We’re pretty excited here down at Fasttrack HQ. There’s a new arrival, he’s loud, mean looking and everyone cant help but look twice. No I’m not talking about a new mechanic, I’m talking about our Harley Davidson Rocker C!
It really is a treat for the ears, it’s absolutely immaculate, glossy black paint work, masses of chrome and its chopper style lines. This really is a riders delight to look at, even if Harley’s aren’t your thing, there is no way you cant appreciate the way it looks. With it’s big fat back tyre and skinnier front, this is something special. It also has a little trick up its sleeve or should I say seat, when you want that second passenger to join you on a ride, you can slide a second seat from under the first! It’s a pretty cool addition and works really well.
With two huge silver exhausts climbing their way out of the beautiful engine, you know that even before you fire that engine up your ears are going to be in for a treat. And I’m not wrong! It starts with a deep low grunt and grumbles into a loud rumble like a creature from depths of hell!
Nathan here was hoping to get a few weeks of riding and looking cool in the last of the summers sunshine out of it before we sold it, but as soon as it was mentioned on our website, there was interest. There seems to be a real big interest in these custom-style bikes at the moment.
Why don’t you come down yourself and take and look and listen at this beauty. If not, I will get a video up soon so you can hear for yourselves!
The Sinnis Trackstar 125 has been listed first in the small bikes category of MCN’s What Bike? Magazine. Quoting the price as it’s biggest selling point they go on to mention it’s looks and charm potential – especially to scooter riders.
You have to admit it is a good looking bike. A little small admittedly but I would have been more than happy to own one of these machines when I was 17 and as MCN say:
It’s easy to lean around corners, has a fantastically small turning circle… It’s extraordinarily light and manageable, making it good for the commuter, rookie and petite alike.
They go on to mention it’s lovely retro styling, with a stitched brown seat and ‘pleasing’ little speedo before commenting on the quality which is really good for a budget bike. In fact Brighton-based Sinnis have enough faith in all of their products to offer a standard 24 month warranty with all the machines they produce…
The weathers turning, it’s getting cold outside and the nights are already getting darker. So what better way to spend to spend an evening curled up of the sofa and in front of the TV. But last nights TV wasn’t watching Deirdre on Coronation Street or the Mitchell’s in the East End. Oh no, this was something a lot more exciting, me and brother watched the Redbull X-Fighters competition in Dubai.
As you might expect with Dubai, the land of man made islands, not just an indoor ski slope but an indoor ski mountain and a whole heap of over the top extreme luxuries for the richer man. So with this, the bike course, was a spectacle in itself, built on Jumeirah Beach in front of huge towering buildings, it looked incredible, especially as the competition was at night, it would have been amazing to be there.
As a family we used to go and watch a fair bit of Supermoto and Motocross, but never quite on this scale. I suppose that’s what the collaboration of Redbull does for you, look at all these extreme sports now linked with Redbull, snow sports, water sports, car racing, aeroplane racing, you name it and Redbull has turned it into a world wide success and popular with the masses.
It’s been a few years since going to watch any live action and a good while since watching anything on TV. I had completely forgotten just how amazing these guys are. I was in absolute awe last night, these guys don’t just ride bikes, they are like trained gymnasts, twisting and turning, getting into crazy positions and they just so happen to have motorbike flying through the air with them!!
The idea of speeding up a steep ramp, taking off and then letting go of your bike mid air whilst superman-ing behind it just seems absolutely alien to me. But they all seemed to do it as if it were the easiest and most normal thing to do! Amazing. It has totally got me excited to go and see some of this stuff live again. I just need to find somewhere now, as I don’t think I can afford the flight over to Brazil where the next Redbull X-Fighters is going to be held!
If didn’t get over to Dubai or just missed it on TV last night, here’s a bit of what you missed.
Are you due a MOT soon? Have you ever wondered why your motorbike has to have an MOT? Or what’s involved in the motorcycle MOT test? It came to our attention that a lot of you out there were quite confused at what happened when you had an MOT on your bike or just had some questions regarding their MOT.
So we decided to do something about it, being the leading motorcycle MOT centre in Leicester means we know a thing or two and we’d like to share!
We have a brand new section on our website dedicated to motorcycle MOTs. It’s easy to navigate and makes understanding MOTs easy. Whether you want to know how often you should have your MOT, what you should be checking on your motorbike before your MOT and on a regular basis if you want to be riding a safe bike and any other information we think you need to know.
We’ve got a really useful check list for you to go through before you come in, from tips on what you should be looking for on your lights and signals; it sounds simple but make sure they all work! There’s nothing more frustrating than failing your MOT test on something as simple as changing a bulb. We also give you some great advice on checking your brakes, tyres and anything else we check whilst performing your MOT test.
We’ve also got an option for you to ask any questions you might have about your up coming MOT or any other questions you have about our bikes, services or just general info. We’re always happy to give you some free friendly advice.
When I was out on Saturday night, standing outside in the pub garden the most AMAZING custom Harley Davidson pulled up. It looked beautiful, it sounded beautiful and I wanted to know more, so I took my slightly tipsy self over to introduce myself and ask him a few questions! I had a chat with friendly man who came with the bike and it turns out he had building the bike for over 6 years and wouldn’t divulge how much he’d spent on it!
Since then, I have been googling and ebaying custom Harleys and just can’t believe some of the things I have seen. These aren’t just bikes, they’re works of art!
Incredible engineering, sculpted into beautiful flowing shapes. Intricate paint jobs and masses of chrome. The amount of work and effort creates something really special. And like the guy I spoke to on Saturday, can cost a lot of money, so much that you don’t even want to say how much out loud! But I can totally appreciate why these fanatics do so, what they end up with something completely unique, a bike that is completely designed to suit the rider and I can imagine is completely rewarding.
Whilst looking for Harley Customs, I came across loads of really useful websites to help with the building of these bikes, lots of hints and tips and lots of website where you are able to buy custom parts.
I’d would love it if you could send in some pictures of your custom bikes and I’ll put them on our blog!