Motorcycle Rentals

[Trip]

Hi All. I am looking to rent a motorcycle in either Zurich or Geneva for two weeks this summer beginning arond July 10. I would like to return it in Zermatt but recognize that I will likely have to return the bike wherever I pick it up. Any recommendations on a rental company would be appreciated.

 

[A41Billy]

https://www.rental-motorcycle.com/europe/switzerland/geneva_rental.html

or

https://www.honda-geneve.com/location.shtml

Just googled it, no affiliation or recommendation, just some help.

 

[beemerdons]

Hi All. I am looking to rent a motorcycle in either Zurich or Geneva for two weeks this summer beginning arond July 10. I would like to return it in Zermatt but recognize that I will likely have to return the bike wherever I pick it up. Any recommendations on a rental company would be appreciated.

https://www.rental-motorcycle.com/europe/switzerland/switzerland_rental.html Trip, I am a really big fan of AD-MO and have used them in four different European Countries: France, Spain, Germany and Austria.

https://www.rental-motorcycle.com/oceania/new_zealand/auckland_rental.html And my Son Seth and I rented from AD-MO for a one day rental while we were vacationing in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Service and satisfaction was just as good in Kiwiland as it is in Europe; you can't go wrong with AD-MO!

This was the BMW R1200GS I rented from their Barcelona Rental Station, Espana. You will be highly pleased with AD-MO, Sehr Gut!

Mein Freund Dr. Bob Flanders also rented this BMW R1200RT from AD-MO; extremely professional outfit with highly maintained Motorraden!

I am standing in the middle of this photo wearing a black and white shirt, next to the BMW R1150RT I had rented from the AD-MO Rental Station en Munchen, Deutschland!

And we AZ Beemers rented this pack of BMW Boxers from the Frankfurt Rental Station. Seriously Trip, from my direct and personal experiences: AD-MO will treat you right!

 

[Trip]

Thank you Billy and Beemerdons. The AD-MO selection/ease looks great. I am going to knock off Northern Italy, Austria and Germany, along with Switzerland. Really looking forward to it. How easy is it to find places to camp in these countries? Would it be worth packing a tent and sleeping bag? Thank you.

 

[beemerdons]

Thank you Billy and Beemerdons. The AD-MO selection/ease looks great. I am going to knock off Northern Italy, Austria and Germany, along with Switzerland. Really looking forward to it. How easy is it to find places to camp in these countries? Would it be worth packing a tent and sleeping bag? Thank you.

Trip, here you go for the Tirol Region of Austria:

https://www.campingtirol.info/

https://www.motorrad-hotel.com , especially hotel Weissespitze & camping Kaunertal

https://www.lechtal-camping-rudi.at/start.htm

NOTE: If you are wondering why I have not mentioned Switzerland it is because it is so damned expensive there, I have not mentioned Germany because I always pick up my Alps/Dolomites rental bike in Munchen, Bavaria and I can be in Northern Italy or Austria after the first days ride!

 

[beemerdons]

And Trip here are the Dolomites over the border from Tirol in Italy:

https://www.campingsoal.com In the heart of Dolomites.

https://www.campingsteiner.com Near Bozen( Bolzano). And there is a hotel too.

https://www.campingrocchetta.it Camping site in Cortina D'Ampezzio. Basic camping, nothing special but scenery.

https://www.campingdolomiti.com Another camping site north from Lake Garda and west from Bozen/Bolzano. From Karza: "I have stayed here many times and it has always been clean & tidy. The showers always have hot water. The onsite shop caters for most things. The owner is a biker as well so understands our needs. If you stay there say hello to Guido. The scenery is great and the passes are close by what more do you want for a few quid a day. Cortina hotels are for the rich and famous and we get some of that for little more than the cost of a few beers."

https://www.motoadventurestore.be

https://www.lindlerhof.at/page/nl/index.php

Camping Lindlerhof is a great base to explore the Grossglockner. Peter, the guy who runs it rides an Africa Twin and he has some "Biker Nest" caravans for those who are too girly to camp.

Stunning views of the Italian side of the Dolomites from there, plus you can sit in the a chair in the sunshine bike spotting as hordes of bikes charge up the road towards the pass.

