Celebrate National Motorcycle Week

The annual National Motorcycle Week campaign aims to create awareness amongst the public, media and politicians about the benefits of motorcycling. It starts next week on 18 July.

People are being urged to ride to work on Wednesday 21 July, and to take a friend or colleague with them.

‘Ride to Work Day‘ will highlight that motorcycling cuts congestion, pollution, journey times, and is both convenient and flexible.

National Motorcycle Week emphasises the important point that owners are from all walks of life, and that riding a bike or scooter can make positive social, environmental and economic contributions to the world around us.

This year the slogan is ‘ Get On - Life is Better on Two-Wheels‘.

The aim is to encourage existing riders to become more active, and get the most out of their bikes, whilst encouraging new riders to give bikes a go by participating in a free, one-hour taster session with a local trainer.

As an added incentive during July, Get On are running a prize promotion which allows any biker who introduces a friend at a Get On dealer the chance to win a huge range of prizes, including biking holidays, Weise kit, Arai helmets and Pirelli tyres.

Non-bikers won’t miss out either as they will be entered into the draw for iPads, iPod nanos and digital cameras. The competition can be entered at one of 450 participating Get On dealers across the country. 

Suzi Perry, who was a presenter at this year’s BBC coverage of Royal Ascot, suggests people take the opportunity to get out and about and enjoy life on two wheels.

She says, “Bikes have been a huge part of my life and are such a fantastic way to get around. Not only do they help you get ahead of the traffic but they’re also more economical, greener and a huge amount of fun.

“For many people, the thought of getting into biking can be a bit intimidating and it can often be confusing about what licences and training you need to be able to ride a bike. ‘Get On’ strips all this away.

“Not only can anyone try riding for free without any commitment but the website also offers a one stop shop on all you need to know about getting into biking. What’s even better is that you can win great prizes just dropping into a dealer to talk about it.”

Anyone can get involved in National Motorcycle Week, and people who are interested in running their own events can think about planning a bikers BBQ, a local charity fundraiser, getting some extra training or going on a group ride –out to celebrate all that is positive about life on two-wheels.

More information and an event pack is online in the campaigns section of the industry website

Free rides can be booked here.