MOTORCYCLE TRAVEL & TIPS

ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH A MOTORCYCLE COVER.    IT MAKES YOUR MOTORCYCLE HARDER TO SEE AT NIGHT,  DOESN'T DRAW THE CURIOUS,  CAN BE USED FOR HUMAN COMFORT, SUCH AS A GROUND CLOTH, AND CAN BE USED AS A RAIN COVER.

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WHEN TRAVELLING OVERSEAS, ESPECIALLY EUROPE, USING TRAVELLERS CHECK  IS A SLOW WAY TO OBTAIN CASH.   ONE HAS TO GO INTO A BANK, PRODUCE AT LEAST YOUR PASSPORT, AND SPEND TIME WITH A CLERK WHO MAY HAVE NEVER HANDLED SUCH A TRANSACTION BEFORE.  VERY TIME CONSUMING.    MOST COUNTRIES NOW HAVE ATM MACHINES.    TAKE BOTH A VISA AND A MASTERCARD AS SOME COUNTRIES PREFER ONE OVER THE OTHER.    IN OUR OPINION, AMERICAN EXPRESS IS WORTHLESS.     WHEN YOU FIRST ARRIVE IN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY, WE ASSUME IN A LARGE CITY, TRY THE ATM.   NORMALLY THEY WILL BE IN THE LOCAL LANGUAGE, GERMAN, AND ENGLISH.    NOTE THE PROCESS IN THE LOCAL LANGUAGE AND WRITE IT DOWN BECAUSE WHEN YOU WANT TO OBTAIN CASH IN A SMALL TOWN ONE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND AN ATM MACHINE AND IT WILL PROBABLY ONLY BE IN ONE LANGUAGE.   EVERY TRY TO OBTAIN CASH FROM AN ATM IN FINNISH OR ESTONIAN?

TRAVEL AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE.    LUGGAGE OR PANNIERS MADE OF ROCK DEFEATS THIS PURPOSE.  

DO NOT SPRAY MOTORCYCLE PARTS (OR ANY METAL) WITH A PROTECTIVE SHIELD THAT CONTAINS WATER.    WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WD-40 CONTAINS WATER.    IF YOU USE SUCH A SPRAY AND THEN STORE THE ITEM, DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF AT THE END OF THE STORAGE PERIOD THE ITEM IS RUSTED OR PITTED.    USE A SPRAY THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN WATER.     WE HAVE RECEIVED GOOD REPORTS ON THE SPRAY MADE BY BI-TRON.   YOU CAN OBTAIN THIS ITEM BY GOING TO THE RESOURCE PAGE.

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21 NOV 96