Archives for August 2014

Between The Lanes

Australia: Australian Capital Territory – Filtering Trial The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will trial motorcycle lane filtering from February next year, allowing riders to move between stationary or slow moving vehicles in the same lane. Here in the UK filtering (riding slowly between stationary or slow moving vehicles) on a motorcycle/scooter/moped is an accepted and […]

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National Motorcycle Museum Theft

England: National Motorcycle Museum hit by theft of 100 trophies Original Source – BBC News More than 100 trophies worth tens of thousands of pounds have been stolen from the National Motorcycle Museum. Most of the museum’s trophies were taken in the break-in at the site at Bickenhill, Solihull, at about 23:00 BST on Wednesday, […]

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Fund Raising Cut Off

Tarmacjunkys cutoff for a good cause – you may remember this idea to get an original Levi denim jacket and wack the sleeves off – with the aim to sew on motorcycle patches donated from around the world. Once the cut-off was full of patches, then it was to be auctioned off and the funds […]

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Edinburgh Bus Lanes

The BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation) and MAG (Motorcycle Action Group) are reporting a victory because of the introduction of a trial in Edinburgh to allow bus lane access for motorcyclists. The BMF full report states that, “Ken Glendinning of BMF and Steve Wykes of Edinburgh MAG have been working, tirelessly with officers and councillors of […]

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Hein Gericke Belfast

You can now pick up the Biker NI Safety (Crash) Card at the re-established Hein Gericke store in Belfast on the Boucher Road. Hein Gericke Belfast offer the same great products at excellent prices from brands such as Hein Gericke, Dainese, Schuberth, Nolan, Segura, TCX, NGK, Alpine Stars, HJC and LS2. The shop has changing […]

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George Miller Motorcycles

George Miller Motorcycles who are based in the village of Ardstraw just outside Omagh in Co.Tyrone have become the latest dealer to take on the Biker NI Safety (Crash) Card. George Miller Motorcycles has been a Suzuki dealer for around 35 years now and George himself, a spritely 77 years old is still a major […]

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A11 Riders Action Group

The new ‘A11 Riders Action Group’ has been formed to challenge the use of the Steel Wire Rope crash barriers installed on a new 10 mile stretch of the A11 between Thetford and the Barton Mills (five ways) Roundabout in Norfolk England. At Right To Ride we have major issues with these Vehicle Restraint Systems […]

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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill

The Committee for the Environment at the Northern Ireland Assembly, requested written submissions from interested organisations and individuals, notices in the local press and contacting stakeholders directly, regarding the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill with the deadline of 21st August. We at Right To Ride submitted our response to this call. The bill as proposed will […]

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Continuous Insurance

In June this year, the Department of the Environment (DOE) Minister Mark H Durkan launched a public consultation on proposals to reduce the number of uninsured motorists. The proposal was to introduce a Continuous Insurance Enforcement scheme, similar if not the same to the scheme that has been in place since 2011 in Great Britain. […]

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BikeSafe Ballymena

The Biker NI Safety Card will be along to the PSNI Bikesafe event at Ballymena Honda this Saturday 23rd August 2014. BikeSafe, who funded the “Crash Card” this year have been handing the cards out to riders, however their stocks are running low, so we will be at the event with an extra pile of […]

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