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2017 Sponsorship Opportunities

February 8, 2017 by TomBoyNI

Sponsorship Opportunities now available for tbni.blog 2017

With the turn of the new year it is time to open up the tbni.blog sponsorship programme again.

This is very simple and also exceptionally good value for our sponsors (Prices start from FREE!). The sponsorship only runs until 31st December 2017 and resets itself in the new year to allow new sponsors a chance to get in.

What does it involve? Basically you get a slot on one of my panniers – (Details below) – for you to put your company logo.

You then get your logo / brand out there everywhere my bike goes and is kitted out with the boxes. You also get your brand / logo added to this site which attracted over 30,000 unique visitors in 2016. Remember though that these visitors are looking for this site and it’s content. We don’t buy visitors – our figures are genuine and only consist of people who are looking for information on what we post. The people you want to see your branding will, as all of our visitors want to be here!

You will also get exposure via the Twitter and Facebook Pages.

Revenue generated goes back into tbni.blog to keep it running, up to date and to enable the addition of new content.

For more information get in touch with us via :

[email protected]

or via this contact form :

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All decisions on Sponsorship will be made by me – I will only endorse products that I feel to be useful / beneficial / fun and positive to this site. I will not enter communication as to why I feel your brand / logo may not be suitable or has been unsuccessuful in being selected for inclusion in this program. If you want to be added to the waiting list for this program then please let me know.

RoadSkin Paranoid Hoodie – Long Term Review

February 1, 2017 by TomBoyNI

Date of Purchase : June 2016

Mileage Covered : c 7000 miles

Price at Time of Purchase : £99 with armour (RRP £129)

Current Price : £129 with armour

Weblink : http://www.roadskin.co.uk/shop/fully-lined-paranoid-hoodie-with-pockets-for-back-elbow-shoulder-armour/

RoadSkin Paranoid Hoody - Inside - Fully Lined — RoadSkin Paranoid Hoody – Inside – Fully Lined

Whilst at the Isle of Man TT Races in 2016 I called into the Roadskin pop-up store in Douglas and picked myself up a couple of bits of kit, namely a pair of their jeans and one of these hoodies. The hoody at the time was on special offer at £99 including the armour – a saving of £30.

I had fancied such an item for quite some time. Something lighter than the usual motorcycle jacket, something a bit more casual for when you are off the bike and something that still offered some protection. The problem was the hoodies that I had seen seemed to offer two out of my three requirements, the one that seemed to be always missed was the protection – probably the only one that actually matters!

ArenaCross UK Visits Belfast’s Odyssey Arena 28/01/2017

January 31, 2017 by TomBoyNI

On January 27 & 28th 2017 the ArenaCross UK Tour graced Belfast’s Odyssey Arena for two rounds of the UK Competition. With everyone from 7 year old kids to Europe’s finest indoor Motorcross Racers and a ridiculously skilled Freestyle Team this really is a high octane, completely flat out show from start to finish – and it’s a format that works and this is its fifth year on the bounce in Belfast – and my second.

Check out the official website here for all the results, upcoming events, news and photos… http://www.arenacrossuk.com

Isle of Man TT 2016 : Day 4

January 26, 2017 by TomBoyNI

So this is it for this trip, the final day. The boat is about 7pm so unfortunately that means no viewing of the practice session tonight. That’s one of the bad points on coming over for Practice Week from Northern Ireland – the sailings aren’t perfect, but I suppose there is no way round it unless the Steam Packet put on an 11:00pm sailing – Hint Hint…

On getting packed up the hotel kindly offered to look after my gear and panniers so I could go and enjoy the mountain again – just another reason why I absolutely will go back to this hotel without any qualm.

After a meet up with the guys in Douglas, some breakkie and a quick walk around the town and a catching of the sights it was time to head out back out towards the track.

The Legendary Isle of Man Horse Drawn Tram

It was on this walk around the town that I called into the RoadSkin pop up store and purchased myself a nice Roodskin motorcycle hoodie (which I have been wearing regularly ever since) and a pair of jeans (which I have yet to pull on) – the pop up store saving me well over £100 on these two items alone, oh and I picked up a couple of neck warmers too.

(Long Term Review to follow on the RoadsSkin Gear)

Isle of Man TT 2016 : Day 3 – Isle of Man Motor Museum

October 21, 2017January 16, 2017 by TomBoyNI

As mentioned on my Isle of Man 2016 : Day 3 post I visited the Isle of Man Motor Museum. Quite simply this is an outstanding collection of motor vehicles that is well worth a visit the next time you are on the island.

The Museum was founded and funded by father and son team Denis and Darren Cunningham to act as the public home for their collection of over 130 vehicles. The Museum also hosts over 150 other vehicles on loan from other enthusiasts and collectors.

The Isle of Man was chosen as the location for the Museum due to the unique place the Island occupies in motoring and motorsports history. The Island is the motorcycle road racing capital of the world and has hosted the famous TT races on the public roads annually since 1907. The Southern 100 and the Festival of Motorcycling are also fantastic opportunities to see road racing here.

For 2016, the Museum is proud to host the Joey Dunlop Collection featuring many of his trophies, leathers and race machines. Joey is the most successful TT competitor of all time with 26 victories to his name earning him the title “King of The Mountain”.

