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Re: Riding Abroad - Pat - 14-06-12
(13-06-12, 01:41 PM)DrGadget link Wrote: Yes, Halfords do the "nf" version for £4.99 for a duel kit. with Free P&P
Sounds cool, so when le flic tries to do you for a traffic offence instead of meekly paying up on the spot you can open the kit, fish out a gauntlet, slap him in the face with it whilst selecting an appropriate insult about his mother from the supplied list & then offer him a choice of weapons & proceed to settle the matter in honourable tradition, man to man on the hard shoulder?
Re: Riding Abroad - pitternator - 14-06-12
there will no doubt be confusion and opportunities for cops to spot fine, whatever the legislation. Best idea is just to buy the kits, and flog on e bay if not used.I too am packing a hi vis vest for the first time...its only £3...seems silly not to just chuck one in the panniers. I might even wear one in france, just to avoid being stopped.Its not worth the loss of time and inconvenience IMO just for the sake of being rebellious, on an issue which ones own opinion matters jack to french police....
Re: Riding Abroad - Slaninar - 14-06-12
Hi-vis vest - cost almost nothing and can be useful (fog, rain, or regulations that force you to have one).
Spare bulbs - also, cost little, are useful and need to be on the bike in some countries.
First aid kit: I always carry it, though not sure it is obligatory in Europe.
Breathalizer?! To test myself for drinking and driving?!? Did I get this right, it is used for such a thing? Fuck 'em, I'd just avoid France then.
Vignetes are obligatory on motorways only (Chech Republic, Slovenia, Austria, perhaps a few other countries).
On serbian motorways, pay toll is the same for bikes and cars, but if you just go round the ramp (there's alway room for a bike to pass), no one will pay any attention to you. Speed limit is ridicuosly strict, but cops will agree to let you go most times, for 10 - 20 euro bribe. Also, if you're on a motorcycle, just wave and go on when they try to stop you. Capital has a few cops on fast bikes, but few will bother to chase you, or even write your plates down. Just go.
In Hungary cops also accept bribe gladly.
In Croatia, some do, some can make a fuss out of it.
In Serbian parts of Bosnia, they are more than happy to be treated, while in Bosnian (federation) parts, it's a no-no!
Re: Riding Abroad - Bracechenko - 14-06-12
(13-06-12, 06:20 PM)Phil link Wrote: I tend to trust what the AA say http://shop.theaa.com/content/driving-in-europe
I tend to carry a hi viz vest everywhere now anyway. In a lot of countries you have to carry one in case of a breakdown.
Also, if you are going to Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia and probably a few others, you need to buy a Vignette tax sticker even for bikes. €4.6 - 10 depending on the country for 10 days.
I've done quite a few trips abroad and only been stopped twice, both in Spain on off roading trips. Once when I was on my own and got stopped, the copper saluted, said I needed a GB sticker, checked my documents and said bye. The other they pulled the whole group 2 miles out of Bilbao, said 'theez bikes iz for tee mountains not the motorways'. They said we needed mirrors and indicators, tutted, then said bye.
This is great Phil. Just a note though, in the small print of the headlight beam deflector part it states "Note: this adjustment is not required for two wheeled vehicles as the beam pattern is more symmetrical but check that any extra loading has not affected the beam height."
Thought you guys might like to know that
Re: Riding Abroad - locksmith - 15-06-12
(14-06-12, 01:41 AM)Pat link Wrote: [quote author=DrGadget link=topic=3415.msg27941#msg27941 date=1339591316]
Yes, Halfords do the "nf" version for £4.99 for a duel kit. with Free P&P
Sounds cool, so when le flic tries to do you for a traffic offence instead of meekly paying up on the spot you can open the kit, fish out a gauntlet, slap him in the face with it whilst selecting an appropriate insult about his mother from the supplied list & then offer him a choice of weapons & proceed to settle the matter in honourable tradition, man to man on the hard shoulder?
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