Scooter sites we like
Aug 19th
Electric motorcycles by environmentfriendlystore.com
We provide the highest quality, most reliable and cost effective electric vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and motor bikes on the market!
Electric Scooters Store
TheScooterFamily offers electric Scooters, Electric Bicycles and Mopeds all at discount prices. We sell Electric, Efficient, and Pollution Free vehicles.
Phone: 908-500-5931
Email: ContactUs[@]thescooterfamily.com
Motorcycle Speakers
motorcycle speaker superstore offering top quality motorcycle speakers, 100 to 150 watt amplifiers, and motorcycle helmet speakers to fit EVERY motorcycle.
Call: (520) 399-6976
Email: sales[@]motorcyclespeakers.net
Our offering is simple – Good quality machines at affordable prices with back up from our workshop and spare parts warehouse.
From retro-styled scooters to modern day commuter motorcycles, from well established generic models to cutting edge designs, from rugged off road motorbikes to elegant, sophisticated cruisers we have established a range of scooters and motorcycles that we are proud of.
Phone: 0208 385 0566
Email: sales[@]motorbike-warehouse.co.uk
Sussex Scooter Warehouse
Low cost scooters Brand new scooters at warehouse prices
Tel: 01903 507222
Email: info[@]thescooterwarehouse.co.uk
Zhejiang Goldenkey Electric Vehicle
Electric motorcycles, scooters, bicycles and tricycles from Zhejiang Goldenkey.
Tel: 0086-135-67547203
Email: Info[@]e-mopeds.com
Scooter Crazy – A great little scooter dealer based in West Yorkshire.
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Other motorbike related sites
Biker Cafe
The UK’s friendly motorcycle portal – for bikers that don’t take themselves too seriously!
Auto Links Automotive Directory
http://www.financedirectory-freelisting.com
http://www.businessfinance-directory.com
http://www.onlinebizdirectory.com
www.motorcycledirectory.co.uk/
Motorcycle Supermarket – Comprehensive site for new and used motorcycles including scooters.
Motorcycle Road and Race – Thousands of motorcycle accessories and parts to repair, tune and customise your bike.
Here come the ‘leccy customs…
Aug 14th
It was only a matter of time, following the performance of the electric TT bikes before people started trying to make them desirable, and, naturally enough the first custom electric bike hails from the spiritual home of tree-hugging hippies everywhere, California.
What might be more surprising is that it the legendary Orange County Choppers who are behind this step into the brave new world of emission free biking (well if you discount the tailpipe emissions of the rider). The commission came from electronics giant Siemens, who will take the bike on a tour of the US before selling it at auction.
I’m not sure how many bikers would appreciate a noiseless ride, but the top speed is certainly not to be sniffed at, at around 100mph.
Apparently the bike will also feature on an episode of American Chopper, so those of you with a Sky box will get a chance to see how they made it some time next year, maybe.
Meantime, here’s a look at some of the Teutels best work.
Quad Bike Sites We Like
Jul 30th
Quad Bike tours, guided off road quad biking trips near Fort William, Highlands of Scotland. Exciting adventure activities where a wide variety of terrain is on offer so trips are tailored to individual and group requirements.
Tel: 0845 094 5513
Email: info@quadbiketours.co.uk
Quad Bike & Activity Centre near Cardiff
Quad Biking and Outdoor Activity Centre near Cardiff, South Wales. Activities include Quad Biking, Clay Shooting, Archery, Gorge Scrambling, Teambuilding and more …
Tel: (029) 20 831658
Email: hopkinsmith@btconnect.com
We sell Scooters, Road legal quad bikes as well as a great range of Quad, Mini Moto, Scooters,
Baotian, motocross and pit bike parts at low prices.
Tel: 02476 398085
Email: sales@petrolscooter.co.uk
Quad Bike Dealer in Derbyshire
If you need a quad bike then Derbyshire Quads is the company for you! They supply,service and repair a huge array of quad bikes and are authorised dealers for Polaris and Quadzilla.
Tel: 01335 360485
Email: info@derbyshirequads.co.uk
Quadbikes UK specialises in Japanese Quads for agricultural or leisure.
These are perfect for use as a Utility ATV or Quadbike for your farm.
Contact: Click here for contact page
Quad biking in Devon at Quad World
If you’re looking for some all terrain quad biking fun in Devon then Quad World is for you. This award winning quad biking company has been established for over 20 years.
Tel: 01392 881313
Email: deborahlawson@btinternet.com
Quad Biking Birmingham Midlands
Garlands Leisure offers quad bike trekking and quad bike racing from their multi activity site in the Midlands, 30 minutes from Birmingham, Leicester, Coventry and Leicester.
