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Your bike breaks down abroad. What happens to you—and to the bike?
Handle a motorcycle breakdown abroad with roadside priorities, useful assistance questions and a printable card for recovery, repairs and getting home.
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Follow via RSSTaking your motorcycle on a ferry: what happens after check-in?
Prepare for your first motorcycle ferry crossing: check-in, boarding, securing the bike, onboard essentials and delays, with a saved checklist and printable notes.
Open the checklistDoes your insurance actually cover this motorcycle trip?
Check motorcycle, travel and breakdown cover against your actual itinerary, with practical insurer questions and a printable coverage worksheet.
Read guideRenting a motorcycle abroad: check the boring bits before collecting the keys
Check rental eligibility, deposit, excess, permitted routes and bike condition before collecting a motorcycle abroad. Includes a checklist and printable handover notes.
Open the checklistThe forecast says fog. What does that change for your ride?
Turn a fog forecast into a motorcycle visibility plan: check timing, route exposure, visor preparation and alternatives. Includes a printable planning card.
Read guideMotorcycle touring in a heatwave: plan the day, not just the route
Plan a hot motorcycle touring day around cooling stops, water, queues and recovery. Includes a worked schedule and a printable heat-day plan.
Read guideYour phone gives up halfway through the trip. Can you still find tonight’s hotel?
Prepare for a dead phone or lost connection on a motorcycle trip. Rehearse offline navigation and print a daily route card with hotel details and a fallback.
Read guideWhy do two weather apps disagree about your ride?
Make sense of conflicting weather forecasts before a motorcycle ride. Compare the same place, time and metric, then print a worksheet for your decision.
Read guideInternational driving permits for motorcycle travel: which one do you need?
Check motorcycle IDPs by licence-issuing country and destination. Understand convention formats, Japan’s rules, translations and rental requirements.
Read guideMotorcycle fuel abroad: Euro 95, Super, E5 and E10 explained
Choose motorcycle petrol abroad by octane and ethanol content. Compare Euro 95, Super, E5, E10 and US fuel labels, with country examples.
Read guideMotorcycle filtering abroad: where the rules change
Compare motorcycle filtering rules by country and state. Understand stopped-traffic conditions, speed limits and the difference from shoulder riding.
Read guideMotorcycle parking abroad: free bays, pavements and local rules
Find out what to check before parking a motorcycle abroad: pavement rules, paid bays, access restrictions and city-specific examples.
Read guideMotorcycle tolls and environmental zones: what to check before you go
Check motorcycle toll classes, vignettes, clean-air zones and foreign-plate registration, with practical examples for a multi-country trip.
Read guideRequired motorcycle equipment abroad: what to wear and carry
Check motorcycle helmet, clothing and breakdown-kit rules by country, including passenger duties, approval markings and Spain’s October 2026 changes.
Read guideMotorcycle mountain-pass weather: what to check before the climb
Plan a motorcycle pass crossing using summit weather, road status, cloud and return timing. Includes a worked mountain itinerary and a practical fallback plan.
Read guideHow to read rain radar before a motorcycle ride
Read radar timestamps, rain movement and forecast layers before a motorcycle ride. A worked example shows when a dry gap is useful and when it is misleading.
Read guideHow to choose a motorcycle weather app for the rides you do
Compare route forecasts, rain radar and navigation tools. Use this practical checklist to choose a motorcycle weather app and understand where MotoMeteo fits.
Read guideHow windy is too windy to ride a motorcycle?
Check gusts, wind direction and exposed roads before a motorcycle ride. Learn why one wind-speed number cannot decide whether a route is suitable.
Read guideHow to plan the weather for a multi-day motorcycle trip
Plan a motorcycle tour one riding day at a time. Learn when to check forecasts, how to allow for long stops and how to prepare useful weather alternatives.
Read guideWhat does a 40% chance of rain mean for your motorcycle ride?
Understand rain probability, rainfall amounts and forecast timing before a motorcycle ride, with a worked example and practical questions for your route.
Read guideHow to check the weather for a Calimoto or Kurviger GPX route
Export your Calimoto or Kurviger route to MotoMeteo, check the roads and set your departure. Includes a lunch-stop example and fixes for common GPX import problems.
Read guideCheck the weather for the ride there and the ride home
Check the weather for your ride home before leaving. A commute example shows how a late finish changes the forecast and when to plan another way back.
Read guideMotorcycle travel abroad: a checklist for your trip
Get documents, insurance, bike checks and packing ready for a motorcycle trip abroad. Tick off the list, save progress in your browser or print a copy.
Open the checklistHow to plan your first motorcycle tour in Europe
Plan a first motorcycle tour in Europe with realistic riding hours, overnight stops and border checks. Keep a shorter route ready for each day.
Read guideYour post-winter motorcycle checklist: back on the road
Bring your motorcycle out of winter storage: check tyres, brakes, battery and fluids, then start it and plan a short first ride. Save or print the checklist.
Open the checklistWhat to check on your motorcycle before a ride
Check tyres, brakes, controls, lights, fluids and riding gear before you ride. Save or print the list, and reset your ticks before every ride.
Open the checklistYour pre-winter motorcycle checklist: store it or keep riding
Get your motorcycle ready for winter storage: cleaning, fuel, battery care, tyres and a restart note. Includes advice if you keep riding. Save or print the list.
Open the checklistBuying a used motorcycle: what to check at the viewing
Take this checklist to a dealer or private viewing. Check the bike's history, tyres, brakes and cold start, then decide what needs a mechanic.
Open the checklistHow to choose a motorcycle departure time around rain
Would leaving an hour later help you avoid rain? Compare three start times, allow for delays and check the whole motorcycle route before deciding.
Read guideYour first ride forecast in MotoMeteo
Choose your route and departure time in MotoMeteo, then check the weather along the way. A lunch-stop example shows why your timing matters.
Read guideHow to check the weather along a motorcycle route
Check rain, wind and temperature along your motorcycle route, including breaks and the ride home. A café-stop example shows which forecast hours to use.
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