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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 2019 hardware, clothing, accessories and off the wall …

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 reader, there's a really healthy undercurrent of bi …

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 handguards, however, deflect wind and rain, and …

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 other areas of improvement on your front end and to …