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THE ULTIMATE
BIKE GIVEAWAY
YOU COULD WIN A CUSTOM BMW S1000RR
FOR AS LITTLE AS R150.
COVID-19 has touched us
all, mostly in a negative way
in one form or another. As
bikers, whenever there are any
challenges, or negativity, we just
want to ride, be out there, on our
Sunday route, our off road secret
pathway or on our cruiser, wind
in our hair and the freedom only
bikers understand.
Not everyone has this fortune.
Edgar Hibbert and Johnathan
Margaritis from Torque Media
have decided to do something
special and are giving you all the
chance to win a custom build
S1000RR.
Both men love to ride, anytime,
anywhere, They love filming it
and taking photos. Reliving the
experience and sharing it with
others. It’s an obsession born
from being passionate about
watching other channels doing
similar content overseas.
They are enthusiasts, by heart
- they love motorcycles, drool, and
dream of the next work of art.
Overseas, in a larger audience
base, YouTube and the culture has
allowed for Bike Giveaways. Some
exotic, some rebuilt, all amazing.
The audience and reach are larger,
but the principle is the same.
“Watch us build a bike, on a reality
show, RAW yet edited series on
YouTube, for free and
you as a viewer for as little as
R150-00 Could win this machine”
says Johnathan.
Their aim is to build a bike on
YouTube, bring local suppliers
together to make a dream come
true for one lucky person.
They would like to take stock
of what they have available as
riders, remind the audience,
enthusiasts, and buyers that
there are amazing local products
that need to be seen and given
our support. It breeds better
pricing, innovation, and strength in
the local biking community.
In the end, they want to create
entertaining content, give someone
a free motorcycle, bring some
smiles to the community and
most of all create a much-needed
injection of support and exposure
to the incredible products made
right here at home!
What is Torque Media?
Torque Media was born out of a
desire to do more, inspire more
and show that we at home can
enjoy and show our homeland just
as good as anywhere else. That
as a community of riders we can
come together.
Torque Media comprises of
2 people that ride whenever
possible as much as possible.
Based in Johannesburg they take
every opportunity to sneak out
of bed, gear up and head out on
their bikes.
Combined, Ed and Johnathan
have 40 years of riding
experience, albeit mostly off
road, and not professional, but
thousands of miles and millions
of liters of fuel later and they are
just as enthusiastic about getting
legs over the saddle as they were
at 5 years old.
“We’d love nothing more than to
build a series that has interaction
from both the seller and the
buyer, where the audience
shapes the series and the
suppliers reap the reward with
loyal customers.” says Johnathan.
To do this, they need the
collaboration of the suppliers,
fans and community to make
this successful. They need entries
into the competition to build a
continued series.
They arranged a 2010 S1000RR
from “The Connect” who we
featured in last month’s issue and
MAD MACS CAPE TOWN
HAS A NEW STORE
MadMacs Motorcycles; agents for new Suzuki,
Kawasaki and Sym motorcycles, has just
opened a second branch on the corner of
Long street and Prestwich street in Cape
Town’s city center. It’s a beautiful dealership
and fully stocked with new and used bikes as
well as parts and accessories. For all workshop,
servicing and DynoJet tuning work visit their
branch in Somerset West.
Somerset West 021 852 4851
Cape Town City 021 488 9997
Info@madmacs.co.za @ Mad Macs Motorcycles
who shares the same vision in
making something fun and exciting
for the biker community. BMW
Motorrad Fourways then allowed
them to use their workshop
and the advice of their in-house
technicians. They also arranged
the major service to ensure the
bike was sound and ready to be
built into a dream machine. More
sponsors climbed on board, GFP,
Super Fairings, Ink Monkey, Culture
Automotive, Rectron SA and more
that have offered.
They have built a webpage to
facilitate entries and keep the
audience up to date via Facebook
and Instagram.
“We would like to see this grow
into a series that continues to
involve local specialists, builders
and suppliers, that keeps the
audience involved and gives back
not only to the biker community
but also involves a charity for
each season. It’s up to the viewers
and suppliers to make this work
as a whole.”
Vist www.torque-media.co.za
for more info and watch all
the episodes on the Torque_
Media YouTube channel.
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