CHECKLIST

THE BASICS

• Keys
• Passport (+ photocopy of picture page & personal data)
• Wallet
• Credit cards
• Debit cards
• Cheque book
• Log-book (vehicle registration) + photocopy
• Letter of permission (borrowed vehicles only)
• Insurance/Green Card
• Constat a l'aimable
• E 111 (health insurance)

PHONE NUMBERS

• Bank(s)
• Credit card issuer(s)
• Breakdown number at home (they can give you local numbers)
• Person next door (so you can tell them if you're going to be away longer than planned)

BUNGEES (Sandows, elastic tie-downs))

MOTORCYCLE LOCK/S

FIRST AID KIT

CLOTHES

• Hat
• Goggles
• Gloves
• Waterproof jacket
• Waterproof trousers
• Scarf
• Jeans/trousers
• Shirt(s)/Blouse(s)
• T-shirts
• Underpants
• Socks
• Bras
• Sandals/flip-flops

SPONGE BAG/WASH KIT

• Dental floss

TOOLS

• Tool roll
• Gaffer tape
• Soft wire
• Rag

SPARES

• Spare inner tube
• Spare clutch cable
• Oil

MAPS

PHRASE BOOK/DICTIONARY

USEFUL THINGS

• Leatherman
• Swiss Army knife
• Torch (flashlight)
• Compass
• Pen/pencil
• Notebook
• Mobile 'phone
• Phone charger
• Plug adapter
• Camera
• Film
• Spare batteries
• Hair dryer
• Telescope
• Padlock/s
• Muesli bars
• Water bottle

Printouts from the "MOTORCYCLE TOURING IN EUROPE" site

DISCLAIMER

This information has been verified as far as possible but should not be taken as definitive. You alone are responsible for your safety on a motorcycle (or elsewhere) and should always ride and behave accordingly. Click here for the Official Health Warning.

last updated: 29/10/03

© 2003 Roger W. Hicks