British Motorcyclists Federation
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Agenda des événements
Contactez-nous
- Site Internet
- http://bmf.co.uk
- Adresse électronique
- membership@bmf.co.uk
- Téléphone
- +44 0116 2795112
- Adresse
- 2 Oswin Road, Leicester, United Kingdom
À propos de ce club
Formed in 1960 against 'tabloid press tales' of 'leather jacketed hooligans racing around our streets', the Federation of National and One Make Clubs (FNOMC) was established.
In 1965 the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) was formed to represent all motorcyclists. The BMF's successful lobbying defeated such ill-conceived ideas as leg-protectors and the 100bhp limit restriction.
Today we are:
- A member of government advisory groups.
- Represented in Europe.
- A well respected and powerful lobbying Group.
- Organisers of the BMF Rider Training network
- The Organiser of Europe's largest outdoor motorcycle show
Information sur l'adhésion (Règles du club, etc.)
As a member you will be part of an organisation with over 80,000 members made up of individual members and affiliated clubs making the BMF a powerfull voice in campaigning to safeguard the rights of motorcyclists. In addition a range of member benefits can quickly repay your membership fee - befefits such as preferred insurance rates, hotel and ferry discounts, touring advice and even our own Visa credit card to help you pay for it!
Member's receive the BMF's bi-monthly magazine 'Motorcycle Rider' with the latest road tests, interesting articles and campaign news.
The BMF also has a large number of Corporate Members drawn from all corners of the motorcycle industry who support the bmf in all that we do.
Autres affiliations
FEMA (The Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations)
FIM Europe
Contactez-nous
- Site Internet
- http://bmf.co.uk
- Adresse électronique
- membership@bmf.co.uk
- Téléphone
- +44 0116 2795112
- Adresse
- 2 Oswin Road, Leicester, United Kingdom
Contacts in Your Region
- Name: Tom Duncan
- Position:Regional Chairman
- Email: tom@tomduncan.co.uk
- Telephone: 01506 842 131
- Mobile: 07887 835 321
- Name: Jacqui Campbell
- Position:Secretary
- Email: jacquicmpbll@yahoo.co.uk
- Telephone: 01505 681131
- Name: Colin Pate
- Position:Club rep and councillor
- Email: colinbpate@yahoo.co.uk
- Telephone: 01506 419260
- Name: Ross Brown
- Position:Events
- Email: albamoto@hotmail.co.uk
- Telephone: 01698 355667
- Name: Stewart Mowatt
- Position:Newsletter editor
- Email: s.n.mowatt@btinternet.com
- Telephone: 01356 623981
- Name: Frank Dickinson
- Position:DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
- Email: dickietriker@googlemail.com
- Telephone: 01556 612102
- Name: Neil Hunter
- Position:DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
- Email: hunters@palmira18.wanadoo.co.uk
- Mobile: 01556 610524
- Name: Pauline Speirs
- Position:AYRSHIRE
- Email: fastrakscotland@aol.com
- Telephone: 01560 321791
- Name: Nick Elliot
- Position:GLASGOW
- Email: nick@elliotthome.freeserve.co.uk
- Telephone: 0141 637 9305
- Name: John Gauld
- Position:PERTHSHIRE
- Email: jag1969@o2.co.uk
- Mobile: 07803 622317
- Name: Roberta Maxwell
- Position:PERTHSHIRE
- Email: vfr2go@aol.com
- Telephone: 0141 776 2527
- Name: Ken Glendinning
- Position:EDINBURGH, SCOTTISH REGIONAL DEPUTY CHAIR, AND POLITICAL OFFICER
- Email: ken.glendinning@talktalk.net
- Telephone: 0131 443 2616
- Name: Anita Johnson
- Position:Regional Chairman
- Email: anitajohnson@bmf.co.uk
- Mobile: 07949 509257
- Name: Brian Burke
- Position:Deputy Chairman & NEWCASTLE
- Email: brian.burke2@btopenworld.com
- Telephone: 01325 721669
- Name: John Lancaster
- Position:BINGLEY
- Email: bomber@callnetuk.com
- Telephone: 01274 560174
- Name: Tina Walker
- Position:BINGLEY
