Tore-Aviemore 45mph motorcycle Protest.AVI

25th September
Action Now! EU Hands Off Biking

I would like to apologise for the quality of the vid unfortunately you get 1 shot at something live and thats your donald.Thanx for the waves and toots from you all you know who you are happy Biking.

Text Extracted from http://www.thebikerguide.co.uk/bikerrallies.html

There's a raft of issues emanating from Europe that will have a profound effect on riders and the motorcycle industry generally and we must stand up. Some of them are driven by the EU Commission, like the new Type Approval and Market Surveillance Regulation that will see the introduction of compulsory ABS, the sealing of powertrains from airbox to the diameter and aspect ratio of the rear tyre, restrictions on the aftermarket industry, possible roadside checks by police or other Gov agencies to inspect emissions or for owner 'tuning' and more.

There's EU funded development of electronics to control and govern speeds either through warning systems or actual throttle control and the plans in Ireland for compulsory, full sleeve day-glo jackets for riders and pillions.

As with France, where reflective/day-glo clothing is being debated, the onus should not be on the victim. Will insurance companies start saying that because we weren't dressed in day-glo it's our own fault that an inattentive driver drove into us? France also wants to ban bikes over 7 years old from urban areas for environmental reasons! Their congestion is already terrible and putting more riders into cars that pollute terribly when they are stationary, is bonkers.

On the 25th September you can make your voice heard. Starting from service areas across the country, we all ride at 1pm, 45mph, using the inside lanes and disperse 20 minutes later. Negotiations are ongoing and as citizens we must be considered.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Tore
• Aviemore
• 45MPH
• Bike
• Protest

[Happyevs]

Yeh! mate it was nice to be part of it im lucky it was a 5 min walk from my house to the Interchange -I Noticed if you click SHOW MORE Thats where i added the details & as for the vid if they all do it again next sunday i will try capture it better lol

[pitcorthie53]

36 year old bike at 2.41, still going strongly despite any meddling from the EU. Well worth the journey. I was impressed by the turn out and the well behaved riding.

We must not let legislation of this sort go ahead by people who do not understand fully what they legislate, nor what losses there will be, or what liberties lost.

[sambekka]

Good number of bikes but as with the A90 protest the bikes were spread out too far.

Next time it should be both lanes and really make an impact.

[DeHaviLand11]

Yay, thats me at 4;06 on the outside of the lane, dressed in matte black dayglo!!

[dayvai]

nice. me and a mate went to m8/m9 services in stirling scotland and thre was quite a few there as well unfortunately i coouldnt ride on mway as im a learner but me an ma mate headed on the a roads back to kinross to see if anyone was returning back there, only saw a couple o bikes but 1 of them told us there was at least 1000 bikers earlier nice result and was glad to be a small part of it :)