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Guy Martin’s Big Brew

28th April 2011

Road racing legend Guy Martin wants everyone to support The Big Brew and have a cuppa for charity on Saturday 7th May to raise money for Spinal Research. Adelaide Insurance Services has teamed up with Hein Gericke in Belfast to run their Big Brew day supporting Spinal Research at Hein Gericke on the Boucher Road, […]

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Ride It Right In The Pits

27th April 2011

Ride It Right www.rideitright.org featured at the motorcycle races at Easter for the Irish Superbike Easter Festival Races at Bishopscourt Racing Circuit near Downpatrick. High speeds in the safe environment of Bishopscourt was the order of the weekend. Ride it Right’s message for road riders “Ride Within Your Limits” whether riding to or from where […]

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Orchard County MCC – Rotten Apple Rally

27th April 2011

Right To Ride Club Supporters, Orchard County MCC have news regarding their – Rotten Apple Rally – Friday 29th – Saturday 30th April 2011 this Bank Holiday weekend. The Line up for the bands are Friday Night – AGENDA Saturday Night – Chris Blades, AUTO PILOT, & VANDA YOUNGS The National Association For Bikers With […]

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Attracting The Opposite Sex – 2BeSafe

25th April 2011

A European Commission funded motorcycle project 2BeSafe www.2besafe.eu , initiated over two years ago which focuses on “Two Wheeler Behaviour and Safety”, has broken the surface with the launch of a survey. As reported by the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) the survey is designed “to better understand the needs of riders in terms […]

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Irish Superbike Easter Festival Races

21st April 2011

Ride It Right – www.rideitright.org the motorcycle safety initiative is heading to the races this Easter weekend, Good Friday and Easter Saturday, April 22nd 23rd 2011, with the Ride It Right marquee, for the Irish Superbike Easter Festival Races at Bishopscourt Racing Circuit near Downpatrick. If you have nowhere to head on your bike for […]

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Big Thanks From Quay Vipers

21st April 2011

The Quay Vipers MCC have said a BIG THANK YOU to all who took part in the 10th Anniversary Hospice Ride Out from Carrickfergus Harbour Car Park on Sunday 17th April 2011. From the clubs forum: “Well it hard to describe todays events except it was the best rideout Viper day in 10 to date […]

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NI Children’s Hospice Ride Out

14th April 2011

This Sunday 17th April 2011 sees Right To Ride’s Club Supporters, the Quay Vipers MCC, 10th Anniversary Hospice Ride Out from Carrickfergus Harbour Car Park. The ride out is all about raising funds for the NI Children’s Hospice and last year motorcyclists and the club raised over £10,000. The run has been growing steadily over […]

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Biker Cafe Anyone?

13th April 2011

With the biking season well and truly getting up a head steam, you might be out to enjoy the scenery.  Or you might be in search of a cafe along the way to meet up for a decent coffee or a mug of tea or coffee, the ultimate fish supper, the best ice-cream, the perfect […]

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Two Days Of Sun

11th April 2011

Ride It Right, the motorcycle initiative in Northern Ireland reports it was invited along to the Phillip McCallens Motorcycles Open Day and Bikesafe event in Lisburn on Saturday 9th April and the Fallen Heroes Bikesafe Open Day at Comber Fire Station on Sunday 10th April. Both events were a fantastic success in no small part […]

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Wire Rope Barriers Are Expensive

1st April 2011

The Swedish riders’ organisation SMC (Sveriges MotorCyklister) reports that, wire rope barriers can be expensive in the long run and says that risk to injury is also higher on roads fitted with wire rope systems. SMC agree with a doctoral thesis which was recently completed by Karim Hawzheen, entitled – Road Design for Future Maintenance […]

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