Sachs is Saved - Management Buy Out Secures the Future of Germany’s Oldest Motorcycle Manufacturer
Its great to hear that Sachs has been saved by a management buy-out!
Ride safe.
Jon Booth
webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Friday, November 3, 2006
More unwelcome anti-bike legislation!
Off-Road Registration: ‘Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut,’ says MRA
So the government thinks that making every bike have a registration plate whether its used on road or off-road will combat the illegal use of mini and toy bikes on public roads.
I think all it will do is penalise those biker who use their bikes legitimately off-road, adding more cost and red tape. Those who ride mini bikes illegally will continue to do so!
What we need is more community policing to catch the people who ride such bikes illegally, not more legislation which just makes it harder for the law abiding biker.
Ride safe!
Jon Booth
webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
So the government thinks that making every bike have a registration plate whether its used on road or off-road will combat the illegal use of mini and toy bikes on public roads.
I think all it will do is penalise those biker who use their bikes legitimately off-road, adding more cost and red tape. Those who ride mini bikes illegally will continue to do so!
What we need is more community policing to catch the people who ride such bikes illegally, not more legislation which just makes it harder for the law abiding biker.
Ride safe!
Jon Booth
webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Thursday, November 2, 2006
Police (former) join MAG
Former Police Chief Joins Biker Campaign Group
Well not actually, but yesterday MAG (The Motorcycle action Group) announced the appointment of David Short, the former Chief Superintendent of Police for North Yorkshire to lead MAG's political campaigns in the UK.
It's fantatsic for all concerned with motorcycling that MAG has had the foresight to secure the services of David Short who is a passionate biker as well as being a former senior police officer. Lets hope that with David Shorts influence through MAG we start to get some really positive steps forward on the political scene that promote the many benefits of motorcycling; rather than the somewhat anti-biking political agenda currently prevailing in this country!
Ride safe.
Jon Booth
webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
BMF welcomes call for more Road Policing
Roads Policing – The Good the Bad and the Unacceptable
Yesterday the BMF publicised its response to the House of Commons Transport Select Committe report entitled ‘Roads Policing and Technology: Getting the Right Balance’
Its good to see the BMF speaking out strongly about this critical issue and pointing out "that the preoccupation with the enforcement of speed limits is detracting from dealing with poor standards of driving".
My view is that speed in itself does not kill, its driver error or poor judgement founded upon poor driving standards that causes accidents. Yes, speed may well make the outcome of an accident worse, buts its driving standards the Goverment should be concentrating on, to avoid accidents happening in the first place.
More road policing, with officers on the roads who can offer objective advice to drivers and riders when needed, with prosecution if necessary, will it seems to me have more effect than a speeding ticket arriving by post, which is seen by many as just a cynical revenue raising exercise.
Just imagine how much driving standards could be raised nationally if the money spent on speed cameras was funnelled into better rider and driver training with more traffic officers on our roads.
Ride safe.
Jon Booth
webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Yesterday the BMF publicised its response to the House of Commons Transport Select Committe report entitled ‘Roads Policing and Technology: Getting the Right Balance’
Its good to see the BMF speaking out strongly about this critical issue and pointing out "that the preoccupation with the enforcement of speed limits is detracting from dealing with poor standards of driving".
My view is that speed in itself does not kill, its driver error or poor judgement founded upon poor driving standards that causes accidents. Yes, speed may well make the outcome of an accident worse, buts its driving standards the Goverment should be concentrating on, to avoid accidents happening in the first place.
More road policing, with officers on the roads who can offer objective advice to drivers and riders when needed, with prosecution if necessary, will it seems to me have more effect than a speeding ticket arriving by post, which is seen by many as just a cynical revenue raising exercise.
Just imagine how much driving standards could be raised nationally if the money spent on speed cameras was funnelled into better rider and driver training with more traffic officers on our roads.
Ride safe.
Jon Booth
webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Toseland rides MotoGP Bike!
Toseland and Charpentier try out Hayden's Honda
Well yes James Toseland has got to ride a MotoGP bike. He was invited by Honda HRC to ride Nicky Hayden's MotoGP bike on Monday this week after the Valencia race, along with World Supersport Champion Sebastien Charpentier, both of Team Winston Honda Ten Kate.
However James Toseland has made it be know he wishes to ride in MotoGP and when I was at the Honda Press Conference last Thursday at the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show at the Birmingham NEC, he again reiterated his desire to ride in MotoGP. He suggested in part, his remaining in the World Superbike Championship this year is because neogitaions for team places in World Superbikes are carried out earlier in the year than MotoGP.
So whilst I'm sure many of us will be delighted to continue to see James Toseland compete in the World Superbike Championship for 2007, it could be his last year in this Championship before a move up to Moto GP in 2008.
Ride safe!
Jon Booth
webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Well yes James Toseland has got to ride a MotoGP bike. He was invited by Honda HRC to ride Nicky Hayden's MotoGP bike on Monday this week after the Valencia race, along with World Supersport Champion Sebastien Charpentier, both of Team Winston Honda Ten Kate.
However James Toseland has made it be know he wishes to ride in MotoGP and when I was at the Honda Press Conference last Thursday at the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show at the Birmingham NEC, he again reiterated his desire to ride in MotoGP. He suggested in part, his remaining in the World Superbike Championship this year is because neogitaions for team places in World Superbikes are carried out earlier in the year than MotoGP.
So whilst I'm sure many of us will be delighted to continue to see James Toseland compete in the World Superbike Championship for 2007, it could be his last year in this Championship before a move up to Moto GP in 2008.
Ride safe!
Jon Booth
webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
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