ACCORDING to German component suppliers, Bosch, ABS looks set to become mandatory on all machines from 2017.European Parliament is likely to sanction the legislation before they break for their summer recess at the end of July. The imminent decision

in 2009) but isn't even expected to be put before the European Parliament for the first time until this summer. In the meantime, manufacturers are being left in the lurch; bikes that are (or should be) under development now for launch over the next few

It may not be the catchiest title for a body of people but the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) might be a title you should try and remember.This innocuously titled outfit has just voted through

Riding fast bikes can kill/make you infertilePLACING ENVIRONMENTAL information on car adverts in the press was today described as "completely unnecessary" by a leading automotive advertising specialist. The European Parliament could impose a ruling

on all bikes from 2016 and measures that would prevent owners from tuning their bikes.In an interview with BMF magazine, Motorcycle Rider, Penning gave his view on some of the legislation suggestions raised by the European Parliament: "I don’t think

Matthieu Grosch were accepted. After voting on the amendments, the final vote for the substantive Directive was to accept it by 31 votes to 2 against and 2 abstentions. It will now be considered by a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

per year.Transport Secretary Philip Hammond could have brought the blood alcohol limit down in line European but has said the government will instead concentrate on  “greater enforcement and education”.  RAC survey data suggests 90% of UK motorists

FEARS OF unlicensed riders taking to the roads on big bikes because of a drastic reduction in the amount of motorcycle test centres have been voiced in Scotland. New European requirements for motorcycle driving tests to be introduced later

, houses the European Parliament, the machinations of which are about as exciting as a night spent at a paint drying demonstration. Then there's the city's artistic centrepiece: a sculpture of a boy pissing into a fountain. In fact, the Belgians are so

, houses the European Parliament, the machinations of which are about as exciting as a night spent at a paint drying demonstration. Then there's the city's artistic centrepiece: a sculpture of a boy pissing into a fountain. In fact, the Belgians are so