Cut from another thread in the pub section:
Richard
Thought this might be handy for anyone who has a non pillion riding wife / partner. Combine a cheap flight to Munich or Berlin or other destinations and a rail ticket and you can earn some brownie points and still have a chunk of free time on the bike getting there and back? The operators are fluent in English as you would expect and very helpful. Since Germany is at the centre of the European rail network, they may be able to book various services back to the UK also?
Plus you can enquire about bike / rail services to cut out the long drag down to Italy etc? There always seems to be some confusion about what services are currently available.
Anyway, the number is 020 8339 4750
Richard