Category: Random

1. Compass Expeditions and Jo Rust team up for a Peruvian Adventure

   Posted on 10:00am Monday 20th Feb 2017

   Compass Expeditions and Jo Rust Adventures are pleased to announce that Jo will be leading an incredible 16-day tour through the motorcycling paradise of Peru.

   The 2017 Jo Rust’s Peruvian Adventure is set to depart from the lakeside city of Puno on the 25^th of August and travels via a hit-list of breathtaking highlights through Peru before culminating in the capital, Lima, on the 9^th of September. Apart from the incredible roads through a landscape of snow-capped peaks and jungle lined valleys, the tour will visit the stunning lost city of Machu Picchu, the mysterious Nazca Lines, Lake Titicaca and the floating reed islands of Uros as well as the historical Incan Capital of Cusco and will spend two nights in the Amazon Jungle at a luxury river lodge.

   Johannesburg-born Jo Rust is one of the world’s most prominent women in adventure travel. Jo is no stranger when it comes to traveling roads less travelled. She holds a number of records, including being the fastest female cyclist from Johannesburg to Cape Town, solo, the first person to cycle around South Africa, solo, and the first woman to ride around Africa on a motorcycle, solo. Last mentioned being a journey that saw her traversing 45 000 kilometres, through 28 countries over a year around the African continent.

   Jo is an avid adventurer, speaker, author, tour guide and a professional off-road motorcycle instructor.  She was the first ever female brand ambassador for BMW Motorrad South Africa and qualified as the 4th internationally accredited female off-road instructor in the world.

   “We’re really happy to be able to work with Jo and we are keen to encourage male and female riders of all skill levels to sign up for this tour with Jo as she will always be on hand to provide tips and techniques on improving your bike skills along the way,” says Jerry from Compass Expeditions, “Compass Expeditions have a great deal of experience in South America and Peru is one of our favourite destinations, the route we have planned is one of our finest ”.

   Compass Expeditions have a talented and experienced team based in South America and keep a fleet of adventure bikes, including late model BMW GS models and Triumph Tiger 800XCs, well maintained for the tours.

   To reserve your spot of for more information about the tour - Go click
   
   
   
   

    

2. Great news for Roughley's Bike Show 2017

   Posted on 11:30am Friday 17th Feb 2017

   Sky are now supporting the show and its three charity beneficiaries.
   
   Rick Hulse (Chairman of NABD) wrote to Jeremy Darroch, the CEO of Sky TV, on Wednesday and has received the email below.

   Dear Mr Hulse
   
   Thank you for your email of 15 February about Roughleys Bike Show which takes place close to the Sky Contact Centre in St Peter’s Square, Stockport over the August Bank Holiday.
   
   I was sorry to read about the challenges experienced in recent years securing a suitable location for this popular charity event and I apologise for the concern caused by Sky’s enquiries regarding support to find a suitable alternative venue.
   
   From your note it is clear that St Peter’s Square is the ideal location for Roughleys Bike Show, and Sky is pleased to support the event taking place there again this August. For context, I understand that our local management were concerned about the safety of Sky staff as fire evacuation points are compromised during the event, and were trying to find ways to stay open to support our customers. They were seeking to work with the Council and the organisers to explore alternative options.
   
   However, as you have said, it appears that the best solution is to hold the event where you have done so in the previous couple of years. Consequently, we will close the Sky Contact Centre in Stockport again this August Bank Holiday and Sky will make alternative arrangements to support our customers from other contact centres.
   
   Thank you also for making me aware of the impressive achievements of the NABD over the past 26 years, helping more than 11,000 people with disabilities to enjoy the freedom and independence of motorcycling. I understand that Roughleys Bike Show is also a long term contributor to the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity and the Together Trust. I appreciate that the continuation of the excellent work by all three charities is reliant on donations, like those they receive from Roughleys Bike Show. As a gesture of Sky’s support of the event, and to say sorry for any inconvenience caused, we will be making a donation to the three charities of £1,500 each.
   
   Yours sincerely
   
   Jeremy Darroch

    

   Rick has written back to Mr Darroch to express the thanks of Roughley Bike Show and the NABD for his speedy and most positive intervention.

    

   He has asked that any petitions or protests in connection with this issue are brought to a halt, as this is a most amicable and pleasant result.
   
   
   

3. I just bought another Motorcycle...

   Posted on 10:00am Friday 17th Feb 2017

   

   I just bought another Motorcycle - 'She has just asked...
   "Are you going to sell the others?"

4. Mugen confirms McGuinness and Martin for 2017 Isle of Man TT Races Campaign

   Posted on 12:00pm Wednesday 15th Feb 2017

   Japanese based Mugen, which has won the last three SES TT Zero Races, has confirmed a two strong rider line up for the 2017 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy.

   M-TEC Company President, Mr Tomoyuki HASHIMOTO, confirmed that 23-time TT winner John McGuinness is back with TEAM MUGEN for 2017, and this year will be partnered by Guy Martin, who is also team-mate to McGuinness in the Honda Racing team at this year’s TT.  

   After missing out on a hat-trick of victories in 2016 with a freak incident that shut down his machine in the middle of the race through no fault of his own, McGuinness will undoubtedly return with even more determination to recapture the TT Zero crown in 2017.

   After a one year sabbatical from the TT while he concentrated on other challenges, Martin returns to the island with a renewed focus as well as an element of unfinished business at the TT as he targets his first race win.

   Both riders will fly to Tokyo in April where they will meet up with their 2017 TT Zero machines, SHINDEN ROKU (SHINDEN 6), and the dedicated team behind the machine that is aiming to break the land-mark 120mph barrier for the first time in the class. The team is the current lap record holder for the class with McGuinness’s lap of 119.279mph (18:58.743), which he set in winning the 2015 Race.

   Having been an integral part of the Mugen Shinden project since the start of the programme in 2012, for John McGuinness it will be like returning to family, and for Guy Martin it will be an introduction to the battery-powered bike that he hopes will take him to his first TT Zero victory.

   SHINDEN ROKU has been extensively developed from the 2016 race-winning machine, (SHINDEN GO) and will be unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo Motorcycle Show at Tokyo Big Sight in March, 2017.

   

5. Roses are red, violets are blue, I love my motorbike, do you?

   Posted on 9:30am Tuesday 14th Feb 2017