EU Proposals – Your Thoughts! Demos and protests took place on Sunday 25th September, against proposed EU Legislation regarding motorcycles. Have you heard – that you won’t be able to service your bike at home? Have you heard – that you won’t even be able to change the handlebars? Have you heard – that you […]
FEMA Type Approval Insights
23rd September 2011
The Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations – FEMA gives an insight from inside the Motorcycle Working Group Meeting (MCWG) held in Brussels on Friday 16th September. Our own report – Moving The Goal Posts – Click Here – says, when we similarly reported that: “We have to agree with ACEM – at the MCWG meeting […]
ACEM & FIM Co-operation
23rd September 2011
ACEM & FIM pledge to strengthen co-operation Motorcycling to benefit from common strategy in sport, leisure and mobility Brussels, Geneva 23 September 2011 – ACEM and FIM identified matters such as sport, leisure and mobility on which to increase joint actions for the benefit of motorcycling. During a meeting that took place on 15 September […]
IAM Compulsory ABS
22nd September 2011
Road Safety GB reports that the IAM is backing mandatory ABS contained in proposed European Commission regulations and want the introduction brought forward by two years. IAM backs motorcycle ABS proposals 21st September 2011 The IAM is supporting calls to make anti-lock braking systems (ABS) compulsory on all new motorcycles more than 125cc by 2015. […]
EU Demos NI
21st September 2011
Northern Ireland Motorcycle Protests Against Against EU Legislation On September 25th These protests are organised and co-ordinated by the Motorcycle Action Group UK Right To Ride is not responsible for these protests. Why Protest? Our Facts at Right To Ride! Because the European Commission wants to introduce: Mandatory Advanced Braking Systems on all new bikes […]
IMCO Vote Postponed
20th September 2011
IMCO Vote Postponed to November 22nd Hot off the press! We have just received information from the office of Malcolm Harbour, Chairman of the IMCO Committee and Shadow Rapporteur for the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), that the vote regarding the amendments in the IMCO has been postponed. The vote regarding amendments tabled to […]
Regulation UK Briefs
15th September 2011
The UK Government through the office of Malcolm Harbour, Chairman of the IMCO Committee and Shadow Rapporteur for the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) has sent to Right To Ride to publish a briefing for UK MEPs regarding the amendments in the EU Proposed Regulation on the Type Approval of 2 and 3 Wheeled […]
EU Meeting & Withdrawals
14th September 2011
This Friday 16th September a meeting of the Motorcycle Working Group (MCWG)/MVEG (Motor Vehicle Emissions Group on motorcycles) will take place in Brussels. This will be to discuss mainly the status of the Commission proposal for a Regulation (codecision act) of Council and Parliament on type-approval and market surveillance of L-category vehicles which includes motorcycles. […]
MAG Ireland Regulations Demos
13th September 2011
MAG Ireland has posted up a link to Right To Ride’s article on EU regulations “Wheat From The Chaff” pointing out, “that there is some misunderstanding surrounding the EU proposals.” Comments from MAG Ireland: For example, as MAG Ireland has previously pointed out, there is no EU proposal to ban bikes over seven years old […]
French Riders Protest
13th September 2011
French bikers protest again en masse against internal proposals by their government. Report from UK France bikers.com France: A tsunami of angry bikers cause chaos again! by UK France bikers on September 11, 2011 For the third time this year, France has been the scene of enormous demonstrations this weekend, where thousands upon thousands of […]
