First published in DURO RIDER Gazette - About four years ago, I was milling around at the end of a demonstration run against proposals from the European Commission that supposedly would have rung the death knell for motorcycling and customising – the freedom of choice to modify and change your motorcycle. I asked a rider who I knew had been involved in “rider’s rights”, what we were demonstrating against on that occasion. His reply, paraphrasing the retail slogan of “you name it we’ve got it” was, “you name it, we’re protesting against it”. Perhaps that rider may not … [Read more...]
The Brexit Bike
First published in DURO RIDER Gazette Europe - From the recent referendum results on the UK leaving Europe it seems that motorcycling did not feature in an “in” or “out” option for leaving the EU. Indeed why should it be? There were more important issues to be kicked around like a ball betwixt the politicians, the press and the general public. Not so much a six yard box melee or in a scrum, but more like a collective dash to scramble on to trucks and trains at Calais, which has been an underlying current for a lot of people. The Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) … [Read more...]
DURO RIDER Gazette
At Motorcycle Minds we love a good "motorcycling" read and DURO RIDER Gazette is now one of those great reads on our list of continued monthly reading. DURO RIDER Gazette is a new concept in motorcycle magazine publishing that is biased towards showcasing the creative aspects of the motorcycle world and highlighting lifestyles and life stories from with the biking community. The online monthly magazine is available directly from www.durorider.com with regular features that include motorcycle builders, artists, writers, performers, motorcycling issues and lifestyles with … [Read more...]
