Max Dumaz European Plonker Tour Solo

[Motomochila]

Max Dumaz. That would be me. Plonker? Pretty much means the same thing. European Tour. Well that starts in about 21 days. My ride? 2011 BMW R1200 GS Adventure. Solo- sans anybody I actually know.

My bike ships via air freight next Tuesday. That in itself was a trip. After exhausting all other options to buy a bike in London and ride it through Europe for a few months and then sell it, I just finally gave up due to all the red tape, (bullshit), and decided to ship my own bike via air, another story again, to start my adventure in London and return from there in about two or three months, or until my visa runs out.

Max Dumaz, just as it sounds if you're an American. "Du-may" if you're not. It's my "professional" name for my photography biz. Maximilian Augustus Dumaz. "Max Dumb-Ass Designs" or Mad Max. Anyway, that's me. The European "Plonker" Tour was applied since apparently " An American Idiot on a Motorcycle tours Europe Solo had already been taken. Who knew? So...the "plonker" moniker fit just fine. So, on June 15th, the plonker tours Europe.

Pics, stories, ride route, conquests, and friends made along the way will be posted here. This is an English language site, so it may be my main communication other than Google translate. Wish me luck and fair weather.

See you on the road. Jerry a.k.a. Max Dumaz

[Motomochila]

Web blog set up and almost ready for the first pictorials. Spent Memorial Day building a platform and crate for the bike; 2011 R1200 GS Adventure. Four days to ship and three weeks to departure.

http://www.maxdumaz.com

Hope to see a few inmates in Europe on the road.

[ThisWayHome]

I'm shipping my KTM 990 Adventure out of the Los Angeles area this Friday with Schumacher Logistics and arrive in Rotterdam on July 6th to start my ride from The Netherlands, hopefully reaching New Zealand six or seven months later. Perhaps we can rendezvous some where in France or Spain in July as a make my way south to meet my girlfriend in Morocco by August 2nd.

Gurupurkha, a.ka. "G"

Originally Posted by Motomochila

Web blog set up and almost ready for the first pictorials. Spent Memorial Day building a platform and crate for the bike; 2011 R1200 GS Adventure. Four days to ship and three weeks to departure.

http://www.maxdumaz.com

Hope to see a few inmates in Europe on the road.

[Motomochila]

Two more days and my bike ships off to London via Schumacher Cargo Logistics. Mutha Fa..., there sure is a lot of paperwork required to get a motorcycle to Europe. Sheet, there is a lot of paperwork just to get my but to Europe; Insurance on the motorcycle, insurance on me- in case I biff, insurance on the flight, on the air shipment of the motorcycle, insurance on my stuff. that not include on the insurance for the motorcycle or me. International drivers license, 4- copies of my US based motorcycle insurance- just in case the European "Green Card" insurance doesn't believe I have enough insurance. 10- letters- notarized to prove I have medical evacuation insurance in case I biff. One for every country I plan to visit. My passport- yea that a given. Now for the manifest- for shipping my bike- 2 copies. Proof I packed my motorcycle in the crate myself- photo proof. A letter stating my purpose of shipping a motorcycle to Europe- Original signature required, and it must match the signature on my passport to be valid. Yep, I got an email requesting this too. Hey at least Schumacher is being thorough to ensure I actually get my motorcycle to London. No guarantees beyond that- that's my job.....fudgecicle.....

So here she is. Did I forget anything? Now If I can just remember to get on the plane on June 18th.


..and of course, the tools.


..and just in case I don't get a room at the Inn.

[Motomochila]

Bike is on the way to London. Next post, I will be there myself getting my GSA back together and ready for Europe.


There she goes.


http://www.maxdumaz.com

[krucymucy]

Subscribed. Maybe we'll meet somewhere ... grab a beer or something.

[Motomochila]

Originally Posted by ThisWayHome

I'm shipping my KTM 990 Adventure out of the Los Angeles area this Friday with Schumacher Logistics and arrive in Rotterdam on July 6th to start my ride from The Netherlands, hopefully reaching New Zealand six or seven months later. Perhaps we can rendezvous some where in France or Spain in July as a make my way south to meet my girlfriend in Morocco by August 2nd.

Gurupurkha, a.ka. "G"

Hey G, I will be in the Netherlands before you get there, but somewhere in Poland or Austria during the 2nd week of July. Keep in touch. Maybe connect in Rome or Venice.

Have fun

Jerry, a.k.a. Max Dumaz

[Motomochila]

Originally Posted by krucymucy

Subscribed. Maybe we'll meet somewhere ... grab a beer or something.

What side of the world are ya hailing from?

[Roland44]

Originally Posted by Motomochila

Max Dumaz. That would be me. Plonker? Pretty much means the same thing. European Tour. Well that starts in about 21 days. My ride? 2011 BMW R1200 GS Adventure. Solo- sans anybody I actually know.

My bike ships via air freight next Tuesday. That in itself was a trip. After exhausting all other options to buy a bike in London and ride it through Europe for a few months and then sell it, I just finally gave up due to all the red tape, (bullshit), and decided to ship my own bike via air, another story again, to start my adventure in London and return from there in about two or three months, or until my visa runs out.

Max Dumaz, just as it sounds if you're an American. "Du-may" if you're not. It's my "professional" name for my photography biz. Maximilian Augustus Dumaz. "Max Dumb-Ass Designs" or Mad Max. Anyway, that's me. The European "Plonker" Tour was applied since apparently " An American Idiot on a Motorcycle tours Europe Solo had already been taken. Who knew? So...the "plonker" moniker fit just fine. So, on June 15th, the plonker tours Europe.

Pics, stories, ride route, conquests, and friends made along the way will be posted here. This is and English language site, so it may be my main communication other than google translate. Wish me luck and fair weather.

See you on the road. Jerry a.k.a. Max Dumaz

Nice! Subscribed for more. Keep it up :)

[krucymucy]

Originally Posted by Motomochila

What side of the world are ya hailing from?

Central Europe, Slovenia.