Flames on my Tank

Flames on my Tank

Motorcycle accessories are expensive and while some are extremely valuable others are a waste of money. Therefore which motorcycle accessories should you fit to your dual-sport, touring motorcycle and in what order should you fit them considering you have a budget? Here is a suggested order of purchase table. Two tables are provided i.e. on road and off road touring

Engine protectors

Motorcycles fall over – fact, often at walking speed. Engine protectors can avoid expensive repairs to your bike but also give additional room for your legs should they be trapped under the fallen bike. On the big BMW GS models (see pic) the tappet cover is made of a soft magnesium and is easily damaged.

Omni vision mirror

Your motorcycle mirrors have to cover the real estate directly behind the motorbike as well as the two blind spots i.e. one on either side when riding on a multi lane highway. That’s three areas in total but your motorbike only has two mirrors! The addition of an inexpensive omni mirror can cover the third and final blind spot.

Bell Motorcross (MX) Helmet.
Note the very aggressive jaw protection. Choose this type only if most of your travelling is less than 120kph on dirt roads.

This damaged helmet clearly illustrates the impact

Golden Rules for Touring Africa

� Lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money. (Susan Heller)

� Your big goofy smile and your “I’m just a stupid tourist, what do I know?’ attitude will ease your passage and achieve your objectives. Patience, patience, patience.

� The most important thing on your list of things to take, is information. The longer the tour the more vital this becomes

� Bandits, rebels? No! They are the least of your worries. Your own stupid mistakes will be your greatest enemy.

www.motorbikehub.co.za

Batt Holdings

Batt Holding

Batt Holdings

Batt Holdings is a South African based company and subsidiary of the Leisure Imports Group an investment and holding company which also owns Batt Ltd a company registered in the United Kingdom.

Batt Holdings factory produces over 150 types of rubber tyre products. The products hold one or more of the following international certifications E4, CE and DOT-USA.

Batt Holdings

Batt Holdings have two main line ATV tyre ranges the first range is for the recreational riders and the commercial, agricultural and security markets as their requirements are very different to the professional race market. Where companies make use of fleets of ATV’s and utility quads using the Batt sport range will drastically reduce maintenance and running costs as our sport brand is the most competitively priced brand in the market place yet our quality competes with the premium brands, our production cost cutting is in the cosmetic look of the tyres as one does not require a good looking tyre in order for the ATV or UTV to perform a commercial function.

Our second main line is the Batt Pro Series a premium brand on par with other premium brands such as Maxxis, Kenda, ITP, Pirelli etc.

The Batt Pro Series caters for the ATV * UTV * SIDE BY SIDE * CAGE CAR & KART markets and includes MX PRO and ENDURO PRO for the race market and serious sport riders. Batt Holdings also supplies scooter, golf buggy and lawn mower tyres.

The Batt Group will be entering the two wheel market by mid June 2009 with a range of MX, Enduro, Motard and Mini Cross tyres.

Batt Holdings is very involved in Motorsport South Africa’s pro race scene and run a Factory National Team for Motocross and Enduro disciplines as well as support sponsoring development riders in alternate disciplines such as FMX and Karting.

Batt Holdings

Batt Holdings is currently the largest supplier of ATV tyres on the African continent, with market expansion focus on the EU and United Kingdom.