A partnership between Westminster City Council, Metropolitan Police and Datatag has eliminated motorcycle theft in a London hotspot, St James’ Square. Since September 2014 no motorcycles have been stolen from the location, a staggering statistic considering that during an average year 52 motorcycles are stolen from it’s bays. This feat was achieved by advertising onsite tagging…
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Triumph Tiger 800 2015 Launch
The Triumph team at Fowlers is excited to invite you along to the launch of the brand new, 2015 Tiger 800. To celebrate the unveiling of this eagerly-awaited Triumph model, Fowlers is holding an open evening on Thursday 29th January 2015, so set yourself a reminder for this date now! The launch will run from…
Dakar 2015: Sunderland’s Stage 1
Sunday saw Sunderland storm the first stage of the 2015 Dakar rally in Bueonos Aires, Argentina. The annual off road event sees competitors race through gruelling terrain for up to 560 miles a day in the style of a rally raid. On Sunday, 665 competitors set off for the 37th edition of the event, 161 in the…
John’s Golden Jubilee at Fowlers Motorcycles
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….
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…
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…