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Get off your bike says ACU boss

The chairman of British bikesport federation, the ACU, is asking riders to stay off their bikes to alleviate any potential stress on hospitals during the Cornonvirus pandemic. His statement reads:

For over a hundred years the ACU, its committee’s and staff have served its members whether they be riders, passengers, support crew and families, it’s supported its clubs and members, event officials and their families, we’ve worked with event promotors, medical support teams, sponsors, journalists, manufacturers and the motorcycle sporting industry, insurers and legal companies, rights of way representatives and politicians and we’ve always managed to keep motorcycle sport running in the most challenging circumstances.

At the time of writing and as you know the virus is spreading across the country and as seen across the World with devastating consequences, we share the families afflicted sorrow and as thousands of people suffer it’s not a time to be organising sporting events and as seen by our World representative for motor cycle sport the Federation Of International Motorcyclists FIM they have postponed all World and Continental Championship events.

As we wait for better times you may have questions for the ACU team at Rugby who are there to help and will answer your questions if possible but to make it a bit easier for them you will find most information on the ACU web site www.acu.org.uk  then when we return to racing or trials the ACU staff and the many thousands of officials that organise and run the events will be ready to get your season started.

I need to say that myself and the ACU Board appeal to members to not ride their competition motorcycles in any circumstances during this period because to ride a competition motorcycle you know there are risks to yourself and others. Please think that if your seriously injured riding a competition motorcycle you will use valuable medical resources which may result in you being ultimately responsible for somebody else’s failure to receive the appropriate life saving treatment.

Through the coming weeks please think of others and help us all get through these unprecedented times.

Roy Humphrey, Chairman ACU Ltd

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