Update on the Big Debate 21st October 2012 We have updated this original article we reported on as it was published in American-V magazine. The update, the subsequent published text in later issues of American-V magazine, includes a right to reply from the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) to the original article, a reply to […]
Fast Bikes Ruined By Europe?
9th February 2012
In the Spring 2012 issue of FAST BIKES magazine Deputy Editor Simon Roots wrote a article about the regulation proposal for motorcycles the – Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles. The article sets out a “lay” explanation of the regulation proposal from, “the proposal’s original intention of a simplification […]
Regulation Somebody Knows!
3rd February 2012
Malcolm Harbour, MEP and Chairman of the IMCO Committee (IMCO) and Shadow Rapporteur for the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) has sent an update on the latest developments regarding the approval and market surveillance of two or three-wheeled vehicles and quadricycles. The update has been sent out in response to riders, who have been […]
QI – Nobody Knows?
30th January 2012
The “European Parliament Legislative Resolution” is the outcome of the raft of amendments submitted by MEPs to the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles. These amendments were finally voted on in the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) committee on the 5th […]
MEP Jim Nicholson Meets
23rd January 2012
On Friday 20th January 2012 Northern Ireland Conservative and Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson sat down over a cup of coffee with Right To Ride’s Trevor Baird and Elaine Hardy to talk about the proposed European regulation on motorcycles that is at present working its way through Parliament. While talking about the technical issues in the […]
Mystery Solved EN1317-8
17th January 2012
In June last year we reported on the, “Mystery of EN1317-8” concerning the discussions and voting within a CEN (European Committee for Standardization) technical committee for a draft standard of a road restraint protection system for motorcycles (EN1317-8). The committee at that time chose to opt for a Technical Specification, which seemed to cause consternation […]
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
16th January 2012
The February 2012 edition of the Motorcycle Sport & Leisure motorcycle magazine has an article regarding the regulation proposal (ant-tampering laws) that is heading through the European Parliament decision process. Written by Motorcycle Sport & Leisure’s Steve Rose the article headlines with, “Anti-tampering laws: Not much wrong so far – Hmmmm, MSL was heading out […]
The EU Chop Shop
11th January 2012
At the last Motorcycle Working Group Meeting (MCWG) on December 14th 2011, the European Commission presented their views regarding extreme “Chopper” style vehicles which mainly concern national and individual approval purposes. For the UK this would be the Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA). Extreme “Chopper” style brings to mind motorcycles with long forks, stretched frames, […]
PTI – FEMA Petition
10th January 2012
Transport Commissioner acknowledges rider’s petition FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) reports that riders at FEMA received an early Christmas present last year, from the hands of none other than Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas. In an official letter, Mr. Kallas thanked FEMA for handing over 110,000 signatures of […]
Bus Lanes London England
10th January 2012
There is delight in London from riders groups in the UK and the Motorcycle Industry (MCI) regarding Transport for London’s (TFL) recent announcement, on the 21st December 2011, to give motorcyclists permanent access to bus lanes on the majority of the Capital’s red routes from 23 January 2012. BMF The BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation) says, […]
