robg@mmintl.UUCP (Robert Goldman) (04/16/85)
I would very much like to know if it is possible to rent motorcycles for touring overseas, and if anyone on the net has any experience doing this. More specifically, I hope to go to Europe this summer, and would like to spend one week of my vacation buzzing around in England and possibly Scotland.* When I mentioned this to a friend, he asked me to ask for information about such rental in Japan, as well. I think that responses should probably be sent to me by mail (I am a little unsure about the etiquette of this); if anyone wants me to, I will summarize to the net. Is it possible to get one of those "International Driver's Licenses" with a motorcycle endorsement? Do people in England and Japan accept such? Is there anything funny I should know about motorcycling in England or Japan? Is there anything I should know that I don't know enough to ask about? Thanks, Robert Goldman MultiMate International *My bike is a BMWR65, and if at all possible, I would like to rent something along those lines -- a dependable tourer, but not a monsterbike.
lrd@drusd.UUCP (L. R. DuBroff) (04/19/85)
Robert Goldman asks: > I would very much like to know if it is possible > to rent motorcycles for touring overseas... > My bike is a BMWR65, and if at all possible, > I would like to rent something along those lines... Contact either 1) Edelvwiss Bike Travel A-6414 Mieming Austria Represented in the U.S. by Anchor Travel (800) 52604789 or (201) 569-5464 OR 2) Beach's Motorcycle Adventures, Ltd. Box 36, 2764 West River Parkway Grand Island, New York 14072 (716) 773-4960 Both of these organizations deal with BMW motorcycling in Europe for U. S. residents and can provide the information and services you want. > Is it possible to get one of those "International > Driver's Licenses" with a motorcycle endorsement? The "International Driver's License" is not -- repeat NOT -- a driver's license! It is a passport-type booklet, issued by the national auto club of whatever country (for the U.S. it's the AAA), that is a certified translation into many languages of the information on your own driver's license. It has no legal standing, anywhere in the world, as a driver's license. It's only use is, as an accompaniment to your own license, to provide the information on your license in a standardized way and in a language that is recognizable by the local rental agency, traffic cop, or whoever needs to see it. To obtain one, visit your local AAA office with two passport photos (most AAA offices can take the photos there), a current valid U.S. state driver's license, and some $$. The last time I held one of the International things, it stated that it expired in 90 days, but that really doesn't mean too much as it's not a license in the first place.