The 101-year-old British sidecar manufacturer Watsonian Squire has released this tongue-in-cheek t-shirt. It features an image of a 1950s Monza outfit that was used in the original promotion at the time, and the ‘Mr Watson’s Bit On The Side’ comment refers to the company’s founder, Fred Watson. Watsonian Squire is doing well enough with sales of sidecar conversions to have ...
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- 22 May 2013
There’s not always enough cable on a battery charger to reach from the plug to your bike, which is why charging specialist CTEK has added an extension lead to its range. The 2.5-metre cable extends the range of the CTEK XS 0.8 charger to allow for wall-mounting of the charger or for those who want to charge their bike’s battery ...
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- 17 May 2013
Bodywork specialist Skidmarx has developed and released a hugger for Triumph’s Tiger Explorer XC, designed to keep crud off the rear shock. Triumph don’t make a hugger for the bike, either as original fitment or as an optional accessory, so there’s a gap in the market. The hugger is available in either gloss black fibreglass or carbon-fibre and weighs 750g ...
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- 15 May 2013
Italian tool company Beta Tools is sponsoring the Milwaukee Yamaha British Superbike team and has released a limited edition toolbox kit. It’s a replica of the set-up the team wheel onto the grid at the start of BSB races, with the exception of lacking accommodation for a generator, which the average mechanic doesn’t need. The base unit has three drawers and a separate ...
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- 02 May 2013
The fourth Arai official TT replica helmet has been unveiled, and it echoes the famous yellow and black colourscheme of TT legend Joey Dunlop. The design is part of Arai’s backing of the TT races and the helmet will be worn in this year’s races by Bruce Anstey, as well as the travelling marshals who follow the race around the ...
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- 02 May 2013
The new water-cooled 2013 BMW R12000GS isn’t even in dealers yet but that hasn’t stopped aftermarket off-road specialists Touratech from getting to work with a full list of goodies for the adventure bike. Touratech has been making mouth-watering bolt-ons for the GS and many other adventure bikes for years and the GS is about the best catered for of all. ...
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- 20 February 2013
