It's cool, it's hot.... It's Intermot! Live from Intermot Motorcycle Show 2018
Posted by Roy @ Alchemy Parts Ltd on 3rd Oct 2018
Right now, I'm buzzing. I'm at
the Intermot Motorcycle Show 2018, but I'm not buzzing for reasons you may
think. It's quite quiet, albeit trade
day. There are fewer halls with product to see. Why I'm buzzing is simple; this
year focuses on quality, over and above quantity. Yes, it's the way things are
going (see my previous blog for more insight), but I recently came to a
realisation that this isn't necessarily a bad thing. You see, dear re
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I just got back from the Ally Pally Show, and….
Posted by Roy @ Alchemy Parts Ltd on 25th Sep 2018
….back in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s, when I started riding
motorbikes and working in this industry, it was very strong. Dealers had a
tonne of new bikes in a variety of colourways, and more than one model. Then,
the licencing laws changed, and not necessarily for the better. To make matters
worse, housing became less affordable, so people were (& very much still
are) living at home until a fair bit older, so the guy who bought a 50cc at 1
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Time to Switch...
Posted by Roy @ Alchemy Parts Ltd on 17th Sep 2018
On a motorbike, much like everywhere else, stuff wears
out. Some stuff wears out quickly (tyres, brake pads, one’s patience with
classic bikes), but other stuff takes time. Forks pit, suspension loses its
bounce, paint fades, and switchgear, as if possessed by Beelzebub himself, just
stops working. Yes, you’ll take them apart, clean their contact points, ride
around for another little while in perfect happiness, but mark my words,
they’ll f
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Take a seat!
Posted by Roy @ Alchemy Parts Ltd on 10th Sep 2018
During a build, one of the things that I’ve noticed is
often left as an afterthought is your seat. Usually, what happens is that you
plan the build, build it, go over-budget, swear a lot, finish it in the nick of
time and then either make changes, ride round on it for a while, or sell it
because you’re bored, or want to start a new project. However, changing the
seat, for some really quite strange reason, is a somewhat cathartic process.
It
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Handguards: Vanity or Sanity?
Posted by Roy @ Alchemy Parts Ltd on 5th Sep 2018
Picture the scene…. it’s autumn, your hands (& other
bits too) are getting somewhat chilled by the changing climate and your
extremities are always the first ones to be affected. So, you wear thicker
clothing, but that doesn’t deflect the wind, just barrier it to an extent. For
your hands (which are jolly important for a variety of reasons), you can fit
heated grips, but they only warm your palms, rather than the whole hand.A good set of
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