Archives for 2013

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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World Class Flavour

There’s going to be a distinct world class flavour at the Adelaide Motorcycle Festival now that Sam Lowes has agreed to appear at the King’s Hall Pavilion on Friday and Saturday. Lowes finished third in last season’s World Supersport championship riding a Honda on which he had two wins. For 2013 this talented 22-year-old will […]

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Revving Up Kings Hall

The likeable Steve Plater who can reflect on eight wins at the North-West 200 is revving-up for the annual Adelaide Motorcycle Festival which begins on Friday at the King’s Hall Pavilion in Belfast. A late recruit to road racing, 40-year-old Plater, born in Luton but now living at Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire, is a former […]

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The Week That Was

Right To Ride’s snippets from, the week that was, commencing 21st January. From the European front, on Saturday 19th January, new rules for motorcycle licences and other road users kicked in. Details of these new rules, which includes different motorcycle licence categories for learner riders can be read on Right To Ride – Click Here […]

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Belfast On The Move

Well Belfast may be on the move, with the next phase of “Belfast On The Move”, which aims to make the city centre more accessible to everyone by improving access to transportation for everyone in the city, including the introduction of Bus Lanes. However the DRD (Department For Regional Development) reports that, ““Motorists in the […]

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Kings Hall Heats Up

Honda hot-shot Alex Lowes from Lincoln will make his first appearance at the Adelaide Motorcycle Festival which begins a three-day run at the New King’s Hall Pavilion on February 8. Lowes will be at Festival on Saturday and Sunday , became one of the biggest talking points last year following his strong end-of-season charge when […]

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Adelaide Motorcycle Awards

Farquhar lifts trophy at Adelaide Motorcycle Awards Despite the snow, delayed traffic and flights, the largest audience yet turned out in their finest to celebrate their motorcycle racing heros achievements over the past year at the Adelaide Motorcycle Awards at the Ramada Hotel in Belfast on 18 January 2013! Ryan Farquhar who announced his retirement […]

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Civilised Road Worthiness Testing

On Tuesday 22nd January 2013, the TRAN Committee held a Public Hearing concerning the proposals for new EU-wide Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) also known as Periodical Technical Inspections (PTI) for cars, powered two-wheelers (PTWs – motorcycles – scooters – mopeds) and commercial vehicles and trailers. The European Commission representative commented that, “In a country where […]

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Funding Motorcycle Racing

We don’t really delve into the “politics” of motorcycle racing but we thought you might be interested in this question (and answer) asked in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Democractic Unionist Party, MLA, Paul Girvan (DUP – South Antrim) asked the question to the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure: How much funding has been allocated […]

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Motorcycling Matters!

ACEM – the Motorcycle Industry in Europe, who are the professional body representing the interests of powered two wheeler (PTWs – that’s motorcycles to you and me) manufacturers in Europe, has produced a video to accompany their conference, which is taking place in Brussels today. According to ACEM the video highlights “The role that Powered […]

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