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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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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Countdown To Adelaide Festival

Right To Ride’s Trevor and Elaine took up an invitation from organiser Billy Nutt, to attend the press launch of the Adelaide Motorcycle Festival. The launch at the Ramada Hotel, Shaws Bridge Belfast, saw the major supporters of the festival from title sponsors Adelaide Insurance Services, motorcycle dealers and racers Ben Wilson of Gearlink Kawasaki […]

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New EU Licence

The Northern Ireland  Department Of The Environment (DOE) has posted a reminder regarding the new EU rules (3rd EC Directive On Driving Licences), which is not just for motorcyclists, but also for car drivers who tow trailers, bus drivers, lorry drivers and driving examiners. The directive was passed by the European Parliament in 2006 and […]

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Bad Weather Forecasts

As the “bad” weather approaches – that’s weather that is colder and couldn’t get any wetter – the internet and especially social networking sites such as Facebook are turning into the weather watching and forecasting centres of the internet. To help you with your weather watching and to decide whether to venture out on your […]

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Round Up – 14th January

For those that don’t visit our websites regularly or follow us Facebook, below is a round up of our articles and some extra information from last week. The supporters events for 2013 are still coming in: from the Ancestors St Paddy’s Party; N.I. Bikers & Trikers Riding For Charity – Quiz Night – In Aid […]

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