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Need urgent tips for a bike ride from Germany-Austria-Italy-Germany

Hi to all. I dont have many posts on this forum although I have been lurking here for a while.

As one of my dreams in life to do separate small rides in different parts of the globe, I have finally decided to make the start in beautiful Europe. Ofcourse, with other family/work commitments, the best time I can squeeze is a 7-day trip on a rented bike starting around 18 May 2010 and I have zeroed in on starting/ending the trip in Munich, Germany.

Myself & wife plan to undertake this trip. We are Indians & will travel on Schengen visas, hence I would like to cover, Germany (Munich to Austrian border part only), Austria and Italy, and returning from Italy directly back to Munich if that’s possible.


I would be grateful if some of the touring experts on this wonderful forum can guide me on the following:
  • Suggestions for a reasonable bike rental company in Munich from where I pick-up/drop bike. I am told its cheaper to rent directly from some BMW dealers etc. (Prefer a BMW RT or K1200GT). Since its my first time renting a bike in Europe, anything in particular that I must look for in the rental agreement as I am covering 3 countries.
  • MOST IMPORTANT: Suggestions for a nice route starting in Munich going to Austria and then Italian Dolomites & back to Munich. Since we love nature & history, probably a route with about 200kms of riding each day before sunset (hope that mileage is OK) with some bit of Austrian Alps, a little bit of other history like castles, lakes etc and then the Italian Dolomites and then directly from there back to Munich. NO AUTOBAHNS or OFF-ROAD- I only want quite secondary roads that have good tarmac to enjoy the ride and the scenery. And yes, we stay in budget hotels for the night- No camping.
I thank everybody in advance for any valuable tips & advice you can provide us in realizing our dream. Eagerly awaiting your early replies as the Schengen visas at times takes a while to process.

Many thanks,
Haroon
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