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French Reflective Travels

26th July 2017 by Motorcycleminds 9 Comments

Update: 2nd December 2017 - On advice from FFMC the French Riders group, FEMA Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations has updated its website advice on Foreigners not having to wear reflective stickers on their helmets to - “As a foreigner, you have to wear reflective stickers on your helmet, just like the French.” see more in the comments below. Europe – France – The Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) has highlighted its “Riding Abroad” website page which offers information on differing laws and regulation that differ from country to … [Read more...]

We Ride London – Tea Hut To Tea Hut

10th July 2017 by Motorcycleminds 1 Comment

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London – On Sunday 16 July 2017, We Ride London is holding its first weekend awareness ride in London, riding from the Epping Forest Tea Hut to the Blackheath Tea Hut. We Ride London Is Campaigning To Stop Motorcycles And Scooters being Driven Off The Capital’s Roads We Ride London is an unaffiliated and inclusive campaign acting as the main lobby and pressure group for grass-root riders of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds in London. It is also supporting the hundreds of small businesses that will be significantly impacted by some of the changes proposed by City Hall, … [Read more...]

Ride To Work – It’s International

19th June 2017 by Motorcycleminds Leave a Comment

Global - Today is international Ride to Work day, although by the time you are reading this you may be preparing to ride home from work or you may have missed the day entirely. Don't panic, if you are in the UK there is the "Ride to Work Week", initiated by the Motorcycle Industry Association, so you have four normal working days left. For those that bike to work or commute regularly, you will already know the benefits and the disadvantages that this brings, while being congestion beating you will still be riding in congested traffic but with the ability to filter - … [Read more...]

The Retiring War Horse

16th June 2017 by Motorcycleminds Leave a Comment

Norway - Earlier this year, at their annual meeting, the rider group - The Swedish Motorcyclists Association (SMC)  - awarded Morten Hansen from the Norsk Motorcykkel Union (NMCU) with honorary membership for his cooperation with SMC, for his  success in promoting motorcyclists in traffic policy issues and his upcoming retirement. We had the privilege of knowing Morten through our past life at the Motorcycle Action Group and at FEMA (Federation Of European Motorcyclists Associations) and with continued dialogue as Right To Ride then Motorcycle Minds. He is someone we … [Read more...]

Protective Clothing – What’s New!

7th June 2017 by Motorcycleminds Leave a Comment

Europe - FIM Europe -  In an interview taken from the FIM Europe website John Chatterton-Ross, Director of Public Affairs - FIM Europe explains, with changes to European law coming next year, what is new regarding new developments in motorcycle protective clothing for street riders. FIM Europe - can you give more detail on this subject and explain what all this news about “PPE” means? “Yes. PPE – Personal Protective Equipment.  It means protective equipment that we wear or use to keep us safe from injury. Human Protective Equipment might have been a better name… … [Read more...]

2017 FIM Awards

11th May 2017 by Motorcycleminds Leave a Comment

Global - 2017 FIM Awards - Help the FIM find the winners -  The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is pleased to call for nominations for its annual FIM Awards to recognise and show its appreciation for those who have significantly contributed in different fields of motorcycling. Of greater interest to us at Motorcycle Minds is the FIM award for Road Safety which we followed closely last year. Our favourite nomination then, although not the 2016 winner was SKIDBIKE  a technological and practical motorcycling training aid – described as a “Disruptive Training … [Read more...]

We Ride London – Awareness Ride

4th April 2017 by Motorcycleminds 1 Comment

London - in November 2016 we reported on the launch of "We Ride London" as the lead group to drive fair changes and improvements to the way transport policies from Transport for London and the Mayor’s office treat powered two-wheeled vehicles (motorcycles and scooters). The inclusive campaign group representing grass roots riders of motorcycles & scooters in London is holding its first "We Ride London - Awareness Ride" this Thursday April 6th between 1PM and 4PM, meandering from Regents Park to City Hall via a number of London landmarks. There is no membership of … [Read more...]

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Europe - The Motorrijdersactiegroep MAG (MAG Netherlands) where lining up to go to Brussels regarding the mandatory Road Worthiness Testing proposals by the European Commission that would effect them!

They state: "We were in the starting blocks to drive to Brussels in April for a massive APK protest - but now the Transport Council has spoken out against the plans of the European Commission."

"The most important part of that statement is that the current exceptional measure for a mandatory motorcycle inspection remains: member states may - subject to conditions - therefore continue to abstain from a motorcycle APK."

"Of course, that also applies to the Netherlands: our government doesn't want such an inspection at all."

"On the above news, everyone cheers that the inspection here is definitively done, but an agreement has yet to be reached."

"So don't celebrate too early. But as one of our European experts noted with an extremely British wink: "It's good to know that Europe (the commission, the parliament, etc.) doesn't like to engage in unimportant matters. And it's certainly good to know that motorcyclists are insignificant. "

"So we have good hope. Our planned ride will remain a planned ride until then."We stonden in de startblokken om in april voor een massale APK-protestrit naar Brussel te rijden - maar nu heeft de Transportraad zich tegen de plannen van de Europese Commissie uitgesproken. Belangrijkste onderdeel van die uitspraak is dat de Transportraad wil dat de huidige uitzonderingsmaatregel voor een verplichte motorkeuring behouden blijft: lidstaten mogen dan - onder voorwaarden - dus van een motor-APK blijven afzien. Dat geldt natuurlijk ook voor Nederland: onze overheid wil zo'n keuring helemaal niet.

Op bovenstaand nieuws juichte de motorpers dat de keuring hier definitief van de baan is, maar er moet nog wel een akkoord bereikt worden. Niet te vroeg feestvieren dus. Maar zoals een van onze Europa-deskundigen al met een uiterst Britse knipoog opmerkte: "Het is goed om te weten dat de Europa (de commissie, het parlement, enzovoort) niet graag met onbelangrijke zaken bezig is. En het is zeker ook goed om te weten dat motorrijders onbelangrijk zijn." We hebben dus goede hoop. Onze geplande rit blijft tot die tijd nog een geplande rit.
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Europe - That's not the UK - the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations - "EU Council: ‘No mandatory inspections for motorcycles’" Full story from FEMA, its member organisations, which includes the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme FIM.

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