M3 Bridge has Got A Grip

Concerns which has led to letter writing by Right To Ride to the authorities about the Expansion Joint Covers on the M3 Bridge in Belfast being a hazard to motorcyclists is finally drawing to a conclusion. In October 2010 riders on the NI Bikers Forum voiced concerns and warned other riders of the hazard of, […]

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Two Tongue Approach

According to new figures published on the 29th March 2012 by the European Commission (EC), progress in cutting road fatalities significantly slowed last year (to -2%) compared with a very promising EU-wide reduction throughout the last decade (on average -6%). A press release issued by the EC states, “Worse still, some EU Member States, like […]

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Top Dead Centre MCC

Right To Ride welcomes the Top Dead Centre MCC as a new club supporter. The club has been *On the road* together since September 2001 and they explain how that has evolved to the present day. The Top Dead Centre MCC evolved in October 2010 after nearly ten years of membership with their previous club […]

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ABS In Report ‘Flawed’ FIA

The March edition of InMotion, the International magazine of the FIA – Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile – carries an article in which one of their Regions (1) is disappointed and brands as “Flawed” a report on the cost-benefit analysis of Anti-Lock Braking Systems for motorcycles. We assume that the article refers to the Impact Assessment […]

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Norn Iron Biker Comedy

Hitting our small screens is a new comedy webseries called “The Clandestine” and even better it is set in Northern Ireland in Belfast. “The Clandestine” is about a group of geeks who form a secret outlaw motorcycle club in order to exact revenge on all those who have persecuted them over the years. “The Clandestine” […]

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ETRA IMCO Study

News from ETRA the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association concerning the recent Impact Assessment published in February and discussed by the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO). ETRA gives us an excellent and a reasoned overview of the IMCO rejection of its own Impact Assessment Study and more importantly, tells us that the IMCO committee […]

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Superbike Easter Festival Races

Irish Superbike Easter Festival Races – Bishopscourt Race Circuit – 6th & 7th April The idyllic surrounds of the Down County Museum saw the arrival of all things Superbike as the MCRRCI & Killinchy Clubs officially launched the Irish Superbike Easter Festival Races to be held at Bishopscourt race circuit on 6th & 7th April. […]

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Regulation Vote – Recurring Nightmare

The planned vote on the regulation at a Plenary session of the EU Parliament has now moved from the proposed date in April to the 3rd July 2012. As we mentioned previously there are negotiations taking place known as trilogues. These informal meetings are attended by representatives of the European Parliament (MEPS known as Rapporteurs […]

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Manufacturers Ask For Realism

Motorcycle Manufacturers ask EU Legislators for realism in adopting new technical regulation Facing a stifling domestic market, European Motorcycle manufacturers ask decision makers to take stock of economic conditions in the EU. Priorities are: reasonable type approval framework, support to worldwide harmonisation and reduction of barriers to trade in foreign markets. Right To Ride: We […]

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French Bikers Protest

MAG Ireland report that French bikers were back on the streets in protest. Source – MAG Ireland – Click Here “MAG Ireland congratulates our colleagues in the FFMC (the French equivalent of MAG) who have staged a series of massive demos across France in protest against domestic road safety proposals which include such items as […]

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