Biking in France - Legal Requirements
 

What do I need to take and what do I need to do to the bike both legal requirements and common sense requirements?

Insurance
V5
Breakdown cover
GB Sticker
Puncture repair kit
Tool kit
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Medical cover... some form you can get from post-office.
Replacement Bulb kit.

Though I could have sworn when I entered the country it said no Scoobs allowed...

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A bottle of water and a first aid kit.

E111 Card..

Deep heat rub..

Supply of ear plugs

"wet ones" wipes

look up what psi your Tyre's are at and convert to bar before you go as their pumps are in bar..

Spanners to adjust chain and remove body work for inspection (if you want to try and fix it yourself before breakdown turns up.

Zip ties & duck tape..

kitchen sink

As many maps from differed producers as possible as they are mostly wrong

a big smile and the intention to drink encor de vino. :)

Your licence is also required, especially if you get stopped by les gendarmes....

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It's no longer the E111, they became invalid a while ago, now it is the EHIC.
To get one click here.

Careful, I just returned from Austria where the EHIC (European Health Insurance Card - the predecessor to the E-111) is only valid for one visit.

If I hadn't had medical insurance this would've cost me €450 or more for my 2nd visit - 7 days travel insurance including dangerous/winter sports cover only cost me £15 - its not worth the gamble.
www.moneysupermarket.com are very good at finding the cheapest quotes for your purpose. Saved me £30

Pete

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that's the kitten iv got one just couldn't remember what its called. :)

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A Suzuki sv650 :lol:

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Anything beyond that is really for your own peace of mind.

With regards to health insurance, it's worth checking out every avenue possible, espescially if it's just a short trip as you never know where you can get cheap decent cover nowadays.
I actually was covered free as a complimentary extra with my NatWest Current Account - I just needed to tell them when I was going - and that I had a full bike licence or I wasn't covered.
Some consider spepnding time on a motorbike to be an 'extreme sport' and so you' best mention you are actually using a motorbike as your form of transport or you may find your not actually covered in the event of an accident!

Tesco's do good cheap cover, but check out things like you bike insurance, car or house insurance, bank accounts or mortgage for snacky extras like this and you might find your already covered as a freebie.

I think I saw a few signs too when I got off the ferry, but they were in French so I didn't understand them. I wondered what they were. :wink: