SCREAMIN' HARLEY:Offering luxury, ubiquitous chrome, great performance and a high-end price to match, the new 1,800 cc Harley-Davidson Custom Screamin' Eagle Ultra Classic Electra Glide is an awesome and extraordinary cruiser.
Powered by an air-cooled, black and chrome twin Cam 110, six-speed cruise drive transmission engine this limited edition machine has every conceivable extra available, according to Jeff Murphy of Dublin Harley-Davidson, who will have only three of these bikes in their showrooms.
The Screamin' Eagle has, according to Murphy, "chrome everything, full leather seating with alligator leather, satellite navigation, heated seat and handgrips and even the box at the back is full leather".
The Screamin' Eagle retails at €39,040, and comes in three colours: two-tone black ice and electric orange, two-tone light candy cherry and black ice, and two-tone lightning blue pearl and midnight pearl.
For more information visit www.harley-davidsondublin.comor e-mail jeff@harley-davidsondublin.com
HOG FANATIC:If you're a die-hard Hog fanatic and fancy matching your choice of wine with your choice of motorcycle, then V-Twin Zin® could be the tipple you would like to decant after you dismount from your cruiser. V-Twin Vineyards, based in the Sonoma County wine country in California, have come up with an interesting Zinfandel that has attracted the motorcycling community.
"The front label is emblazoned with skulls and a flaming v-twin engine and the wine inside is damn good," according to Scott Del Fava, Brand Manager for V-Twin Vineyards. For more information visit the company's website at, www.vtwinwines.com
GRANDSTAND AT THE ISLE OF MAN TT:If you're a big road-racing fan and are anticipating the Isle of Man TT centenary races, which get under way on May 26th, then you'll want to be as close to the action as you can. An extraordinary vantage point is the Grandstand, but only 750 tickets for these hot seats are available. "You cannot get closer to the sights, sounds and smells erupting from this epicentre of the TT," say organisers Duke. "Your Grandstand ticket gives you the convenience of allocated seating, adjacent toilets, food outlets, a chance to 'walk the paddock' before racing and you can make your day even more hassle-free by booking parking for your bike or car right next to the Grandstand."
Grandstand tickets and parking passes can be bought online now by visiting www.dukevideo.com/tt07tickets, prices start from £5 (around €7.30) per person while parking passes start at £3 (around €4.40).
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