Loud pipes save lives: fake or fact?

For some motorcyclists noise is a source of pleasure, for others it is a guarantee of safety, stating that ‘loud pipes save lives’. Motorcycle journalist Chloé Gaillard has a different opinion. Ah, noise… An old debate among riders. And more and more, when it is excessive, a significant nuisance for other

French motorcyclists: wearing a mask inside a helmet is useless

The French motorcyclists' organization FFMC wants an exemption for motorcyclists from the obligation to wear a mask, which they say is useless and dangerous. Since Friday August 28 wearing a mask has become compulsory throughout Paris and in the inner suburbs. Motorcyclists and scooter riders must also comply with this obligation. Wearing

Success: MotoADN creates the largest motorcycle parking lot in Romania

Good news for the Romanian motorcycle community: Romania's largest shopping mall, now has 30 free parking spaces for motorcycles. Thanks to motorcyclists' organization MotoADN the capital Bucharest now has the largest motorcycle parking lot in Romania. MotoADN - a member of FEMA - launched this project to support motorcycle and scooter

Cyprus police bans bikes on certain roads to control noise pollution

Motorcyclists on Cyprus do not accept the ban on bikes and quads that the police implemented on certain roads to control ‘noise pollution’. On 13 August 2020 the deputy chief of the Cyprus police issued a decree banning the use of motorcycles above 125cc in certain areas at specific dates and

The IMA demands inclusion of motorcycles in Irish transport policy

FEMA member The Irish Motorcyclist’s Association (IMA) is calling on the Government to take three simple actions to help motorcyclists play a fair role in the post-lockdown transport restart. They have started a letter writing campaign. The 'Three Demands' letter writing campaign is to gain traction in relation to two-wheelers as

New speed limits for motorcycles in Dolomites.

Our Italian member Comitato Coordinamento Motociclisti  (CCM) let us know that after the sound restrictions for motorcycles in Tyrol now also in Trentino the provincial government has taken measures. Tourists going to the Dolomites will have to be extra careful this year. The provincial government of Trentino (Italy) has established a

Round-table discussion of German motorcyclists with federal transport minister

Biker Union e.V. reports on the round table discussion of motorcyclists’ associations Biker Union e.V. (BU) and Bundesverband der Motorradfahrer e.V. (BVDM), both FEMA members, with the German Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer on 21 July 2020. Biker Union states that it is committed to make the debate on motorcycle

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