Tel: 01827 722 123
Email: info@garlandleisure.co.uk
Fantastic activity breaks in Wales with Archery,Quads & clays.
Perfect for stag/hen parties. Vouchers available on their site!
Tel: (029) 20 831658
Email: info@walesactivitybreaks.co.uk
Quad dealer for the London area. Supplying a large range of power quad bikes.
Tel: 01227 771 831
Email: admin@jetworks.co.uk
Funky Bikes for Mini Bikes and Pit Bikes
Funky Bikes sells Pit Bikes, Dirt Bikes and Quad Bikes all in interest of having some serious fun! With nationwide delivery check these guys out.
Tel: 02476 679 9
97
Email: sales@funkybikes.co.uk
Top Bike Blogs, Forums and Directories
eastofenglandbikers.com – East of England Bikers. Includes chat, forums and shop.
Classic Bike Forum – We are a leading global resource in the classic motorbikes arena.
Holy Bike Leathers, Batman!
Jul 20th
BANG! WHACK! K-POW! You can’t get cooler than Batman, but even those of us who grew up watching Adam West biff the bad guys from his Batcycle, would probably not don a lurid Spandex one-piece before hitting the road. And the revamped outfits of Messrs Keaton, Kilmer and Clooney were hardly any more appealing to the average man in the street.
But, riding to the rescue on his unbelievable BatPod motorbike came Christian Bale, in The Dark Knight – a movie notable for a lengthy chase involving lots of motorcycle riding goons.
In Christopher Nolan‘s re-imagining of the Batman franchise, the costumes are brought right up to date, and capitalising on this to the max are UD Replicas, with a range of biker gear based on the movie. You can get Bruce Wayne’s biker jacket, or sport the leather numbers worn by the Joker’s henchmen.
But the best is yet to come, with the imminent release of the Batman replica motorcycle suit, comprising gloves, jacket, trousers and boots. Comprising Kevlar body armour and moulded leather attached to a hard-wearing Cordura base, with Spandex confined to a supporting role, so that you can actually move your limbs.
All in all, if you want to scare old ladies and wow children, this is the outfit to be seen in on you bike, although admittedly perhaps not if you ride a Vespa! But if you’ve spent you hard earned money on a nice set of leathers, make sure they are protected with a decent helmet and leathers policy – and I mean decent, many inferior products on the market will not cover the amount that this suit will retail for. You can buy the suit soon at http://www.udreplicas.com/.
Bikesure @ BMF 2009
May 29th
After a stunning April of hot weather and high pollen counts, it was soon May…….I had been hoping for much of the same as we packed the car up and headed to the Peterborough BMF.
I was wrong
Rain………all that was forecast was rain. I really shouldn’t have got my hopes up as for the last 10 years the heavens have opened on the show on now less than 8 occasions!
We didn’t really need the sat nav as being based in Kings Lynn the journey took less than an hour…including a quick stop at Tescos for “refreshments”….cough, cough!
Tagging along with the me in the Bikesure posse were Jon (quote clerk), Jemma (PA and flux babe ) and Laura ( renewals staff and flux babe ). Bringing glitz, glamour and muscle to the show (and that was just the girls)
Bikesure hoodies line up for their mugshot
A quick check in at the hotel and we all convened for a couple of beers and a chat, mainly about hair, make up and clothes………we were soon joined by the girls ( these jokes don’t get any better )
Saturday morning and me and Jon arrived at the showground with Bikesure tent in hand. After doing these shows for over a year now the setting up took all of 3 minutes.
Just before the heavens opened we were joined by the girls and with laptops in hand we were up and running with quotes!
We like red
Now I know what you readers of this blog like to see and its not pictures of us working. So to rush things along I will let you know that we had a blast, sold policy’s and gave out loads of freebies.
I never knew you could spend £8.50 on pic n mix but I did!
We met loads of people over the weekend and a few familiar faces. Special mention to Mo from the Bandit Owners club (of which we are the official insurer ) who kept us going with tea and coffee. Also a shout out to that BMF man who lent us the use of the buggy…..good work!
As the company are getting bigger and better, we hope to keep attending this show as many years as possible. So be sure to pop into the red tent next time your down and come say hi
Here come the girls…………
The girls about to be jumped by a crazy man in pink glasses
Bandits
The less said about the last photo the better…..but what a lovely white fence!!!
