Saltire Charity Ride Outs – Thank You

Name: MCN Scottish Show 2018
Start: 2018-4-7T09-09-00-00
End: 2018-4-8T17-17-00-00
Location: Royal Highland Showground

By Tom on November 30, 2017 in General News

A BIG thank you to everyone who took part in

Saltire Charity Ride Outs

to support Marie Curie Cancer Care

We have raised £640

Check our events page for updates on 2018 ride outs.

Basic General Motorcycle Maintenance Class

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april, 2018

29mar(mar 29)5:30 pm14may(may 14)5:00 pmHot Metal Art Gallery

Event Details

An exhibition of original drawings, paintings and digital art by John Wright.

Having always loved Art and Design, and following a varied career since leaving school, in the late 80’s John took up an Illustration and Design course at Telford College.

Following his graduation he was offered a job at Edinburgh University as a photographic technician, before working in some of the most prestigious advertising and design agencies in Edinburgh. John worked on major promotions for many of the biggest companies in Britain. He was invited back to Telford College to lecture part time in illustration.

Late into the 90’s John was offered the post of Graphics Manager within the world renowned Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot Watt University.

Here the primary focus was to oversee the development, design and publication of postgraduate teaching material for all the taught courses delivered by the Institute of Petroleum Engineering within Heriot Watt University.

However last year, he decided it was time for a change, again! He had lived in a digital world for so long. Constantly looking over the horizon to predict what the next big innovation would be and how he could exploit it had become tiresome. John yearned to go back to the simpler times of 1976 when art was created with just a pencil and a sheet of paper.

So here we have a gallery combining John’s passion for all things automotive and his obsession for art.

For John’s full bio and a bit more info please click here

Time

March 29 (Thursday) 5:30 pm - May 14 (Monday) 5:00 pm

Location

Alba Customs

553 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3XX

Organizer

Alba Customs0131 478 6661

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30mar(mar 30)9:00 am02apr(apr 2)5:00 pmYamaha MT Easter Weekend Test Ride Event

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The days are getting longer. Darkness is giving way to light.

To celebrate the return of British Summer Time we invite you to join us for the 2018 Yamaha MT Easter Demo Weekend – Friday 30 March – Monday 2 April 2018.

Take a free demo ride on the latest 2018 Yamaha MT models over the 4 days of the Easter Weekend and discover why these torque-rich Hyper Nakeds are Europe’s best selling bikes. See the range here.

We’re giving away a complementary gift bag with £25 worth of Yamaha MT branded merchandise to everyone who takes a demo ride.

There’s also the chance over the weekend to enter Yamaha UK’s exclusive competition to win a brand new MT-09 SP worth £8,999. **

** The MT-09 SP prize draw competition is open to anyone over the age of 18 years old (except anyone employed by Saltire Motorcycles, Alba Customs or Yamaha UK).

You do not require to take a test ride or make a purchase, however you must be in store to enter. The prize draw entries will close at 5pm on Monday 2 April 2018 with the winner being announced on Thursday 12 April 2018.

Test Ride Terms and Conditions:

Full motorcycle Licence and NI number required to be shown on the day to check licences
Appropriate riding gear must be worn at all times during the Test Ride
Test rides have a 40 minute time allocation between 9am and 4pm each day
Riders must be aged 25 years
(19 years for MT-03 test rides with full A2 licence)
no more than 3 penalty points on licence
Riders must abide by the Highway Code and are responsible for any/all offences under the Road Traffic Acts during the test ride
The motorcycle must be returned in the same condition as they received it
In the case of damage to the motorcycle during the test ride the insurance excess payable by the rider is £2,500.
Riders must be in a fit and healthy condition to ride
Our Sales staff have the right to refuse a test ride for any reason
1 goody bag per person (not per test ride!)

Time

March 30 (Friday) 9:00 am - April 2 (Monday) 5:00 pm

Location

Saltire Motorcycles

553 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3XX

Organizer

Saltire Motorcycles0131 478 6661

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07apr(apr 7)9:00 am08(apr 8)5:00 pmMCN Scottish Show 2018

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Join Alba Customs on stand H202A, see Saltire Suzuki Rider Training on Stand H220 and the latest addition to Saltire Motorcycles – Royal Enfield on Stand H225 at the re-scheduled MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show.

Take advantage of our FREE Shuttle bus from Saltire Motorcycles to the Show with a Free Bacon Butty and Cup of Tea / Coffee for everyone booked on the bus before 11am each morning.

The Carole Nash MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show, is a haven for anyone with a passion for motorcycles, with all the latest models, major manufacturers, and breathtaking live action..

