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DIRT BIKE SHOW 2010

So I think it’s only right that I start off today’s post with an apology. Sorry.  A combination oph a aulty keyboard and lack of photoshop made an entry into the blog a near impossibility. I’ve managed to get some editing software but the keyboard is still missing a few letters. It makes typing  a most jofyul experience. Once I’ve typed this out, I’ll have to go back and copy and paste a my f’s &  w’s. Needless to say I’ve been spending an unhealthy amount of time on the Dell website drooling over some new hardware. I plan to vent my frustrations with a long run as soon as this is online.

Right, no that’s out the way we can get down to business. Incase you haven’t figured it out, we were at the Dirt Bike Sho in Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. We went up on the Wednesday just to get things going and set up our stall.

As you can see, there was a lot of work to do beore things kicked off the following day.

Eventually we got things set up.

You might also notice that we were not alone in our stall.We were lucky enough to be sharing with Austin Vince of Mondon Enduro and Terra Circa fame. He was there to promote the HUMM, as well as the Travel film festival, taking place in Devon in June next year. I can’t find anything online yet but when I do I’ll put it up. We are also in the process of getting the Austin Vince Pyrenees maps produced and hopefully they will be seeing daylight in the next couple of months. As soon we know more, so will you, I promise.

The event itself was a huge success. hile the Satmap Active 10 is an established product, it is not very ell knon in the oroad orld. And it’s our job as Azcari to change that. Having said that, there were signs that our hard work was finally starting to pay off. e Had several customers who came to the show especially to chat to us and get a more hands on experience with this amazing piece of kit.

Thursday as quiet but was a good chance to see how things were going to go during the 4 days. I was a bit reluctant at first. Ater all I’m no salesman and secondly, I had limited knowledge of the unit itself. I picked it up quite quickly though and by Sunday I was styling. I was even able to close a ew sales.  I used it on a couple of runs as I didn’t know my way around the local area. It was awesome! I’m going to find a way to streamline one into my running kit.

Playing around with the Satmap Active 10 on the demo stand proved popular with the masses passing through Stoneliegh Park. Explaing the awesomeness only went so far. Showing them and letting them play around was what it was all about. Looking with your hands.

I’m taking a bit of strain having this busted keyboard so I’m going to sign off very soon. I’ll put a few more photos up and put the rest on our facebook and flickr pages if you want to check them out.

I think all in all the show was a massive success for us. Every event teaches us more and more and this one was no dierent. We’ll be even better prepared for next year as we go from strength to strength. And lets hope by then the word of Azcari & Satmap will have spread far and wide.

Cheers for now gang. Next time we speak I’ll using my new machine and then nothing can stop me from have an attack of the verbals. MUAHAHAHAHAHA….HA.

Zed

The boss giving these gents one more demo before they bought 2 units! He must have had his business socks on that day.

Austin Vince in his tradmark overalls sharing one of his many stories. On more than one occassions he had large groups of people hanging onto his every word.

Motorcycle gear review: Kriega US-20 tailpack

Kriega US-20 tailpack, £58.97

Buy now – www.azcari.com

Miles covered/time: 18 months/2000 miles

What’s good? This is one of those products that gives me joy to use when the need arises – the two straps wrap around the bottom of a pillion seat, clip the seat back in place and tighten the straps.

It’s fantasically easy to fit – even on modern sports bikes with stupidly small seats, you can re-route the straps and it’ll still hold firm.

It’s not the biggest tail pack on the market, but on a recent trip to the Isle of Man it swallowed a laptop and charger, a pair of trainers, a jacket and various other odds and sods – the basics for a weekend away, or everything for a day at work.

It comes with a shoulder strap for carrying it around, and a £19 harness allows it to fit on top of plastic tanks too, but it’s fitted various bikes from a Gladius, a CBR600RR, R1 and even a Derbi 125 without needing to go on the tank.

The roll-top and waterproof lining proved itself on the Isle of Man trip – three hours in pouring rain and not a drop got in. It stayed perfectly in place on a 160mph run over the Mountain, too.

What’s not? Nothing. Through laziness, I didn’t remove the shoulder strap and failed to tuck it away properly, and it melted on an exhaust. But that’s my fault. For carrying on sporty bikes, it’s perfect.

Rating: 5/5

Review taken from www.motorcyclenews.com

Hall 1, G-07  is where w’ell be folks. Make sure you come and say hello.

