overlanders to Memmingham

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Gents, HAs anyone any experience of shipping the bike to Memmingham with Overlanders in Gorey?
If so any advice on routes from there maybe taking in the Grosglokner, stelvio etc.
 
Gents, HAs anyone any experience of shipping the bike to Memmingham with Overlanders in Gorey?
If so any advice on routes from there maybe taking in the Grosglokner, stelvio etc.

do you mean Memmingen in Bavaria, located east of Lake Constance?

If so, it is close to the western end of https://www.deutsche-alpenstrasse.de/de/startseite - this would be a great route to get over to the north side of the Grossglockner. Go east to Tegernsee following the route then head south to Achensee in Austria, onto Zell am See, over the Gerlos Pass to Zell am See. Head south over the Grossglockner. Then just head west into Italy for the Dolomites and onwards to the Stelvio.

No idea about Overlanders
 
Yes, I did it with Overlanders to Memmingen, but just the one way - flew from Dublin with Ryanair to Memmingen and picked up the bike there. Rode it home through Germany and The Netherlands. Ferry with DFD to Newcastle then cross country to Cairnryan and ferry home. Trip report here:


Overlanders picked up the bike and luggage in their van from Philip McCallen's in Lisburn for a few quid extra which saved me riding to Gorey and getting the train back to NI. Bike & luggage arrived safely and undamaged. The pick-up is from a warehouse about five minutes walk from the airport and there was a guy there to help with unpacking etc.

Recommended (y)
 
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Yes. Great service from a nice bunch of lads.
Couldn’t be easier, drop your bike & all your gear in Gorey & head home
A couple of days later you hop on a Ryanair flight & upon arrival walk 10 minutes to their depot to collect your ‘awesome steed’ (as they’re known on this forum…) & head for the hills
At the end of your holiday you do the above in reverse (assuming you’re not doing a Shuck on it & riding home) & feel smug that you’ve saved yourself precious holiday days riding down & back

There’s 4 of us sending our bikes down in June in order to maximise our time in the Balkans
 
+1 for overlanders. They run a great show. Been away with them a few times and never an issue.
Bf.

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Another recommendation for the lads (and lass's) in Gorey.

They will also bend over backwards for you.....if things go wrong on your little jolly.

(funny little story there about giving a highly trained Garda rider a go on my GSA while we were away......didn't end well)

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Overlanders is a 15 min walk from Gorey train station, which suits me very well, living in Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
I did a Dolomite tour with them in 2023, enjoyed every minute.
 
Overlanders is a 15 min walk from Gorey train station, which suits me very well, living in Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
I did a Dolomite tour with them in 2023, enjoyed every minute.
Fair play to you Sir......
It takes me about 20 mins just to get as far as the Applegreen for a coffee

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Thanks guys, I have used overlanders before to Oslo and was very impressed. I was wondering where the pick up was and would I need a taxi from the airport or what. Good to know its just a walk to the base. I imagine I wont be on my own on the flight picking up a bike:)
Thanks Wessie for the route will incorporate that into my plan. Appoligies for the miss spelling of Memmingem.
 
The bike storage at Memmingem is a 5minute walk from the airport from what i know but an email or phone call to overlanders will confirm that.


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When you leave Memmigen heading south, you are near the Austrian, Swiss & Italian borders, so all of these countries are less than a couple of hours gentle riding away.
Grossglochner is excellent, but awash with tourists and in many ways overrated. There are so many better passes in Austria that on one trip you will only see a few of them. The best, though not the highest is the Nochalmstrasse.
I suggest, if you wish to try the Stelvio, Leave Memmigen and head for Livigno. Make this your base for at least one day.
It is close to the pass. If you have not ridden uphill to tight hairpins before, do not cut the corner. Stay wide, on the wrong side of the road if need be. The inside line is often very steep, and if you are forced to stop by an oncoming vehicle, it often results in a "drop."
Enjoy your wanders through Switzerland, for you will be in and out of it round this area. Never speed in Switzerland. Fines are proportional to income. Swiss people are very efficient, but have had their sense of humour surgically extracted at birth.
In Austria, watch you speed in villages. There are cameras at many pedestrian crossing points.
Last but not least. Overlanders are Fabulous!
 
When you leave Memmigen heading south, you are near the Austrian, Swiss & Italian borders, so all of these countries are less than a couple of hours gentle riding away.
Grossglochner is excellent, but awash with tourists and in many ways overrated. There are so many better passes in Austria that on one trip you will only see a few of them. The best, though not the highest is the Nochalmstrasse.
I suggest, if you wish to try the Stelvio, Leave Memmigen and head for Livigno. Make this your base for at least one day.
It is close to the pass. If you have not ridden uphill to tight hairpins before, do not cut the corner. Stay wide, on the wrong side of the road if need be. The inside line is often very steep, and if you are forced to stop by an oncoming vehicle, it often results in a "drop."
Enjoy your wanders through Switzerland, for you will be in and out of it round this area. Never speed in Switzerland. Fines are proportional to income. Swiss people are very efficient, but have had their sense of humour surgically extracted at birth.
In Austria, watch you speed in villages. There are cameras at many pedestrian crossing points.
Last but not least. Overlanders are Fabulous!
Great tips ,Thanks. I did the route des grand alps a few years ago and managed the switch backs OK but I think they appear to be a lot tighter in this part of the alps. I will have my pillion doing look out on the bends. At least thats the plan:DD
 
Great tips ,Thanks. I did the route des grand alps a few years ago and managed the switch backs OK but I think they appear to be a lot tighter in this part of the alps. I will have my pillion doing look out on the bends. At least thats the plan:DD

in Austria the hairpin bends are well engineered with smooth surfaces. Italy, bumpy, cambers, narrow and the one that I was unprepared for, a series of steep hairpins inside unlit tunnels on the Plocken Pass.
 
BTW, in Austria, I was told that riding with helmet flipped up would count as "no helmet" except for rare hats rated for open riding....
 


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