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EU Didn’t Listen

3rd May 2010

Consultation Framework Directive – Anti – Tampering – Europe The European Motorcycle Industry (ACEM) reports it is holding its breath waiting for the European Commission to issue its proposal regarding new type-approval requirements for Powered Two-Wheelers. Delayed for years, then announced for April, it seems that the publication of this piece of legislation will not […]

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Lorna Baker Race Grafix

22nd April 2010

Right To Ride welcomes Lorna Baker Race Grafix as supporters. Lorna Baker Race Grafix grew from Lorna’s husbands business, Steve Baker Motorcycles’ need of a graphics to promote his newly established business in Millisle, County Down. Lorna, who graduated from the University of Paisley in 1998, with a BA Honours in Computing Science, welcomed the […]

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Steve Baker Motorcycles

22nd April 2010

Right To Ride welcomes Steve Baker Motorcycles as a supporter. Steve Baker Motorcycles first opened it’s purpose built service and repair centre in Millisle, in April 2007. Having grown up around motorcycles and racing in the 250 Production class on a Suzuki X7 for a number of years, it was inevitable that he would train […]

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Module Road & Race

19th April 2010

Right To Ride welcomes Module Road & Race as a supporter. Based near Antrim on the Greystone Road at Windmill Court, Module Road & Race offer an extensive range for the road or track rider! Right To Ride recently had the pleasure of browsing and purchasing products at Module Road & Race, as they hosted […]

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Do Real Road Racers Take Precedence Over Road Legal Bikers?

19th April 2010

The Motorcycle Real Road Racing Blog comments on the state of the roads for “road legal” bikes pointing out allegedly that a considerable amount of time and money are spent, ensuring that real road racing circuits are in premium condition, well above the normal roads network that our tax’s pays for! Motorcycle Real Road Racing […]

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Muck And Potholes

15th April 2010

All Northern Irish motorcyclists have the right to clean roads! So says a new Facebook page which asks people to join and support motorcyclists in the pursuit to have our local government sit up and take notice of the disgraceful state of our roads – everything from potholes to farmers trailing mud all over the […]

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Bike Safety Awareness Open Day – Fallen Heroes MCC

14th April 2010

Don’t forget this weekend is the Right To Ride club supporters, the Fallen Heroes MCC, Bike Safety Awareness Open Day, on the 18th April 2010 at Comber Fire Station from Midday to 4pm. The club has picked the perfect time for the event – as the biking season gets i9nto full swing (hopefully with good […]

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Picking Up On BikersRVoters

13th April 2010

Riders blog – Ride The Wild Wind and Motorcycle Real Road Racing blog in Northern Ireland have picked up on our BikersRVoters website. Ride The Wild Wind, which features news and opinion on all aspects of motorcyling, says, “Our partners over at Write To Ride have launched a new initiative to get Bikers motivated to […]

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China Syndrome – Melt Down To Europe

12th April 2010

Right To Ride waits for the European Union (EU) Commission to publish its draft legislation for a new Framework Directive which will possibly see motorcyclists restricted from modifying their bikes and restrictions to 100 bhp as well as imposing mandatory ABS brakes on EU manufacturers. While we wait to see exactly what new rules and […]

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Dangerous – USA Reports

10th April 2010

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) information bulletin and the ‘Go For A Ride’ (Go FAR) magazine in the USA have both carried Right To Ride’s – “Europe Brands Motorcycles As Dangerous” article in their latest issues. Our original article referred to the inflammatory text regarding motorcyclists on the European Commission’s website – EUROPA – dedicated […]

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