- Email: tina.walker@bmf.co.uk
- Telephone: 01377 217242
- Name: Brian Johnson
- Position:BINGLEY
- Email: brian.johnson@bmf.co.uk
- Mobile: 07950 319197
- Name: Brian Burke
- Position:NEWCASTLE
- Email: brian.burke2@btopenworld.com
- Telephone: 01325 721669
- Name: Roger Ellis
- Position:Regional Chairman
- Email: rogerellis44@btinternet.com
- Telephone: 01455 442318
- Mobile: 07918 903496
- Name: John Nelson
- Position:COVENTRY AND WEST MIDLANDS
- Email: jsnlsn@btinternet.com
- Name: Rod Nuth
- Position:DERBYSHIRE
- Email: rod.nuth@me.co.uk
- Telephone: 01283 810166
- Name: Mitch Elliott
- Position:LINCOLNSHIRE
- Email: elliott.mitch@gmail.com
- Mobile: 07982 802588
- Name: Duane Firth
- Position:NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
- Email: rockman2@talktalk.net
- Telephone: 01909 482488
- Mobile: 07730 672213
- Name: Edward Foreman
- Position:SHROPSHIRE
- Email: eddief1957@outlook.com
- Telephone: 01785 601 338
- Name: Chris Jackson
- Position:STAFFORDSHIRE
- Email: chris.jackson999@btinternet.com
- Telephone: 01782 397858
- Name: Frank Whittaker
- Position:HEREFORD & WORCESTER
- Email: frank.whittaker@courtyard.org.uk
- Telephone: 01531 635843
- Name: Peter Oldfield
- Position:Regional Chairman
- Mobile: 07961 811986
- Name: Sheila McGrath
- Position:Deputy Regional Chairman
- Email: sheila.mcgrath@bmf.co.uk
- Telephone: 01733 328985
- Mobile: 07951 191402
- Name: Tim Flinders
- Position:CAMBRIDGESHIRE
- Email: tim.flinders@bmf.co.uk
- Telephone: 01223 212721
- Name: Richard Pike
- Position:NORFOLK
- Email: richard.pike@bmf.co.uk
- Mobile: 07754 104377
- Name: Anna Zee
- Position:London - main contact
- Email: annaz.bmf@virginmedia.com
- Name: Graham Wade
- Position:Events Co-ordinator
- Name: Dave Howe
- Position:North Bucks and Milton Keynes
- Email: dgphowe@btinternet.com
- Telephone: 01525 261634
- Name: Hugh Jaeger
- Position:OXFORDSHIRE
- Email: hugh_jaeger@hotmail.com
- Telephone: 01865 554814
- Mobile: 07762 093310
- Name: Jon Gale
- Position:SUSSEX
- Email: thedieselduck@aol.com
- Telephone: 01424 225727
- Name: Jim Peel-Cross
- Position:Regional Chairman
- Email: jimpcross@hotmail.co.uk
- Telephone: 01672 563450
- Mobile: 07437202832
- Name: Jonathan Curtis
- Position:BATH AND BRISTOL
- Email: johnnycurtis@email.com
- Telephone: 01225 835599
- Name: Carenza Ellery
- Position:BATH AND BRISTOL
- Email: carenza@perranhouse.freeserve.co.uk
- Telephone: 01225 835599
- Name: Pete O’Brien
- Position:Deputy Chair (and Gloucester)
- Email: pete.obrien@blueyonder.co.uk
- Telephone: 01452 612939
- Mobile: 07863 351851
- Name: Chris Frost
- Position:CORNWALL
- Email: frostoff@hotmail.com
- Telephone: 01208 264017
- Name: Jim Berry
- Position:SOMERSET
- Email: jim@jimmyb.org.uk
- Telephone: 01934 707121
- Name: Ian Hammond
- Position:WILTSHIRE
- Email: iphamonda@googlemail.com
- Telephone: 07989 531121
- Name: Keith Maguire
- Position:Regional Chairman (Wales) & West Wales Area Representative
- Email: keith@maguire-eng-services.co.uk
- Mobile: 07788 925130
- Name: Aiden Thomas
- Position:North Wales Area Representative
- Email: aiden.northwales@yahoo.co.uk
- Mobile: 07935 244 065
- Name: Phil Harries
- Position:BMF Central Wales Area Representative
- Email: dpharries1@aol.com
- Mobile: 07968 168 486
- Name: vacant
- Position:Regional Chairman
- Name: Peter Laidlaw
- Position:Deputy Chairman
- Email: laidlawsoln1@ntlworld.com
- Telephone: 01282 776336
- Mobile: 07939 260524
- Name: Dave Barton
- Position:Rep/councillor
- Email: bmf_r9@notrab.co.uk
- Telephone: 01772 455018
- Mobile: 07971 519004
- Name: Jim Bradburn (local clubs)
- Position:CHESHIRE
- Email: jimbradburn@hotmail.co.uk
- Telephone: 01606 836782
- Name: EAST LANCASHIRE
- Position:Mick Gibbons
- Email: mick.gibbonsindarwen@googlemail.com
- Telephone: 01254 706174
