We have been looking back at some of our discussions regarding the proposed EU Regulation and found some interesting communications/questions and answers. We leave you to make your mind up on these, some of which go back to early 2009. In response to the European Commission it doesn’t really get any better than our initial […]
Opposed to Anti-Tampering
18th May 2012
The British Motorcyclists Federation (bmf) reports that the UK Government is still opposed to anti-tampering. The UK government reaffirmed in parliament yesterday that there is no evidence to support anti-tampering controls on larger motorcycles and therefore they are opposed to it. With the trialogue discussions between the EU parliament, European Council of Ministers and the […]
Brief Exposé
17th May 2012
Riders who have been writing recently to their MEPs regarding the proposal for new regulation for motorcycles (Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) should have received a reply. The in-depth briefing for MEPs constituents and you the rider, put together by UK MEP Malcolm Harbour and Chair of the […]
Malcolm in the Middle
16th May 2012
A “high level” meeting took place in Brussels on the 15th May between the European Parliament’s negotiating team led by Chairman of the IMCO Committee Malcolm Harbour (MEP), the Danish Presidency of the EU Council of Member State Governments, and the European Commission, to thrash out the various positions and amendments to the proposed regulation […]
ACEM Workshop Regulation
27th April 2012
ACEM Workshop on type-approval regulation New legislation’s entry into force from 1 January 2014 prompted manufacturers to invite European Council representatives to delve into details of technical aspects On the 10th of April ACEM, the European Motorcycle Industry Association, invited officials from all European Ministries of Transport for an informal exchange of views on the […]
Hullabaloo
24th April 2012
A few weeks on from the reporting in Motor Cycle News, 100% Biker and Back Street Heroes, and on social networks, the claim of the banning of long forks and chopper style motorcycles across the EU seems to have waned. All the “Hullabaloo” started when a presentation by the European Commission (EC) to the Working […]
BMF Briefs In Brussels
17th April 2012
On the 13th April the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) published an article regarding the currently proposed motorcycle-specific EU Type Approval regulations. At Right To Ride we welcome this article based on good basic lobbying, easily laid out to read and understand. The article also links to their full briefing and position on Type Approval. The […]
