel@partner.bmw.de or bmw-muenchen@bmw.de, www.bmw-motorrad-muenchen.de; Frankfurter Ring 29, D-80807 Munich, Germany.
Karl Maier BMW (Karl Maier).
+49/8121 81515, fax +49/8121 76379; info@motorrad-kmaier.de,  www.motorrad-kmaier.de; Erdinger Str. 10, D-85464 Finsing-Neufinsing [NE suburb Munich], Germany.
Tommy Wagner BMW Motorrad (Tommy Wagner).
+49/89 898 0070, fax +49/89 898 00710; tw@tommy-wagner.info, www.tommy-wagner.info; Lochhamer Schlag 13, D-82166 Graefeling (SW suburb Munich), Germany.
PIA Motors BMW (Gunther Kronseder)
+49/941 4646510, fax +49/941 4646559; gunther.kronseder@pia-motors.de, www.pia-motors.de; Amberger Strasse 46, D-93059 Regensburg, Germany [1 hr autobahn NE Munich; Munich airport pickup].

Near Munich, rentals also available from BMW dealers in Bad Tolz, Motorrad Niederberger; in Schongau, BMW Erwin Martin; and in Stephanskirchen, Zweirad Hofman. Additional Germany-wide BMW rentals at www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/index.html (Travel Service). All German BMW dealer contact information from www.bmw-motorrad.de.          

To meet BMW riders: BMW Club Deutschland, www.bmw-club-deutschland.de

GREECE www.motorrad-bmw.com.gr

Eurodriver (Yannis Michalakis)
+30 69-37459267 (24 hr), +30 2810-370905, fax +30 2810-370906; info@eurodriver.gr, www.eurodriver.gr; Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece.
Greenways Motor Tours.
+30/ 28310 72440, fax +30/ 28310 72344; info@motortours-crete.com, www.motortours-crete.com; Adelianos Kampos, P O Box 7031, Rethymno 74150, Crete Island, Greece.
Motorent (Sofia Menegou).
+30/ 210 92 34 939, fax +30/ 210 92 34 885; motorent@zoobidoom.gr, www.motorent.gr; 1 Robert Galli & 4 Cavalotti St., Athens 11742, Greece.

To meet BMW riders: BMW Riders Club of Greece, www.bmwriders.gr

ICELAND (no BMW importer/ dealer)  

Biking Viking (Eythor Orlygsson/ Njall Gunnlangsson)
+ 354/ 588 3220; info@bikingviking.is, www.bikingviking.is; Langholtsvegur 111, 104 Reykjavík, Iceland. BMW 650 GS (twin) rentals & tours returning in 2008.
Blue Mountain (Sverrir & Einar Thorsteinsson/ Herdís Jónsdóttir)
Tel/ fax +354 578 7860, cell + 354 8216386 ; info@bluemountain.is, www.bluemountain.is; BMW 650 GS (twin) rentals & tours starting 2008.

To meet BMW riders: BMW Motorcycle Club Iceland, www.bmwhjol.is

IRELAND www.bmw-motorrad.ie

Motorcycle Rental Ireland (Paul & Siobhan Rawlins/ Grace Poutch)
Tel/fax + 353/ (0)45 888774; .info@motorental.ie, www.motorental.ie; Ladytown, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland (40 km Dublin airport). BMW & Brand-X rentals in Ireland (may be taken to UK/ IoM).         