The 2010 International Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh Park

Off-road motorcycle sport in all its varied forms is fast-paced and action-packed for both spectator and participant alike and the new International aspects of the Show will reflect this with its Live Action Arena featuring 30-minute non-stop action performances throughout the day, over the four-day period of the event. Big names from the off-road world are gearing up for the annual dirt bike fest at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry.

On the metal front, Husqvarna will unveil an all-new enduro and motocross version of its radically-designed 449 series. Incorporating the 450cc BMW-designed motor together with a host of aesthetic and technological advancements, the new Husky will line-up alongside its smaller stable-mate the TC250 which benefits from fuel-injection for 2011.

KTM has some exciting plans to display full factory race bikes alongside its production SX, EXC and XC model ranges. And, having just wrapped up both quad-cross and quad cross-country national titles with multi-champion Paul Winrow, the Austrian company will also have something pretty special on show for the many quad enthusiasts who visit the Show every year.

Rieju has been steadily building a reputation for quality and reliability with its range of Yamaha-powered enduro machines, and the Spanish manufacturer will make full use of this year’s Show as a launch pad for its 2011 range spanning the 50cc to 450cc capacity classes.

Talon, Michelin, Putoline, Fly Clothing, Prox, Ipone, Smith Goggles, Pro Circuit, Acerbis, Alpinestars, Troy Lee Designs, DEP Exhausts, Renthal, Answer and MSR Clothing, EVS, Arai, Boyesen, Hebo, Hinson, Lightspeed, Polisport, UFO and Fro Systems, together with International heavyweights Fox Head Europe,

One Industries Europe, Madison, O’Neal Europe and Leatt are amongst the many companies that are committed to this year’s Show.

The International Dirt Bike Show is traditionally a family affair and so, in addition to the host of machines and kit on display within the exhibition halls, the organisers have a number of free-of-charge family-friendly features in place throughout the duration of the Show.

To the front of the entrance will be a kids quad riding facility, climbing wall and mountain bike stunt display and, once inside, the Show Guide will be provided at no cost, as will frequent bursts of entertainment on the stage in hall three.

Parking is free of charge, accompanied children aged six and under will be admitted free and a family of four purchasing an advanced ticket via www.dirtbikeshow.co.uk can enjoy a day out for just £30.

Tickets

Buying tickets in advance* gives a substantial saving and for every ten tickets purchased; the 11th is free.

Accompanied children aged six and under, can take advantage of free admission. Prices start from £6 for youth and senior visitors and £12 for adults, with advantageous family packages also on offer.

For just £3 per head, show-goers can incorporate some whooping and hollering into their visit and enjoy mini-bike racing, mini-bike freestyle competitions and back flips, BMX freestyle and street-bike stunt riding all demonstrated by top freestyle riders Dan Whitby, Samson Eaton, Arran Powley and UK Streetbike Freestyle Champion Paul Hanks.

For ticket information please click here.

The eleventh Dirt Bike Show is due to run at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry from Thursday 4th – Sunday 7th November 2010, and we’ll be there!  We are also very lucky to be sharing a stand with Austin Vince. I’m sure this will make for an entertaining few days. If you’ve been lucky enough to meet the man himself then you’ll know what I’m talking about.

If you’ve never been to the show and want to find out more about it then head over to their site and have a look. They’ve got all the info you’ll need. I’ve been looking through it myself and it looks like it’s going to be good. I wonder if they will be able to top last year. They estimate upto 25000 people will be there over the course of the event. That’s a lot. I’ll be there with my camera fully charged and a few memory cards to be filled. There will be some excellent photo opportunities and I don’t want to miss them.

Make sure you come find our stall as we’ll be running some pretty good deals on the Satmap Active 10 PLUS & BIKE GPS units. We are also running a competition and will be giving away an amazing prize so come say hi.

I’m going to leave you a few photos from last years event. If these don’t get you excited, nothing will.

Cheers for now

Zed

If you’d like to see more here is a short cut to the photo gallery on the official Dirt Bike Show site.

The guys at TBM recently took one of our Satmap Active 10  Sports GPS units out on an adventure. They’ve sent us a few photos and were hoping to try get a copy of the article  that we can upload. In the mean team, if you haven’t already, I suggest you get hold of the latest issue.

So without further delay here are some of the pics.

If you’d like to see a few more then head over to our Flickr page.  I’ll put the article up as soon as we get it.

That’s all for now.
Cheers

Zed

Azcari were invited by Touratech to ride down with them to the Ace Cafe Reunion/ Brighton Burnup not too long ago. Here are a few photos from the days happenings. If you’d like to see more of the photos then please visit our FLICKR PAGE.