On the 25 th of September theres a ride out to protest against the new EU reggs on bikes no aftermarket stuff to be added ie exhuast's rear set.s no bikes over seven years old to be allowed in town centres no street fighters no custom bikes on the 25th September they MAG are asking people to meet at they nearest transport cafe and at 1 o clock leave to the motorways and ride at 45 to 50 miles an hour please repost this as they are voting on it in the EU Parliament in October if it goes through our Parliament will have no say in the matter and all the people in aftermarket bike parts shops will be out of there jobs, no changing the brakes, oil or filters or plugs yourself, it will become illegal!                                                                                                                                                                             

Are MAG involved in this protest?                                                                                                                                                                              

Hey Celtic, have ya got a link to where people are meeting??? I know you say transport cafes but more info would be good. Cheers.                                                                                                                                                                             

Sounds like scaremongering . Banning changing your plugs ??                                                                                                                                                                               

I remember the authorities trying that one with cars in the early 90's. They suggested sealing the bonnets so the owner couldn't maintain their own car. Good point raised, but I think it's scaremongering                                                                                                                                                                             

You can sign the petition here:   epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/...334                                                                                                                                                                             

If your bike has a personalised plate how will they know how old it is ???   Sounds like the usual kind of scaremongering but i will take a look and check for myself me thinks, forwarned is forearmed as they say                                                                                                                                                                              

This was posted on another forum and relates to the M4 through South Wales.

Given everything emanating from Europe at the minute, both as legislation directed at British bikers and as possible threats, like compulsory day-glo, many riders want to act, stand up and say ‘listen to us and our industry’.

The Type Approval Regulation that is working its way through the legislative process at the minute and is at committee stage and amendments are being discussed. Some of these are good, the Chairman of the committee, Malcolm Harbour is prepared to listen to us and has tabled some good amendments, but at the same time, under pressure from the ABS industry, German MEPs have tabled amendments to fit ABS to everything from 50cc mopeds up, which will add so much to the cost of commuter bikes that there’ll be no reason at all to own one. Others wish to include all dirt bikes as well, trial and enduro, while a French MEP wishes to see road-side stop and check powers given to police or gov agencies to check we haven’t tampered with ANY part of power train, from air filter to rear tyre size, as well as checking our emissions.

Luckily our own Dept for Transport is concerned that there have been no impact assessments carried out on the effect all this legislation will have on consumers and the aftermarket industry, so we have the ears of them as well. Not wholly sympathetic, but they are listening to our man Nich Brown who’s been meeting them. Then there’s the crazy ban on bikes over 7 years old from cities in France and the dreaded day-glo/reflective clothing requirement, which is also proposed in Ireland, but the Irish want full sleeve dayglo jackets for riders and pillions! (including not being able to wear a rucksack if it obscures the dayglo!)

ENOUGH!

All this crap is strangling motorcycling, so it’s our duty to highlight this and what better way than to strangle the nation’s arteries, it’s motorways and dual carriageways?

Here’s the plan for Flash Mob Motorway Mayhem.

September 25th is a Sunday. It’s a week before the IMCO Committee vote on all their final amendments.  We want to show that we are mature, and while still in political negotiations, have chosen a Sunday for our FIRST event, not a week day. Gathering from noon at selected service areas, we roll at 1pm, all over the country at exactly the same time.

If it’s a 3 lane carriageway we use 1 or 2 and ride at a perfectly legal 45-48 mph.  We ride for maybe 15/20 minutes and bugger off, Flash Mob style. Yes, 125s won’t be able to come, but there are dual carriageways everywhere, so possibilities exist everywhere.  We’ve all witnessed the tailbacks that can happen when a truck tries to pass a caravan…

The strength of this is in simultaneous action, so that national radio and press notice and we sidestep local news, though they too will pick up on it.  There will be one central phone number for press contact, so there’s no need to panic!

There will be no roundabouts or traffic lights to split the run. No-one, can take a wrong turning. No overheating engines.  We do not need marshals, just one person with a watch to see when it’s nearly 1pm.

We have the right to peaceful protest. We do not cause congestion as a mode of transport, but there is no reason why we can’t all go for a Sunday ride at a safe and sedate pace. Isn’t that what the Police keep asking us to do?  We won’t be the congestion, all the traffic behind us will be. Anyway, we may choose to only ride a couple of junctions and then turn around and go home the other way…

It’ll only take a couple of hours of our time and we’ll still be home in time for Late Sunday lunch.

This is local, everyone, even Cornwall has a main traffic artery somewhere.  Speak to your local MAG group about organising one near you, why travel?  The MAG website and MCN will be advertising all the start points, ask everyone you know to attend one. What else are you doing on a Sunday?

September 25th. Keep it Free! Direct Action Politics is back!

An event is being organised in Carmarthen - further details to follow.

Scaremongering? When its real and weve acepted it by our inactiction, then what then?
really youd ber suprised at the legeslative BS that passed over the Desks of the ill inofmed only to become part of back door legislations. that all serve to erode our personal freedoms, under the thin veil of protecting ourselves from ourselves. If ever in doubt about a situation, find out  for yourself if it is true. then take action against it, or simply be part of the problem.                                                                                                                                                                              

well said Harleyphernalia we as a nation have been given information like this in the past (not just motorcycle legislation) and the ONLY way to highlight our feelings is to make our voices heard by this kind of action We must all be aware that our voice goes unheard (apparently) sometimes (helmet laws anyone? did a couple of runs on that myself way back then!! but that was never NOT going to pass in the cause of safety) but if we just sit back passively then we only have ourselves to blame WHEN not if legislation like this is foisted upon us by faceless eurocrats who do not have a clue about the extended ramifications of such legislature i.e the extended market for aftersales/service etc
Rant over
just get yourselves out there and be noticed before its too late
besides which its a good reason to get out on the bike as any!!