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MOTORCYCLE ESSENTIALS & THE DINER

26th March 2025

As you will be aware our open day is on Sunday 6th April and we are pleased to confirm that the food will be provided by The Diner. The Diner provides delicious breakfast or lunch sandwiches including: Bacon, sausage, egg & tomato, cheese burgers, hot dogs, chicken burgers and cheesey chips. There are also ice […]

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MERCIA DISTILLERY & MOTORCYCLE ESSENTIALS

17th March 2025

We are excited to announce that the fantastic Mercia Distillery will be supplying the licensed bar for our open day on Sunday 6th April. Based locally in Staffordshire, Mercia Distillery create their own high quality whisky and gin which will be available on the day along with other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. If you have […]

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TRANAM TRUCK ATTENDING OPEN DAY!

8th March 2025

We are excited to announce that the TRANAM truck will be at our Charity Open Day on Sunday 6th April The truck will be loaded with all the latest Schuberth and Scorpion helmets and you will be able to try them on and even go out for a ride wearing them to test them out […]

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CHARITY OPEN DAY, SUNDAY 6TH APRIL

6th March 2025

We are excited to announce that we will be holding a charity open day in aid of the Air Ambulance and Blood Bikes at our store on Sunday 6th April between 10:00 x 16:00. We have lots of great things happening including breakfast & dinner provided by The Diner, a licensed bar by Mercia distillery, […]

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Website downtime Tuesday 4th February

27th January 2025

Our website will be undergoing some server maintenance on 4th February and will be inaccessible for up to 2 hours. This is planned work and we will be back online as soon as possible but If you need advice during the downtime please don’t hesitate to call the store on Tel 01543 500123. […]

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THE NEXT BEST THING TO HEATED!

23rd October 2024

If you need some extra warmth this winter but don’t want to use heated gear then the Halvarssons Alfta Jacket is the next best thing. It is a lightweight wadded and wind resistant jacket that can be worn by itself or as an under-jacket for more demanding rides. Any questions just call us on Tel […]

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ACF-50 – THE WINTER RIDING ESSENTIAL

23rd October 2024

ACF-50 Anti-Corrosion Formula was originally designed to protect aircraft from existing and new corrosion and is now available to motorcyclists. It works perfectly in that type of harsh environment so imagine how well it’s going to protect your bike! Here at essentials we are all bikers ourselves and cannot recommend this product enough, so if […]

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ROKIT PRODUCTS ARRIVING SOON

16th October 2024

We are excited to announce that we have ROKIT cleaning kits and the superb ROKIT Tyre Inflator arriving imminently so keep your eye on our website and we will update our listings as soon as they land. Any questions just call the store on Tel 01543 500123. […]

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ESSENTIAL EBAY STORE

12th October 2024

Our EBAY store is increasing in size daily, so if you are struggling to get to the store, or if you live elsewhere in the UK, just look for the ‘BUY ON EBAY’ button in the product description. If it is available on our eBAY store just click the button and you will be taken […]

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Stay Dry!!!

2nd October 2024

If you are an all weather rider then you won’t need reminding just how wet this year has been. We have waterproof clothing to suit everyone’s needs and we also supply the products needed to keep those things waterproof. If you need any advice please just call the store on Tel 01543 500123. […]

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