To meet BMW riders: BMW Club-Irish Section, www.bmw-club.org.uk/irish

ITALY www.bmw-motorrad.it

Biancoblu Noleggio Moto (Renato Baffico).
+39/02 3082430, fax +39/02 33494266, cell+39/348 2211701; cell fax +39/348 2215821; biancoblu@compuserve.com, www.biancoblu.com; via Gallarate 33, I-20151 Milano MI Italy.
Central Italy Motorcycle Tours (Francesco Venzi).
tel/fax +39 06 6787870, cell +39 339 1556988 ; info@cimt.it, www.cimt.it; via Frattina 278, I-00187 Rome, Italy;
(US rep Karen Thompson, tel/fax 360-568-7248).
Due Ruote BMW Rent A Dream (Paolo Vegetti/Roberto Columbo).    
+39/02 935 48043, fax +39/02 93 43 175; info@rent-a-dream.it, www.rent-a-dream.it; Via Giovanni Pascoli 4, I-20010 Pogliano Milanese MI, Italy [15 km NW Milan; pickup from city or Malpensa Airport].
Koessler Erlebnis Biken.
+39/0471 050770, fax +39/0471 050771; info@erlebnisbiken.com, www.erlebnisbiken.com; Fagenstrasse 46/b, I-39100 Bozen (Bolzano), Italy [BMW rentals & tours in Dolomites/ Alta Adigio].
Motoexplora
tel/fax +39 095 765 2613, tel +39 346 849 7488; info@motoexplora.com, www.motoexplora.com; Via Carlo Alberto 107/109, I-95014 Giarre (CT), Italy. (BMW rentals & tours in Sicily).
Mototouring (Eligio Arturi).
+39/02 2720 1556, fax +39/02 2720 1140, cell +39/335 8049997; info@mototouring.com, www.mototouring.com; via del Ricardo 31, I-20128 Milano, Italy (also dropoff/pickup Rome, Florence; Palermo/Sicily in winter, etc)
Stradanova (Erika Mugnai).
+39/055 0640 264, fax +39/055 0640 263, cell +39/329 4250285; staff@stradanova.com, www.stradanova.com ; via il Prato 50/4, Florence, Italy (Rentals & on/offroad tours from Florence).

To meet BMW riders: BMW Moto Club Italia, www.moto.bmw.it/AziendaEventiMoto/MotorradClub, or www.bmwmotorradclubitalia.it

NETHERLANDS www.bmw-motorrad.nl

De Jong Alphen BMW
+31/172 492036, fax +31/172 494142; info@dejongalphen.nl, www.dejongalphen.nl (click "Service/Verhuur"); Zaagmolenweg 8, NL-2401 LN Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands (bus from Schiphol Airport, 15 min train from Utrecht)
Motor Houtrust BMW
+31/70 317 7177, fax +31/70 317 5152; info@motorhoutrust.nl, www.motorhoutrust.nl; Rhone 36, NL-2266 DA Leidschendam, Netherlands (near the Hague, by train)
Motoport Engbers
+31/314 62 1849, fax +31/314 62 2655; motoport-zelhem@tip.nl, www.motoport-zelhem.nl; Brinkweg 15 A, NL-7021 BV Zelhem, Netherlands.  
Van Harten Amersfoort BMW
+31/33 461 5077, fax +31/33 461 0638; info@vanharten.nl, www.vanharten.nl/verhuur.html; Bergstraat 13-17, NL-3811 NE Amersfoort, Netherlands. (East of /midway Amsterdam/Rotterdam).

To meet BMW riders: Federatie van Nederlandse BMW Clubs, www.fnbc.nl

NORWAY www.bmw.no

Bergen Bil & Mc Skole
+47/ 55 36 71 00; post@bilmc.no, www.bilmc.no (click 'Utleie'); Kong Oscarsgt. 22, N-5017 Bergen, Norway.
Nordic Bike Adventure, Inc.(O.T. Dovik).
+47/91 89 80 04, cell+47/94 56 10 53, fax +47/97 84 31 96, ot@nordicbike.no, www.nordicbike.no; Stauslandstunet 26, N-4640 Sogne, Norway

To meet BMW riders: BMW Klubben Norge, www.bmw.mc.no

PORTUGAL www.bmw-motorrad.pt

Motocadia (Julian & Alicja Cade)
+351/ 918 502 702 (in PT), tel +44/ 1761 451656 (in UK); info@motocadia.com, www.motocadia.com; Rua Franosico Almeida, Grandela 30, Foz do Arelho 2500, Portugal. Tours, F650 and non-BMW rentals from north of Lisbon.
Motorent-Algarve Alugueres E Reparacces LDA.
Portimao, Algarve, Portugal; +351/82 85423, fax +351/82 83495 (rents F650s).
Mototouring Portugal (Pedro Rolo)
+351/ 91 970 95 44; info@mototouringportugal.com, www.mototouringportugal.com; Rua D. José de Alarcão, 11-2 fte., Pragal, 2800-621 Almada, Portugal; Tours, BMW rentals from Lisbon.

