AN APOLOGY. ANOTHER ONE...

The Blog would like to apologise for the loss of temporary service. This is due to being on the road, out there, somewhere... Normal mayhem will be resumed in a few days time...

KRUGGER MOTORCYCLES NEW WORLD CHAMPION

Fred Bertrand of Krugger Motorcycles has finally crowned been the World Championship of Custom Bike Building. For the last few years, it's seemed as if Fred would always be the bridesmaid and never the bride, finishing in the top three more than anyone else but never grabbing that top prize. Yesterday, on a sweltering hot afternoon in Sturgis, that all changed with his new motorcycle which is, effectively, two bikes in one. The rake and height instantly alter at the push of a button, taking it from cruiser with forward controls to modern caff racer with rearsets. We'll be bringing you footage of it on the race track soon, but for now, congratulations Freddie. It's been a long time coming.

SPEEDY SWEDE

As someone who got a speeding ticket only last week, this next story struck a chord...


A Swedish man has been handed a £650,000 speeding fine - believed to be the world's largest ever - while driving Switzerland.

Traffic police pulled the 37-year-old driver over on the A12 highway between Bern and Lausanne, when he was seen travelling at two and half times the speed limit in his £140,000 Mercedes-Benz SLS.

The speed limit on Switzerland's motorways is 74.5mph (120km/h). The Mercedes-Benz SLS supercar in which the Swedish driver was caught is capable of a 197mph maximum speed.

Prosecutors claim that he was caught driving at 186mph, the fastest anyone has ever been clocked for speeding in Switzerland.

He avoided being snapped by numerous speed traps as he was travelling at speeds in excess of 125mph, which is too fast for the cameras to function correctly.

The driver, who has not been named, claimed that the car had recently been fitted with a new speedometer, which was faulty.

Swiss speeding fines are calculated using a formula taking earnings into account leaving the man facing the highest possible penalty of 300 days worth of £2,166 daily fines - £650,000 in total.

Traffic police on the scene claimed that he needed over half a kilometre of road to stop the car.

LAST CALL FOR BULLDOG CUSTOM SHOW

Almost time to rolling for the Bulldog Bash, but there's still a limited number of places left in the Bulldog Bash Custom Show, this year with a new and improved tent and rather sumptuous prizes on offer.

To enter, apply online at www.bulldogbash.eu.