Bath anyone?

Arai will be at Matlock Bath Motorcycle Festival – Sunday August 23 2009








Motorcyclists are invited to celebrate the art of motoring on two wheels at Bike Plus 09. Organised by the Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership, the event on Sunday 23 August will offer visitors to Matlock Bath the opportunity to admire the latest machines, test their skills on a motorbike simulator and pick up a free copy of The Bikers’ Guide to Derbyshire.



Arai will be taking its helmet service vehicle along so that owners of the Japanese brand can receive a free helmet service and inspection along with the opportunity to ask its technicians any questions.



Visitors can also learn about discounted training, enjoy a virtual tour of the nation’s best roads by watching Highways Agency movie Great Roads Great Rides2 and enter special prize draws.Along with Phoenix Distribution, Derbyshire motorcycle dealers B&M Honda, CMC Motorcycles, Triumph World, Pidcocks and Minions are among those who will be exhibiting bikes at the event.



Rob Hill, the manager of the road safety partnership said: “Hopefully Bike Plus 09 will be the beginning of a beautiful friendship! We want to build strong relationships with the motorcycling community and work with them to cut the number of riders coming to grief on our roads.



The bikers’ guide on offer at Bike Plus 09 is a free pocket-sized booklet containing advice from the partnership about how to survive the fourteen countryside routes which they have identified as crash hot spots. The guide also includes an application form for Bike Plus - the subsidised rider development course after which this month’s festival of motorcycling is named.



Thanks to Derbyshire County Council, bikers can usually take advantage of the training for as little as £50 if they live in Derbyshire or £90 if they live outside the county. Bike Plus instructors are approved by the Driving Standards Agency.



They teach bikers to spot hazards and tackle challenges such as cornering and overtaking with greater confidence.Staff from the partnership’s member organisations will be on hand at the event to talk to visitors about their road safety work.Bike Plus 09 is taking place in the Derwent Gardens in Matlock Bath and will be open between 11am and 4pm. Admission is free.



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