- Name: Ste Bartley
- Position:BOLTON
- Email: ste.bartley@googlemail.com
- Telephone: 01254 278187
- Name: Howard Anderson
- Position:Regional Chairman
- Telephone: 028 40 627896
- Name: Tony Bloomfield (treasurer)
- Position:CO. TYRONE
- Telephone: 020 89 521879
- Mobile: tony@aughinlark.freeserve.co.uk
- Name: Davy Gillespie (club liaison)
- Position:CO. ANTRIM
- Email: gwocni@hotmail.com
- Telephone: 02893 350495
- Mobile: 07882 525777
- Name: Peri Gillespie
- Position:CO. ANTRIM
- Email: peri_gillespie@hotmail.com
- Telephone: 028 93 350495
- Name: WJA Selfridge
- Position:CO. DERRY/LONDONDERRY
- Email: gi1jhq@hotmail.com
- Mobile: 07842 424 422
Join BMF
By becoming a member of the BMF you will be helping to fund an organisation that represents the interests of YOU and YOUR fellow motorcyclists.
The British Motorcycling Federation (BMF) was formed in 1960 and is now the UK’s largest motorcycling organisation. The BMF is united by a love of motorcycling, and aims to represent its members by safeguarding their rights on and off the road.
- Campaigning on issues that affect the liberty, safety and security of motorcyclists in the UK by lobbying MPs, MEPs, ministers, commissioners and committees
- Providing a voice through specialist lobbyists and volunteers
- Representing British motorcyclists in Europe through FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Association) and FIM (Federation of International Motorcyclists)
- Providing over 80,000 members with benefits such as preferred insurance rates, touring advice, discounts, our bi-monthly magazine ‘Motorcycle Rider’ and our own Visa credit card.
- Providing support to over 350 affiliated motorcycle clubs
- Holding bike shows across the country, the BMF show at Peterborough attracting around 100,000 visitors
Membership costs £26.00 (£32.00 for joint membership). You can pay via Paypal or Direct Debit, saving money on renewals.
Benefits
As a member you will be part of an organisation with over 80,000 members made up of individual members and affiliated clubs making the BMF a powerful voice in campaigning to safeguard the rights of motorcyclists. In addition a range of member benefits can quickly repay your membership fee - benefits such as preferred insurance rates, hotel and ferry discounts, touring advice and even our own Visa credit card to help you pay for it!
Member’s receive the BMF’s bi-monthly magazine Motorcycle Rider with the latest road tests, interesting articles and campaign news. Read more about Motorcycle Rider magazine.
Save money with AFerry.co.uk, Perkins Slade – Euro Plus, Weekend leisure breaks (Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Express by Holiday Inn hotels across the UK, Europe and the Middle East), Bike-Astur Motorcycle Tours, Scotlandbybike.com, Moto-Abruzzo (Italy), Cotswold Outdoor, www.motoursonline.com, Nutt Travel, BMF Rider Training, RAC Motoring Services and more.
Individual Membership
Many people are affiliated BMF members through their club, but only individual members receive Motorcycle Rider magazine. Why not become a full member, receive the quarterly magazine and, in so doing, help support riders’ rights by funding the British Motorcyclists Federation. As a member you will be part of an organisation with over 80,000 members made up of individual members and affiliated clubs making the BMF a powerful voice in campaigning to safeguard the rights of motorcyclists. In addition a range of member benefits can quickly repay your membership fee - benefits such as preferred insurance rates, hotel and ferry discounts, touring advice and even our own Visa credit card to help you pay for it! Member’s receive the BMF’s bi-monthly magazine ‘Motorcycle Rider’ with the latest road tests, interesting articles and campaign news.
