“Motorcycling Matters” at the 9th ACEM – The Motorcycle Industry in Europe – Conference. The conference taking place in Brussels – Belgium on Tuesday 22nd January 2013 from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM headlines with: “Motorcycling Matters” with Mobility, Tourism, Sports: Contributing to EU Policy Goals. Although motorcycling has had specific issues to deal with […]
Intermot 2012
5th October 2012
At Right To Ride we are just returning overland from our presentation and attendance at the IFZ Conference in Cologne Germany and our attendance at the FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) European Motorcycle Conference, also at Cologne. Both the conference and forum took place alongside the motorcycle show Intermot. We were able to attend […]
EU Demos Abound
23rd September 2012
Numerous European demos were held this weekend and last week with the events taking place across France including at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Other major demos took place in Belgium outside the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. A demo run was also organised by MAG Netherlands in co-ordination with MAG Belgium with […]
Pointless & Angry RWT Demos
9th September 2012
Like a bus you wait for one to come along and then two demonstrations on RWT (Road Worthiness Testing) arrive one after the other. The “No Con Test” Demo Ride is being organised by MAG Ireland, takes place in Dublin on 22nd September and ask riders to join the run to show your feelings on […]
Sustainable 2Wheels
5th September 2012
ETRA (European Twowheel Retailers’ Association) and ACEM (the Motorcycle Industry in Europe) have organised the ‘Sustainable 2Wheels’ event for Tuesday 18th of September 2012 on the esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels, from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. The event is aimed at showing decision-makers and their staff in the European Parliament, Commission, Council […]
Conference Call
24th August 2012
During the months of September and October Right To Ride will be travelling from our base in Northern Ireland to attend motorcycle conferences in Germany. In April 2012 Right To Ride’s Elaine Hardy published the “Northern Ireland Motorcycle Fatality Report 2012″ which is an in-depth study of 39 cases relating to 41 motorcycle fatalities in […]
Supporting Brussels Protest
30th July 2012
On July 13th, 2012 the European Commission announced a proposal for a Regulation Of The European Parliament and Of The Council on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers. As a response to this proposal, riders from three European countries that do not have road worthiness testing (RWT) are up in arms and […]
