TT fans have a new date to add to the diary as Motorcycle Live 2011 will once again be dedicating a full day to the legendary Isle of Man event. The final day of the show – which takes place at The NEC, Birmingham from 19-27 November – is officially TT Day. 
 
On Sunday 27 November, the likes of John McGuinness, Conor Cummins, Bruce Anstey, Ryan Farquhar, Michael Dunlop, Michael Rutter and sidecar stars Dave Molyneux, John Holden and Andy Winkle will all make an appearance for a celebration of one of the world’s most thrilling road racing events. 
 
The Black Horse Stage, in the Arai Entertainment Zone, will feature a TT takeover, with a themed Q&A hosted by James Whitham and a special Fast Bikes Question of Bikes quiz hosted by Steve Parrish and contested by the TT stars. The racers will also be around all day for fan meet & greets and autograph sessions. TT star Guy Martin won’t make it for TT day but will make an appearance at the show on Sunday 20 November. 
 
The ticket price for Motorcycle Live 2011 is completely all-inclusive, meaning visitors can enjoy everything the show has to offer at no extra cost. Tickets are £16 in advance* for adults, £10 for seniors, £6 for children aged 6-16 and kids five and under accompanied by a paying adult go free.

Visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk or call 0844 5812345. For the lastest news and updates, visit www.facebook.com/motorcyclelive or follow @motorcyclelive on Twitter

Motorcycle Law Scotland is a specialist company who look after bikers that have been involved in a non fault accident in Scotland. Brenda is the lawyer (and fellow motorcyclist), NOT a claim handler and deals with your claim personally.

They have asked if Scottish motorcyclists can complete a survey for them. If you do, you get entered into a free draw to win £100 voucher for biking accessories.

www.motorcyclecompensation.co.uk/surveys.aspx

Planning a trip to Motorcycle Live 2011 could not be easier this year with the launch of a free, multi-platform mobile web app containing everything visitors need to know about the show, which runs from 19-27 November at The NEC, Birmingham.
 
Motorcycle Live Mobile will allow users to keep up to date with all the latest news, buy tickets, find out who is exhibiting, discover all the live features and events and plan everything from travel to parking to getting around the show – all from a mobile phone or other wireless device.
 
The web app includes a downloads section featuring detailed show maps as well as the schedule for the Black Horse Stage in the Arai Entertainment Zone, ensuring visitors don’t miss their favourite racing stars in action. Users will also be able to access the Motorcycle Live Twitter, Facebook and You Tube accounts to view live news from the show.
 
Motorcycle Live Mobile doesn’t need to be downloaded and there is no cost attached. Simply visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk from your smart phone and you will automatically be re-directed to the mobile application. You can then add it to your home screen or bookmark the page to re-visit it quickly and easily each time. Motorcycle Live Mobile is compatible with all smart phone devices, including iPhone, Blackberry, Android, PalmWeb and Symbian.
 
At Motorcycle Live, adults and kids alike can enjoy a whole host of interactive activities covering all aspects of motorcycling – including two-wheel taster sessions in the Get On Learner Zone, off-road experiences, on-road test rides, trials riding and of course, the experts will be doing their thing in the Ramp’d Up Freestyle Motocross Arena This will all be accompanied by non-stop entertainment and appearances from racing stars and biking celebrities.
 
The ticket price for Motorcycle Live 2011 is completely all-inclusive, meaning visitors can enjoy everything the show has to offer at no extra cost. Tickets are £16 in advance* for adults, £10 for seniors, £6 for children aged 6-16 and  kids under five accompanied by a paying adult go free. Visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk or call 0844 5812345. Visit www.facebook.com/motorcyclelive or follow @motorcyclelive on Twitter

United Bikers of Ireland is a new group who are all volunteers based in the ROI which aims to try and fight against the new EU Laws which are proposed in the European Commission’s - Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.
 
As a committee United Bikers of Ireland feel that bikers need to unite and work together to try and stop these laws coming into effect.
 
In order to do this the United Bikers of Ireland feel that to get their point across, they need to meet with and lobby local politicians - TDs (Irish Elected Politicians) and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in order to expose the serious defects in this legislation together with the extortionate cost these new measures will confer on each State, versus the miniscule benefit, if any , that is expected.
 
The group have already moved forward and met politicians in October at Leinster House to discuss the forthcoming EU legislation proposal. In attendance was the Minister for Transport , Dr  Leo Varadkar, Caoimhghin O Caolain Sinn Fein TD, and motorcycle enthusiasts from across Ireland. Leinster House is the seat of the Oireachtas, the national parliament of Ireland.

United Bikers of Ireland are combining lobbying and meeting politicians with the megaphone diplomacy of protest rides by organising a large protest which will be run for the benefit of and hopefully with their involvement, all bikers in Ireland.
 
United Bikers of Ireland say, “We aim to hold a peaceful run to show the government and MEPs that we can be trusted, we do deserve greater freedoms then are being proposed in this EU legislation, we do not deserve to have such stringent controls enforced on us, we are safety conscious, and we deserve to be treated like responsible adults.”
 
”The bottom line is that the proposed legislation, is off the mark in the issues it aims to address, is seriously flawed in its approach   to   recommend remedies, and has the potential to create a monster of a legislation which is impractical to implement, extortionately expensive for Europe to administer, and that also has far reaching consequences for all other modes of transport if such a precedent is set”
 
The motorcycle protest is planned for this Saturday the 29th October, where 5,000 motorcycles from across Ireland will journey from various start points to Dublin, then to descend on the Government buildings of the Dail, for one major protest in a show of unity and expression of disappointment and frustration with this proposed legislation. A petition will also be handed in.
 
For full details of the United Bikers of Ireland and starting points of the feeder protest rides visit the website at www.unitedbikersofireland.com

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January 1st/8th/15th/22nd/29th

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