Benefits
In a new partnership deal with Bikesure, a new insurance product has been created which has the interests of BMF members at heart in giving specially negotiated discounts whilst being flexible enough to cover all types of bikes and most circumstances. The new product is ‘BMF Insurance’ and will be managed fully by the Bikesure staff at their Adrian Flux offices. The deal includes BMF membership and up to 25% discount. Benefits on most Bikesure policies include:
- Multibike discounts
- Optional breakdown cover
- Optional personal injury cover
- Free £100,000 legal cover
- Optional helmet and leathers cover up to £1,000
- Limited mileage discounts
- Discounts for experienced riders and security precautions
As well as paying the BMF a generous commission for each new policy taken out and each policy renewed, Bikesure will donate £1,000 to a charity of the Federation’s choice once 100 members have taken out new policies via the dedicated phone number into the broker’s UK-based call centre.
CALL 0800 587 2955 TO SAVE!
Perkins Slade – Euro Plus
A combined travel and breakdown insurance, which covers Continental Europe and extends to the Azores, Balearics, Egypt, Morocco, Russia, Tunisia and Turkey*, including the UK part of your journey.
*Please note that breakdown cover is limited to Continental Europe only and excludes these countries. Single trip or annual cover available. Apply for cover from our brokers Perkins Slade on 0121 698 8027. Please apply at least five working days before travel.
Weekend leisure breaks
Enjoy 25% off over 400 participating Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Express by Holiday Inn hotels across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. To book from the UK, call 0870 400 8135 and quote ‘exclusive rate’. To book from the Republic of Ireland, call 1 800 55 31 55. Terms and conditions apply and will be advised at the time of booking.
Bike-Astur Motorcycle Tours
Choose from Bring Your Own Bike tours (Brittany Ferries Plymouth-Santander) or our Fly-Ride tours (Stansted-Santander). Explore the Picos de Europa with resident English guides. BMF members qualify for 5% individual discounts on Fly-Ride tours for groups up to five persons. If six people book, everyone gets a 10% discount. www.bike-astur.com or email info@bike-astur.com
Scotlandbybike.com
Scotlandbybike would like to offer all BMF members that hire a bike a 12% discount. We offer a 10% discount on tours and the same again on Advanced Training. Please visit our comprehensive website www.scotlandbybike.com
Moto-Abruzzo, Italy
Moto-Abruzzo is pleased to offer BMF members a 10% discount on biker B&B or touring/training in the beautiful Abruzzo region of Italy. Please contact Karl and Janet Bianchini: call 0039 085 841 673 or email enquiries@moto-abruzzo.co.uk
Cotswold Outdoor
Whether you’re into touring or just enjoy a blast on a track day, we’ve got you covered at Cotswold Outdoor; from GPS to technical base layers keeping you dry and comfortable in your leathers. Cotswold Outdoor Stores now offers all BMF members 10% discount. (T&Cs apply).
Motours
Switzerland, Italy, Morocco and Brittany. We offer tours from April to October. Discounted rates are available on request. Fabulous roads, great scenery and good company. Come and join us for some quality time in quality places. Telephone 01253 893575 or 07783 287851, email info@motoursonline.com or visit www.motoursonline.com
Nutt Travel
Billy Nutt MBE and his Ireland-based tour company specialise in tours of Scotland and Ireland – including ferry crossings between the two. Seventeen routes are on offer, covering a total of 1,395 miles over Scotland and Ireland, allowing the individual rider to choose the ideal length, difficulty and scenery for them. www.nutttravel.com
The Best Rides Motorcycle Atlas - it’s about the journey! Find great rides and routes with the help of this waterproof and tear-proof atlas, which highlights more than 300 of the best rides in the UK. As a special offer for BMF members, Mapsman will donate £3 to the BMF fighting fund for every atlas bought by BMF members, and furthermore BMF members will receive free postage and packing worth £1.94. For more information, please visit www.mapsman.com or call us on 0800 2300 265.
BMF Rider Training
No matter what machine you ride, from moped to superbike, the BMF has a suitable course for everyone: CBT, Pre-test, Direct Access, Rider Plus refresher course and Blue Riband Advanced Rider. To find out more, please contact our Membership Department on 0116 2795 112.
RAC Motoring Services
In partnership with RAC, a special offer of 50% off RAC Breakdown Cover from £28.75 is available to members. To save 50% this year and 25% every year you renew, please contact our Membership Department on 0116 2795 112 for further details.
