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Ride out to Hein Gericke Luton’s Open Day

Ride out to Hein Gericke Luton’s Open Day

Recently I spent some time at an open day at Hein Gericke’s Luton branch. Four hours and a three hundred-ish mile round trip seemed to be a good way to spend the day as well as showing some support for Hein [...]

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Hein Gericke Gear Review

Since I returned from my adventure in the Wirral (see previous couple of entries) I am back doing the good old commute to work. I have had the pleasure of going to and coming home from work for the last 3 days in torrential rain – not just a bit of drizzle – I mean proper rain. Luckily for me though while the bike was away being painted I acquired a full set of Hein-Gericke gear including boots, gloves, trousers and jacket. The last few days have been the ideal test of the waterproofing of these products….

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Making a shopping list

Making a shopping list

The bike has gone in for its paint job! We are really excited about seeing the transformation and are expecting to pick the bike up during the third week of March. We’ve asked for some photographs to be taken before, during and after so we can all see the various stages of paint the bike goes through.

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Deposit paid!

Great news! Anthony placed the deposit on the Hayabusa hooray! All we need now is the cheque from head office to clear the balance and I can pick the bike up.  It is a brand new bike with 0 miles [...]

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    If you have a bike, come on down to Hastings this Monday, a great day out!...
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    This will result in us spending less time inspecting our bikes with less chance of spotting any......
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