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SHARP Wins Awards

27th November 2013

SHARP – The Helmet Safety Scheme has won two prestigious road safety awards – the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award and the 2013 FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) Road Safety Award. The SHARP testing programme was developed by the Department For Transport (DfT) in Great Britain and provides motorcyclists with two strands of information […]

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ITS Wired World

26th November 2013

Our colleagues from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation representing riders’ rights in the USA have put out a fascinating press release that can turn the whole ITS argument on its head. They argue that if we have to have companies using “Telematics” to monitor the vehicles – bring it on. They say “Fighting the technology is […]

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Have We Got News!

23rd November 2013

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) has announced that former MP Lembit Öpik has become the organisation’s new Director of Communications and Public Affairs. MAG UK has also announced that Lembit won’t be tackling the communications and public affairs challenge alone. He will be working with biking campaigns guru, Dr Leon Mannings. At Right To […]

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Ireland’s Speed Limits Review

22nd November 2013

MAG Ireland has reported that new proposals published by a Speed Limits Working Group are to address the inconsistencies in Ireland’s speed limits. MAG Ireland welcomes the recommendations “as a positive step in ensuring a balanced and transparent approach to the setting of limits appropriate to the road in question. In particular, we welcome the […]

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The Biker Guide Booklet

20th November 2013

Hot off the press… from THE BIKER GUIDE  – a Right To Ride Business Supporter – is the 3rd edition of THE BIKER GUIDE  Booklet. Even better the booklet is FREE with just the p&p to pay! THE BIKER GUIDE say, “We have worked on this publication for many months of 2013, to prepare and […]

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New President MAG Belgium

20th November 2013

MAG Belgium Elects a New President! MAG Belgium has communicated that on Friday 8th November 2013 there was white smoke from the chimney of a meeting room, which was a sign to the outside world that they had elected a new National President. The new President is Dirk Bruynincx who has been in MAG Belgium […]

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10th ACEM Conference

20th November 2013

A Global Vision for the Powered Two-Wheeler Market << SAVE THE DATE >> 29 January 2014 Residence Palace Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels, Belgium While the enduring economic and financial crisis is putting high pressure on the entire EU motorcycle sector, new flourishing motorcycle markets have sprung up in emerging countries favoured by […]

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Road Safety Week

19th November 2013

Yesterday saw the start of Road Safety Week (18-24 November) in Northern Ireland. Announcing the initiative, last week the Department Of The Environment (DOE) Minister Mark H Durkan, said, “Almost all collisions are the result of human error, so we all need to ensure that our attitudes and our behaviours contribute to road safety in […]

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RWT – Open Letter

19th November 2013

The Federation Of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) reports that it has written an “Open Letter” regarding the present Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) proposal to MEPs in reference to the inclusion of motorcycles from the European Commission. As we know the Parliament’s position which disagreed with the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) Committee’s position of deleting motorcycles […]

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Vote Motorcycle Awards

18th November 2013

Voting for the “Adelaide Irish Motorcyclist of the Year” is underway! Once again this prestigious award will be decided by bike fans who can choose their favourite rider of the season by voting online. The winner of the Adelaide award, in association with the Enkalon motorcycle club, will be presented with the famous Joey Dunlop […]

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