Non-BMW touring equipped bikes available in Lisbon from: 
A.A. Castanheira-Budget, Lisbon (also in Porto, Portimao, Estoril, Cascais); +351/210 323 604, fax +351/21 795 4097; www.budgetportugal.com
Gesrent, Aluquer de Motos, SA
Lisbon (also in Cascais, Porto, Coimbra), +351/21 385 2722, fax +351/21 385 7436
Iberent , Lisbon (also Estoril), +351/21 397 5306
Nova Rent, Lisbon, +351/21 387 0808
Transrent, Cascais (Lisbon suburb), +351/21 486 4566; transrent@clix.pt, www.transrent.pt

Magos Bike/Magoscar Lda. (Ekkehard Kutz)
+351/291 934818, fax +351/291 934819; info@magoscar.com,   www.magoscar.com; Apartado 46, P-9125 Canico, Madeira, Portugal [BMWs on island of Madeira, off Atlantic coast]

To meet BMW riders: BMW Motoclube Portugal, www.bmwmotoclube.com

ROMANIA (no BMW importer)

Transylvania Live (Alin Todea/ Claudia Palfi)
USA tollfree 866-376-6183, 315-210-6403, fax 206-350-6920, UK free line 0-808-101-6781 ; riders@visit-transylvania.eu, www.visit-transylvania.us/bmw-motorcycle-rental-europe.html; PO Box 44, Cape May, NJ, 08204 USA; (or) tel/fax +40 264 313112, cell +40 723 336 512; Transylvania Live, Republicii Street, 28, first floor, 401167 Turda, Cluj County, Romania (F650 rentals from Romania).

RUSSIA www.bmw-motorrad.ru

Avtodom BMW Motorcycles ( Marina Kardashan )
Tel +7 (495) 105-0-105, fax +7 (495) 105-01-06; motoclient@moto-avtodom.ru , www.moto-avtodom.ru/bike_rent/price;
17, Ul. Zorge, Moscow, Russia

To meet BMW riders, Club BMW Motorrad Russia, www.moto-avtodom.ru/motorradclub or www.bmw-motorrad.ru/russian/club; BMW Russian Northwest Club, www.bmw-motoclub.spb.ru ; BMW Enduro Club Moscow, www.bmw-enduro.ru.

SLOVENIA www.bmw.si

Adriatic Moto Tours [Slovenia Motorcycle Tours-SM Tours] (Martina & Matej Malovrh)
NoAm tollfree +1 866-425-7449, tel +386 41 332 418, fax: +386 1 4301 144; info@smtours.com , www.smtours.com ; Stihova 13, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (BMW rentals from Ljubljana)

To meet BMW riders, Motoklub BMW Slovenija, marjan.bozic@avto-aktiv.si, www.bmw-klub.si.

