MAG Belgium Elects a New President! MAG Belgium has communicated that on Friday 8th November 2013 there was white smoke from the chimney of a meeting room, which was a sign to the outside world that they had elected a new National President. The new President is Dirk Bruynincx who has been in MAG Belgium […]
10th ACEM Conference
20th November 2013
A Global Vision for the Powered Two-Wheeler Market << SAVE THE DATE >> 29 January 2014 Residence Palace Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels, Belgium While the enduring economic and financial crisis is putting high pressure on the entire EU motorcycle sector, new flourishing motorcycle markets have sprung up in emerging countries favoured by […]
RWT – Open Letter
19th November 2013
The Federation Of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) reports that it has written an “Open Letter” regarding the present Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) proposal to MEPs in reference to the inclusion of motorcycles from the European Commission. As we know the Parliament’s position which disagreed with the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) Committee’s position of deleting motorcycles […]
How Many Devices!
4th November 2013
A You Tube video from the FBMC – the Belgian Federation of Angry Bikers – highlights in a “comical” way how many devices can be used, to “not” drive with full attention on the road and to other vehicles! The video – see below – is in French, however sometimes actions speak louder than words! […]
FIM – EU – China
31st October 2013
The Swedish riders group – Sveriges MotorCyklister – SMC reports that, “Discover Europe – Economic and social benefits of motorcycle tourism”, was the theme of a dinner debate in the European Parliament, where invited guests were invited to put forward suggestions and ideas to the European Commission. SMC report that, “Hosts for the dinner were […]
Waiting On RWT!
25th October 2013
As we wait for any news from the European Commission in relation to the proposal to include motorcycles in mandatory Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) across Europe, here are some news articles from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) in GB – “Matters Of Testing” blog. This blog offers official advice and information for the […]
They Found Simon’s Tree
12th October 2013
Back in September we reported that two riders, Max Jowett and Doug Smith started on their own journey from their homes in Devon to Mali in North West Africa looking for the memorial for Simon Milward in Mali in a trip – Looking for Simon’s Tree Doug and Max have sucessfully found Simon’s tree, they […]
