cheesy
02-16-2019, 09:48 PM
Bit of a letdown this year. For me, anyway. No Chinese bikes, no Urals.
I rode the Ural in and sprung the extra $20 for a VIP ticket. $20 I won't be spending next year for what it gets me. Crabbing over, I really liked what Royal Enfield is doing. I'm still not sure about the Himalaya but I still like the Classic 500, even if my forty year old Honda will run circles around it.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7889/46394467404_6a2c685879_z.jpg
RE also had a concept bike called the 838 and it is a beauty.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7897/40153416833_db65616f91_z.jpg
Yes, it has a single sided swing arm. Not much on specs, but I was too busy drooling to look.
Honda and Suzuki had some nice kids bikes. Better chance of me dropping coin on an SSR, though.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7883/32176130947_59dba724ce_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7808/32176129747_561310a5bc_z.jpg
Couple of different sidecar rigs.
Triumph Adventure sidecar set up. I thought the tub was too small to be comfortable, but I did vote for it for Peoples Choice.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7879/46394465044_395d3f176e_z.jpg
Then there was this Guzzi racing rig. Looked fast sitting still.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7821/40153414333_0b4fa85c82_z.jpg
There were many custom Cafe' bikes and I usually avoid them but this CX650 caught my eye.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7833/46394462884_bd204c72ce_z.jpg
Still not a fan of the style but the builder used a stock tank with a really nice reworking of the filler neck. Too bad my phone battery crapped out before I could get a pic of it. The bike is running a pair of Murrays' Mikuni carbs and has an impressive exhaust.
Stopped at a couple booths to BS with some folks and got a line on a second post retirement gig working as a MSF Rider Coach. Takes a training class but pays $25hr. They asked me. Also asked the Illannoy State Police if mounting a 40mm paint ball cannon on my sidecar to use against bad drivers would be frowned upon. The officer told me it was a good idea but, yes, I'd be the one to get in trouble if I used it. Poop.
I rode the Ural in and sprung the extra $20 for a VIP ticket. $20 I won't be spending next year for what it gets me. Crabbing over, I really liked what Royal Enfield is doing. I'm still not sure about the Himalaya but I still like the Classic 500, even if my forty year old Honda will run circles around it.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7889/46394467404_6a2c685879_z.jpg
RE also had a concept bike called the 838 and it is a beauty.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7897/40153416833_db65616f91_z.jpg
Yes, it has a single sided swing arm. Not much on specs, but I was too busy drooling to look.
Honda and Suzuki had some nice kids bikes. Better chance of me dropping coin on an SSR, though.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7883/32176130947_59dba724ce_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7808/32176129747_561310a5bc_z.jpg
Couple of different sidecar rigs.
Triumph Adventure sidecar set up. I thought the tub was too small to be comfortable, but I did vote for it for Peoples Choice.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7879/46394465044_395d3f176e_z.jpg
Then there was this Guzzi racing rig. Looked fast sitting still.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7821/40153414333_0b4fa85c82_z.jpg
There were many custom Cafe' bikes and I usually avoid them but this CX650 caught my eye.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7833/46394462884_bd204c72ce_z.jpg
Still not a fan of the style but the builder used a stock tank with a really nice reworking of the filler neck. Too bad my phone battery crapped out before I could get a pic of it. The bike is running a pair of Murrays' Mikuni carbs and has an impressive exhaust.
Stopped at a couple booths to BS with some folks and got a line on a second post retirement gig working as a MSF Rider Coach. Takes a training class but pays $25hr. They asked me. Also asked the Illannoy State Police if mounting a 40mm paint ball cannon on my sidecar to use against bad drivers would be frowned upon. The officer told me it was a good idea but, yes, I'd be the one to get in trouble if I used it. Poop.