Browsing Archive: June, 2018

Document delivery from Manchester to London

Posted by Howard Trott on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, In : Motorcycle Couriers

Had a call from a company that needed urgent documents delivering from their office in Manchester to a branch in London. Had a time window of just over four hours so couldn't hang around. It was going to be another hot day so made sure I had a bottle of water with me. If you are thinking of becoming a motorcycle courier a good idea is to have a job checklist, just to remind yourself of what you need to carry.

I set off and could feel the sun on my back, the bike was running well and was look...
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Honda motorbikes in America

Posted by Joe Kent on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, In : Japanese Motorcycles

Honda has reached a major milestone – having been in the United States for 50 years. Initially, Honda was known for motorcycles and scooters, not the robust lineup of cars that we have today. Eventually the appeal of Honda motorcycles caught on, and this popularity helped fuel interest in Honda in the late 1960s when Honda entered the auto market.

The first Honda sold in America was the N600, a two-door car that’s about the size of the modern day Smart two-seater. The Honda N600 sold for $...

Norton Motorcycles

Posted by Alan Liptrot on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, In : British Motorcycles

James Lansdowne Norton, the father of the company, began the story in 1898 with a factory that made cycle chains in Birmingham, UK, but by 1902 he was importing engines from Switzerland and France.

To create his own motorcycles, and success followed quickly with a Norton ridden by Rem Fowler winning the twin-cylinder class at the first Isle of Man TT race. This was the start of Norton's long lasting love affair with racing, which didn't end until the 1960's. The prize that everyone coveted was...

Why get a Trike?

Posted by Carl Davidson on Friday, June 22, 2018, In : Guest Motorcycle Articles

If you like antique cars, muscle cars, luxury motorcycles or other toys, this article discusses a new trend in toys - trikes. These three wheeled motorcycles are safer, draw a lot of attention and are great to drive. Learn how to choose your dealer, whether to consider a conversion and how much fun you can have on a trike.You deserve a trike and the one with the most toys wins.

A new trend in toys is rolling across America. That trend is to trikes. What are trikes? They are highly customized, ...

Riding your motorbike abroad

Posted by Howard Trott on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, In : Motorcycle Touring

Even if you are a regular rider on the continent, it still pays to take things easy and concentrate even harder for the first few miles as you will be on the ‘wrong’ side of the road. You will need to adjust to a different pace and styles of driving to the one you are used to, as well as varying speed limits that are different to the UK.

Remember speeds will be shown in kmph and you will need to focus on the smaller print on your speedo unless it is electronic and can be switched across to...

24 Hour Motorcycle Courier Service

Posted by Howard Trott on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, In : Motorcycle Couriers

24 Hour Courier Service Warrington. Spartan Motorcycle Couriers are an established professional Courier Company based in Warrington Cheshire. We offer all our customers a fast safe reliable courier service from a single package, document, to blood or medical sample. We can set up a regular delivery or just for a one off urgent unforeseen emergency. We will collect and deliver your item as described within the time limits given to us by you.

Our Same Day Couriers offer the most secure method to...

Dash Cam a smart purchase for Couriers

Posted by Lisa Jeeves on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, In : Guest Motorcycle Articles

There are endless gadgets, apps and pieces of technology in the motor industry today that can be of great use to couriers. For self employed drivers, there is one piece of kit without which you should never hit the road, as it yields a handful of benefits. Of course, we’re talking about the dashboard video camera (otherwise known as the ‘dash cam’)!

These cameras sit on your dashboard and record audio and video of what is happening on the road ahead, to the side and behind you. In additi...

Medical and Lab Couriers

Posted by Lisa Geeves on Sunday, June 17, 2018, In : Medical Courier

Manchester Medical and lab work generates a huge amount of courier work. Whether it’s moving equipment, reagents, samples, medicines or paperwork, this sector has its own logistics work. Some labs employ couriers, but many contract work out to external firms, which either employ their own couriers or offer self-employed courier jobs to drivers in their fleet.