With the lack of motorcycle test facilities in Wales meaning that motorcyclists taking tests are at an all time low, MP for Ceredigion, Mark Williams, last week met with the Chief Exec of the DSA. Unsurprisingly the DSA have gone back on their commitment to providing test centres within a reasonable riding distance citing the [...]
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DSA In Denial Over Test Centre Chaos
March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
Tags: dsa test centre fiasco·MAG UK·motorcycle test centres·motorcycle testing·new motorcycle test
Gordon Brown: motorcycle industry important
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
Did you know there is a General Election this year? No, I’m not late catching on, just a bit sceptical about the latest bit of news that has found it’s way to my desktop. The House of Commons heard Gordon Brown announce yesterday “it is important that we have a strong motorcycling industry in this [...]
Tags: MAG·MAG UK·MCI·MCIA·motorcycle industry·riders are voters
Hi Viz Motorcycle Gear – Is That The Answer?
February 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Joolz says....
There has been a bit of a hoohar lately because certain police forces – Sussex, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire – have started offering advice to motorcyclists on how to be better seen and to this end two out of the three of them are handing out hi-viz motorcycle gear. The justification for handing out this gear [...]
Tags: dayglo motorcycle clothing·hi viz motorcycle clothing·hi viz motorcycle gear·MAG UK·mag uk org
Maria Costello MBE
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
A huge pat on the back to Maria Costello, motorcycle racer and first woman to be on the podium at both the Isle of Man TT and the Manx GP, who received her MBE from Prince Charles this week. Due to the traffic congestion, and in true style, she had to swap from car to [...]
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Motorcycle Action Group Is 35 Years Old
September 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorcycle News, Riders Rights
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) were formed in 1973 and therefore in 2008 they have been spending 35 years defending rider’s rights, more specifically defending all of our rights to ride what we like and how we like with the minimum of government intervention. For a still largely voluntary organisation, that is some record and [...]
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