Driven to action: The British motorcycle lobby in the 1990s

Abstract

The creation of the first riders'-rights organization [RRO] at Mallory Park in 1960 heralded a transformation among Britain's motorcyclists. Until this time, motorcycling was exclusively a practical and/or social activity, the main organized expression of which was the Auto Cycle Union; a sports-oriented organization dedicated primarily to racing. However, since that time the riders'-rights organizations - that is, organizations dedicated not to motorcycles but to the political rights of motorcyclists - have expanded both nationally and on an international basis.