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From: TOG on 20 Nov 2008 06:13
On 20 Nov, 01:36, wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote:
> Fr Jack <s...(a)m.com> wrote innews:u7e9i41h22321k1efimdkk7cu5ribmh6ka(a)4ax.com:
>
> > wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote:
>
> >>There are a number of hotels in the Alps that have BMW bike fleets for
> >>hire.
>
> > Any chance you could recommend some?
>
> This is the Austrian one I stayed in. Superb location. Superb hotel. Just a
> few miles from Landeck.http://www.weisseespitze.com/in german
> They serve free cake & coffee from 4-6pm which is very civilised. Bar
> prices are sensible. Food is pretty good. It's in the middle of nowhere,
> half way along a dead end road that tops out at a glacier some 2500m above
> sea level. That in itself is a fabulous ride.
>
> There's another one with a BMW fleet in Landeck itself if you prefer an
> urban setting. Not stayed there myself but it is okay, supposedly. This
> linkwww.motorrad-hotel.comat the bottom of the page might take you to it.
> Here you go:http://www.hotel-enzian.com/new/start.php?site=ehome&lan=e&ss=home
> Most likely, the others listed on that website are good too.
>
> http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/members-reviews/wessie01has got some of my
> reviews for various places. One in Switzerland, another in Austria, one in
> Limone on Lake Garda.
>
> If you have other areas you want to visit then I might be able to recommend
> somewhere. I tend to keep a note of likely suspects as they crop up on here
> or UKGSer.
>

It may be just me, but I don't really see the point in travelling to
somewhere like the German or Swiss mountains and hiring a bike there.

Surely the journey there and back is part of the fun?

I s'pose if you fancied trying out a bike that you don't own or want
to ride, then it works, but to be honest, it's something I don't
'get'. It seems one small step removed from trailering the thing down
there behind a big 4x4.
From: wessie on 20 Nov 2008 11:05
"TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
news:8e1dac6e-d955-40ad-829d-e53bd934c02e(a)g38g2000yqn.googlegroups.com:


> It may be just me, but I don't really see the point in travelling to
> somewhere like the German or Swiss mountains and hiring a bike there.
>
> Surely the journey there and back is part of the fun?
>
> I s'pose if you fancied trying out a bike that you don't own or want
> to ride, then it works, but to be honest, it's something I don't
> 'get'. It seems one small step removed from trailering the thing down
> there behind a big 4x4.
>

A lot of their business is hiring bikes to non-Europeans. The hotel
provides maps & all the clothing if needed.

BMW organise test ride weekends there for clubs and the press.

Some people who arrive on a fully laden Pan, LT or similar might like to do
some Alpine passes on a lighter machine or an R-GS. Some of the best roads
are unpaved and would be a bit tricky on a Pan.

Couples arrive on one bike, dump their luggage then hire another bike for
the pillion to enjoy some riding.

BMW have several of these fleets dotted across the Alps so I guess it works
for them. As you are unlikely to buy a new BMW bike I guess they aren't
really worried that you don't "get" it.

--
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BMW R1150GS
From: Fr Jack on 20 Nov 2008 13:11
wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote:


>This is the Austrian one I stayed in.

<snippage of useful stuff>

Cheers!


--

Fr. Jack

Life is short and love is always over in the morning.


From: The Older Gentleman on 20 Nov 2008 14:11
wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote:

> BMW organise test ride weekends there for clubs and the press.
>
<snip>
>
> BMW have several of these fleets dotted across the Alps so I guess it works
> for them.

As I said:

"I s'pose if you fancied trying out a bike that you don't own or want
to ride, then it works"

Or didn't you read that bit?


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and hassle for no tangible benefit."
From: wessie on 20 Nov 2008 14:24
totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote in
news:1iqpx9a.mfdp5a1leon54N%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk:

> wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote:
>
>> BMW organise test ride weekends there for clubs and the press.
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> BMW have several of these fleets dotted across the Alps so I guess it
>> works for them.
>
> As I said:
>
> "I s'pose if you fancied trying out a bike that you don't own or want
> to ride, then it works"
>
> Or didn't you read that bit?
>
>

Yes, I read that bit but you then went on to say you still didn't get it
even after your own rationalisation, so I provided a list of potential
users of the service.


--
wessie at tesco dot net

BMW R1150GS
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