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The costs of car hire in Iceland has come down a lot lately, but the MC hire was very very expensive. Bikes go free from Denmark in 2013 at certain times.I am looking at ferrying the bike over and flying there.
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Bikes go free from Denmark in 2013 at certain times.I am looking at ferrying the bike over and flying there.
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Do you have any details, such as a web link?
Also, how does that work i.e. how is a bike shipped without the rider? (I read about this somewhere else but took it to mean that the bike would be accompanied on a ro-ro type of ferry).
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Do you have any details, such as a web link?
Also, how does that work i.e. how is a bike shipped without the rider? (I read about this somewhere else but took it to mean that the bike
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I'm still trying to find out about this.
The link for the ferry is in the Iceland thread : Motorcycles go free to Iceland on Smyril ferries in summer 2013
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Smyril it is then
[QUOTE=Dave222;402123]
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Originally Posted by Walkabout
Do you have any details, such as a web link?
Also, how does that work i.e. how is a bike shipped without the rider? (I read about this somewhere else but took it to mean that the bik
I'm still trying to find out about this.
The link for the ferry is in the Iceland thread : Motorcycles go free to Iceland on Smyril ferries in summer 2013
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Sorry guys to move off topic from the original hiring -
Smyril have this offer which is based on booking a cabin for two persons (and it sounds like that is for one bike).
Smyril Line - MC offer: To Iceland in high season
That is for the high season.
They have a load of other offers concerning other types of transport.
Smyril Line - Special offers
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Yes thats the link thats already there in the Iceland section,you just need to look ,and this IS the Iceland section.....
This post......?
Motorcycles go free to Iceland on Smyril ferries in summer 2013
Scroll down this link for prices.
http://www.smyrilline.com/with-your-mc-11591.aspx
Also Faroes
http://www.smyrilline.com/with-your-mc-11492.aspx
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Icelander here, new on the forum; I have NO relation whatsoever to any of the bike rentals, but I just wanted to add my guess as to why renting bikes is expensive here.
Taxes and tariffs on cars and motorcycles are pretty high I think. for example, an €8000 bike costs €13000 after fees - not including dealer markup. (We do get something for the taxes, such as good roads in a largely unpopulated country ...) Then I don't think motorcycle insurance is cheap here - €600/year isn't uncommon for privately owned bikes; rental insurance is surely higher.
Given these economic barriers, motorcycle rental is unfortunately not as mainstream as it could be here. Therefore I believe the motorcycle rental companies have a strong incentive to service the higher end of the market. Overall, it seems that renters get well maintained specimens of solid brands - KTMs and BMWs - an friendly, flexible, and competent service.
This is speculation on my part - but I am quite sure that the prices of rental motorcycles are largely dictated by the market environment — and that renters also do get something for the money.
If you have a bike and you can get it on the Norræna / Smyril Line ferry, then that's clearly worth looking at.
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