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by **1137cc** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:33 am

Thought this might be a good idea to help others in the future.

Small toolkit, chain lube,punture repair kit,small first aid kit, E111 form (i think) check yout travel insurance does cover you for motorcycling holidays,spare bulbs,fuses,electrical tape/gaffer.

Iain

by **Chuff** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:51 pm

for all that people will mock :? if you have room and are going as a group, take a tow rope............

towing on bikes isnt the best idea but i have been towed before , all be it 3 miles, but it was safe.

mind you , who on here would you allow to tow you .............

by **jack** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:33 pm

Just a note on iain's post.

Make sure your insurance covers you for repat of your motorcyle in case of a breakdown AND accident, not allways the case, check for small print.

by **GEORGE DOORS** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:04 pm

DONT forget the bike /??/???

by **duncan** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:44 pm

generally use the AA travel insurance not the cheapest but probably the best and I use a company called A to Z travel insurance for medical and personal insurance both been ok ,although I think the AA put a premium on older bikes

by **duncan** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:47 pm

also ratchet tie downs dirt cheap from halfords less than half price compared to oxford products

by **Chuff** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:50 pm

Top Tip to take with ya

Spare remote for ya alarm, if ya got one, :mrgreen:

by **Guest** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:03 pm

Spare keys as well, when the wife and i went to france this year she had the spare keys to both bike and luggage in the inside pocket of her jacket zipped shut.

Iain

by **TazCBR1100XX** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:21 pm

How the fook did you post as a Guest :? I thought you had to be logged in to post :?

Wobbly - sort it quick :bigshock)

Sorted - Thanks for the reminder - Deano :banghead)

by **duncan** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 9:11 pm

Anonymous wrote:Spare keys as well, when the wife and i went to france this year she had the spare keys to both bike and luggage in the inside pocket of her jacket zipped shut.

Iain

on the ferry Iwas looking for the spare key,s getting in a right state thinking that I had lost/forgoten then ,told the wife of my fears ,she said "Ive locked them in the top box" :banghead)

by **Chuff** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 9:20 pm

duncan wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Spare keys as well, when the wife and i went to france this year she had the spare keys to both bike and luggage in the inside pocket of her jacket zipped shut.

Iain
on the ferry Iwas lookig for the spare key,s getting in a right state thinking that I had lost/forgoten then ,told the wife of my fears ,she said "Ive locked them in the top box"

by **1137cc** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:01 pm

I have no idea how i posted as a guest earlier, funny story though when we went to france this year we had got to the ferry a bit early i had parked the bike up, removed the seat to stop some tools rattling around put the seat back on and went and got a cup of tea, 20 minutes later panic sets in where the hell is the bloody key for the bike, went through my pockets went through the wifes looked on the ground couldn't find it anywhere, was resigned to using the spare when wife found the key in the lock for seat, fookwit.

iain

by **duncan** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:04 pm

I do it all the bloody time ! :banghead)

by **barsteward** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 3:36 am

And I thought I was the only one with altzimers on here

dosen't matter how many times youv'e done it either, you still keep doing it :banghead)

by **The Grim Reaper** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 2:04 pm

Aye, me too - DOH !

A mate of mine and I decided to give our spare keys to each other, seemed like a good idea at the time.

It was a good idea until he took a wrong turn and then ran out of petrol just outside Le Havre. He pushed the bike to the petrol station (1 km) and then took his keys out of the ignition to open the petrol tank.

Except that half the key decided it was nice and snug in the petrol cap, ta, and stayed there. I, meanwhile, was waiting for him, with the others at the ferry port :banghead)

Just as well we both had functional mobiles.

Cheers

Grim

by **jack** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:15 pm

The Grim Reaper wrote:

Just as well we both had functional mobiles.

Grim

Make sure you tell your service provider that you want it turning on for use abroad .....Before you leave

by **Hawk** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:48 am

by **duncan** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:30 am

by **Hawk** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:09 pm

I managed to take most of the emergency stuff on my trip to South of France, but I had top box, 2 side panniers and a tank bag filled to the gunnels.
Some of the stuff isn't necessary but there's some god points in that list, just pick what suits your needs.

And it was taken from a thread on the VFR site, I'm the messenger. So try not to hurt your head too much.

:mrgreen:

by **GEORGE DOORS** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:46 pm

hair dryer hawk that took lots of room up lol

by **Deano** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:01 pm

Jack wrote:

From the 1st of Jan 2006 the E111 will be no longer valid, you haven't been able to get one from your PO since Sept.

It's replacement is the EHIC, which you have to send for, don't know how long it is valid for as the form I have just completed say's 3 to 5 years.

You can get a form to fill from any PO, apply on line or go to

http://www.dh.gov.uk/travellers

Deano

by **Tigger** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:19 pm

dont forget ya bike/s :mrgreen:

www.bikepics.com/members/joebarace · by **joebarace** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:30 pm

Ohh... My.... GOOOOOOODDDD!!!???

I travel on my bike to Poland at least twice a year (Suzuki GSX 750, 1981) and all I take is passport, euros, waterproof, chain lube, screwdriver and wheel spanner.

I never buy breakdown cover

- just make sure bike is OK before I set off

It's 1200miles one way. I've done it 8 times already and never broke down...

by **jack** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:52 pm

Joe, Poland eh, nice one, I hope to do it some day (soon I hope) would like to go to Krakow, they say it's a great city.

Have you done a journal at all, any hints or tips would be welcome

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