Rallying and enduro are also a huge part of motorsport on the Isle of Man and the Museum features a Ford Zephyr which competed in the London-Sydney Marathon rally and World Enduro Championship winning KTMs from local hero David “Knighter” Knight OBE.

Isle of Man TT 2016 : Day 3

January 9, 2017 by TomBoyNI

Another well rested and early start this morning and I meet up with the guys at a local pub for a bit of a breakfast fry up…

It’s hard to recommend places on your first visit, simply because you have been to so few but that won’t change the fact that if a place is good – it’s good, and this places was. A nice breakfast down the hatch and it was time to make a move.

The guys I was with were keen to hit the Mountain Road again and get some fast miles under their belt, I however decided to go off the path less travelled and explore the Island a little more.

(There is a path much less travelled element to the ISle of MAn, with hundreds of miles of green lanes all over, and you will see lots of guys on scramblers and enduros coming off the countryside. The path I travelled wasn’t their path although to be fair they looked like they were having an absolutely outstanding adventure!)

Isle of Man TT 2016 : Day 2

December 7, 2016 by TomBoyNI

An early start after being well rested in my super comfortable hotel room!

A bit of breakfast down the hatch and the sun is already shining! The Start / Finish Line seems like the perfect meeting place…

Isle of Man TT Races - Start Finisg Line - Practice Week - 30/06/2016 — Isle of Man TT Races – Start Finish Line – Practice Week – 30/05/2016

To start of with a trip to one of the Island’s regular tourist attractions, The Laxey Wheel…

After the obligatory photo off we go to the mountain road.

This time however the road gets closed due to a collision. It actually happens twice today, 1 rider is unfortunately critically injured, 3 others are hurt coming off their bikes, and unluckily for them were only wearing tracksuits at the time!

The Isle of Man Constabulary Twitter Account shares this information live time and is really one of the greatest sources of news on the Island. Make sure you follow them for up to date info on all of the Island’s roads.

Isle of Man Roads Policing Twitter Account : https://twitter.com/iomrpu

Isle of Man Police Twitter Account : https://twitter.com/iompolice

Isle of Man TT 2016 : Day 1

November 30, 2016 by TomBoyNI

It is 29th May 2016 and the start of Practice Week for the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races.

It is also my first time over to the Isle of Man in many, many years, and actually my first time for any of the racing.

With it being my first time over I took some advice and went for Practice Week, actually four days of Practice Week. The reasons behind this are…

It’s cheaper. Much cheaper. This year it cost £115 for the return sailing for me and the bike.
It’s easier to get accomodation. I picked up a ‘4 Star’ (according to Booking.com) Hotel for £60 a night.

That totals up to £295 for the four days. That’s not too bad.

So I met up with a couple of lads and headed off to Dublin. Reaching the ferry without drama and boarding the ship worry free.

Here is where I meet my first (of few) difficulties.

Update 28/10/2016 : VIDEO ADDED to #WAWIn1Week : Wild Atlantic Way In 1 Week : Day 1– Kinsale to Kenmare.

October 28, 2016 by TomBoyNI

It’s better late than never, and this whole video editing lark is a lot harder and more time consuming that I initially would have anticipated, however after far too long a wait here is the footage from Day 1.

I literally had to trawl through hours of footage but the fact that it is over a year old is pretty irrelevant, the route itself is still very much there, it took 10,000s of years to for the earth to make the coast, hopefully it has millions more years left for us to enjoy, so once again apologies it took so long, and apologies for the fact I am a supreme novice when it comes to video editing, however hopefully you can enjoy the scenery, (and the soundtrack) and maybe even be inspired to pop over to Ireland to experience this epic route!

The remainder of the videos are coming and will be uploaded as soon as I can piece them together, if you want to make sure you get notifications when they are available make sure to follow this blog or me on Twitter or Facebook.

Thanks…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AuZcDwwZYA]

Winter is Coming : Time to Protect Your Motorcycle! ACF50 – The Answer to all your needs!

November 24, 2025October 21, 2016 by TomBoyNI

Winter is coming. For some that may mean very little, maybe a touch colder, a touch wetter, but nothing to worry about. However for us in the UK it means salt. Cheap, nasty salt that gets thrown over every road whether it is +6 degrees or -6. Although to be honest it is more likely on the +6s!

So the roads get salted, and that is a good thing. It is for road safety, to stop ice and keep us on the black stuff and out of the nearest hedge, whether you are on two or four wheels.

However the salt may as well be concentrated sulphuric acid as far as your bike is concerned. It will corrode it and destroy anything metal or shiny within a matter of hours, leaving your pride and joy looking like a neglected rust bucket, and you will pretty much be able to watch as the £££s fall off the bike’s value.

However all is not lost! Enter ACF50. This wonder juice treats your bike to a protective coating that prevents (and if necessary stops any further) corrosion from even happening.

The product itself is an oil based liquid that you spray everywhere (except brake components and tyres – as basically it will make them too slippery to stop you or keep you upright – honestly do not put ACF50 anywhere near the brakes or tyres). Once on it works itself into every nook and cranny of the bike protecting everything it touches.

Here’s how…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30paBTt8Oko]

Another article I found really useful in researching and subsequently choosing what winter protection to use can be found here :

http://f2mcltd.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/winter-salt-protection-acf50-fs365-or.html

I think this experiment speaks for the benefits of ACF50 far more than I could do here.

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