We're looking at something similar now as it will save a lot of money each in the travelling - Have you done this before? Do you know if you have to pay caravan toll road rates through France and Spain?

Incidentally I wouked costs out as:
Option D = Take my Peogeot 405 with 3 bikes on a trailer and leave the car and trailer in southern or mid spain . It may be nice to drop it off say 5 hrs before the ferry point to Morocco (Tarifa) and get out and ride a bit since we would be well fed up of being stuck in a car by then. I have contacted the HU community in southern spain near the post in the hope some nice individual would let us park the car and trailer at their house or somewhere safe. Note also I do not have a trailer yet - I may be able to borrow one though if we do this we should bung the guy a tenner each towards new tyres!
Tolls are based on a car with caravan - hopefully a trailer would be cheaper.
Tolls through France and Spain = £78 x 2 = 156
1425 miles ( calais to Gibraltar ) / 40mpg = 35 gallons x 2 ways = 70 gallons x 3.65 £/gallon = £255 Fuel Total (note this slightly more expensive fuel cost/gallon is probably more realistic)
Ferry = 180 return (expensive because of the trailer)
Total = 591 / 3 people = 197 each

Is this what you have costed out or have you not worked it out?

Ian

[quote=men8ifr;156264]We're looking at something similar now as it will save a lot of money each in the travelling - Have you done this before? Do you know if you have to pay caravan toll road rates through France and Spain?

we had not realy worked out the tolls but yes it's a first for us (can,t wait) Hope to park up in spain & ride like you say could do with a friendly place to park @ least the costs will be devided by 3 taking 3 gs's

Be careful that the weight of the three bikes along with the basic weight of the trailer doesn't will take you over the 750kg limit for a non-braked trailer, otherwise you'll need one with brakes (a 1200GS is about 210kg wet weight). You also need to consider the nose weight on the tow bar, plus insurance for the bikes whilst on the trailer.

Tim

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Bikes will be empty of fuel & all the luggage in the pickup so should be ok but can get a braked trailer (like a horsebox) if required