SPAIN www.motos.bmw.es

Blafer Motos (Juan Carlos Blasquez)
+34 91 4130047, fax +34 91 41362221; Blafermotos@hotmail.com, www.blafermotos.com; C/Clara del rey, 17, E-28002 Madrid, Spain; F650 & brand X rentals only.
BMWMotorent (Antonio Navarro)
Tel/fax +34 965 656 754, cell +34 609322481; info@bmwmotorent.com, www.bmwmotorent.com; C/ Mossen Pedro Mena 14, San Joan d'Alacant, E-03550 Alicante, Spain.
Discovery Moto Tours
+44 (0)8700 726 739, fax +44 (0)1242 211 505; info@discoverymototours.com, www.discoverymototours.com; 6 Parabola House, Parabola Road, Cheltenham GL50 3AH, UK (GS rentals & tours from Malaga, Spain)
GS Heaven (Russell Howard)
+44 (0)845 0046398, +34 664 24728; info@gsheaven.com, www.gsheaven.com; (GS Adventure rentals, accomodations from Malaga, Spain; rentals may be taken to Morocco)
Hertz Spain (starts May 2007)
Hertz US international reservation tel 800-654-3001; Hertz Spain res tel +34/ 902 402 405; www.hertz.es (Spanish homepage or http://tinyurl.com/ys2g29). Hertz offers BMW rentals in Spain only, from Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Sevilla; telephone res only (not online); to ride in Spain only (not Portugal, France); check extra mileage & sidecase fees.
Hispania Tours (Johannes Suppan).
Tel +34/958 618 492, cell +34/639 894 791, fax +34/958 618 526; contact@hispania-tours.com, www.hispania-tours.com; C / Gonzalo Barbero 26 / 1A, E-18697 La Herradura, Granada, Spain.
Iberian Moto Tours (Scott Moreno)
Tel USA +1. 415-992-5397 (direct line to Madrid office); imt@imt-bike.com, www.imt-bike.com; +34/91 591 3482, fax +34/91 591 9766, cell +34 609 240326; Calle Chapinería 6-B, Pol. Ind. Ventorro del Cano, E-28925 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; rentals also from Barcelona, Malaga, Sevilla, Valencia;
Mallorquin Bikes (Anke Wuehrmann)
+34 609 237 637, fax +34 971 64867; info@mallorquin-bikes.de, www.mallorquin-bikes.de; Avda Fernando Tarrago 19, E-07660 Cala d'Or, Mallorca, Spain. (Mallorca is Spanish island in Mediterranean)
Motoespana (Mike Loughrie)
+34 93 750 9559, cell +34 65 190 8334; enquiry@motoespana.com, www.motoespana.com; C Torres i Bages 11-13, E-08339, Vilassar De Dalt, E-08339 Barcelona, Spain.
Moto & Bike Rent.
+34 928 773331, fax +34 928 773122; www.moto4rent.com; Avda de Gran Canarias No.32, Edif Habitat Local No.1, E-35100 Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain.
Tenerife On Bike (Michael Ernst/ Knut Chlistalla).
Tel/fax +49/ 5522-4767; info@teneriffa-on-bike.de, www.teneriffa-on-bike.de; Schwimmbadstrasse 3, D-376520 Osterode am Harz, Germany (rentals/ tours on Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)

To meet BMW riders: Club de Motos BMW de Espana, www.motos.bmw.es/mundo_BMW/club

SWEDEN www.bmw-motorrad.se

BMW Stockholm.
+46/8 735 3900, fax +46/8 27 4467; motocyklar@stockholm.bmw.se; Gardsvagen 9-11, Stockholm/Solna 17152, Sweden; all motorcycle rental info and booking through MABI Rental Cars, mc@mabirent.se, www.mabirent.se.
Tankfull AB (Dan Sederowksy)
+46/ 221 20385, dan.sederowsky@tankfull.se, www.tankfull.se; Hultrensgaten 12, 731 50 Koping, Sweden (train or bus 150 km west of Stockholm; website Swedish only; email for full English details).

To meet BMW riders: Svenska BMW MC Klubben, www.bmw-mc-klubben.se

SWITZERLAND www.bmw-motorrad.ch

Most BMW dealers and many multi-brand dealers rent; this is a selection:

