With the support of the National Motorcyclists Council (NMC), the Trail Riders Fellowship (TRF) and Auto Cycle Union (ACU) alongside the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) and other motorcycle sector partners have joined forces to launch Ride Right – a national campaign to protect the future of legal on and off-road motorcycling in the UK.
Motorcycle trail riding on unsealed roads and off-road motor sport are part of Britain’s countryside heritage. But a visible minority of riders are putting these much-loved forms of active outdoor recreation under threat by riding illegally — on footpaths, bridleways, private and common land, and open moorland where no motor vehicle rights exist. This can be either via motorcycles or illegally used high powered eBikes. Their actions cause damage to the reputation of the responsible majority, damaging relations with landowners and local communities, and fuelling calls to close the very routes and venues that responsible riders depend on.
Increasing frustration within the rider community at the behaviour of this minority has driven action to create Ride Right campaign. This is a shared, national effort, coordinated by the sport’s Governing Body and the TRF as the leading authority on green road riding, to educate riders, promote responsible behaviour. The campaign also makes the case that those who ride within the law are proud stewards of the countryside, not a threat to it.
