EICMA Motorcycle Show 2018 – My Milanese Adventure...PART 1:
Posted by Roy @ Alchemy Parts Ltd on 13th Nov 2018
Amazing really. There I was, about a month ago, walking
round the Intermot Motorbike Show in Cologne, thinking how low profile and
sombre it was. Reflecting on how the industry that I’ve been in for 26 years
has changed dramatically and what the future holds for its growth back to the
glory days, if ever possible; but then....as if my magic....I turn up to Milan
and see a massive effort from literally all manufacturers to showcase their
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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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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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The importance of Brackets…..
Posted by Roy @ Alchemy Parts Ltd on 30th Aug 2018
OK, so at some point in a custom build, you’ll more than
likely change your headlight. It may be for reasons of vanity – a large,
imposing headlight with, say, a mesh or prison style grill really makes your
bike in the same way as a set of wheels does on a car. It may be because you’ve
had an accident, or bought a bike half way through its project build and the
guy’s run out of money to finish it. However, changing the headlight catalyses
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