For a fourth consecutive year, sales of motorcycles and scooters in France has declined. While 2007 was a record year, 2011 is turning out to be one of the worst of this millennium.

But interestingly enough, the European motorcycle manufacturers saw incredible sales increases, while the Japanese (except Honda) saw the reverse.

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The French government, in their “wisdom” has agreed that motorway operators in France are allowed to increase their tolls by an average of 2.5%.

That makes way to an incredible fraud by the operators, who already charge an arm & leg for their motorways, particularly for motorcycles. The last thing they need is an increase in tolls, since they are making filthy profits on roads that were paid for by tax payers.

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In these times of economic and financial hardships, when you have to think twice before going for a pleasure ride on your motorcycle, one company here in France has got an answer.

They are offering 50% discount on gasoline. Not bad. The deal applies to selected gas stations in 9 cities (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Lille and Toulouse), and starts today at 10:00 CET.

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If you’re planning to attend world’s craziest, and biggest, beach motorcycle race, the Le Touquet Enduropale, on next weekend (February 4 & 5), and you’re going on a motorcycle, here are the special rest places for bikers.

There are 3 of them, places motorcycle riders can go to, to get their bike checked out, drink hot drinks, and mingle with other bikers.

Also, several motorways should be free for motorcycles going to the race.

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When your motorcycle stops working on a motorway, it can turn into a disaster. Imagine having to walk in a storm to the nearest emergency phone booth, usually placed miles apart. Trucks thundering past, wind and rain… not fun.

But there’s an app to help you out. Available in both iPhone and Android version, press the button, and the emergency center immediately knows where you are, and will send a crew to help you out asap.

Nothing simpler..

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Last Sunday, the President of the Great Paris area (Ile-de-France) got caught speeding and lost his driving license on the spot. He’s the last one in a long series of politicians who are caught speeding, including the President of France.

If the politicians who make up these repressive laws can’t even be seen to be respecting them, what chance do we motorcycle riders have?

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http://mpb-moto.com/2011/10/victory-motorcycles-uk-dealer-award/ http://mpb-moto.com/2011/10/victory-motorcycles-uk-dealer-award/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:47:36 +0000 admin http://mpb-moto.com/2011/10/victory-motorcycles-uk-dealer-award/ Roger Winterburn’s Leicester based Windy Corner dealership picked up the top honours for UK dealer of the year at Victory Motorcycles’ EMEA sales conference, held in Opio , near Nice , France .

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A member of the elite French Republican Guard, on a motorcycle, while doing a recon mission in France, fell of his motorcycle and crashed into an unprotected crash barrier, killing him on the spot.

Dubbed Guillotine Barriers, many bikers have been decapitated by them, and pressure has been put on the government to do something about it. But they have been moving very slowly.

Maybe now, with the unfortunate death of a government representative, will they do something now.

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It looks like the front runner of the 2012 French Presidential elections, the socialist Francois Hollande, doesn’t mind using motorcycle for getting around Paris.

Let’s hope he doesn’t forget how useful those things are after he becomes the Prez. But as usual, politicians have small memory banks.

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The recently appointed French Minister of Sports, former multiple world champion Judo David Douillet, went for his first official visit…. and it was to the world champion round of motorcycle enduro in France.

David, himself a passionate motorcycle rider, handed out the prizes and spent some time talking to enduro legend David Knight.

Not bad for a member of the government who do not like motorcycles. Wonder how much time he’ll last?

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