Archives for February 2013

Testing – Routes & Clothing

On 19th January 2013, a  European Directive (3rd European Driving Licence Directive) was implemented. The directive included a raft of changes to the motorcycle licence and testing requirements for new riders. We had meant to add the “GET ON”  campaigns “Routes to Riding” flow chart up on the website for a while now and finally […]

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March Supporters Events

As we head into March our club supporters have all their events lined up and ready to go. With an event or two on nearly every weekend, riders must be busting like excitable March Hares or merely champing at the bit, to get out on the ride outs and other events, which will be raising […]

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Road & Track Riding Skills Day

Phillip McCallen Motorcycles are running their Road & Track Riding Skills Day on Sunday 24th March at Nutts Corner. The PSNI’s Bike Safe programme will be represented, sharing a wealth of knowledge to help all riders improve upon their skills and become a smoother more confident rider. On the day there will be a small […]

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Cards at The Show

We had a fantastic time distributing Biker NI Safety Cards at the Adelaide Motorcycle Festival (Adelaide Insurance Services) at the week end and as we relax our weary feet we can reflect on the three days hard slog. Our thanks to Billy Nutt, show organiser and seller of travel deals at Nutt Travel for squeezing […]

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MotoTech – Invaluable

Moto-Tech Service & Performance Centre Ballinderry, Lisburn are now supplying the Biker NI Safety Card. Brian and Joy and the “crew” from Moto-Tech where at the weekends Adelaide Motorcycle Festival and from their stand manged to “shift” over 250 of the cards. Moto-Tech Service & Performance Centre say: “Moto-Tech Service & Performance Centre Ballinderry, Lisburn […]

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SHARP – TRL Helmet Fit

SHARP, the Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme, which helps riders to make an informed choice about helmets, reports that the TRL, the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory are investigating helmet fit. TRL’s spokesman said that it is, “Conducting research to examine the factors associated with helmet loss, which will assist our understanding of the potential […]

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Biker NI Safety Card Launches

The Adelaide Motorcycle Festival at the Kings Hall Pavilion, 8th to 10th February 2013, sees the launch of the “Biker NI Safety Card”. The “Biker NI Safety Card” brings the “Ambulance Motorcycle Club” Crash Card initiative to Northern Ireland. It is supported by the major agencies involved in keeping us safe on the road: PSNI […]

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The Motorcycle Helmet Law

The Motorcycle Helmet Law in the UK – Background Forty years ago, the “Motor Cycles (Wearing of Helmets) Regulations 1973 (S.I., 1973, No. 180), dated 7th February 1973”, was enacted – the statutory instrument came into operation on 1st June of the same year. On April 5th 1973, the order for this regulation was debated […]

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World Record Attempt – Quay Vipers

The Quay Vipers MCC World Record Attempt – As part of the Quay Vipers MCC NI Children’s Hospice Ride Out on Sunday 16th June 2013 the first 2 miles of the ride out will be an attempt to set a world record for the most different makes of motorcycle in a parade. The Quay Vipers, […]

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MotoTech

Right To Ride welcomes as a new business supporter “MotoTech” Motorcycling Service and Performance, centrally located in Northern Ireland, just twenty miles from Belfast. MotoTech is a family run business which has grown from a home based workshop to a fully computerised diagnostic repair and dynojet performance centre, supplying a wide range of parts and […]

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