The BMF represents the best interests of UK motorcyclists whatever they ride. We lobby government and work with government departments and local authorities in order to get the best deal for motorcyclists. We also have a Regional network of volunteers across the UK all working on your behalf. To get involved in any aspect of the BMF’s political work, contact your Regional Chairman or call the BMF campaign office on 0116 279 5112.
Individual Membership
Clubs are broken into two areas: local clubs and national (and one make) clubs. Affiliated clubs benefit from a special public liability affiliated package, and their members enjoy many of the advantages offered to individual BMF members.
Benefits
As a BMF Affiliated Club, you get 50% discount for hosting your own club page here on Motortourer.com so long as you are an affiliate of BMF. All you have to do is create your own free, user profile on Motortourer.com and then go to motortourer.com/clubs and follow the easy steps to create your club online and invite other club members!
BMF affiliation to the Sport and Recreation Alliance means our Affiliated Clubs automatically participate in their unique Civil Liability protection scheme. Details of which may be found in our information sheet “Civil Liability Protection“. Since 2010 we also have included Employers Liability Cover and further details of this can be found in the same information sheet.
Equipment and spares cover is also available at excellent rates. Details of this can be obtained from Perkins Slade on telephone number 0121 698 8160.
National and One Make (NOM) Clubs can send representatives to these meetings, that take place at regular intervals through out the year, and can, through this forum raise concerns which they have at both national and local levels and obtain assistance from other Clubs / BMF in dealing with them.
Local Clubs send representatives to these meetings and can, through these forums raise concerns which they have and obtain assistance from other Clubs / BMF in dealing with them.
Exhibitor space is available to all affiliated clubs at our events. Here clubs can encourage new members and enjoy the fun and camaraderie of a national event. This includes a number of exhibitor passes, allowing club members to attend and man their stand. Details can be found on the events pages of the BMF web site www.bmf.co.uk
Clubs, as part of their affiliation receive, dependent on size, a set number of subscriptions to the BMF magazine Motorcycle Rider. These are mailed to members nominated by the Club.
National and one make clubs
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Wire rope barriers? Good or bad?
james.gill
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Afficher plusWhat do you think of wire rope barriers on motorways? Do they worry you?
Aussie007
Cheese slicers? I think not a good thing. But I am not sure they are better or worse than the solid metal bars.
JCR
They are not a good choice. However, in many situations a barrier down the middle of the road dividing the traffic flow makes the overall road safety situation better by a factor of 6-8. In the ideal world governments would always install the least bad barrier which today most highway engineers agree is the smooth concrete type.
IOM TT or MotoGP - which is better?
Aussie007
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I'm ashamed to say that I've never been to a MotoGP before, but watch it from the relaxed comfort of my armchair. However I have had the pleasure of going to the IOM TT twice now. It may sound like comparing chalk and cheese, but for exciting racing (and provided you can get a spot close to the track) the IOM TT wins hands-down. Although I am happy to be disproven. I do like being able to see the whole of the race on the GP though.
How Safe Are Driverless Cars?
Aussie007
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In this article by Wired magazine http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/
a team of hackers prove how "easy" it is to take over the brakes, steering and overall control of a Jeep.
We trust a lot in wireless technologies and computers and each time we get into a plane we are putting our lives in the hands of a million little components - sometimes manufactured by the lowest bidding contractors - and whacked together into an aircraft. We seem ok with this in general.
But now we're seeing the emergence of these driverless cars on the road - which can potentially put other drivers (and bikers) at risk. I don't say we shouldn't allow them, but the onus is upon manufacturers to ensure our safety on the road.
What might surprise you to know is that some features you'd think were standard, are sometimes optional extras. Little things like pedestrian detection...
Check this link out: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/auto-braking-volvo-crash-video-proves-self-driving-cars-cant-save-us-our-own-stupidity-1503317
Aussie007
I think it doesn't matter - so long as you take it off when paying for it ;)
lisa
I tend to leave mine on, as i have a pump up lining, which i have to deflate to take off, then when i put it on, have to get my glasses right and then re pump up the inners. Only once have i been asked to take it off. x
JCR
Always leave mine on, even though now it is an ordinary one, not a flip front as I used for many years.
Aussie007
Back in Queensland (Aust) it was compulsory to remove helmets at service stations. But then again, it's not the most biker-friendly jurisdiction in the world :(