Riding Abroad

[Bracechenko]

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