Surprised Experienced Biker

IAM safety course surprises experienced biker – learning skills that had never occurred to him. Davy Cunningham from Newtownabbey Belfast, who rides a Suzuki VSTROM 1000cc, said “I highly recommend the IAM Advanced Motorcycle Test to motorcyclists – it’s taught me a great deal that had never occurred to me, like anticipation and planning my […]

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EU Licence For NI

We have just updated the information on the website regarding the introduction of the 3rd European Driving licence directive (3DLD) in Northern Ireland 19th January 2013. The directive was adopted in the European Parliament in 2006 and aims to harmonise licences across Europe and will see: introducing enhanced security features on driving licences; harmonising definitions […]

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Adelaide Motorcycle Awards

Alastair Seeley Launches Adelaide Motorcycle Awards Irish Motorcyclist of the Year Alastair Seeley has launched the search for the winners of this year’s Adelaide Motorcycle Awards. The annual gala event, which has become one of the unmissable dates in the biking calendar, will be staged at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Belfast on January 18 […]

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Bridge Joints Back On Track

Following on from our latest communication about the Bridge Joints on the M3 Lagan Bridge we have received an update from Roads Service. The update includes clarification of the material used on the joints, description of part of the joints and news of  further testing on these components to ensure, that there is a uniform […]

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Dragons Teeth Nice But Deadly!

Updated 17th January 2013 Roads Service tell us, regarding the Maintenance scheme: Sea defence wall at the junction on the Portaferry Road that: “The decision to lower a section of parapet between the junction of the Mountstewart Road and A20 Portaferry Road was based on standards set out in the Design Manual for Roads and […]

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Store It – SORN It

House and Stock is a brand new state-of-the-art self-storage facility based on Balmoral Road, just off Boucher Road in Belfast. House and Stock offers secure, indoor vehicle storage for anything on wheels, ranging from motorcycles to caravans. Motorcycle storage is available via individual units with their own lock and key or in an open plan […]

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The Adelaide Centenary Adventure

The Adelaide Centenary Adventure – Recreating the first around the world ride 100 years on The first biker to ride around the world left Dublin 100 years ago on October 23, 1912. On Tuesday 23 October 2012, the centenary of that day, author, adventurer and Sunday Times motorcycle columnist Geoff Hill and former racer Gary […]

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Bridge Joints Let Down!

If you have been following our concerns about the bridge joints on the M3 bridge over the Lagan in Belfast, you will know that we and other motorcyclists, had voiced concerns over the grip when passing over these joints. Over the weekend of the 15th September the application of a skid resistance treatment to all […]

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Premark – Anti-Skid

We have been contacted by Preformed Markings, a company that makes “Premark Anti-Skid”, which is a high performance anti-slip material that works extremely well on steel and iron. Manhole covers have always been a danger for the safe riding of motorcyclists because of the combination of being slippery and placed in the wrong position (in […]

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RiderScan – Look

RiderScan is a parabolic mirror that is mounted to the centre front of a motorcycle/scooter within the rider’s forward line of view and claims to offer motorcycle/scooter riders total blind spot visibility for the first time. In other words instead of just seeing your elbows in your mirrors, RiderScan (used with existing side mounted mirrors) […]

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