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Custom Motorcycle Show Beaulieu June 16-17th 2012

Posted by Celia
/ November 5th, 2011 / Leave a comment

The Custom Motorcycle Show at Beaulieu is an indispensable exhibition, showcase and festival, featuring the UK’s coolest custom and modified bikes including: choppers, ‘bobbers’, streetfighters and cafe racers. The Custom Motorcycle Show is a ‘World Class’ event promoting engineering excellence and celebrating the wonderful world of custom and modified motorcycles...

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City Navigator Europe NT2012.3 map update available

Posted by IanC
/ November 4th, 2011 / 4 Comments

Hi, just thought all you Zumo owners might be interested to know there is a new map update available. Its City Navigator Europe NT2012.3 If you’ve purchased a ‘Lifetime Update’ for your GPS unit you can go onto MyGarmin.com and download this update for free. Maps are updated up to...

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New Website

Posted by Celia
/ November 3rd, 2011 / 21 Comments

Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying the new website. Nigel has worked very hard together with Ian and myself building the new site. We are still looking at ways of improving it, so any ideas and constructive comments would be most welcome. Thanks Celia

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Progressive Springs suspension upgrade

Posted by IanC
/ November 2nd, 2011 / 1 Comment

The new 2012 Goldwing has had quite a few upgrades – most of which I’ve already done to my bike – but the one thing that really does improve the bike is the new suspension tweek that Honda have done. I havent actually seen the suspension on the new bike...

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New 2012 bikes imported from America

Posted by IanC
/ October 29th, 2011 / 1 Comment

We’ve been awaiting delivery of two bikes that were sourced from dealers in the US. We shipped them over to the UK by sea freight and collected them from the docks after they got Customs clearance. They arrived a couple of weeks ago and then they had to be prepared...

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Is it a Bike or is it a Scooter ?

Posted by IanC
/ October 26th, 2011 / Leave a comment

Is it a Bike or is it a Scooter ? NeITHER bike nor scooter Honda’s new Integra certainly bucks convention – but perhaps that’s what the world needs right now. We’ve already seen the Integra (first as the ‘New Mid’ concept last year) and its 670cc parallel...

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Head EAST for EASTER at Peterborough

Posted by IanC
/ October 26th, 2011 / 9 Comments

Head East for Easter and join us for 3 nights, 06-09 April 2012, based in Peterborough Ian has arranged a great deal for us at the HolidayInn Peterborough over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. The weekend starts on Friday 06th April 2012 with a ride down to Peterborough. We’ll...

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May Bank Holiday 4th to 6th May 2012 – Wild West weekend in Somerset

Posted by IanC
/ October 25th, 2011 / 10 Comments

May Bank Holiday 4th to 6th May 2012 – Wild West weekend Richard & Francoise Faulkner have arranged this weekend for us. It will be based at The Hunters Lodge, near Wincanton in Somerset. The agreed special rate for a block-booking of their rooms for the bank holiday weekend of...

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EuroTour June 27- July07 2012, inc Ohringen Wine festival.

Posted by IanC
/ October 15th, 2011 / 11 Comments

This 10day tour, to be organised by Ian, will include a visit to the Ohringen Wine festival and some lovely roads in the Black Forest and Vosge mountains. We’ve been to this wine event twice before and both times its been great. The festival starts on Thursday June 28th ...

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Christmas Party Dinner Dance 28th Jan 2012

Posted by Celia
/ October 12th, 2011 / 1 Comment

Last year (well it was early this year) elite-wings joined Goldwings NorthWest for their annual Christmas Party & Dinner Dance. Most of us made a weekend of it and stayed over at the hotel for 2 nights (Fri & Sat), and we had a great time. On the Saturday we...

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