No mandatory motorcycle inspections in France Member news July 27, 2022July 28, 2022 The French decision to impose a mandatory technical inspection for motorcycles on 1 January 2023 is definitely buried, according to French motorcyclists' organisation FFMC. The wait was long, but it is here: the introduction of the periodical technical inspection for motorcycles is repealed. Understand that the decree of August 2021 imposing
Flanders wants motorcycles tested when sold or after an accident FEMA news December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 As an alternative to mandatory periodical technical inspections of motorcycles, the Flemish government wants a technical inspection to take place when a bike is sold or after it was involved in an accident. Until 1 January 2022, motorcycles with a displacement of more than 125cc are excluded from mandatory periodical technical
French insurer: motorcycle accidents are not caused by technical failures Member news November 11, 2021December 13, 2021 Out of more than 18,000 insurance claims studied over the 2016-2020 period, less than 0.4% of motorcycles were reported as dangerous in the expert's reports, often because of tyres that had reached the tyre’s tread wear indicator. This makes mandatory technical inspection for motorcycles useless and ineffective, according to French