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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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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