Curious ....
Is your fiancee keen to go riding? Or would she honestly be happier on a posh package tour? If she's not happy riding ... you won't be either! 
This is the problem I have. My girl is a "nervous nelly" on the bike ... so I'm mostly solo.
Hope it works out! That old BMW should be great ...love the RT, huge monster that handles like a 500! Once set up right, very good and actually pretty economical. A great bike for pillions as well.
I loved France. I did two long (6 weeks) tours of mostly the South. As an American used to seeing only Wal-Marts and tacky shopping malls, France blew my mind. The French truly know how to live ... and preserve what they have. American's could take a lesson ... and the UK too.
You only need see British train yards vs. French ones. Like Ghetto (Brit) vs. Posh suburbs (France). Everything just works better in France, IMO. The USA is like a 3rd world country compared to both.
I bought a nice used Tiger in UK and did several long EU tours. I speak OK Spanish so spent lots of time in Spain as well. If down in S. Spain, maybe hop the Ferry over to Morocco? (so easy and cheap) Such a radically different world ... and good paved roads! See the towns and markets. Crazy stuff.

My '99 Tiger in 2003 ... Carcasonne Castle, France
If things go well you might consider exploring a bit of Eastern EU.
Have fun! Don't die in your sleep! RIDE!
Patrick
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