NEC- mini review

Yesterdays visit

Suzuki sales staff - gotta love em
When questioned about the GXR-1000 K7 switch to reduce bhp
their selling points were... (I kid you not)
1. People who buy the K7 and find it too much to handle can reduce its power
and keep the bike, rather than sell it
2. If your a long way from home and low on fuel, you can switch it down on
power and this should conserve fuel
Flummoxed I was.....

No Ducati stand
Suzuki stand was last years as was Carole Nash and Yamaha
No SV1000 confirming the end of production as suspected, however sales staff
denyed this
A lot of indian stalls selling leathers, it looked more like a sunday market
that a bike show in some areas
the tottie was thin on the ground and most were minging

I always say "I'm not going next year" but I still do.
--
Vass
...................
'02 YZF-R1
www.doubleyolk.co.uk
www.haylinglegends.co.uk (WIP)

 

The reason behind this is, apparently, that the unveiling of the
new 1098 is being done at the Milan show in two weeks, so
they have nothing to display other than what you can see in
the showrooms.

Shame they couldn't rustle up a 'sedici RR to display though,
or maybe even a Hypermotard. Those two alone would be
worth going to look at.

 

I'm not.
real waste of money. It seemed less than half the size of previous years I
have gone.

--
Greybeard

FLHTCUI UK-07 96 cu-in (Written off after 3 days & 182 miles!) Courtesy of a
myopic female driver.
FLHTCUI UK-07 Mk II (On order!)
Trumpet Trophy 1200 -96, (The Barge) for rainy days.

ukrm@foxtails[dot]co[dot]uk

 

I heard about that and really don't understand the reasoning behind it,
unless it's a marketing one.

Nope, and did you notice the number of Chinese manufacturers with
stands there?

Oh I dunno. There wasn't much but I thought those there were rather
lovely.

 

Any sign of Guzzi breaking their duck and actually showing up for once?

 

I was selling teddy bears at the NEC MPH show last week. The adjoining
classsic car show was far more interesting than the shiny new stuff where
I was though. Oldest was the 1897 daimler with the pram hood. Some great
wheels on show. Nice early Jensen with a BMW engine in, and many
intrigueing V8's.

Made £1101 with the teddy's too.

 

Dunno where your nearest dealer is, check the Ducati.com website
as they have a list on there.

I agree that it's a shame they didn't go, but I think its really
because
sales have suffered badly this year and spending money on buying
a pitch at the show and manning it for the week really isn't worth
the money given the target audience - people who buy Ducatis
do so because they already know about the bikes rather than
buying it because it is this year's Must Have model.

Globally, I think Ducati want to launch the new bike at Milan and
make a big fuss about it, then let it loose into the wild from that
point on.

 

Good to see you Verdi.

I thought the Triumph stand was excellent, excellent bike range and the
best clothing. The 2007 Tiger looks excellent, the Speed Triple with
Arrow stubby exhaust is utterly perfect and the Sprint/T100 ranges have
seat heights accessible to shorties and females.

I spent some time on the Victory stand, 100cu/inch, machined from
billiet, they seem to be everything HD isn't. If I wanted a cruiser,
that would be it.

Carole Nash excelled themselves with an amazing display of jaw dropping
customs, notable was a GT750 kettle based Streetfighter. They also had
an achingly sweet and minted Indian 4.

 

There always seem to be the same bunch of Pikey cheap leather sellers at
shows, there was also a lot of good stuff though.

I think they take their minging girlfriends and dress them up at a party
shop. *Hideous* and completely outdated.

Sorry to miss you there, of course I was rushing and didn't get your
number onto my phone

 

As someone that's not in the slightest bit bothered by the HD range, I
have to say that the HD range isn't that bad these days.

Well, at least the clutches are lighter and the delightful Tracy of HDHQ
chatted to me for a surprisingly long time. She mistakenly saw me as a
potential customer, and I saw her as a gorgeous woman that was
conveniently named so I wouldn't have to learn to shout differently at
crucial moments.

Fair cop, I did say that the Indian 4 was the only bike at the show that
I really wanted to own, despite the non-original throttle configuration.
Nothing that can't be fixed.

 

Order the Gerbing waistcoat. Ubber Gay and wonderfully effective