You’ve seen him thrash round the Isle of Man on a superbike, you’ve probably seen him ont’ telly in a canal boat talking about engineering and if you were at Hit the North last weekend you probably saw him riding about with a flowery helmet on. Guy Martin, truck mechanic, motorbike racer and tea drinker, is well known for his love of British engineering and all things two wheeled, so it made sense for him to front a documentary by Cut Media into the world of Orange Bikes.
At 20 minute long it’s a bigun but well worth watching when you get home this evening – enjoy…
…and now you’ve seen for yourself the legendary quantity of pin ups that cover the Orange Factory, here’s the accompanying press release:
Inside the Orange Factory with Guy Martin
Cut Media’s insight into the world of Orange Bikes, presented by Guy Martin…
A dimly lit workshop in the centre of Halifax is an unlikely backdrop for an art studio, twisting and manipulating aluminium, forming complex shapes to create a pure simplicity – the bike frame.
Proper engineering is a dark art in a world of sterile outsourced manufacturing. A black box of production, it was about time someone gave an updated snapshot into the people and processes that bring an Orange bike to life.
Cockney, Francis and Toddy bend and join aluminium using timeless skill and modern ingenuity, but getting them to explain what they do is no easy task. In steps TT legend and engineering ambassador to the people, Guy Martin.
A man of mechanical dexterity and dubbed the modern day Fred Dibnah, Guy phrases the questions nobody else would think to ask. Not afraid to state the obvious, he disseminates each step and shows exactly how a Five goes together. Banter in the workplace? Just a bit boy…
Guy gets a TIG welding assessment, Vaughan lets him loose with a gun, and wielding an Allen key he gets candid on DH “cock measuring”.
The usual factory video? Produced and innovatively shot by the legends at Cut Media, this is no ordinary tour…
Who is Guy Martin?
Guy Martin is a British motorcycle racer and truck mechanic. Primarily a man of the road, he’s become one of the most talented riders and a constant favourite at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. His debut and podium spot in 2005 brought instant acclaim but continually risking his life, he refuses to become a corporate rider.
With wit, style and complete honesty, Guy has vexed an industry while he stays true to his roots. Charismatic and constantly enthusiastic, he’s become a star of the screens with TT3D – Closer to the Edge documenting what it takes to become the people’s champion.
Mainstream recognition came in March 2011 when Guy, along with childhood pal Mark Davis, renovated a narrow boat. The Boat that Guy Built aired on BBC One and with his constant enthusiasm for the industrial processes involved, he’s been christened the modern day Fred Dibnah.
Still working as a truck mechanic and an avid Orange fan, Cut Media thought he was the perfect man for the job…
In association with:
Guy Martin Racing – http://www.guymartinracing.co.uk/
TT3D – http://www.tt3dmovie.com/ See the Trailer
Suzuki – http://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/
Dainese – http://www.dainese.com/
Red Torpedo – http://www.redtorpedo.com/
Hope Technology – http://www.hopetech.com/
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Where are there hearing protection HSE will have a thing or to to say about that tut tut, compo for Orange employees on the way me thinks, sounds louder than 80dB. If you need advice on proper hearing protection I can sort it.
Should of watched the whole vid before commenting, oops sorry Orange 🙂
Brilliant! Great to see how the bikes are made and some great comments.
“You still drink lager shandy”
loving the posters at the workstations
why aren’t BBC and C4 commissioning stuff like this – celebrating the craftsmanship that British companies produce – I suppose it is too much of a good news story and doesn’t feature enough fat gypsies getting married or vajazzles
puddings: to be fair, I think I spotted a couple of vajazzles in amongst that lot.. 😉
Fantastic Fred Dibnah is reincarnated