Come and join in the cafe’s forthcoming annual Overland & Adventure Bike Day 9am to 5pm on Sunday 24th March.

An all-day affair, it will include a host of intrepid travellers, amongst whom will be Matt Bishop and Reece Gilkes who, on the 21st October 2017, set off from the cafe and successfully circumnavigated the globe on a scooter with a sidecar, “As Seen from The Sidecar”, to raise awareness of various human rights abuses around the globe. The route from London’s North Circular Road took the guys through over 35 countries, 5 continents and clocked up an epic 34,000 miles!

 Stands and displays include Globe Busters (who depart the Ace early morning on 20.4.19 on their way to Ace Cafe Beijing!),The Trail Riders Fellowship, Shippio and Overland Magazine, with more yet to be confirmed.

Special guests invited include the renowned travel authors Sam Manicom, Derek Mansfield and Austin Vince, amongst others, who will be delighted to share their tips and advice.

There are also prizes up for grabs, courtesy of those attending the day. Spend £5 or more over the counter at the cafe from 9am to receive a raffle ticket.
Draw to be held at 3pm  

With over 100 trade exhibitors and 750 + motorcycles on show, including the world’s leading bike manufacturers, this really is the North of England’s premier event whatever type of bike you ride. From the latest models to restored classics, dirt bikes and tourers, to full blown race machines, there’s something for everyone at the Manchester Bike Show

2019 Models from the Major Manufacturers
Come along to see a showcase of 2018 models from major manufacturers including Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, BMW, Triumph, Ducati, AJS, Royal Enfield and KTM.

Over 750 Bikes on Display
The Northern Classic Bike Show is a major part of the show featuring a stunning display of over 750 modern, racing, classic, custom, off road and street fighter machines from clubs and private individuals.

Retail Village
Over 100 trade exhibitors create an unrivalled retail village selling leathers, helmets, accessories, parts, services and more. Everything you need to keep your bike where it should be, on the road.

Entertainment
With thrilling stunt shows from Steve “stuntman” Colley, live music from The Delray Rockets and Howlin Matt plus DJs and a concours competitions, the Manchester Bike Show is a biker’s paradise and not to be missed.

Tickets are on sale and are valid for entry on one day only, on the day of your choice, there’s no need to specify which day when booking.

Advance purchase prices:
Adult: £15.00
OAP: £12.00
Child (aged 5-14 years): £5.00
Child (under 5 years): Free
Family (2 adults, 3 children): £35.00

On the door prices:
Adult: £18.00
OAP: £15.00
Child (aged 5-14 years): £5.00
Child (under 5 years): Free
Family (2 adults, 3 children): £40.00

www.manchesterbikeshow.com

For many years New Zealand has been a really popular riding destination for clients of H-C Travel, particularly in the UK winter.

Now there is a little piece of New Zealand into the office in the form of NZ Manager Sarah Jamieson. She'll be delighted to talk to you about tours in her homeland and knows some great sightseeing activities you might like to bolt on.

Your H-C Travel New Zealand motorcycle tour options:

• Southern moonlight self-guided - fabulous 2 week ride absorbing pretty much the whole of South island 
• Two island Grand self-guided - 21 day extravaganza with stops all around the country
• Tailormade self-guided - Let Sarah design a tour just for you
• Two Island guided - 14 days visiting the key sites of both islands and led by our expert local guides

H-C Travel offers you fabulous self-guided routes, hand-picked accommodation and guided tours, small group sizes with experienced, professional, local guides. All backed by a team of travel specialists. 

www.hctravel.com

Ride Safe

Sturgis
- Daun Kennedy Hobbs 

Devitt KICKBACK (The National Custom Bike Show) was launched back in 2010 and this year will be taking place from 15 – 16th June at the annual Prescott Bike Festival in Gloucestershire.
Devitt KICKBACK will once again be proudly providing a wonderful platform - for the UK’s finest and most talented custom bike builders - to display and showcase their masterpieces. The event will also be hosting The 2019 National Championships (for custom bike building), where all the finalists will be competing for the UK’s most prestigious awards.

The five classes for the National Champs are:
Best Freestyle
Best Young Builder
Best Butchered (Modified) Classic
Best Budget Build
Best (Modified) Performance Sportsbike
Plus one separate award for Best in Show

Judging takes place on the special preview day Saturday 15th June with the awards ceremony on the afternoon of Sunday 16th. The specially selected judging panel consists of previous custom bike building award winners, custom magazine editors and VIPs. Racer turned broadcaster Steve Parrish will be one of the judges bringing his own brand of expertise and humour to the occasion. The winning bikes and builders will be given the opportunity to run their masterpieces up the hill after the awards ceremony!

Devitt KICKBACK and the National Championships takes place inside a massive marquee - as part of the fabulous Prescott Bike Festival, the biggest annual fundraiser for Blood Bikes.

About Prescott Bike Festival: Prescott Bike Fest prides itself on its diversity and unlike a static bike show, Prescott gives you the unique opportunity to get up close and see, smell and hear and watch the bikes take to the historic hill climb course. The Festival celebrates the best in custom builds, race bikes, factory bikes, prototypes, historic to record beating machines. Featuring the ever popular ‘Run the Hill’ where more than 200 members of the public run the historic hillclimb course on a range of magnificent machines! Plus, paddock specials, celebrity guest appearances, thrilling passenger ride experiences, Show ‘n’ Tell, great food, live hot rockin’ bands, a large exhibitor zone featuring over 100 trade exhibitors with lots to see and buy and a Kids Zone to keep them entertained for hours.

A ‘Must Do’ day out for all motorcycle enthusiasts!

For further information on Devitt KICKBACK, please visit: www.TheCustomShow.com

Event Date: Saturday 15 June 2019 (preview day, 12pm-5pm) and Sunday 16 June 2019 (main show, 8.30am-5pm)

Venue: Prescott Hill Climb, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9RD

Admission Tickets: £12 (advance) for adults on Saturday, £15 (advance) for adults on Sunday, under 16’s free when accompanied by a paying adult.

About Blood Bikes: All proceeds from the event supports the work of Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes and Severn Freewheelers. The Blood Bike charities provide a FREE vital out of hours medical transportation service to the NHS. Since its inception, Prescott Bike Festival has raised over £200k to date!