I saw this posted elsewhere; I don't think it's already been posted here.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/cor ... P6vNRM7wk4

Thats good news, but to be honest there have been plenty of bikes out and about for the majority of lock down.

I think mcn are irresponsible bending a rule can travel to an open space to exercise and saying can go as far as you like for a ride .

It's so MP's can get back to visiting their mistresses.

More irresponsible "journalism", like the suggestion in the Mail today that you'll soon be able to go on holiday in Greece (but I digress).

A journey is a thing where you go somewhere. You know, like from Point A to Point B. And then probably back again. At the moment that should really still only be for a good reason like commuting, shopping, visit someone who needs help, or to be able to wander around some open space.

I wouldn't say it included just wandering aimlessly round the countryside for a laugh - especially if you break down or bin it leading to emergency or recovery services being called away from doing something that actually is essential.

I'd rather the motorcycle press concentrated on the benefits of motorcycling for commuters, which is being ignored right now.

But don't mind me, maybe I am just being a bit grumpy after working from home for so bloody long now. Which may be for even longer if idiots start infecting themselves.

More sensible


https://scooternova.com/2020/05/12/covi ... otorcycle/

Has been maxi tours wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 8:20 am More sensible


https://scooternova.com/2020/05/12/covi ... otorcycle/

Yes, can't fault that one.

MCN improving.....

Bikes forgotten again: Using a motorcycle as an alternative to public transport completely ignored by Government
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/mot ... ment-mcia/

As those who cannot work from home are asked to consider returning to work, the Government has advised that people should avoid using public transport where possible to prevent an increase in coronavirus transmissions.
In a round of interviews given to the media, Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport, suggested that instead people should walk, cycle or drive - completely ignoring the potential for motorcycles and scooters. This was despite Shapps being asked directly in Parliament by fellow MP and motorcyclist Dr Julian Lewis, what the government was doing to encourage people taking up two wheels. The answer incidentally was that they are ‘working on a number of projects', including 'sorting out potholes’.

This had lead the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) to ask for regular riders to get involved, with a spokesperson saying: "Despite recent positive feedback received by the MCIA from Government regarding PTWs and their role in future transport policy, the MCIA was amazed to see motorcycles and scooters omitted from Grant Shapps' recent briefing, when he spoke about alternatives to public transport."
The MCIA is asking for riders to contact their local MP suggesting that Powered Two Wheelers (PTWs) could be the perfect answer to the impending transport crisis. They have put forward a draft letter, which is pasted below.

Dear Mr/Ms (INSERT YOUR MP’s SURNAME HERE)

I am writing to you as one of your constituents who is a user of a Powered Two Wheeler (PTW) who would like to know why Government is not endorsing their use as an alternative to public transport.

PTWs, in the form of low and zero emission scooters and light motorcycles, are a clean and efficient transport mode that require little road space for travel or parking and which can meet the needs of a variety of commuters, while at the same time fulfilling their social distancing and environmental obligations.

In the current climate they are the perfect alternative for those who would usually use public transport, but for whom walking and cycling are not viable options. Access to small PTWs is straightforward, with most requiring just the completion of a one-day training course, called CBT.
With so much going for them, it could be assumed that they would be heavily promoted by Government, as the country works towards easing lockdown, but unfortunately that is not the case.

In his briefing on Saturday, 9th May, the Secretary for State for Transport, the Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps MP, when promoting alternatives for public transport, extolled the road congesting private car and fast-tracked the consultation on un-regulated e-scooters, but ignored PTWs, even though they are already the choice of more than a million road users, like me, who are legal and regulated.
Consequently, I would very much appreciate your assistance in encouraging Government and others to promote PTWs as a valid alternative to public transport and beyond.

Yours faithfully
(INSERT YOUR NAME HERE)

Simply copy and paste this and insert the relevant names to send it to your local MP and help the cause.

A fantastic idea................

But perhaps if we suggested that our MP should go on an all expenses paid ( by you and me, the taxpayer) trip to a European city, any city, take your pick, to see how scooters are the answer to urban mobility there, they may be more interested...?

Mine's always up for a jolly, being a mate of Boris. He just spent a week in the sin-bin for threatening somebody over some family business, on House of Commons notepaper!