Arrigoni Sport GmbH.
+41/44 732 3040, fax +41/44 732 3049; rental@arrigoni.ch, www.bmw-arrigoni.ch; Zuercherstrasse 52, CH-8952 Schlieren/ZH, Switzerland (near Zurich).
BMW Niederlassung Dielsdorf.
+41/58 269 1818, fax +41/58 269 1918; info@dielsdorf.bmw-net.ch, bruno.suter@bmw.ch, www.bmw-dielsdorf-motorrad.ch; Industriestrasse 14, CH-8157 Dielsdorf/ZH, Switzerland (NW Zurich).
Chuard BMW Motos Sarl
+41/22 340 60 16, fax +44/22 344 16 03; info@bmw-chuard-motos.ch, www.bmw-chuard-motos.ch ; Rue de Lyon 84, CH-1203 Geneve, Switzerland.
Felix Harzenmoser AG BMW Yamaha.
+41/ 52 672 6911, fax +41/ 52 672 3616; harzenmoser@bluewin.ch, www.harzenmoser-felix-ag.ch; Zentralstrasse 126,
CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rhf., Switzerland (25 km N Zurich airport).
Hobi Zweiradcenter BMW
+41/52 242 2327, fax +41/52 242 23 29; info@hobi.ch, www.bmw-hobi.ch; Schiltwiesenweg 4, CH-8404 Winterthur/ZH, Switzerland (25 km NE Zurich).
Inter-Motos SA Agence BMW.
+41/21 3231290, fax +41/21 3201480; info@inter-motos.ch, www.inter-motos.ch; En Budron B1, CH-1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne/VD, Switzerland (50 mi Geneva airport).
Moto Center Schwyz.
+41/811 80 40, fax +41/811 69 44; info@motocenterschwyz.ch, www.motocenterschwyz.ch; Riedmattli 1, CH-6423 Schwyz, Switzerland (50 km SE Zurich).
Moto-Center Thun BMW.
+41/33 439 5959, fax +41/33 439 5950; info@moto-center.ch, www.moto-center.ch; Bernstrasse 117, CH-3613 Steffisburg, Switzerland (train from ZUR or GEN airport to Thun station; or Bern airport)
Moto Mader AG BMW Vertretung.
+41/62 737 8585, fax +41/62 737 8580; info@moto-mader.ch, www.moto-mader.ch;   Ausserfeldstrasse 18, CH-5036 Oberentfelden/AG, Switzerland (30 mi Zurich, Basel, Bern).       
Mueller & Jussel AG.
+41/1 948 1022, fax +41/1 948 1117; mueller.jussel@bluewin.ch, www.bmw-mueller-jussel.ch; Seestrassse 1, CH-8617 Moenchaltdorf/ZH, Switzerland (15 km E Zurich).
Pelican Drive Manno SA
+41/91 611 5080;  info@pelicandrive.ch, www.pelicandrive.ch/Manno/rentali.html; Via Vedeggio 4, CH-6928 Manno/TI, Switzerland (near Lugano).
Rene Frisch AG
+41/71 244 9944, fax +41/71 244 9950; rene@frisch.ch, www.frisch.ch; Rorschacherstrasse 227, CH-9016 St Gallen, Switzerland (80 km E Zurich).
Toeff-Center Basel AG
+41/ (0)61 331 94 20; info@toeffcenter.ch, www.toeffcenter.ch; Reinacherstrasse 204 ,CH- 4053 Basel, Switzerland.

Bern & Zurich rentals also available through Bosenberg Motorcycle Excursions; see German rentals/tours above.

To meet BMW riders: BMW Clubs Switzerland, www.bmwclubs.ch

TURKEY www.bmw-motosiklet.com

Borusan Oto Istinye BMW (Funda Olcer)
+90/ 212 3593062 or +90/ 212 3593076; rental@bmw-motosiklet.com, www.bmw-motosiklet.com (click 'Hitzmetier/ Motorcycle Rental); Neslihan Cad. Istinye Mah. No:1/1 80900 Sariyer-Istanbul, Turkey
Ferris Wheels Classic Motorcycle Safaris (Mike Ferris).
+61/(0)2 9970 6370; safari@ferriswheels.com.au, www.ferriswheels.com.au;    
P O Box 996, Narrabeen 2101 NSW Australia.
Kazoom Moto Adventures (Kazim Uzunoglu)
+90/ 212 233-0075, fax +90/ 212 225-1646; kazoom@kazoom-moto-adventures.com, www.kazoom-moto-adventures.com; Abide-i Hurriyet Caddesi 224/1, Sisli 34381 Istanbul, Turkey (Turkey, Black Sea, Middle East; partner with www.MotoDiscovery.com and other operators)
Motomotto (Mehmet Gucum/ Samet Bilgen)
+90 532 613 87 49, +90 532 267 81 84, fax +90 212 358 06 58; motomotto@motomotto.com, www.motomotto.com; Sultanahmet Keresteci Hakki Sokak No:19/3, Istanbul Eminönü, Turkey (Turkey tours from Istanbul).
Moto Villa Rent A Bike
+90/212 280 3050, +90/555 267 0700; villalevent@villalevent.com, www.villalevent.com; Sulun Sok.No:7 (Levent Carsi)1.Levent-Istanbul, Turkey
MotorEast (Paolo Volpara/ Berna Capcioglu/ Suleyman Memnun).
+90/212 285 0888, +90/537 780 1655, fax +90/212 276 1013;
info@motoreast.com, www.motoreast.com; Ataturk Oto Sanayi Sitesi, 2. Kisim 20. Sokak No.633, Maslak 34398 Istanbul, Turkey (Turkey, Aegean Europe, Middle East, Black Sea, Caspian Sea).
Motorport Kusadasi (Chedim & Feridun Akbalis).
+90/256 614 7030, fax +90/256 612 5113; cigdem@motorport.com.tr, www.motorport.com.tr; Cmhurijet Mah. Devrim Sok No.26, Kusadasi, Turkey.  (non-BMW rental agent to individuals & all listed tour operators)
Mototal-Mototas A.S. BMW (Sina & Umit Afyoneri).
+90/216 347 6171, fax +90/216 347 9400; umit@mototal.com.tr, www.mototal.com.tr; Intas Sitesi A.Blok No.27, 81030 Kiziltoprak-Istanbul, Turkey. (Istanbul non-BMW rental agent & dealer for individuals & tour operators)
Sardunya Travel-Motorcycle Turkey (Tijen & Sezgin Demirci).
+90/532 272 5289; info@motorcycleturkey.com, www.motorcycleturkey.com; PK 82, Kusadasi/Aydin, Turkey.
   

