EUROPE'S DIRT ROAD MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE

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By continuing to the download and in using the Trans Euro Trail® filesyou are accepting and
agree to everything below.
1. The GPX is issued by the Trans Euro Trail® Community Interest CompanyCompany No.
11371199Address: 9Venn CourtPlymouthPL3 5NSUnited Kingdom
2. The GPX is issued free of charge and is provided "as is," with all faultsdefects and errors,
and without warranty of any kind
3. The accuracy of the trail is not guaranteednor are the GPS co-ordinates.
4. The Trans Euro Trail® is a suggestion not a direction.
5. The Trans Euro Trail® Community Interest Company does not represent or warrant that
materials in the site or the services are accuratecompletereliablecurrent or error-free.
6. The Trans Euro Trail® Community Interest Company cannot represent or warrant that the
site or its servers are free of viruses or other harmful components.
7. You undertake not to share this GPX on any electronic file sharing device or server.
8. You will download the most recent GPX for your country of travel just before you require it
and download updatesif relevantwhile travelling.
9. If you stray onto private landapologise and get back onto the road or trail.
10. These trails can be temporarily or permanently closed at short notice under local law.
11. Do not ride trails beyond your capability. If unsureget off your bike and walk the trail first.
Be prepared to turn round and find an alternative route.
12. Trail riding aloneespecially on trails you do not knowis really unwise.
13. Many country trails are rarely maintained. You will find rutsholesfloodstreacherous
surfaces and the occasional booby trap hazard deliberately placed by people who do not like
motorcycles using trails.
14. When you use the trails and roadsyou are on your own. You exercise your judgement in
your own skills and your own navigation. All the Trans Euro Trail® Community Interest
Company can do is show you where some of the trails arebut their legality and viability are
not confirmed and can change at a moment's notice.
15. You undertake to respect and adhere to road signsbarriers and local laws. The decision to
use a road or trail is entirely yours and you accept that you bear full responsibility for your
action or any infringements of the law.
16. The Trans Euro Trail® Community Interest Company shall not have any liability for use of the
GPXdirectly or indirectly arising out of its use or in any way involving any Claim which is
brought in any jurisdiction other than the United KingdomIsle of Man or Channel Islands.
17. Motorcycling carries risks. Adventure motorcycling adds to these:
a. Mobile phone coverage may be patchy or non-existent so summoning help may be
limited. If help is summoned it may struggle to reach you and you may incur high
costs. Unpaved tracks vary from gravel to broken tar to sand to stone to boulder to
grass. Each carries its own challenges of gripstability and unpredictability all of
which vary immensely with weather conditions which can change quickly especially
in mountain areas.
b. The physical demands of riding a motorcycleladen or otherwiseoff road are not to
be underestimated. If you drop itpicking it up can be hard work and recovering it
from a hillsideriver or mud hole where it has slipped can be exhausting. Add into
the mix the variable climate in Europe - subzero to high 30s and above - and heat,
cold and dehydration can impair performance and make a dangerous cocktail when
mixed with the complex task of off pavement riding.

c. Navigation can be challengingespecially without practicing using GPS or maps on
the moveon the “wrong" side of the road or with signposts in an unfamiliar script.
d. Mechanical issues easily sorted out in one's own garage or home city can become
much more of a challenge away from home in an area with poor infrastructure or
dealer knowledge.
e. Local adults and children (and animals!) may be unfamiliar with motorcycles or their
capabilities and misjudge situations. Driving standards and discipline vary hugely and
often the perception is “might is right” with scant regard being paid to the little guy
on a motorbike.
f. Local wildlife both domestic and wild can pose risks. Bears and wolves are present in
some areassnakes in otherswild roaming reindeer in the far north and cattle and
dogs are all over.
g. Laws and regulations are always changing across the continentso a trail that
contributors thought was legalmay not now be so. This may lead to conflict with
the authoritiescommunitieslandowners or other users - anything from a glancea
shout or a waved fist to arrestprosecutionlitigationbike confiscationfine or loss
of licence or liberty.
h. Concepts and practice of sanitation and hygiene vary immensely and medical
facilities can be scarcesuboptimal or distant.
i. The seedier side of humanity can also impact on you through theftassault or fraud.
j. Be aware that some areas of eastern Europe also have heightened awareness of
mobile populations following the influx of refugees so you may come across
desperately poor people or wary authorities.
k. In BosniaCroatia and other locations the detritus of war still exists in the form of
uncleared mine-fields. Snowwater and soil creep all shift these so that straying
from established well used trails can be dangerous andneedless to saystupid.
18. All trails and roads require you and your motorcycle to be fully insuredlicensed and road-
worthy
19. You should ensure that your paperwork is in order whether it be bikebreakdown or
medical/repatriation insurancelicences or passports
20. You should get some practice in to build confidence and competence (and respect for your
own limits and those of your bike)
21. You should ensure you are properly equipped with the right tyressparesprotectionfirst
aid kitcommunications devices (and batteries!)luggage and camping gear
22. Ride with an awareness of the terrainsurface and in anticipation of unexpected hazards
23. Moderate your speed
24. Get bike fit. If you’ve got a medical condition then think carefully and take some medical
advice
25. Start the trip with a travel ready bike. Get familiar with your bikewhat daily checks to make
and how to fix issues with it.
26. Take security precautions with your possessions and self
27. You agree to adhere to the Trans Euro Trail® Code of Conduct and be an ambassador of
responsible motorcycling.
28. Accept that you are master or mistress of your own destinysafetyhealth and security. You
take responsibility for whatever happens.