Congratulations to the MCCNSW for their successful protest yesterday!

The New South Wales Government has agreed to review the price of motorcycle green slips after a loud protest outside State Parliament today.

About 1000 angry motorcyclists have taken to the street outside Parliament House in Sydney to protest at the high insurance premiums they say they are being forced to pay.

HAMISH Boland-Rudder of Kings Langley is among thousands of NSW motorcyclists protesting against the massive rise in their CTP Greenslip at State Parliament today.

A Motorcycle Council of NSW spokesman said the NSW government should recognise riders as an independent road user group.

Mr Boland-Rudder said some riders were being slugged as high as 88.9 per cent for their third party insurance after the Motor Accident Authority of NSW changes took effect on July 1.

Motorcycle riders are expected to be out in force on Sydney streets at noon today to protest state insurance laws.

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MASSIVE hikes in green slip fees for some motorbikes have caused huge frustration among many riders across the state.

Changes were introduced in July which increased the number of motorbike categories from three to five, according to engine capacity.

A CAR has been crushed in Dandenong today as a demonstration of tough new anti-hoon laws.

The white Holden Commodore belonged to a 22-year-old serial hoon driver from Hamilton.

He was nabbed twice for burnouts and once for high-speed and dangerous driving.

In the first attempt to use new bikie laws, Hells Angels have fronted a Sydney court for a hearing to have them declared a criminal group.



An application is being made to have the Hells Angels declared a criminal organisation (AAP)

CHILDREN as young as 12 should be taught how to drive as part of the school curriculum, legendary racing driver Allan Moffat says.

The touring car driver, who won four Bathurst 1000 titles in a stellar career, said that car dealers could get involved by providing training vehicles to schools.

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Independent MP Bob Such has been found guilty of speeding in a court trial which has cost him thousands of dollars.

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Mike Rann got more than a little ticked off this week by the implication that the Police Commissioner’s decision to reduce the number of motorcycle cops was somehow his fault.

THE biggest fear with Mark Skaife's call to raise speed limits on open highways to 130 or 140km/h is that irresponsible motorists will interpret it as validation for excessive driving habits.

Some of Skaife's more realistic observations - such as the need for better driver education and more diligence in roadworthy checks - will be lost in a cloud of exhaust smoke because hoon drivers have one-track minds, and that is to go as fast along that track as they can.

A one-eyed delivery driver has been cleared of dangerous driving after his van hit a scooter rider in Adelaide.

In the South Australian District Court today, Neil Spooner, 55, was found not guilty of causing the death of Daniel Raphael almost four years ago.

VACC, the peak Automotive Industry body in Victoria, is calling for a review of the State’s vehicle registration payment system.

Currently, owners of cars, 4WD's, vans, trucks, motorcycles, prime movers and buses in Victoria have to pay one lump sum for their registration, also known as the ‘rego’, to cover a twelve month period.

Ahead of next month’s State Budget, VACC is calling on the Victorian Government to enable VicRoads, who collect the fees, to introduce a six month payment option.

MOTORCYCLISTS stand up and take a bow - preferably after you’ve turned off your engines. You have now become a political lobby group representing men and, increasingly, women of all ages - and are revving up influence at all levels of government.

THE AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE Council wants the positive aspects of motorcycles and scooters acknowledged by the Federal Government.

Spokesperson Shaun Lennard said this week that recent efforts by some state governments to outlaw certain motorcycle groups have cast a shadow over law-abiding enthusiasts and commuters.

Mr Lennard said that commuter efforts to cut fuel use and traffic congestion by taking up motorcycling should be recognised at the upcoming federal election.

WA - Police could use proposed stop and search laws to inspect bikies crossing the border into WA by declaring major roads stop and search zones, a parliamentary committee hearing was told yesterday.

THEY'RE easy to park, a dream in city traffic and cheap as chips to run.

And it seems the risks of helmet hair and wet weather aren't putting off too many, with the popularity of scooters and motorbikes now growing at a rate four times that of cars.

Hundreds of people have turned out to a rally in Perth opposing the WA Government's proposed anti-association laws.

The laws are designed to target outlaw motorcycle clubs, but opponents say they will breach basic rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens to freely associate within the community.

SA - OUTLAW motorcycle gang members in South Australia have challenged police to arrest them for flouting the criminal association sections of the Rann government's controversial anti-bikie laws.

TORRENTIAL rain failed to deter hundreds of protesting bikies, who faced a massive police presence and the forced closure of three Hills pubs on their route yesterday.