Riding Romania and beyond on a borrowed BMW?
Hey guys, long time member on advrider and new member to HU. In a awesome turn of events I have sold my motorcycle tour business in Hawaii and am going on a around the world trip (first section on motorcycle, then backbacking) starting in Romania. A friend ended his 10,000 mile ride through Africa and Europe LukeandNick.com on his 2009 BMW GS800 in Romania leaving the bike there and I am going to be flying in to pick up the bike and continue the adventure on his bike.
I plan to fly into the capitol Bucharest in August 2014 and then travel to the small village where the bike is located. I will need to source new tires and tubes as well as a battery as the bike has been sitting in a garage for 3 years. Any advice on the best place to find those would be appreciated.
My main question is that since the bike is not registered to me what other documentation will I need to travel between countries besides the registration and title? My tentative plans are to ride through Romania to Bulgaria,Istanbul, , greece, croatia and then who knows.
Will I need some sort of notarized letter from the bikes owner stating that I have permission to use the bike? How about borders crossings between EU countries compared to non EU? Thanks in advance for any tips on these matters.
-Chris
Last edited by Mendo; 28 Aug 2014 at 19:23.
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