Thanks everyone for your wishes and advice! The situation with recovery is somewhat unusual: I don’t need to take the bike back home, but rather to Gorizia, Italy – it’s not mine, I bought it for an acquaintance of mine who lives in Israel, and was actually taking it to Italy to be loaded onto a ferry. Right now I am thinking of renting a big van or truck to do that; I may even be able to carefully drive it myself, as I have use of one arm and a half (and have a category C license, too). The bike is a 30-year-old enduro, so it may well be transported on its side rather than on a trailer. Any recommendations will be appreciated.
Get well soon, Anton.
Try your motorcycle insurance. I had a bike accident in Germany a couple of years ago.
I only had a basic liability insurance, but it covered the repatriation costs of the bike to The Netherlands.
Your AA/ADAC/? membership might cover it too.
First of all – get well soon! Austria has two roadside assistance organizations, the ÖAMTC (the bigger one) and the ARBÖ. Suggest you contact them for transporting the bike back home. If you need some specialist care, PM me, I have contacts in the medical field in nearby Linz.
The issue is typically getting a motorcycle from one country to another, not local assistance. The ADAC truck drives all over Europe, recovering motorcycles in all countries without need to contact other Auto clubs.. but I believe all the bikes ADAC collects are transported to Germany. Perhaps Anton can find something similar to help him get the bike home (outside of Germany)
I’ve been making motorcycle trips in Europe regularly for a long time, and inevitably there comes a situation where a bent or broken motorcycle needs to be transported a long way back to base without a rider.
…which i guess means Germany only.
The European automobile clubs are all connected. If you are a member of one of them in your home country, then usually the foreign ones will assist you as well. Often free of charge, depending on your contract. I got excellent assistance in Italy and Switzerland based on my German ADAC membership.
All the best and make a speedy recovery!
PS I don’t think it would work for you, but it might be worth mentioning the ADAC truck that travels the alps picking up crashed motorcycles and taking them ‘home’ – which i guess means Germany only. We’ve used the service a couple of times. Could it be the Czechs have something similar?
Best of luck again from me.
Anton, I hope you can get some help. I’ll be on a motorcycle in that area in a couple of weeks. We used to call it the motorcycling three-pack: collarbone, ribs and punctured lung…
Get well soon, and best of luck.
PS I have not forgotten the question you asked me, not that it’s your concern at this point, and will see the guy this weekend.
All the best!
Get well soon Anton. What a bugger!
Hi Anton,
I have family in Amstetten, live in Vienna during the week and in our house near Eferding (Upper Austria) during the weekends. So not too far from Steyr. Feel free to PM me for any needs.
All the best for your recovery!
