The 6th International Phoenix Rally, at Hovezi,
Czech Republic. 5th to 9th July. About
800 miles from Zeebrugge. Camping.
The ferry from Rosyth seems to be £700 for 2, half
that for Hull – both with cabin. Newcastle
may be a better deal.
It’s your last chance to join the Polar Bear run to the North Cape in Norway!!!!
So far we have 2 "definites" and 2 "maybes".
Leaving Newcastle on 17 June and returning on 3 July (this may vary by a week)
The plan; so far; is to travel up thro Norway, through Finland into Sweden and
back down to Norway again. Approximately 3500 miles.
We are planning to use Hostels (pre- booked)
The ferry will cost about £190 each.
Accommodation will be £15/night (approximate)
Drink about £6/pint!!
Anyone interested should contact David Wotherspoon immediately (01290 423983).
Once it's booked others will be welcome to join us but they will have to make
their own arrangements.
Orkney Bike Club runs the Ravin Mad Rally.
The 2005 event will be held on the 8-10 April on the Mainland (of Orkney) near
a village called Twatt!!!
This is a camping event.
There will be the usual rally activities plus the opportunity to see Orkney.
There are currently 3 club members attending.
Costs £10 if pre-booked or £15 at the event.
Cheques should be made payable to O.B.C.
and sent with a SAE to:
Sam and Helen
37 Hamnavoe
Stromness
Orkney KW16 3JQ
New Motorcycle Shop
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All brands of tyres at rock bottom prices.
Kids 4 stroke bikes and a selection of road
bikes in stock.
All major brands of clothing and accessories
for every bikers needs.
Plus, all service parts for on road and off
road machines.
Tyre fitting and servicing also available.
Open 7 days
Unit 4,
Furnace Road
Muirkirk
01290 66155
North West 200
It looks like the North West 200 (which is becoming a week event) and the
British Superbike championship meeting at Mondello Park could switch weekends
next year. With the North West 200 being held on Saturday 21st May with the
Tuesday night practice session being held two days after the Mondello Park
meeting 15th.
For sale
Honda Blackbird, 2002 Model, Blue, Mileage
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Law
enforcement
As travelling
at a speed in excess of the posted limit accounts for about 4% of the
fatalities on UK roads and the use of mobile and fixed cameras only targets
vehicles travelling above these limits the BMF calls for more traffic police to
be put on the roads. After all 17% of the fatalities are due to inattention
which cannot be detected by a camera. More visible policing would also reduce
the level of dangerous driving, unroadworthy vehicles etc.
BMF Training weekend
for clubs
As agreed at the
Clubs Forum we are preparing to have a training weekend for all of the BMF
affiliated clubs represented in Scotland. We are proposing to hold the event at
the end of November (probably the weekend of the 20th) in the Royal Dunkeld
Hotel in Dunkeld after the NEC show etc. to ensure that the best people from
the BMF are available to carry out the training.
Initially it is
proposed that the training would be held on the Saturday afternoon and Sunday
morning with topics covering -dealing with the media, dealing with politicians,
information sources and assistance available etc.
New TRL607 study summary
The objective of the study was to
find out what causes motorcyclist accidents and casualties.
A questionnaire was sent to 30,000
motorcyclists.
My version of the findings
is:
This presents a challenging problem
for road safety.
Recommendations
1 Young, inexperienced riders
should continue to be a target group, they are at particularly high risk and
they can be reached by the training/testing/licensing system.
2 It might be worthwhile for the advanced motorcycling
organisations to promote a careful, safe, responsible riding style, possibly
emphasise competence, wisdom and safety rather than excitement, 'progress' and
speed.
3 Rider and driver training should
focus on control skill, but also improve insight into risk and
self-limitations.
4 Riders should be made aware of
the risks. They might modify their riding behaviour or take-up further training.
Helicopter plan to thwart bikers
Police are to use a helicopter to track
speeding motorcyclists in and around Argyll following an increase in deaths
among bikers in the area.
Strathclyde Police confirmed its air support unit would cover accident black
spot roads on the A82 and the A85.
A spokesman said the helicopter would be used where it was difficult and
dangerous for road patrols to take part in high-speed chases.
Since April, four of the five people killed on Argyll roads were bikers.
Inspector David Sutherland, of Strathclyde's road policing department, said the
helicopter was only one of a number of tools Strathclyde and neighbouring
forces in central and northern Scotland were using on busy summer roads.
He said officers stopped a motorcyclist travelling at speeds up to 100mph in a
60mph zone on Monday.
The roads of Argyll have featured extensively in national motorcycle magazines.
Inspector Sutherland, a biker himself, said the majority or riders were safe
and sensible.
However, he added that some road users seemed to think they were "beyond
the law".