Bugbear
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Loc: Vienne, France
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Some of you may be aware of the proposals being put forward by the 'faceless ones' in Brussels.
Not all bad, of course, but these stick in the throat a bit.
Compulsory wearing of 'dayglo' vests for all bikers.
A ban on GPS software advertising speed camera locations.
Massive new rear number plates. (8" x 10.5")
Virtually no modifications to bikes allowed.
Home servicing to be outlawed.
Special bolts on exhausts to prevent changes (they've never heard of angle-grinders)
ECU's to be sealed units.
European limit of 100bhp.
A ban on all bikes over 7 years old entering cities (I kid you not)
etc, etc.
Crazy, crazy world.
We had a national protest day in France last month over these proposals and over 100,000 bike riders were out there.
The next one will be even larger.
Rider organisations are pushing for better safety equipment, boots, gloves etc but this is falling on deaf ears. Some protesters went naked apart from a helmet and dayglo vest just to demonstrate how stupid some of these proposals are 
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chophead
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tis indeed a crazy situation.mag and its european counterparts are doin all they can on th lobbyin front,but i think more protests in the capitols n cities is called for.these fekin idiots wont be happy till all powered two weelers are off th road.fight,fight,fight. 
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The_Dog33
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Loc: NE PA USA
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Probably have some a$$ pointing out that you could see those naked riders very well so the vest was a good idea and that is why they didn't get hurt!
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stevieB
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How ridiculous. I would leave the country if they made those changes. What a bunch of tossers. 
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chophead
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unfortunatley it aint one country,its th fekin european union that passes all these stupid rules on to everbody else,all in th name of health n safety.arse.
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arstaren
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Loc: Southeast ,Iowa, USA
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unfortunatley it aint one country,its th fekin european union that passes all these stupid rules on to everbody else,all in th name of health n safety.arse.
The all powerful nincompoops are active in a lot of countries these days...Hard to tell where it will end, but I'm hoping I don't live long enough to see the end result...can anybody say...VIVA the REVOLUTION!
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Keith
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Reged: 03/21/09
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Loc: BC, Canada
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This reminds me a lot of Kathy's thread, "Absolutely unbelievable" up in the lounge. When is enough, enough? Mahatma Gandhi exercised 'passive resistance' which was brilliant and WORKED! I'm up for a little o' that, if THAT'S what's needed!!
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Keith
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Reged: 03/21/09
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Loc: BC, Canada
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When recently posed the question, "Are you optimistic for the future of motorcycling?" world renowned motorcycle designer Glynn Kerr said... "Bikes will continue to get better, but our freedom to enjoy them is gradually being diminished."
http://www.bikeexif.com/glynn-kerr?utm_s...%28Bike+EXIF%29
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Bedouin
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Loc: Athens, Greece.
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unfortunatley it aint one country,its th fekin european union that passes all these stupid rules on to everbody else,all in th name of health n safety.arse.
"Fekin European Union" - I think you got that right - F-E-U-dalism.
Disclaimer: This was not an attempt at a political post but an apt description to a tendency that seems to replicate patterns from medieval times.
I just love history too. 
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ladisney
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Loc: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Quote:
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unfortunatley it aint one country,its th fekin european union that passes all these stupid rules on to everbody else,all in th name of health n safety.arse.
"Fekin European Union" - I think you got that right - F-E-U-dalism.
Disclaimer: This was not an attempt at a political post but an apt description to a tendency that seems to replicate patterns from medieval times.
I just love history too.
Ah the joys of European integration. Funny how even the "Totalitarians" of European history were much less invasive than the bureaucrats of Brussels.
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