United Kingdom - Decarbonisation: MCIA and NMC to Work Together on Industry and Government Action Plan The Motor Cycle Industry Association and the National Motorcyclists Council have announced today that they have agreed to, "Work together as the joint action plan for government and industry on zero emission motorcycles and other L-Category machines develops." "The NMC and its individual members will work with the MCIA as part of the ‘UK Motorcycling’ forum which has been set up by the MCIA as part of the industry’s commitment to create a formal L-Category community … [Read more...]
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2022
Global - It has been a couple of years since we last highlighted - The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride - since 2019 to be precise. While COVID 19 knocked us for a six in 2020 and in 2021 we sort of just stopped, both those years The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride took place in different and normal formats and in 2022 the ride just keeps going. So catching up and if you haven't heard of the The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride here is a recap from The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride themselves! The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride "On Sunday, May 22nd, 2022, The … [Read more...]
Ukraine It Has To Do With Us!
Ukraine – What can we say about the war and invasion that is happening right now in Ukraine? Should we give our thoughts and feeling as motorcyclists and as Motorcycle Minds – what has it got to do with us? Well yes, we should give our thoughts, even though we haven't commented on other wars and disasters, man made or not, this time it appears to be different and it is not because of social media 24 hour news repeats showing the death and destruction. As motorcycling commentators, we didn’t believe it to be our remit to write about the conflicts in the Middle East nor … [Read more...]
Vintage Motor Cycle Club – NMC
United Kingdom - The NMC has just announced that the Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC) has joined the National Motorcycle Council (NMC) - the NMC says that, "The motorcyclists lobby significantly strengthened by the new partnership." The full announcement is as follows: The NMC is today delighted to welcome the Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC) to the NMC’s growing partnership of motorcyclists and trade representative organisations. Backed by 13,500 members, the VMCC is the world’s largest Vintage & Classic motorcycle Clubs, with 81 regional sections and five … [Read more...]
Clear and Present Danger on Rural Roads
United Kingdom - The Land Access and Recreation Association, the National Motorcyclists Council and global adventure traveller Charley Boorman have joined forces to call on motorcycle riders and drivers to oppose moves to ban motorised vehicles from unsealed and minor tarmac roads as they warn of a - Clear and Present Danger to Motoring and Motorcycling on Rural Roads Here in Portugal, where we are based, there is a freedom with little restriction to ride on unsealed and minor tarmac roads, most of these being gravel tracks of differing difficulties. In fact these … [Read more...]
ACEM – Freedom On Two Wheels
Europe - The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) who represent the manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe launched recently a position paper regarding - Motorcycle leisure, tourism, sports and related activities. ACEM say that, "Motorcycles are not only used to commute to and around urban areas prone to heavy traffic, but also for leisure and tourism purposes. In this context, motorcycles are typically used for short trips on the weekend, to visit scenic places, or long- distance … [Read more...]
The Next Steps For Motorcycling
United Kingdom - Today the UK's National Motorcycle Council (NMC) has published today its Motorcycling and the Future of Transport Policy 2022 (pdf 1.74mb) document as a major new contribution to the discussion motorcycling’s developing role in society and transport, whilst presenting how motorcycling can contribute to the Government’s aim to ‘Build Back Better’ in relation to transport policy in the post pandemic era. The NMC say that, "The new policy paper ‘Motorcycling and the Future of Transport Policy’ sets out in a concise format the policies that will work to the … [Read more...]
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