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FIM Road Safety Award

9th December 2012

Crash Card which this year won the Prince Michael international road saftey award has just won an award from the FIM – Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. FIM Road Safety Award – Winner 2012 Ian Burell and The Ambulance Motorcycle Club, for the creation of the helmet Crash cards – and the Rider Alert in the […]

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BMF Parking News

8th December 2012

The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) on their Rider Magazine website that the “Belfast Roads Services” has been in touch with them. The reason being that they are looking help with the introduction of free motorcycle parking bays in Belfast City Centre. The BMF say, “They (“Belfast Roads Services”) intend to leave a questionnaire on motorcycles […]

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No Need For Series Of Tests

7th December 2012

The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) in the UK has published a press release about the introduction of the 3rd European Driving Licence Directive (3DLD) in January 2013. The MCIA is emphasising that riders do not need to take a series of tests. The MCIA reports that there are misinterpretations which seem to centre on the […]

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No Mandatory RWT For Motorcycles!

6th December 2012

The European Council has deleted the requirement for mandatory Road Worthiness Testing for L3e (that’s low-performance, medium and large size) motorcycles! The latest documentation has suggested major changes by the council most important of which is the proposed regulation is to become a Directive and includes text such as, “Testing during the lifecycle of a […]

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Ancestors MCC – Toy Run

4th December 2012

Sunday 9th December 2012 sees the Ancestors MCC  date for their annual Christmas Toy Run for the Children’s Ward in the Ulster Hospital. The run will take place on Sunday 9th December 2012. Leaving Ballygowan Roundabout at 1pm £5 per bike and toy if possible. (No soft toys for hygenic reasons) The usual route & […]

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Video Funny

21st November 2012

Just a bit of light relief from the issues we have been dealing with over the last two days on Right To Ride EU – www.righttoride.eu On the regulation proposal vote at the Plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. We did laugh – you will get it. It Is Funny – You Will […]

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I Will Ride 500 Miles!

19th November 2012

As motorcyclists we all know the amount of fundraising events for good causes and charities that goes on each year that are organised and run by motorcyclists, clubs and motorcycle organisations. In Northern Ireland riders raise thousands of pounds each year for these various causes from Children’s Wards, Christmas Appeals, MRI Scanner Appeals, Dog Homes, […]

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St John – Be The One

16th November 2012

St John Ambulance in Northern Ireland say that you can, “Be the one. Be the difference between life and death”. St John Ambulance (NI) is Northern Ireland’s leading first aid charily. They offer first aid and related training courses for the workplace, delivered in Belfast or in their eight training centres throughout Northern Ireland or […]

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Adelaide Motorcycle Festival 2013

15th November 2012

Soon it will be Christmas and after that festival there’s the annual Adelaide Motorcycle Festival, an extravaganza of all that biking has to offer, which will run for three days starting on Friday, 8 February at the King’s Hall complex in Belfast. For Nutt Promotions this will be their 18th motorcycle show/festival and their seventh […]

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Ethanol – USA

14th November 2012

California Air Resources Board says E15 ethanol-gas blend won’t appear in California for ‘years’ The AMA (American Motorcyclists Association) says that it, “Has repeatedly expressed concerns to government officials and federal lawmakers about possible damage to motorcycle and ATV engines caused by the inadvertent use of E15 when the new fuel becomes widely available, and […]

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