100,000 French Motorcyclist's Protest

[Barry]

French bikers are up in arms against a raft of new legislation including banning bikes over 7 years old from Cities !

http://www.righttoride.eu/?p=7383

[Bengt_Phorqs]

Do the French even make a motorcycle any longer?

[Barry]

Do the French even make a motorcycle any longer?

I think only lightweights and scooters like Peugeot.


For us in the UK the concern is that more legislation in a major EU country like France is likely to spread accoss other EU countries.

[RSMike]

Do the French even make a motorcycle any longer?

I think only lightweights and scooters like Peugeot.


For us in the UK the concern is that more legislation in a major EU country like France is likely to spread accoss other EU countries.

Not sure how successful these guys have been:

http://www.engmore.com/

Big and enthusiastic motorcycling population in France, I'm sure we must have some members who can comment further?

[Dizerens5]

Keep fingers crossed but usually these extreme legislative proposals get watered down or abandoned in the end. A few years ago lawmakers in Switzerland intended to limited motorcycles to 80 km/h, that's 50 mph. Nothing came of it. These French proposals would also require riders to wear high-vis jackets.