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Category: Events and Shows

  3. Orange & Black at the London Motorcycle Show, on stand A20

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    Orange & Black at the London Motorcycle Show, on stand A20The show promises the latest major 2015 bikes, Classic Bike of the Year and the London Custom Bike Building Championship, amongst other events and exhibits.
    Visit them and they will be delighted to help you plan your next USA guided or self-guided motorcycle tour or Harley-Davidson® Authorised rental. Come and find out about our 13 day New England's Glory tour - a kind of pilgrim's ride through the birthplace of America. Or how about our River Deep, Mountain High tour - a music lover's ride through Tennessee, North Carolina and the Mississippi Delta. And we have several more....

    If you want to ride in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America or Canada - no problem, H-C Travel will also be on hand! And on Friday and Saturday morning our adventurer and tour guide, Tiffany Coates, is with us to talk about her Ladies in Ladakh tour to India. This is the world's only women-only motorcycle tour, on our Royal Enfield Bullet 500s, to the highest motorable pass in the world - Khardung-La!

    www.orange-and-black.co.uk

    www.mcnmotorcycleshow.com

  4. Something Better Change - Down and Out Café Racers at KICKBACK cultivating and embracing the new wave

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    KICKBACK is all about showcasing the ever-changing and dynamic custom scene; fully embracing the vibrant 'new wave' whilst being inspired by the creators of exquisite café bikes and street scramblers. KICKBACK is an exhibition of custom motorbikes, where sheer imagination meets pure engineering excellence.

    Inspirational custom bike builders Down and Out Café Racers will be showing off their exquisite motorbikes at KICKBACK in March.

    Inspirational custom bike builders Down and Out Café RacersBased out of Sheffield, England, they are currently considered as one of the best café racer bike building shops in Europe. They produce some of the finest BMW and Triumph based café bikes and street scramblers around. Down and Out Café Racers design, build and fabricate motorbikes and parts, with over 15 years’ experience founder Shaun Walker certainly has bike building running through his veins. See them at KICKBACK on stand 100.

     

     

    EBR to launch new models at KICKBACK!

    The organisers are very pleased to announce that EBR (Erik Buell Racing) will be officially launching their two new bikes at KICKBACK expo in March. The Hogfather Motorcycles are official dealers for EBR and will be unveiling two brand new models the 1190SX and 1190RX.

    TRIUMPH, CUSTOM CHROME & ZODIAC ALL KEEN FOR KICKBACK

    Latest news: KICKBACK - the National Custom Bike Show - has recently secured support from the most important and iconic motorcycle manufacturers and aftermarket parts companies in Europe.

    Triumph Motorcycles Limited will be curating a showcase of interesting modern custom Triumphs. Meanwhile aftermarket Harley parts will be comprehensively featured at the event with Zodiac UK and Custom Chrome participating.

    Zodiac represents almost 40 years of experience in supplying and distributing the highest quality replacement parts and accessories for Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

    Custom Chrome is one of the world’s largest independent suppliers of aftermarket parts and accessories for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. A true leader in the industry, Custom Chrome is also a world leader in V-Twin parts and accessories logistics with a sales office and distribution located in Germany.

     

    INTRODUCING THE JUDGING PANEL:
    CUSTOM BIKE BUILDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

    The organisers of KICKBACK the National Custom Bike Show are very proud to announce that the judging panel for the Custom Bike Building National Championships will consist of the most respected, talented and influential custom motorcycle builders and industry professionals in the UK.

    Only three British custom bike builders have ever made the top FIVE in the AMD World Championships in its history and all three are on the judging panel for the National Championships which take place at the KICKBACK show at Stoneleigh Park from 28-19th March 2015.

    Larry Houghton (2nd in the World Championships in 2011) runs Lamb Engineering, influential, unique, generous, original and an inspiration to all budding designers and engineers, Larry has kindly put up a fantastic prize for the winner of the Young Builder category – a week with the Lamb Engineering team at his workshops in Wiltshire.

     

    Pete Pearson (3rd in World Champs in 2013) heads up Rocket Bobs Cycle Works out of Swindon. Ever-popular Pete is right out of the top drawer when it comes to custom engineering and is in the process of creating a superb one-off trophy for the Best in Show builder at KICKBACK.
    Paul Milbourn is your classic enigmatic customiser! Creator and builder of award winning Weird Fish, Paul crafted another masterpiece in 2014 called Nutcracker, winner of Best in Show at KICKBACK at Donington Park in September 2014 and of an impressive 5th place in the World Champs a month later.

    Wade Poulson runs Sickboyz Customs in Surrey and has an eye for style and is a very popular character within the custom sector, as well as winner of Best in Show in 2011.

    Henry Cole is an ambassador for KICKBACK. Henry owns Gladstone Motorcycles which builds beautiful Triumph ‘bobbers’ and is the presenter of ITV4’s The Motorbike Show.

    Stu Garland is one of the most respected authorities in the custom bike scene and is former editor of Back Street Heroes; journalist, bike builder, artist – a true legend.

    Dave Manning is editor of World Wide Bomber magazine and former editor of Streetfighters. He’s widely acknowledged as knowing about streetfighters than just about anyone else in the world.

    Blue Miller is the editor of 100% Biker magazine and previously worked for BSH and AWoL. She has been a World Championship judge for ten years.

    Shaun Walker runs Down and Out Café Racers, a well-respected designer and builder of some of the finest café racer / scramblers in Europe.

    www.TheCustomShow.com

  5. VMCC at the 2015 Scottish Motorcycle Show

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    The VMCC will have a big presence at the Scottish Motorcycle Show at Ingliston near Edinburgh on 7-8 March 2015. Central Scottish and Auld Reekie Edinburgh Sections of the Club will have a joint stand featuring over twenty motorcycles. It will be one of the biggest displays in the Classic Show with motorcycles covering the full range of machines from the vintage right through to the later classics. There will be a couple Neracars, some racing bikes and examples of machines in the process of restoration. Part of the exhibition stand will be a mock workshop so look out for the guys in overalls with spanners in hand.

    Alastair Alexander, VMCC Area Rep. for Scotland said “ the Show is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate what the Club has to offer to the public, to potential new members and is a big social occasion for our members from all over the UK. Many motorcyclists believe that the VMCC is only for really old bikes but our 25 year rule means machines made up to 1990 can take part in runs and rallies. The Scottish Show is important to our efforts to broaden the appeal of the Club ”.

    For High Resolution images or more information please contact Ian Botham at the VMCC Head Office or email [email protected]