Harley Davidson In Spain

[stevegoodman]

One prob with a bike from US is the lights will have to be adjusted. Not just the headlight, which will need replacing with one with a Europe stamp on it, but the wiring to the indicators will need changing. I think I am right in saying that in the US they are on permanently then flash for turning. This is not acceptable in Spain as they have to be off unless actually being used to indicate a turn.
Some people have probs bringing bikes into Spain. I brougt a Suzuki VL800 from UK. Only difficulty was actually getting a headlight for driving onthe right. You can't just redirect a UK one due to the shape of the beam.
Good luckand ride safe.

[SteveHall]

Does it matter whether it is a right-hand drive or left-hand drive bike?

Sorry, I meant to ask this before - on the 28th December

[stevegoodman]

[QUOTE=SteveHall;87990]Does it matter whether it is a right-hand drive or left-hand drive bike?

Strange as it may seem, it does for many bikes. My UK bike couldn't get through the ITV test in Spain, required to register it here, as the lens on the headlight shapes the beam. In UK the beam is not just a flat beam, rather it is dipped but with a raised part of the beam to the left. Apparently this is to enable one to read roadsigns. Simply redirecting the beam to the right for mainland Europe means the raised part of the beam is now pointing at oncoming traffic.

Getting a headlamp made for mainland Europe changes the bike from lefthand drive to righthand drive. Careful though, the ITV station in Algorrobo wouldn't accept a US headlamp as it didn't have the European E stamp on it. The US DOT stamp didn't satisfy them.

[SteveHall]

OK, interesting information although my intended joke failed!!!

If it's difficult elsewhere Spain's funcionarios will make it impossible here

If it's easy elsewhere Spain's funcionarios will make it difficult here


Good luck