Off to Le Mans next week for the French round of the MotoGP and as it will be my first time riding abroad I would be grateful for any advice/tips etc especially any recomendations for travel/breakdown insurance. Bike is in the shop today having a final check over. Go most things ready but there is bound to be something obvious I’ll miss…
They are hot on speeding so take care on the motorways, stick to the limits and look out for the signe for cameras. They are small units about 4 feet tall and grey in colour (not bright yellow like ours).
Make sure you have your driving license on you along with your insurance details, if you get stopped you will need to show them to the police. If you take Toll roads be aware that they will check the time it has taken you to get from one Toll to the next. They may not catch you actually speeding but they know how long it should take, so if you have opened up the bike for a bit then find a parking spot to pull over into and have a break.
Other than that enjoy the ride down, i would suggest taking a none Toll road there and enjoy the smooth roads and traffic free ride. They might actually open the Toll roads to bikes for free, they did for the 24hour.
Make sure you have tyre weld, just in case, and you have your E111 filled out and breakdown cover that covers you back to home.
Toll booth speeding tickets are an urban myth.
You cannot be done for this and I repeat you cannot be done for this
(unless law has changed in last four months:D)
France has strict laws governing cameras and radar guns (stricter than here) and a time stamp is not acceptable.
They do not impose fine at the toll boths…it’s just one of those myths that go around.
Gendarmes are usually OK if you haven’t been going way OTT. Motorways are great if you just want to get there but smaller roads are good. Take all bike docs ,tyreweld, recovery insurance and…Bon Voyage:)
Oh!! don’t forget which side of the road to use when you leave the ferry port! Not as stupid as it might sound:Whistling:
Don’t forget to bring lots of cash in Euros. If you’re unlucky enough to get a fine, you can choose to take a chauffeured ride in a police car to a cash point to make a withdrawal, or have your motorcycle confiscated. I presume you have your lamp-dazzlers sussed for EU riding and packed spare bulbs too. Get a fluorescent sticker and stick it on the left hand side of your windscreen to remind you which way to travel. Avoid roundabouts until you feel more confident 
Re: speed cameras - some of you guys are soooo out of date! French speed cameras have seen a new generation since last summer. The new generation are like cats eyes from the side of a car’s indicators. I was shown some photos of these and just thought flippin’ heck…there’s no way I’d ever spot those! They are literally covert speed cameras - only apparently when you’re about 10ft from the police car 
Have a good time.
Toll booth tickets are a myth
they do not time you from toll to toll, true.
they get you with a radar gun and then when you arrive at the toll booth the give you the ticket.
this is what they were doing 2 days ago, i arrive back from Le Mans yesterday
they were giving out tickets like confetti.
and dont forget your log book if your parking in the car parks on the circuit,as they check you on the way out !!!