Fully Guided Tours throughout Europe for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
Pre-Tour Guides
These guides are distilled from experience, lessons learned and research into each Country's unique motorcycle laws. These guides are only here to assist you in preparing for your tour without getting stressed or forgetting something!
Guide 01
Riding Laws in Europe
Surprisingly, EU laws on motorcycle protective clothing, equipment and driving laws differ by Country in Europe. This Guide covers each requirement for Clothing, Equipment and Riding by country. Headline minimum answer is: Wear a certified helmet, long-sleeve jacket, long trousers and boots, carrying a hi-vis vest.
Guide 02
Essential Tool Kit
Your Essential Tool Kit should be a 'fit and forget' kit on on your motorcycle, permanently packed away for emergencies. This is a guide that may help or guide you, simply add/ subtract as suits you and your bike. Please practice the basics (jump start, change a bulb, check tyre pressures etc) in the dark - train hard, ride easy!
Guide 03
EU Helmet Requirements
In the UK and EU all Motorcycle Helmets must meet ECE 22.05 or 22.06, which means any Helmet purchased in UK complies throughout EU. However, France has also introduced Helmet Reflectors into law. This article looks into this requirement and why you do not need to retroactively fit reflectors to ride in France.
Guide 04
Autoroute Toll Tag
For France and/or Spain & Portugal
You may wish to purchase an Autoroute Toll Tag for Toll Roads in France (Liber-T tag) and/or a tag for Spain & Portugal (VIA-T tag). These tags may also used on any similar vehicle to allow you to pass through tolls without stopping. You can purchase and subscribe for a Tag using the link below.
Guide 05
EU Entry Exit System (EES)
1. The EU Entry Exit System (EES) will require non-EU travellers to provide biometric data (fingerprint and photo) in addition to their Passport upon their first short-stay visit to the EU. This can only be done at the Border, you cannot apply ahead of your crossing/ entry.
2. Factor an additional 60 minutes delay/ queue time to complete the EES information.