QI – Nobody Knows?

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 […]

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MEP Jim Nicholson Meets

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 […]

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Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

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 […]

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The EU Chop Shop

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, […]

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EU BANS Bikes?

A couple of months back, we at Right To Ride wrote to José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission regarding the European Commission’s proposal – Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles. At that time the European Commission’s proposal was being discussed within the IMCO Internal Market and Consumer […]

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Switching Off ABS

The switch for ABS (Advanced Braking Systems) on motorcycles will be optional according to the latest information from the European Commission. At this stage the proposal requires the mandatory fitting of ABS (Antilock Braking Systems and Combined Braking Systems (CBS) to new motorcycles by manufacturers after 2016. After the European Commission Motor Cycle Working Group […]

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ETRA Welcomes & Regrets

ETRA the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association reports on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee of the European Parliament vote on the  draft report on the review of the type-approval and market surveillance of two- and three wheelers and quadricycles on the 5th December. ETRA welcomes the IMCO Report that has taken into account […]

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