i am doing an engineering project the aim of which is to design and build a landing gear style system for a fazer that would allow someone with limited mobilty due to injury to ride a bike again. the idea being that there is a set of outriggers that drop when the bike is at low speed or stopped and keeps the rider balanced. something along the lines of this http://www.koeltgen.de/fileadmin/content...0R_FBS.mov i was wondering what people opinions are of the idea? or if anyone has experience of this sort of thing? thanks for any input

This is copied from another forum i'm on (Lincs Rideouts)

The wording is not mine it's a copy and paste.


MAG member Jon Strong has had success in his highly detailed challenge to some of the EU Commission's most lazy assertions about what's good for you and me as riders.

Now we can do something very simple that will help Jon press his case and shine a spotlight on the Commission's attempts to steam-roller further restrictions on bike design, modification and use.

The European Ombudsman ( responsible for checking whether the EU is playing the game fairly ) recently found that the European Commission unjustifiably refused to answer Jon's queries or to supply official documents relating to a range of issues that will have a big impact on biking, eg; the changes to EU Type Approval, the potential for a Europe -wide super MOT test and development of safety technologies that could threaten biking as we know it. Jon has also asked to be shown the evidence in favour of EU proposals for random/ regular roadside inspections of motorcycles and for the Commission to show whether it has properly considered the liberty issues.

ACTION
All that is needed to show the authorities that there is genuine public concern about this, is for enough people reading this or hearing about it via us guys to contact the Ombudsman asking for copies of Jon's original complaint and the supporting documents. That will make sure the complaint wont get buried.

GO HERE ; http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/shortcuts/contacts.faces

QUOTE Ref ; 0875/2011/jf
in your request, just asking for it will send the right message.

The reason we need to do this are that the Ombudsman isn't totally convinced or supportive of Jon's efforts in trying to hold the Commission to account, he just needs some support from more members of the public i.e US!!

So please carry out the simple email, re-post onto other forums you may be members on, this is the nitty gritty behind the scenes stuff that we dont see much of, the real campaigning by the likes of MAG etc, intelligent gentlemen who also happen to be bikers, taking the fight to the EU and picking loop holes with their oppresive ways.
This is a copy of the e-mail i sent to the commission.


Hello,

Can you please send me a copy of Mr Jon Strong's original complaint with all associated documentation, Ref 0875/2011/jf regarding the European Commission's proposals for the use of motorcycles.

Hi, I haven't introduced myself at the old forum, so I will do here. I own a black Fazer thou with some road rash and I live in the West Mids.








Regards,
Martyn

Hi, just wondering if any one had a MOT advisory of a rear suspension bush free play?


I did try to find what is moving and there was a slight play at the bottom of the shock absorber that is connected to some metal piece (part of where the dog bones are kept). I thought there was a bush, but at the dealers it showed up as some bearing. So, does that bearing suppose to be moving?


Cheers

He has called for a "rigorous cost benefit analysis of speed limits" which will look beyond simple safety issues.

weird

ok guys how come I can paste text from clipboard when reply box is empty.

but as soon as there is something in the reply box, I don't get the paste option in my right click menu

I tried using quote but that just sticks codes in for me to paste text between.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...62980.html


I like the quote that safety shouldn't be the only issue when setting speed limits. :eek

and the one about raising the speed limit should boost the economy. :'(
Ye Gods help us if that's the best the Tories can do for the economy  :lol
Expect limitless motorways some

He he 

Hey there,

I'm Sascha, 42 years old and have been an irregular visitor to the old Foccer forum at yuku (and the one before that, cannot recall its name) since September 2005.

Only through not being able to reply to a topic anymore and subsequently writing the admin a complaint I learned about this new place here.

As I failed to do so my first time around I thought it was appropriate to now officially introduce myself. 


Have a great one and always ride safely,
Sascha

Made redundant twice in the space of a year and struggling to find something 'suitable' led me to consider amongst others some of the following possibilities...

I forgot about the new intor section - well Im Old Mother Foccer (started off as miss hornet - but the years have not been kind  :lol :lol )

Married to Deefer the fazer mechanical whizz

I own and run http://www.fatmaggot.com and can been seen at most big biking events across the UK

own Benny the fazer - a proper one with carbs, we have not been out for a while as 2 knee operations in quick succession have made me stay off the bike, i also still have harry my hornet and an unnamed (as yet) trike