It’s a wonder that the French government has not (yet) decided to make this product mandatory for all motorcycle riders, the same way they are making hi-viz clothing mandatory.

But there are a lot of bikers out there who want to be sure they are seen, particularly at night, so this product may be of use to them. The product, called “Fibre Flare MVP” (MVP stands for Maximum Visibility Protection) is a battery powered fibre tube that is fixed to the rear of your helmet. You can mount it horizontal or vertically.

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The number of people going for a motorcycle exam in The Netherlands has decreased sharply compared to last year.

21% less exams, so lots less motorcycle riders out there. Good or bad sign?

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Sacramento, CA – The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) today released results of the first-ever survey of California motorists and motorcycle riders on the subject of “lane splitting,” where motorcycles travel between two lanes with other vehicles travelling the same direction. At the same time, OTS and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced they are joining with other federal, state and local traffic safety and motorcycle organizations in proclaiming May as “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.” After more than a decade of steady increases, motorcycle fatalities in California began a decline in 2009.

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Milwaukee (April 19, 2012) – The Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.), the official riding club of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, is pleased to invite all Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders around the world to join its members in celebrating the freedom of the open road during the 2012 Harley-Davidson World Ride.

Photo Gallery: Harley-Davidson World Ride Starts June 24 – Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine

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To many, especially street riders, having one of these devices is superfluous. A machine to dry your boots? But for many off-road motorcycle riders it can be the difference between a great ride, and an uncomfortable one.

If your boots get wet because of rain, rivers and mud banks, that’s just part of off-road life. But once you’re finished and you take your boots off, it’s another game altogether. If you plan to ride shortly thereafter, like in the next few hours, or even the next day, your boots will probably not dry out in time. And riding with wet boots is anything but fun….

That’s where this machine comes in. It’s the Klim Boot Dryer, and it can dry out your motorcycle boots within an hour. You can put 4 garments on the machine, like your boots and gloves, and 1 hour later, they are not only dry, but odor and bacteria free.

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France is not the only country in the world that is demanding that their motorcycle riders wear high visibility (Hi-Viz) clothing. More and more countries want their bikers to be visible on the road when they ride their motorcycles. Whether this is good or bad is another debate.

LumiGram, a company specialized in making all sorts of objects that glow in the dark (from tables to dresses), now have this glowing safety vest. It’s battery operated, and it will make sure you are seen, day or night. In fact, I’d say that it might provoke an adverse reaction of cagers, that of target fixation.

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France is not the only country in the world that is demanding that their motorcycle riders wear high visibility (Hi-Viz) clothing. More and more countries want their bikers to be visible on the road when they ride their motorcycles. Whether this is good or bad is another debate.

LumiGram, a company specialized in making all sorts of objects that glow in the dark (from tables to dresses), now have this glowing safety vest. It’s battery operated, and it will make sure you are seen, day or night. In fact, I’d say that it might provoke an adverse reaction of cagers, that of target fixation.

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Motorcycle riders are not happy, and they should be happy. More and more countries are making our lives impossible, piling up regulations, repressing us on the roads, and in general make our lives miserable. Throw on top of that a bunch of technocrats in Brussels who can think of nothing better to do then make strange and often stupid laws for all of Europe, and you get anarchy.

France is known for its motorcycle protests, but now it’s its neighbor, Belgium, who is taking to the roads. The Belgium Association of Angry Bikers (FBMC), with help of the French FFMC, is planning an all-out motorcycle protest ride on April 28th.

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Many are planning their holidays, and it might involve riding your motorcycle through France, so here’s the scope about the recent law changes.

- Breathalysers

- Reflective Clothing

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A strange law has recently passed here in France undetected, that does not have many applications, but can cause harm to motorcycle riders.

It’s a law applied to statistics that have been liberally analyzed, and has so many escape clauses that it’ll not be applied in many areas.

Your government at work for you, spending you money….

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