 

[beemerdons]

https://www.archiescampings.eu/eng1/ Yo Trip, are you a GPS sort of person? If you are, a number of my BMW AZ Beemers Club friends use this free download to find camping spots in Europe.

I am a contented Neanderthal Ludddite myself, only needing a map and a compass to navigate this World. After watching those GPS dingbats dcarver, Fred W, yamafitter, Bungie and BikerGeek99 wandering around hopelessly lost: Who needs that GPS crapola!

 

[beemerdons]

Thank you Billy and Beemerdons. The AD-MO selection/ease looks great. I am going to knock off Northern Italy, Austria and Germany, along with Switzerland. Really looking forward to it. How easy is it to find places to camp in these countries? Would it be worth packing a tent and sleeping bag? Thank you.

Trip, here you go for the Tirol Region of Austria:

https://www.campingtirol.info/

https://www.motorrad-hotel.com , especially hotel Weissespitze & camping Kaunertal

https://www.lechtal-camping-rudi.at/start.htm

NOTE: If you are wondering why I have not mentioned Switzerland it is because it is so damned expensive there, I have not mentioned Germany because I always pick up my Alps/Dolomites rental bike in Munchen, Bavaria and I can be in Northern Italy or Austria after the first days ride!

https://www.pensionhausmaria.com/ Trip, I don't know why I forgot Pension Haus Maria because it is one of the best! It is not camping, but at 30 Euros a night it is a smoking deal, in a truly fabulous location. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pension+Haus+Maria,+Ramsau+am+Dachstein,+Austria&hl=en&sll=47.4262,13.680575&sspn=0.015751,0.036907&hq=Pension+Haus+Maria,&hnear=Ramsau+am+Dachstein,+Liezen,+Styria,+Austria&t=m&z=8 From this location as a "base camp" for two or three nights you could bag an incredibly nice selection of the Highest Alpine Passes!

 

[Trip]

beemerdons, I will definitely have a gps. Really appreciate the advice. Looking at a Beemer. The 1600 looks like overkill. However, i will need some storage space. Perhaps the 1200 RT. I know I will be on some dirt/side roads. Any suggestions?

 

[beemerdons]

beemerdons, I will definitely have a gps. Really appreciate the advice. Looking at a Beemer. The 1600 looks like overkill. However, i will need some storage space. Perhaps the 1200 RT. I know I will be on some dirt/side roads. Any suggestions?

https://www.knopftours.com/Web-Site/Rental.html The absolute best perfect bike is the BMW K75, this bike has not been manufactured for many years but it will still carve up the Alps and Dolomite roads like you cannot believe. Mein Freund Stefan owns the company in this link and he still maintains a fleet of these, just for Alps-Aholics like me!

Here is the list of the three most recent Alps Rides of mine and the machinery I will ride or have ridden: 8/2012 - BMW F800GS, 5/2008 - BMW R1150RT and 9/2004 - BMW R1150GS. These are the same bikes I have in my garage, I own a 2012 BMW K1600GT and I would not ride in Europe if a smaller machine was available! I have returned to ride the Alps every four years for the last forty years, a machine like the Legendary Beemer K75 is still the best Alps Slaying Motorrad that has every been made. Jawohl, Arnie!

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=141814&st=0 Info on the 2012 FJR Forum Alps Ride!

Trip, I know you intend to fly into Switzerland. However, if you were to fly into Frankfurt I highly recommend that you work with Knopf Motorrad Reisen. Mention AZ Beemers Club Members Don Stanley, Dave Cooley, Uri Schumm and Dr. Bob Flanders and our friend Stefan would treat you like ein Konig (a King!).

Stefan's shop is in Kircheim, a suburb of Heidelberg; an easy 30 minute train ride from Rhein Main Flughafen (airport). Remember, it is a super easy and fast ride down the E35 Autobahn to Zurich from Heidelberg. Set the K75 at 200 kilometers an hour on the Autobahn and you will be there in just a few hours time!

 

[beemerdons]

Two more for Austria Trip, you can't do this run without riding der Grossglockner: Nice bikercamp https://www.route69.at a cozy old school-bikers Gasthaus https://www.iselsbergerhof.at Iselsbergerhof is on your way up to Grossglockner when heading from the South....Bikercamp Route69 is about 50 kms west-south from Graz in Austria. Very near the Slovenian border.