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Lizzie Drakes MCC

29th June 2011

Right To Ride welcomes on board new club supporters Lizzie Drakes MCC. Lizzie Drakes Motorcycle Club was formed in 2002 by a group of guys that attended the Irish road racing scene. After a few races, while they were in their local bar (Drakes Bar Moria Road Lisburn), they decided to form a motorcycle club […]

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Changes in the Motorcycle Test

26th June 2011

Monday 27th June 2011 sees a change not only to the practical riding test for learner motorcyclists but also for the practical driving test for car, large goods vehicle (LGV), passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) tests and the approved driving instructor (ADI) driving ability (sometimes called ‘part two’). The changes see the introduction of “Independent Driving”, […]

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MOT – Save Our Stands

24th June 2011

Over on the NIBikers.com forum riders have voiced their concerns regarding the practice, at MOT test centres, that  testers are lifting bikes fully onto their side stands to test front and rear wheels and bearings. It was reported that one rider who complained about their bike being lifted in this manner had his bike failed […]

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The Mystery of EN1317-8

23rd June 2011

Motorcycle Friendly Crash Barrier Standards – The Mystery of EN1317-8 On Thursday, June 16, the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) technical committee on road equipment (TC226) held its annual meeting in Stockholm.  The draft standard for a road restraint protection system for motorcycles (EN1317-8) was on the agenda. At the meeting, the committee chose to […]

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First Aid For Riders

20th June 2011

Ride It Right is the only initiative in Northern Ireland that focuses – through a partnership of organizations that have the same common goal – on reducing motorcycle casualties. One of Ride It Right’s goals is to involve riders in First Aid Courses that specifically cater for motorcyclists. This goal is starting to evolve into […]

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French Bikers Protest

19th June 2011

UK France Bikers.com reports that yesterday’s – 18th June 2011 – French riders protests organised by the FFMC – the Fédération Française des Motards en Colère (The French Federation of Angry Bikers) against their governments plans to introduce a raft of “ridiculous” road safety policies and law enforcement legislation attracted approximately 100,000 riders across France […]

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Angry In France

16th June 2011

FFMC – the Fédération Française des Motards en Colère (The French Federation of Angry Bikers) are getting hot under the collar, in fact they are getting very angry. The reason is that their government is planning to introduce a raft of legislation in the name of safety that will not only affect motorcyclists in France, […]

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No Wrath In Parking

14th June 2011

While new Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy is urgently reviewing a proposed policy of introducing new car parking charges for towns and villages throughout Northern Ireland, the Ulster Section of the BMW (Motorcycle) Club has been looking at motorcycle parking in Belfast City Centre. Through their industrious hard work, the BMW Club Ulster Section reports […]

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Mid-Ulster Bikers Motorcycle Club

11th June 2011

Ride It Right welcomes on the scene a new web forum, the Mid-Ulster Bikers Motorcycle Club, for riders to discuss and chat about motorcycling. The Mid Ulster Bikers public motorcycle forum at www.midulsterbikers.com was set up to aid the formation of the club. However the forum, (they also have their own Facebook page), is free […]

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Big Tick Award

11th June 2011

ADELAIDE RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS ‘BIG TICK’ AWARD FROM BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY Out of hundreds of entries, Adelaide was honoured in the UK’s leading awards for their road safety programmes. Adelaide is among a small group of businesses to receive Business in the Community’s (BITC) coveted National Big Tick for their “motorcycling and young driver road […]

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