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January 2012
HOT OFF THE PRESS
For the past week or so we have been busy making frames & panniers for the SUPER TENERE. If everything goes to plan we will have that bike & our new luggage system on display at the forthcoming London Bike Show at Excel 2nd - 5th February.
The frame design means that we will be offering a "balanced luggage system" & customers will have a massive choice of EIGHT different pannier sizes! The Citykoffer & Citykoffer Sport Panniers will fit within the overall width of the handlebars (making for easier filtering) & the Stahlkoffer & Stahlkoffer Sport Panniers will be ideal for the serious tourer & also have the advantage of taking a full-face helmet.
As soon as everything is complete we will be posting photos on the GALLERIES Section of our website. Please feel free to browse & mail us with your comments.
Regards Bernie & Philippa
Well already we are two weeks into a new year & so far 2012 has been a busy time for us. Bernie and Philippa would like to thank all our customers old and new for their patronage and we are looking forward to building on and increasing our already extensive customer base by continuing to offer quality products at sensible prices.
I suppose there is nothing quite like a difficult economic situation to focus the mind and our experience over the last nine months has taught us that customers are becoming very discerning when it comes to parting with their hard-earned cash. They are certainly looking for products that represent excellent value for money and in this respect we seem to have scored. Our success has been built on good customer service and the fact that we believe we offer products (ALL MADE IN THE UK) at a reasonable price. These factors have reflected in a massive increase in sales over the last half a year and prompting us to move into much more spacious premises in Gibbs Road, Lye, West Midlands.
We have already taken the decision (that baring a catastrophe) all our prices will remain fixed for the 2012 season, which is obviously good news for all our customers. Also our new product range of Citykoffer Sport and Stahlkoffer Sport Panniers will be on display at the forthcoming London Bike Show at Excel (2nd - 5th February) as well as the Overland & Adventure Day at the Ace Cafe, London on Sunday 19th December. So once again thanks to all and hopefully we will meet up at one of the two exhibitions next month.
We have already signed up for several other shows (Classic Bike, Stafford, BMF, Horizons, etc) so if you can't make one of the two shows in London next month we are sure there will be plenty of opportunity to visit us later in the year. Naturally we will keep you all posted as to dates and venues nearer the time.
Regards Bernie & Philippa.
December 2011
Bernie and Philippa would like to thank everyone for their valued custom in 2011.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous New Year.
We shall be closed during the Christmas period but still feel free to e-mail us if you have any enquiries or require any Stahlkoffer products.
We will be exhibiting at Excel, London 2nd - 5th February so hopefully you will be able to visit us on Stand 368 & view our new range of panniers & accessories for 2012!
November 2011
POST REPORT NEC BIKE SHOW, BIRMINGHAM, NOVEMBER 2011
So the Birmingham Bike Show is over for another year and we must admit it has been a great success. Attendances were up on previous years and people seemed a lot more upbeat about everything to do with biking be it our accessories, new bikes or even our overseas tours!
Philippa and I would like to thank all our customers new and old for coming to see us in the Adventure Zone and proof of an upturn in the motor cycle market was confirmed by the number of orders we took for our panniers and accessories. Interest in our latest models of Citykoffer Sport & Stahlkoffer Sport Pannier systems exceeded expectations so we are already in full production in an effort to deliver confirmed orders before Christmas and early in the New Year. Our new backrests have also proved extremely popular (particularly amongst the pillion riding fraternity)!
The next exhibition is beginning of February at Excel in London. So if you did not make the NEC maybe we might meet up at Excel?
Regards. Bernie & Philippa.
August 2011
Hi Folks
Prior to the East Midlands GS event at Lumb Farm second week of September Stahlkoffer will be at the Horizons Unlimited meeting 2nd - 4th September. The address of the venue is:
Fernhill Farm,
Cheddar Road,
Compton Martin
Bristol, Avon
BS40 6LD
If you have not registered then make haste as numbers are strictly limited.
As usual we will be offering a discount on certain of the Stahlkoffer range of products.
Regards
Bernie & Philippa
June 2011
Firstly thanks to all who turned up to the Horizons weekend & visited our stand. Lots of interest was shown in our new roll-bags & in particular the new crash bars for the R1200GS.
We now also make top-boxes in various sizes & colours. Our latest creation now holds a full-face helmet.
Remember if you need any stickers for your bike just get in touch. The website is being updated so new images will be appearing shortly.
STAHLKOFFER AT HORIZONS 23RD - 26TH JUNE, RIPLEY DERBYSHIRE
If you are planning to come to the Horizons weekend at Ripley it's going to be fantastic. Over 650 have already booked & Stahlkoffer will be exhibiting as usual.
We have some new products on show so there should be something for everyone.
Please come & say hello & have a chat. We have our new range of clothing on display as well as roll-bags, rear-racks, tail-bags, panniers & top-boxes.
June 2011
As part of our Continual Improvement Process Stahlkoffer is now replacing all their plated fasteners, nuts, bolts etc with stainless steel ones. The advantages are obvious - non-rusting & good-looking. ALSO we are not increasing our prices as a result. Again good news for all our customers.
