We should start a new topic, we are way off here.
- hunnus2000: YES itŽs ALL true, the requirements in Europe vary from country to country but basically to simply have a license means you went through hell and back to get it, plus it costs a small fortune to do it. But itŽs a one time thing, unless of course you abuse & lose it, then you must wait and do it all over again. (Many families start their kids a bank account at birth just for this, so by the time your 18, thereŽs enough in there for your permit, and maybe even your first car, crazy).
Also YES, your license indicates what kind of vehicles you can drive with it (my German one says in the back I can drive tractors, scooters & small bikes, cars, vans and small trucks
) but I could not drive legaly anything with, letŽs say, 3 axles or a large trailer behind it, nor a large bike (like a savage), for a 650cc I would have to make an extra course and theorical & practical tests for that. ThatŽs why in Europe there are a bunch of REALLY BIG (adult size) bikes & quads running around everywhere with a micro-tiny-tiny 49cc engines in them, I was really puzzled about this at first, now I know why.
And if I do drive a vehicle IŽm not qualified for, and something happens, insurance will NOT PAY for ANYTHING. Also bike insurance only covers you from, letŽs say, March the 1st to Oct the 31st (because of snow) so if you crash on November the 1st, even if it was a beautiful sunny day and was not your fault, you got it! YouŽre screvvd. Also if you are cought driving your bicycle while DRUNK, you could lose your driviers permit.
Europe is weird.
azjay:
I know, those crazy Germans. BTW in Europe, Germany-Holland&Belgium mostly, it seems that Savages are really IN nowadays, basically because not everyone can afford a Harley there, because everyone and their brother has a BMW or some Italian 200mph rocket and because, frankly, everyone is SICK of Shadows.