rocketonarail
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Anyone remember Martin Bangemann , a German politician , who , when elevated to the giddy heights of being a Commissioner within the European Union , was the instigator and driving force behind an attempt to limit all motorcycles to 100 bhp ...... something which was completely outside of his remit as a Commissioner ?
This was to address "safety " concerns ....... not put forward by an " expert " ...... just an un-elected bureaucrat , with an over-inflated sense of his own importance ...... ( and there`s a few of them around , in all walks of life ......
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This was , of course , campaigned against by various motorcycling rights groups , both within and without the European Parliament ..........
Roger Barton MEP was one who spoke up for the interests of motorcyclists within the European Parliament ...... the BMF issued pre-printed postcards to be sent off by all it`s members , addressed to Bangemann at the EU ......... asking him to explain the rationale behind his thinking ......
As we all know , power outputs have no bearing what so ever on how " dangerous " a motorcycle can be ......... a school-run mum is quite capable of providing you with all the proof you need of that , even if you`re riding a 22 bhp Royal Enfield ......
This move by an un-elected bureaucrat was ultimately defeated , although there was a " gentleman`s agreement " at the time between motorcycle manufacturers , to limit outputs of bikes sold within the EU to 100 bhp anyway , in order to placate the Commission ...........
Just a couple of months ago , a Greek MEP introduced a bill to the European Parliament ................
This was to lower the legal speed limit of ALL motorcycles to 80 kph ...... that`s 50 mph .......... on EVERY road within the EU .........
How far has her bill progressed though Parliament ? ........ You can look that one up for yourselves ...........
All in our best interests , of course ...........
This was to address "safety " concerns ....... not put forward by an " expert " ...... just an un-elected bureaucrat , with an over-inflated sense of his own importance ...... ( and there`s a few of them around , in all walks of life ......
....... ) ........This was , of course , campaigned against by various motorcycling rights groups , both within and without the European Parliament ..........
Roger Barton MEP was one who spoke up for the interests of motorcyclists within the European Parliament ...... the BMF issued pre-printed postcards to be sent off by all it`s members , addressed to Bangemann at the EU ......... asking him to explain the rationale behind his thinking ......
As we all know , power outputs have no bearing what so ever on how " dangerous " a motorcycle can be ......... a school-run mum is quite capable of providing you with all the proof you need of that , even if you`re riding a 22 bhp Royal Enfield ......
This move by an un-elected bureaucrat was ultimately defeated , although there was a " gentleman`s agreement " at the time between motorcycle manufacturers , to limit outputs of bikes sold within the EU to 100 bhp anyway , in order to placate the Commission ...........
Just a couple of months ago , a Greek MEP introduced a bill to the European Parliament ................
This was to lower the legal speed limit of ALL motorcycles to 80 kph ...... that`s 50 mph .......... on EVERY road within the EU .........
How far has her bill progressed though Parliament ? ........ You can look that one up for yourselves ...........
All in our best interests , of course ...........
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