Financing Riders Rights!

FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) has reported that although the Federation is facing a difficult economic situation, its member organisations have banded together and voted on a generous gesture to lower the financial load of some of its members. FEMA says, “But the rider’s community is known for its solidarity. While FEMA’s only real […]

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East Antrim DUP Ride Out

On Saturday 5th October, I joined over 60 riders on the East Antrim DUP Ride out, which started from Larne Town Hall with breakfast bacon baps and tea and coffee. Missing last year’s ride out because of attending motorcycle events in Germany, it was a welcome return to explore some of Northern Ireland roads with […]

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Portuguese Safety Card

At Right To Ride one of the motorcycle safety initiatives we have been involved in is, the Biker NI Safety Card, which is the Northern Ireland version of the Ambulance Motorcycle Clubs “Crash Card”. The CRASH Card scheme involves the motorcyclist placing a card inside their helmet, as a medical alert, along with a small […]

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ABS Will Sell Well?

KTM has just announced that the production of their new 2014 models the 1190 Adventure and Adventure R will feature, “a truly revolutionary rider assistance system”, Motorcycle Stability Control (MSC). KTM say that, “This system makes a long held dream come true – an ABS (Advanced Braking System) that even works perfectly while cornering.” The […]

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Ban On Cable Barriers

NMCU (Norsk Motorcykkel Union) the riders organisation in Norway, have announced that a ban on the use of cable barriers in their country has been upheld. “Forces” in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, had wanted the ban to be repealed, fortunately the issue was put out to a wide consultation. NMCU argued mainly on the […]

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Muck – Debris – Farmers

In May 2012 we reported on a BBC article concerning the prosecution of a farmer who had been fined for allowing muck from his fields to be dragged onto roads in the Portrush area. The BBC report said that this was one of the first cases of its kind to come before the courts. The […]

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The Mines Is For Trials

Back in June we reported that, Ards Borough Council had conducted an “Illegal Motorcycling Operation”, at the Lead Mines in Newtownards, in a clampdown on illegal motorcycling at the local beauty spot. The operation which resulted in turning away motorcycles was reported as a multi-agency operation, co-ordinated by Ards Borough Council and involved the police, […]

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Sustainable2Wheels Success!

Last week’s Sustainable2Wheels event organised by ETRA (European Twowheel Retailers’ Association) at the heart of the European Parliament in Brussels, has been hailed a great success! The event was organised for the fourth time during European Mobility Week on the esplanade of the European Parliament, positioned in the right place for European policymakers to take […]

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DP Alloy Polishing

DP Alloy Polishing Coleraine is a small one man business, that has been up and running now for almost two years. Donk Patton from DP Alloy Polishing says, “I have been a biker myself for many years coming from a very biker based family, I have ridden all types of bikes but mostly prefer Custom […]

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Looking for Simon’s Tree

At Right To Ride our own passion for riders rights can be traced back to one person only, through his influences on Riders Rights and in his achievements in moving riders rights forward, which started over two decades ago. That one person was Simon Milward, who tragically passed away in 2005 following a road accident […]

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