John’s career with Fowlers Motorcycles began in 1964; “I left school at 15 and started work at the Cheltenham Road branch of Fowlers, which was close to the Arches. We had multiple franchises, including AJS, Matchless, Ariel, BSA, James, Francis Barnet, Royal Enfield, Triumph and Velocette”, John, known as JC to friends and colleagues, recalls….
Month: December 2014
REALsafe wins International Road Safety Award
REALsafe have been awarded the 2014 The Prince Michael International Road Safety Motorcycle Award. The company, responsible for the crash detection app REALRIDER received the award at a annual ceremony. REALRIDER is the first of it’s kind in road safety apps helping riders through GPS tracking and other sensors. The crash detection app has a whole host…
Guy Martin was set to retire
Road racer and speed freak Guy Martin says he was set to retire after the 2014 season but was swayed by a new deal made by TAS Racing. Ahead of the 2015 season TAS will switch manufacturer to BMW. Martin described the new venture in which TAS become BMW’s official road racing team as ‘just…
5 most impressive wheelie world records
After the news that Robert Gull’s record attempt was approved by the Guiness Book of Records this week, we’ve put together what we think are the 5 most impressive wheelie based world records. Naturally we’ve picked mainly motorcycle records but couldn’t resist adding a wildcard. 1. Longest No Hands Motorcycle Wheelie In 2004, the famous…
Honda VFR800X 2015
Good news! Honda’s popular VFR800X has been upgraded for 2015 and will be arriving in our dealership in January. The motorcycle now boasts a whole host of new features to improve the riding experience. An upgraded VFR800x features a V4-VTEC engine giving the bike more ‘top end power’, new wheels and brakes, ABS as standard, 5…
Blood donor recruitment event
Saturday 13th December saw Fowlers’ first blood donor recruitment event with the 4 County Bikers group and NHS Blood and Transplant. Anne Grimsted from NHS Blood and Transplant confirmed that 12 bikers enrolled and wanted to thank all involved. The event was a great success with several members who were already donors turning up to show their…
Fastest motorcycle wheelie on ice
The record for the worlds fastest motorcycle wheelie on ice has been smashed by Robert Gull. Gull, a 23 year old Swedish motorcycle racer, beat Ryan Suchanek’s previous record in all three of his attempts. The fastest being almost 5mph quicker. Achieving just over 114mph, Gull has now secured his place in the Guinness Book of Records…