Cookstown Motorcycle Show

The Biker NI Safety Card attended the Cookstown Motorcycle Show, held on Saturday 29th June 2013. The show took place at the First Presbyterian Church Grounds Cookstown. The proceeds from the show, which was sponsored by Vauxhall – Donnelly Dungannon and opened by Steve Plater – Fomer NW & TT Winner is being donated to […]

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Hi Viz Thin End

Whilst we have just reported on the recommendations by France’s National Road Safety Council to the French Government on the carrying of Hi Viz vests for French motorcyclists, MAG Ireland, the Irish Motorcyclists’ Action Group, reports that in Ireland novice riders will have to wear a fluorescent “N” tabard. The announcement has come as the […]

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Clancy – Horribly Wrong!

Geoff Hill’s latest update on – THE CS CLANCY CENTENARY RIDE – Horribly Wrong! Supported by Adelaide Insurance Services and BMW Motorrad. Recreating the first around the world ride 100 years on. In northern California, we tilted east through the foothills of the Sierras, with Mount Shasta in the distance covered in snow even in […]

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Hi Viz All Over!

It seems the wearing of compulsory Fluorescent/Yellow HI Viz/Jacket/Vest by French bikers while riding has gone away for now. France’s National Road Safety Council requests that the new road safety recommendations to be translated into regulatory text by the Government. The recommendation from the council is similar to that which is obligatory for motorists, which […]

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MOT Scam

nidirect Government services, the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens, is urging people to be alert to an unofficial MOT booking website. The alert concerns a potential scam website claiming to be the Driver & Vehicle Agency’s (DVA) MOT online booking facility. The unofficial site’s address is nidirect-gov.co.uk, which is very similar to the […]

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Clancy – On Home Soil!

Geoff Hill’s latest update on – THE CS CLANCY CENTENARY RIDE – On Home Soil! Supported by Adelaide Insurance Services and BMW Motorrad. Recreating the first around the world ride 100 years on. When Clancy arrived in San Francisco and stepped onto home soil for the first time in over eight months, his first shock […]

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Children's Hospice Ride Out

The skies were grey but the rain stayed away for the start of the Quay Vipers MCC 12th Children’s Hospice ride out at Carrickfergus yesterday, The overcast sky certainly did not dull the enthusiasm for riders to turn out in their droves for the run and watch the bands and entertainment at the start of […]

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"Illegal Motorcycling"

Ards Borough Council – Illegal Motorcycling Operation Turns Away More Than 20 Away From Lead Mines More than 20 people with motorcycles have been turned away from the Lead Mines in Newtownards, in a clampdown on illegal motorcycling at the local beauty spot. The multi-agency operations, co-ordinated by Ards Borough Council and involving the police, […]

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Clancy Ride – Still Out East

Geoff Hill’s latest update on – THE CS CLANCY CENTENARY RIDE – Shanghai and  Japan Supported by Adelaide Insurance Services and BMW Motorrad. Recreating the first around the world ride 100 years on. Our contact in Shanghai was Roger Owens, or Junior as he was called back in the days when he was the youngest […]

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Mayor Of Lisburns Ride Out

On 9th June 2013 Right To Ride’s Trevor Baird joined the,  NI Bikers & Trikers Riding For Charity – Mayor Of Lisburns Rideout – raising funds for the charity Stepping Stones. Stepping Stones provides adults with learning difficulties/disabilities with the opportunity to access accredited training towards gaining employment. The rideout left “The Island Center” in […]

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