Jak,
I am in Denmark and ride in Germany on a regular basis.
I am not sure what the legal requirements are but the sensible requirements as far as I am concerned are taking a spare set of bulbs on all long journeys.
Take a vis vest for both rider and passenger. There is no legal requirement to wear one but I am pretty sure you have to have them with the bike. There is no way I would like to be anywhere near the autobahn if i broke down. But if I have to be there I would want a vis vest on. Vis vests appear to be a lot more common on mainland europe than they do in the UK.
You don`t say how you are getting to Germany. In France there is a new ruling where you must carry an alcho test kit. The new ruling is either in or it is on its way.
If you are going to Northern Germany have a look at Regina Ferries. It is a new ferry company which is supposed to start running in the summer from Harwich to Esjberg in Denmark. It is hugely cheaper than DFDS. Rider and bike about £100 return.
The Regina Ferry website is only in Danish at the moment but they are going to release an English site shortly.
Steve
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