Grant
Bikesure at MAG “into the valley”
May 27th
As MAG’s official insurer, we were invited to East Yorkshire to attend “into the valley”. A two day event on the grounds of the Sledmere estate. Its a chance for MAG members and friends from around the country to turn up, set up camp and drink.
On arrival we were quick to put the Bikesure stand up and may I say with military precision. Its fair to say we are seasoned pro’s at this now. It was the usual plan of action for the weekend, give out quotes, hand out goody bags and generally talk insurance!
No sooner had we placed the free sweets on the table we were inundated with people. Now I’m sure some of these people wanted to talk insurance and generally tell us how wonderful we are but truth is it was all about the sweets!
The weather held out to be a beautiful sunny weekend which for a bank holiday came at more of a shock that Jons choice in music on the drive up.
Around us were stands ranging from helmet sales, camp shops and even a kilt stand! Yea, that’s right kilts! Other attractions included the 
“best in show”, comedians,live bands and the odd drunk biker littered around the site.
“best in show”, comedians,live bands and the odd drunk biker littered around the site.
All in all we had a fantastic time in Yorkshire, from learning there is nothing like mobile phone signal and that the nearest shop in 7 miles away. I would also recommend a pint and a bite to eat in the Triton Inn just round the corner. Biker friendly and easy to find I would rate it 10/10.
This show is only one of a number that fill the calender this year. You are entitled up to a 15% discount from your insurance when you join MAG. Proof that it pays to be a member of one of the biggest rider organisations in the UK.
Grant
Bikes as Art
May 26th
In the new art theme on influx, there is a great article with a question and answer with Scott Pommier. The Canadian photographer has a great love for the art of the motorbike, after photographing his initial love, skating, he says his love for motorbikes started here,
“I remember visiting Vancouver when I lived in Toronto, and some friends I had out there had bikes. We were at the skatepark just getting ready to leave and they jumped on their bikes and I had to follow in my car. I felt like I was really missing something. That was when the seed was really planted.”
When photographing bikes Scott Pommier’s most favoured muse is the Harley Davidson, and especially the Sportster models due to the simplicity of the bike.
There are also some great bike related articles from influx daily. A similar article, Deus Ex Machina, takes a look at Deus bikes in Sydney Australia which is a workshop, design studio and café all in one. Another great article looks at what makes Ducati cool and looking at the Dunlop Brothers, Robert and Joey.
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Yamaha R1 on influx
Apr 7th
Image by wordman1 via Flickr
Over at influx, the online magazine of Adrian Flux and Bikesure, there is a great post about the new Yamaha R1, focusing particularly on Yamaha’s revolutionary cross-plane crankshaft.
The post is attracting quite a lot of comment from bike fans, with debate over whether the awesome performance of the R1 on the track is down to the new crankshaft, or more to do with Valentino Rossi‘s riding skill.
Perhaps you agree, or maybe you think the equally innovative 6-caliper brakes played a part, either way you can pitch in with your comments on the Yamaha R1, or read up on some of Yamaha’s other motorcycle innovations, over the years.
Dumbest Biker Ever?
Apr 6th
These clips demonstrate why, in this country at least, we have not only CBT, but also require people to take a proper test when they want to ride something a bit bigger than a moped.
Expo 2009
Jan 27th
For the second year running I was fortunate enough to be asked to attend the motorcycle expo show at the NEC.
Expo has a glowing reputation as being the only motorcycle show aimed solely at businesses within the trade. Its a chance for company’s to show case their new products and lines for the forthcoming year.
Bikesure were represented this year in some style (if I do say so myself). Attracting the “punters” to our stand were Flux babes Laura and Chelle, as if that wasn’t enough they were met by….ME (bit of an anti climax there). Also supporting the stand (not literally) were our underwriting manager, affiliate manager, marketing rep and affiliate rep. Not their real names by the way but I thought I would throw some posh titles in there.
The main emphasis on the three day show was to promote our dealer affiliate scheme which rewards dealers/businesses that refer our insurance company with £30 every time a policy is taken out following this. Also, if a dealer/business has a website, we can arrange for a banner or designated web page that once clicked takes them to our Bikesure quote and buy website that is tailor made with info on the dealer/business complete with photo’s, opening times and directions!!!
But back to the show……….numbers were down slightly by about 10% on last year as the credit crunch took a hold and shook a few businesses. This didn’t seem to put of a lot of people as they trapsed through the doors. The stand proved a hit as we were in updated with more new signings than Manchester City! Not to mention the goody bags which we full of magazines, pens, key rings and even a Fluxbabes calender….some things money cant buy!
So if your interested in signing up for the affiliate scheme than give us a ring and start earning money whilst you sleep!