The best introduction for independent riding to and in Turkey is the website of the Ommriders Club, www.ommriders.com. Turkey by bike overland thru Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria; by vehicle-ferry between Italy & Greece; or by vehicle-train between Villach or Vienna/Austria & Edirne/Turkey, operated by Munich-based www.optimatours.de.

THE BIKE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Trade use of your bike for a member's overseas.

TransAtlantic BikeShare-Worldwide. (Tom Burklow)
Tel/fax 513-398-9424, bikeshare@aol.com; www.bikeshareworld.com; 8268 Winters Lane, Mason OH 45040.

EUROPEAN PURCHASE & DELIVERY

The BMW corporate-administered program offering European delivery of new USA or CDN-specification BMW motorcycles to civilian customers ended in 1993; its continuation by BMW dealer BMWNY ended in 1998. US citizens are also not allowed to order US-spec BMW motorcycles directly from European BMW dealers for European delivery. The only exception is that US armed forces personnel in Europe may be able to purchase US-spec BMWs for European delivery by special order through the BMW subsidiary of the country where they're stationed, or through specialty agents in Europe such as www.militarysalescenter.com or www.bmw-military-sales.com.

As a general rule, European countries require that a person be a 'resident' to legally purchase/ title/ register & insure a motor vehicle in their own name. US (any country) civilian citizens traveling in Europe as tourists can not therefore legally buy bikes in Europe (some non-Europeans 'get around' this restriction by having a local citizen/ friend register & insure a bike in the local's name, but this obviously requires a close personal relationship). US civilian citizens in a European country on a student, work or similar 'resident' visa can legally buy, register & insure a bike in that country.

The exact procedures for vehicle purchase/ title/ registration & insurance vary between Euro countries. In Germany, for example, vehicle registration is a local municipality, not State-level function. If you're legally able to buy & register a bike, insurance must be obtained from an underwriter/ broker in that country (there is no 'reciprocal' underwriting of Euro-registered vehicles by US insurance companies). Because your US driving & insurance record is not available to European insurance companies, it may help obtaining Euro insurance at reasonable rates to get a summary of your US driving and insurance record to show Euro insurance agents.

Some Americans ship & keep/store a US-registered bike in Europe for periodic riding, retaining US home State title/ registration & insurance, and Euro-insuring the bike (only) for the periods during which it's ridden there (using temporary Euro green card insurance described above). This is technically against local Euro registration rules (as it is in the US), but such rules are not 'enforced' so long as the rider has current US registration and temporary Euro insurance documents. Such US-registered bikes very occasionally become available for sale, and the sale transaction is handled just as one would in the US; there is no involvement of local Euro agencies.

If you're legally able to buy a Euro-spec bike in Europe, do not expect or plan to ship/ return that bike with you to the US, for reasons described in the next section..

