Tim... i have seen and been to alot of sick places in my life... by far the best VERY VERY BEST place i have ever been to and wanted a bike was Greece (peloponnese)
My wife has a house in Ligourio, about 1 mile away from the Epidauros theater (the theather is actually built on parts of her families land) you can pack to camp out, it is a country wide law that you can camp out anywhere you want... it is unreal you see people just camped out on the ancinet ruins and at ports... was great!
It was amazing!!! i will never rent a car there ever again. BMW offers packages that will meet you at the airport and provide you with a bike, GPS, and full tank! We are looking at renting BMW RT or LT's next time we go. you need a bike that can handle the roads, hell a GS would be GREAT but they are just too tall for me. A RT or the LT woudl give you and passanger great comfort and allow you to really rock the turns, not to mention storage
I rode very little while there (only on scooters) her cusin offered me his yamaha 08 FZ1 but i did not feel comfortable taking it out wihtout any insurance (i was nervous to be honest, i had no way of fixing or covering anything that went wrong, rental is the way to go)
it was amazing man... we are going back next june or august to tour greece on the bikes (or at least that is the plan)
here are some pics of our trip, Stork cafe is right up the street form her house and that is a HUGE spot for the power bike tour, when we where there it was a just adverage day with about 150 sport bikes in front!
ancient ruins
best sign in the world for beach
if you can go anywhere in the world... go to Greece. hell let me know maybe we will go with you. she has houses and family all over the place.
my "hot wip"