Major bike manufacturers will showcase their new models for 2018. Plus there will be exclusive offers from the dealers on new motorbikes.

Bag a bargain in the Bike Jumble and browse the Retail Village where a host of traders will be able to fit you out with new leathers, boots or helmet.

If you want to improve your bike’s appearance there’s a wide array of suppliers to help make your bike stand out from the crowd.

Take a ride down memory lane in the Classic Bike magazine hall where you can find Scotland’s biggest collection of classic motorcycles spanning over 80 years. The Classic Bike team will be on hand throughout the weekend – pop along to their stand for a chat.

Buy your tickets in advance here and save money on the door! Kids under 12 years go free!

Plus we’ll be offering a FREE Shuttle bus service from Saltire Motorcycles each day to the show driven by adventure rider Nick Sanders! Book your seats here

Time

7 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 8 (Sunday) 5:00 pm

Location

Royal Highland Showground

Ingliston, Edinburgh EH28 8NB

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07apr7:00 pm9:30 pmNick Sanders Evening - Mongolia, Russia, Motorcycle, Me

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Join us on Saturday 7 April 2018 for an evening of adventure, as Nick regales us with tales from his latest adventure including foreign food, difficult terrain, very cold temperatures (down to -7 nick tells us!), motorcycles and more amazing stories from the world record breaking motorcyclist Nick Sanders.

An evening not to be missed…….including a Hot fork Buffet, Nick will share some wonderful tales, snippets of his filming of Russia, Siberia, the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, and in the intimate setting there’s the opportunity to ask Nick about his adventures. What better way to finish a busy day.

On display will be the Tracer 700 that Nick completed this amazing adventure on!

Hot fork Buffet included in the £10.00 ticket price, BYOB – Book your ticket here

Nick Sanders is best known for his extreme motorcycle journeys. He has ridden around the world 7 times, including 2 record circumnavigations of the globe, the second time in 19 days 4 hours. Having also motorbiked the length of the Americas eight times, he presently holds the record for a double transit from Alaska to Ushuaia and back in 46 days.

Yet this “ordinary man in his extraordinary world,” as he describes himself in his two autobiographical volumes, also held the Guinness record for bicycling around the world, which he did in 138 days then a second time in 79 days.

He has also cycled to the source of the White Nile, across the Sahara to Timbuktu and the length of South America before taking two narrowboats across the English Channel and along the Danube to the Black Sea and back.

Nick has held pilots licenses to fly microlights and hot air balloons.

Time

(Saturday) 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Location

Saltire Motorcycles

553 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3XX

Organizer

Saltire Motorcycles0131 478 6661

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13apr5:30 pm8:30 pmBasic General Maintenance Class - Now fully booked

Event Details

Basic motorcycle maintenance is essential to keep your machine in top top condition, safe and to reduce the possibility of being stranded. It pays to know your way around your motorcycle, even just the weekly / daily basics.

We are delighted to offer basic general motorcycle maintenance workshops, where we will cover the basics with the guidance of our master technician Tommy.

The evening will consist of a brief intro into the pros of checking your motorcycle regularly, followed by a 30 minute, 1 to one session with each customer with their motorcycle on the bench finished off by a question and answer session.

Due to the nature of this workshop numbers are limited to 4 per session to ensure that everyone gets the most out of it.

Things covered in the Basic General Maintenance workshop includes:

Lights and Electrics
Wheels and Tyres
Brakes
Fluids
Chains and Drive Belts
Chassis
Cleaning

For further information and to book please click here (will open in a new page)

Terms and Conditions:

As spaces for each course are limited to 4 people, maintenance class payments are non-refundable.

It may be possible to change the date of your workshop, or for someone else to take your place given at least 7 days notice before the date of the class.

In the event that you cannot bring your own motorcycle, we will substitute it for one of our motorcycles. However please give us as much notice as possible.

Please arrive with your motorcycle at 5.30pm to get checked in. If you don’t have a motorcycle and still want to attend, we can provide a motorcycle for you to work on for the course.

The course will start from 6pm, finishing at 8.30pm (based on a full workshop of 4 people). If you arrive late you may be refused entry due to disruption to the other attendees.

Bring your glasses or lenses if you need them for close up work.

Please advise us of any medical conditions which we should be aware of in a workshop environment; and bring any medication you may need (eg inhaler).

If your motorcycle is from a manufacturer that we don’t service in our workshop, we will provide a replacement Yamaha or Suzuki 125cc machine for the duration of the workshop.

Time

(Friday) 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location

Alba Customs

553 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3XX

Organizer

Alba Customs0131 478 6661

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20apr5:30 pm8:30 pmBasic General Maintenance Class