IMPORTING EURO-SPEC BMWs TO USA

Motorcycles are originally manufactured to safety & emissions specifications that differ between Europe, USA, Canada, and other world markets. BMWs built for original sale in Europe can be legally imported into, & re-titled/registered in the USA, but only if first 'conformed', that is changed to meet US DOT & EPA requirements. To conform a Euro-spec BMW to US-spec is complicated, expensive & time-consuming enough that (together with transatlantic shipping cost) it is not cost-effective or recommended under most circumstances. NOTE: these rules apply only to Euro-spec bikes imported to the US with the purpose of 'permanent' re-registration in the US; personally-owned bikes brought to the US by non-resident Europeans for 'temporary' touring up to 12 months are NOT subject to these rules.

The required process is described at the websites of US Customs, www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/import/infrequent_importer_info/personal_vehicle.xml,  US DOT/ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import; and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), www.epa.gov/otaq/imports. EPA info is also available from EPA imported vehicle staff tel 734-214-4100.You must contract with a NHTSA "Registered Importer (RI)"--listed on the NHTSA website--who is also an EPA "Independent Commercial Importer (ICI)" or affiliated with an ICI, in advance of the bike being shipped/imported to the US. If you try to import a Euro-spec bike without an RI/ICI contract, US Customs can seize the bike or require you to re-ship it to Europe. The NHTSA website lists many RIs; of these, only six are also registered as EPA ICIs as of May 2005. In 2004-05, only two RI/ ICIs have conformed BMWs:

US SPECS (Carl Brinegar). +1/ 410.273.6464, fax +1/ 410.273.6119; USSpecs@aol.com; 131 Loflin Road, Bldg H, Aberdeen MD 21001.
Wallace Environmental Testing Laboratories (Les Weaver). +1/ 713.956.7705, fax +1/ 713.956.0104; sales@wallacelab.com, www.wallacelab.com; 2140 Wirtcrest, Houston TX 77055.

Expect an RI/ICI to charge a minimum $3000 for required DOT & EPA documentation. The process takes up to 6 months after the bike arrives in the US, during which it is held in Customs bond by the RI/ICI while the federal documentation, emissions and physical changes are completed, and only then released to you for title/registration in your home State. Some BMWs previously imported & listed with "VSP" numbers on the NHTSA website may cost less and take less time. Actual physical safety changes required are relatively minor (mph speedometer, DOT headlight, reflectors, tire placard) for most late model bikes; most of the cost/time is in the EPA emissions testing, and safety/emissions documentation, process NHTSA & EPA require of the RI/ICI. Euro-spec bikes at least 21 years old are exempt from these requirements.

Bikes manufactured to Canadian-spec are subject to a similar process to import/change to US-spec, but the rules differ, are listed separately on the NHTSA website and in EPA material. Canadian-spec import documentation is much less expensive (est.$400) and handled by Canadian-specialist RIs.  NHTSA import regulations allow an alternative process to obtain a manufacturer's letter instead of using a RI; but BMW AG, BMW NA, and BMW Canada will not assist you in any case by issuing a letter; you must use a Registered Importer/Independent Commercial Importer.

NOTE: the above requirements do NOT apply to Euro-spec bikes being 'temporarily' imported--e.g. for touring--by their owners to the US/Canada for up to 12 months to ride under European (or any overseas) registration before being re-exported back to country of origin.

EURO BMW CLUBS & EVENTS

Want to meet European BMW riders or participate in BMW rallies  and other events? In addition to the MOA-chartered Left Lane and French Connection clubs, most European countries have national or local BMW clubs affiliated with the BMW Club Europa e.V. federation; most are listed in the BMW MOA Anonymous directory, and under specific countries above. All European club links and event information are available from:

BMW Club Europa e.V.
+49/ 6631 9110344, fax +49/ 6631 9110345
mail@bmw-club-europa.org, www.bmw-club-europa.org;
Erlenweisse 12, D-36304 Alsfeld, Germany [or]
International Council of BMW Clubs
+49/89 382 24820, fax +49/89 382 34390;
kati.hockner@partner.bmw.de
www.bmw-clubs-international.com/en/index.html
Lauchstatter Str. Gebaude 8.6, D-80788 Munich, Germany.

Email court.fisher@worldnet.att.net, for personal suggestions, to share your experience with any of these services, or to correct or add to this list. Separate lists of global BMW touring resources beyond Europe, and in North America, are also available on this website. Last update & copyright 05 May 2008