CALLING ALL F650 OWNERS
STAHLKOFFER NOW PRODUCES PANNIERS & FRAMES FOR THE F650. PRICES WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME AS FOR THE R1150GS SO JUST CONTACT US FOR FURTHER DETAILS
NOW AVAILABLE!!
PANNIERS & FRAMES FOR NEW TRIUMPH 800 TIGER.
STAHLKOFFER is now producing panniers, frames & a top-box for the new Triumph 800 Tiger. The frames come plastic coated & panniers/top-box are available in different colours. Check out the fabulous pictures our customers have sent us by clicking on the Galleries Section, scrolling down & then clicking on to TIGER. The cost for a set of aluminium panniers with frame complete comes in around £550.00 (including VAT).
For further details contact Bernie on 07710 149 726
STAHLKOFFER LAUNCH THEIR NEW SIZE TOP-BOX
Due to great demand STAHLKOFFER is now producing a chamfered top-box that will take a full-size helmet. The cost is around £175.00 including VAT. Depending on your bike a bottom plate is also available at a cost of £25.00. Pictures will be available shortly.
ADVENTURE BIKE RIDER PANNIER REVIEW
Issue 3 of Adventure Bike Rider previewed Aluminium Panniers using the following criteria:
* water-and-dust proofing
* robustness
* strength & build quality
* ease of fitting & detaching
* value for money
* weight & size
* pillion friendly
* looks & style
* security
* additonal features such as carry handles etc
AND we are pleased to say Stahlkoffer received an excellent report. The independant review commented
"The smart man's when you take into account the price - Metal Mules"
" The main box is welded with not a rivet in sight. We've found them to be exceptionally sturdy & robust & at the price quoted these are loking very good value for a set of aluminium boxes".
" The looks & performance of panniers twice the price".
Adventure Bike Rider is on sale at all W.H. Smith newsagents.Why not pick up a copy.
This magazine is filled with loads of articles & reviews which will be of great interest to the biker who enjoys touring.
WATERPROOF ROLL-BAGS ANYONE?
The company is now producing waterproof 90 litre & 60 LITRE ROLL-BAGS.
Fitting is SIMPLE either on the passenger seat or onto the rear rack.
As of next week they will be available in black/red/orange/grey& blue. They all have two fluorescent strips sewn on either end as an additional safety feature & costs are £49.99 for the 90 litre bag & £44.99 for the 60 litre bag.
Pictures will be available shortly on the website but for those members of the UKGSer you can view some pictures in the VENDORS Forum under: ROLL-BAGS ANYONE?
We now offer besides panniers & top-boxes, inner-bags, roll-bags, tail-bags as well as crash-bars &
side-stand extenders.
Hope to see you there
Bernie & Philippa. www.stahlkoffer.com
July 2011.
After their success at the Horizons "do" earlier in the year, Stahlkoffer will be at the East Mids Event at Lumb Farm in September.
Because the end of the season is approaching, there will be items on offer at discounted prices so why not come along, say hello & grab yourself a bargain?
Regards
Bernie & Philippa.
www.stahlkoffer.com
Jims Ride for Brain Tumour Research
Jim Adams, who is riding through Africa to Cape Town for “Brain Tumour Research” using STAHLKOFFER Panniers.
As Jim Quotes:
"As some of you may know this summer myself and Humphrey are motorbiking from England to Cape town. We are leaving mid June and plan for the trip to take 3 months going through 12 different countries and travelling roughly 12,000 miles!
The charity that I will be doing this for is brain tumour research. This has been something that has been affecting my family in a number of ways in recent years and I want to do whatever I can to help.
So whatever you have to offer to help me raise this target will be very much appreciated.
cheers Jim"
All of us at STAHLKOFFER wish Jim every sucess To follow Jims progress or make a donation to the charity, please click here.
My name is Bernie Brinkmann & I am the MD of STAHLKOFFER Ltd. I have always owned BMW's & ride up to 20,000 miles a year in the UK & throughout Europe. It was on one of my many European travels that I realized how important well-designed, strong, practical water/dust proof motorcycle luggage needs to be.
STAHLKOFFER are manufactured in Birmingham from top quality 2mm aluminium and are professionally TIG welded. They also come complete with frames (Stainless Steel Optional) which locate straight on to the existing manufacturers mountings
I was not happy with the design of BMW panniers (particularly the massive storage space loss with the near-side pannier having to accommodate the exhaust pipe).
So I designed aluminium panniers and frames for the R1200GS/R1150GS/R1100GS & R850. By increasing the width of the near-side pannier frame the pannier now hangs on to the frame and sits "proud" of the exhaust pipe, thus giving the owner a "full pannier".
The off-side pannier is designed slightly bigger so that it can store a full-face helmet. As a result you end up with just over 100 litres of luggage space (more than adequate to store two people’s luggage on a three-week camping trip).
I also realized that when traveling you might want to get something out of the top-box or panniers so the design is such that the lids can be simply & quickly unlocked & removed – even if camping-gear etc is already strapped to the lids.
The pannier frames have been so designed that they utilise the existing location points on the BMW frame. & pannier fitting could not be simpler & takes only minutes.