Pan Owners Club Northern Ireland

Although Pan Owners Clubs and relevant forums have existed in Southern Ireland, up until now there has been nothing organised in Northern Ireland for owners of the Honda Pan European motorcycle. So with a bit of work and luck, we are setting up the Pan Owners Club Northern Ireland. The new club is based around […]

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European Motorcyclists’ Forum

MAG Ireland – The Irish Motorcyclists’ Association has annouced that Irish Riders will be represented at the forthcoming European Motorcyclists Forum. MAG Ireland state that, “While we did have some misgivings about certain aspects of the project, we look forward to seeing the results presented on the day.” “As a founding member of FEMA, we […]

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Fatalities Drop – USA

USA: The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) reports on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announcement that motorcycle fatalities in the USA have dropped for the second year in a row. According to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, or FARS data, collected by the federal government, motorcycle fatalities for 2013 dropped from 4,986 to 4,668 […]

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Irish Motorcyclists’ Association

Introducing the Irish Motorcyclists’ Association Our good friends at MAG Ireland report that after they have undergone substantial changes over the past four years they have  introduced another change. With immediate effect, MAG Ireland will cease to use the “The Irish Motorcyclists’ Action Group” as part of their formal title and will instead adopt the title […]

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EU Motorcyclists Forum

Europe – The Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations has started to promote the “European Motorcyclists Forum” which will be held in Brussels – Belgium on the 2nd and 3rd February 2015. The forum will be hosted by the European Parliament members – MEPs – Inés Ayalá-Sender (S&D) – Spain, and Wim van de Camp (EPP) […]

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European Road Safety

FEMA – Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations – Speaks On European Road Safety FEMA’s latest press release informs us that it’s representatives have told the European Commission that there is no need is no need for a three stage licence system. The three stage licence system FEMA refers to is the implementation of the 3rd […]

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Future Tense

ACEM the motorcycle manufacturers’ association in Europe has released the latest edition of its newsletter which in part looks at the future of motorcycling from an industry perspective. According to Antonio Perlot, ACEM Secretary General – the European elections back in May have brought to Brussels many new Members of Parliament – In the coming […]

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General Secretary – FEMA

The Swedish riders organisation SMC is asking some interesting questions. Can you imagine living near Brussels? Can you speak and write English without any problems? The reason for these questions is because the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Association is looking for a new General Secretary. The successful candidate will be FEMA’s 6th General Secretary, the […]

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RSA – Hide And Seek

MAG Ireland – (The Irish Motorcyclists’ Action Group) have reported on the launch this week of two new television adverts (see below) by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) aimed at raising awareness of motorcyclists among drivers. MAG Ireland say: “The adverts are short at just 20 seconds each and anchored on the premise that: The […]

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BMF Technical Specialist

The BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation) have announced on their Facebook page that they have been joined by Mr Edward Foreman as their Technical Specialist. Graeme Hay the BMFs Government Relations Executive said, “I had the great pleasure of meeting with Mr Edward Foreman on Tuesday, at Bourton-on-the-water. Ted, as he prefers to be known has […]

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