Swansea Harley Davidson, new dealership grand opening this weekend!

After a great deal of anticipation and a very long wait, Swansea Harley Davidson is having it's grand opening this weekend, 13th and 14th of April

 I had a bit of a 'sneak preview' earlier this week, and was very impressed.
The showroom looks fantastic, the bikes are, as ever, superb and equally importantly, the staff are great, everyone I talked to (and I think I talked to just about everyone) working there was friendly, helpful and very enthusiastic.
 A shop for bike loving people, run by bike loving people!

In an earlier post, I talked about the return of M and P, ( the motorcycle and  accessories company who have been in Swansea for thirty years)  and the new dealership is their venture into the Harley world, so to speak.
The new showroom is in the same building as the already established MandP showroom and shop, but is separate from it, very much like having two entirely separate bike shops next door to each other and the format works well.

There is also a good cafe on site, so this really has become the place to go in Swansea for anyone with an interest in bikes of all types

The grand opening will feature a hog roast, bands, competitions, the opportunity to test ride the new range and much more that I don't know about!

Frustratingly, after knowing about the new dealership coming for some time, I will be away getting married that weekend and will miss all the fun and games, but I wish all the staff the best of luck, not just for the grand opening, but for the future of an exciting new Harley davidson shop.

This place really has the potential to be one of the best, it's a brave venture, especially under the current financial situation and I hope it gets the support it needs to grow,  I know I will be a regular here.

Its going to be a great weekend, so what are you waiting for?, get on your bikes and get down there, show some support for a new local business and have a good time doing it!

  

 

  

                            

From Swansea to San Francisco (almost) on a Road King

Enthused up by our previous success of an epic one day road trip on our sportster which took us from Brighton to Swansea, taking in Stonehenge and the entire length of Canada en route , we thought it might be fun to see if we could ride from home to San Francisco.

We set off from Swansea in high spirits, the sun was out, and it wasn't raining (two rarities worthy of note)

Taking the South Gower road toward Rhossili, the bike was running perfectly and all was well with the world.

In fact it's a great biking road, winding its way across the Gower peninsula with its stunning scenery and herds of wild ponies grazing by the road side with relatively few cars to get in the way.

San Francisco is without doubt our favourite place to be, but days like today, out on a great bike in the middle of nowhere serve as a great reminder of how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful area.

We arrived at Rhossili without incident, but then disaster struck, the plan was to ride the bridge from the tip of Rhossili to Rhode Island and then travel cross country to San Francisco, hopefully arriving in time to watch the Forty Niners beat the Sea Hawks.

We failed to realise that no such bridge has yet been constructed, we had run out of road six thousand miles short of our target.

We walked as far as the Wyrms Head, taking in the beautiful scenery whilst surreptitiously looking for evidence of bridge construction.

As there was clearly no way to ride across the inconveniently large span of water between Wales and the USA, we chose instead to have lunch at The Worms Head hotel.
The food here was excellent, as was the local beer.

Once done, we again ventured forth, but noting that there had been no progress with regards to bridging the three thousand mile gap between Wales and America, we headed for home.

We may not have made it to San Francisco, but we had a fine day out, and who knows, maybe next time there will be a bridge!

Rhossili Bay 

The Wyrm's Head

The beach where the bridge to America should be

Welcome back, M and P Direct

A little late posting this as MandP Direct opened their new, hugely improved shop/warehouse full of bikes and accessories a few weeks ago now.

M and P  are one of the biggest mail order bike parts and accessories companies in europe with a large shop in Swansea.
Actually, it isn't just a shop, it's very much a meeting place for local bikers and also incorporates a good cafe-well worth a visit.

The old M and P shop burnt to the ground a little over a year ago now, and bikers in the Swansea area have been impatiently awaiting the opening of the new premises.

I'm happy to say the new place looks good, the range of goodies available seems to have broadened and the quality of service is as good as ever.
Best of luck with the new, improved M and P direct, and I hope we will see more for American bikes here in the future.

To check out their website, click here: M and P Direct