Archives for January 2015

Festival – Kings Hall

The final details of this years 2015 Adelaide Black Horse Motorcycle Festival, which takes place at the King’s Hall Pavilion in Belfast from February 6th-8th, were presented this week at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Belfast. Right To Ride took up the invite for the breakfast press event which covered the aspects of the festival, […]

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FEMA Appointment

The board of the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) has announced the appointment of Dolf Willigers as the new General Secretary of the Federation. At Right To Ride we congratulate Dolf on “getting the job” and look forward to engaging in a positive manner with Dolf in European representation and lobbying for motorcyclists. FEMA […]

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Pan Owners Club Northern Ireland

Although Pan Owners Clubs and relevant forums have existed in Southern Ireland, up until now there has been nothing organised in Northern Ireland for owners of the Honda Pan European motorcycle. So with a bit of work and luck, we are setting up the Pan Owners Club Northern Ireland. The new club is based around […]

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Filtering & Helmets

Australia – Queensland – Motorcycle road rule changes filter through From 1st February 2015, rules for motorcycle riders will be changing in the Australian state of Queensland. The Queensland government say that these changes will include allowing fully licensed motorcycle riders to legally lane filter, ride on road shoulders and in emergency stopping lanes, and […]

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No More MOT Disc

With the demise of the road tax disc last year the Environment (DOE) Minister Mark H Durkan has announced that from the 6th April 2015 Vehicle Test (‘MOT’) discs no longer have to be displayed on any vehicle. Mr Durkan said: “I feel it is appropriate at this time to remove the need to display […]

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Wales At A Junction

Wales: A competition for a project the ‘Innovation in Reducing Motorcyclist Casualties in Wales’ is a new national competition launched by the Welsh Government to drive forward Wales’ innovation agenda. The competition is funded by the Welsh Government and Innovate UK, and jointly run with RoSPA – Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – […]

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Festival Stars & Charity

Dean Harrison among star guests at 2015 Adelaide/Blackhorse Motorcycle Festival Mar-Train Racing’s Dean Harrison has been confirmed among the special guests for the 2015 Adelaide/Blackhorse Motorcycle Festival at the King’s Hall Pavilion in Belfast, which takes place from February 6th-8th. The 25-year-old from Bradford has signed an exciting two-year deal with the Northern Ireland outfit, […]

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Safer Motorcycling in Europe

FIM Europe the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme a sponsor of the upcoming European Motorcyclists’ Forum asks the question – “How to tackle motorcycle safety challenges for the next decade?” FIM Europe say,“This is the question to which RIDERSCAN project will commit to give an answer.” They explain that the EU co-financed RIDERSCAN project, a European […]

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European Motorcyclists’ Forum

MAG Ireland – The Irish Motorcyclists’ Association has annouced that Irish Riders will be represented at the forthcoming European Motorcyclists Forum. MAG Ireland state that, “While we did have some misgivings about certain aspects of the project, we look forward to seeing the results presented on the day.” “As a founding member of FEMA, we […]

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Northern Coasters Scooter Club

At Right To Ride we especially welcome the Northern Coasters Scooter Club as supporters – the first scooter club out of many that are based in Northern Ireland. The club has entered its 10th year while most of the clubs members have “been at it” for the last 30 years. With current membership standing at […]

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