"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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Settled Back In

At Right To Ride we have settled back in to our routine following our extended trip to mainland Europe. To those who have contacted us and become supporters, welcome to our mailing list and we have a pile of post ready to send out with your supporter’s cards and info. For those who requested Diesel Spill stickers […]

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The Secret Button

The secret button at pedestrian crossings – Did you know about this? Well we did’nt We picked up this from an article on the BBC News OUCH Blog posts. Original Source – BBC News OUCH – Click Here OUCH explores the disability world in blog posts and a monthly internet radio talk show. The webpage […]

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On Facebook

We at Right To Ride have been away from Northern Ireland from the middle of March and we are not due back until late May. At the moment we are in France (we travelled as far south as the Algarve in Portugal) and continuing to enjoy the good weather that Northern Ireland is “not” suffering! […]

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Historic MoT Exemption

Historic vehicles exempt from MOT – Attwood Environment Minister Alex Attwood announced on Monday 29th April 2013 that he is exempting pre-1960 historic vehicles from the MOT test. All historic vehicles with a manufacture date before 1960, which have not undergone substantial change, will be exempt from the MOT test. It would seem that the […]

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MAG Ireland Phone App

MAG Ireland Launches New Smart Phone App – Irish riders now have a new source of information as MAG Ireland today launched a new smart phone app in association with Carole Nash. The app features event listings, dealer directory, services, and much more besides. Available for iOS and most Android smart phones. Speaking at the […]

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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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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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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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