Year after year motorcycles in Sweden are the best performing vehicles in technical inspections. The vehicle that has the least need for a Periodical Technical Inspection (PTI), in terms of failure rate, is the motorcycle. The number of failures has not increased since 2004. In Sweden, motorcycles must be inspected for

German motorcyclists' organizations have to spent a lot of their time and efforts on road closures for motorcycles. And let's face it: these road closures do not only affect German riders, they also affect riders from other countries that love to ride through the beautiful German countryside during their holidays. Road closures

In Romania it is now possible to get a financial bonus if you scrap your old car and buy a new motorcycle. An extra bonus is given for buying an electric motorcycle. FEMA’s Romanian member MotoADN, that was only founded in 2018, already booked a success in their battle to have

Finnish motorcyclists association SMOTO made a great video for their 30th birthday. Watch and share! Or better still: go to Finland to enjoy the beautiful scenery yourself. SMOTO is a member of FEMA and we wish them a happy birthday. 

The British Motorcycle Action Group points out the specific needs of motorcyclists when it comes to charging stations, such as secure parking. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a doubling of funding for on-street charge points for electric vehicles. The British Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has welcomed the news of this

“It is a huge success to SMC that the government and parliament stimulate the use of powered two-wheelers and see these vehicles as smart, space-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles that contribute to sustainable cities”, says Jesper Christensen, general secretary from Swedish motorcyclists' organization SMC. Everyone who rides a powered two-wheeler understands

On 29 June 2009, the City of Antwerp introduced a quad ban in its built-up area and on the unpaved roads outside it. As a result, quad owners living in Antwerp could no longer use their legal vehicle from one day to the next. The ban was annulled by judgment

Romanian motorcyclists have been successfully fighting plans from local authorities in Bucharest to implement an environmental tax on all cars and motorcycles. Romanian FEMA member MotoADN wanted to exclude motorcycles and scooters from this tax and they have won: motorcycles and scooters are excluded and will not pay the tax. Recently, the

More and more national governments are planning to ban the sale of internal combustion-powered vehicles. Members of British motorcyclists' organization MAG reject the ban the UK government wants to implement from 2040. On Saturday 28th September 2019, at their 45th Annual Group Conference (AGC), MAG United Kingdom members generated a strong

It is not dangerous to ride a motorcycle if you do everything right, but it will never become risk free. But if you choose to ride a motorcycle without a valid A license, without personal protection and/or under the influence of drugs and alcohol, you dramatically increase the risk of