[URL]http://www.motorcycleshow.co.uk/[/URL] 23rd Nov - 2nd Dec. Who's going when?
Cane says... I'll be on Graham's stand on Sunday 24th. -- Lozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE Suzuki SV650 K3 Honda CBR600 F-W Suzuki GSX-R750L Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka
Why? I mean, seriously *why*? What is the point in trogging up to the grimy Midlands? To look at new bikes? The UK hasn't been used to launch anything new,. of significance, for decades. And what was newly launched in Milan ast month will be in your dealer in a couple of months' time anyway. For the "atmosphere"? Crowded and smelly. For the haute cuisine? A Brum Burger. Yummy. For the bargains? Look at what you spent on getting up there and getting in, and look at the £5 you saved on pair of throwovers. Which you could have bought for half the price, and still new, at a decent autojumble. UK bike shows are nasty, overpriced, overcrowded, tacky and just a triumph of hype over common sense. Oh, wow, so they have all the "extra enterntainents". Yeah, like I really wanted to watch some twat ride an electric scooter over an oil drum. "The shows" Yeah, five bored bints gyrating on a stand while they chew gum. "The latest kit" **** off. It's a market, a souk, flogging nasty leathers that have either been bought in specially from Pakistan so you think it's a bargain, or exhumed from someone's basement. "Full leather race suits from £99!" But only if you're four feet tall and have a 40-inch waist. The whole shebang is nasty, decrepit, and just plain common.
(The Older Gentleman) wrote in message <1i6yy6y.9qq8jtxdpzdvN%>: *sniff* I'm going and I like them. You see bits and pieces there that you don't normally get to see. There are often a few interesting looking bikes. There's tat that's sometimes worthwhile; boxes of bolts and the like. Every couple of years I'll buy a new helmet there, which is useful since they're right there, in my hand. It's also a day out.
They're grubby too. I enjoyed the time I went but that was primarily because I got pissed with Blaney, his dad and Cane. I think Cane's dad was there once too. Or I got a bit confused not sure, TBH. Other than that it's all a bit shit.
That's my basic plan The year wouldn't be complete without him wandering round slowly for a couple of hours, eating the Ginsters Pasties that he's lovingly warmed and carted around all morning, buying a pint of fizzy bitter and doing more wandering about in the afternoon. After a couple of years I now avoid preview day as it's busier than the other days. Yes there's totty, but all things considered I prefer to be able to get on the bikes without queuing.
Agreed. Plus, for 60s and over, it's only a fiver to get in. Take sarnies and beer with you and it's a relatively cheap day out.
