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pepperami |
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pepperami Super Spammer
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Posted: 19:46 - 19 Nov 2017 Post subject: Must of been only me then. |
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Did no one go to the bike show at the NEC this weekend?
It was bloody crowded considering I was there on my own .
£25 to get in and £12 to park
I can’t sat that I was massively impressed because I wasn’t.
I didn’t get any pictures as I didn’t know it was on until I got to Birmingham and my phone was not charged .
The best stand for me was the Brough Superior stand .
It was interesting to see Chinese bikes being represented on stands, is this the future?
Kawasaki had a modern take on the Z900 which looked nice. ____________________ I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now! |
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MarJay But it's British!
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Posted: 19:52 - 19 Nov 2017 Post subject: |
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'Must have'
____________________ British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
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TheSmiler World Chat Champion
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Posted: 20:03 - 19 Nov 2017 Post subject: |
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Friend of mine took his two rat bikes that were on show at the BSH stand. But I've been too unwell to go this year, then again I've never been anyway. ____________________ CB125>CG125>GN125>ER5>K100RS>R1100RS>K100RS
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Suntan Sid World Chat Champion
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The Shaggy D.A. |
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The Shaggy D.A. Super Spammer
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Posted: 20:55 - 19 Nov 2017 Post subject: |
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Haven't been for years. Used to be OK pre-internet when you could pick up decent deals on gear which would make up for overpriced burgers, but it has no attraction at that price. ____________________ Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
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Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5 |
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Howling Terror |
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Posted: 21:03 - 19 Nov 2017 Post subject: |
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Still waiting for my offspring to let me know if they want to go...I'm not too fussed either way but if I do go I'm interested in the nikken(sp?) trike, the v4 duke, goldwing and Africa twin.
It's where I found out an 848 fitted me but a R6 didn't.
The MX shows were good. ____________________ Diabolical homemade music Bandcamp and Soundcloud
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andyscooter World Chat Champion
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Howling Terror |
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Imo it's held at the wrong time of year. How many bikers want to ride any great distance in freezing temperatures? I ride all year round but, I'll be fooked if I'd do a 200 mile round trip in the middle of November. ____________________ There ain't no devil, there's just god when he's drunk.
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Howling Terror |
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^^^If it were any sooner they wouldn't have many new bikes to show off. The journos will now be praying they can do their reviews in Spain and not on salty British roads.
But yeah, always a chilly ride to the NEC in Nov. ____________________ Diabolical homemade music Bandcamp and Soundcloud
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Jewlio Rides Again LLB World Chat Champion
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Posted: 23:43 - 19 Nov 2017 Post subject: |
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Last time I went was in '04, as pillion on an SV650. In the pissing down rain.
Always next year. Maybe.
Do they still do the test ride things? They had a short supermoto type circuit set up in '04, with some guy blatting a KTM round, making all the wannabe's look very amateur ____________________ Mpd72: I can categorically say i’m Brighter than that, no matter how I come across on here.
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Wouldn't be interested at that price, £5 and free parking then maybe.
The national motorcycle museum on the other hand... ____________________ DRZ400-SM
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I'm going next weekend, I asked Mrs grr to pre book my tickets a fortnight ago while I was away in Stoke.
I returned home last night to find that she had left it until yesterday afternoon to attempt the pre purchase of
tickets for a show that was now already running. I've just spent the last two weeks working my cock off and all she
had to do was look after the dog and book uo my bike show tickets. Dogs looking a bit thin as well.... Looking
forward to my next opportunity to fail my wife miserably to even the score up a little. I've just spent the last two weeks
sleeping on a bloody camp bed with no internet access, eating garbage food and working whilever I was awake and
all she had to do was... Sigh... At least the dog missed me. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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Dave70 World Chat Champion
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So, am I getting this right. People are basically paying good money so that motorcycle manufacturers can promote stuff they want you to buy. Isn't that a bit like tesco charging you a tenner for entering their store? ____________________ There ain't no devil, there's just god when he's drunk.
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I go for the stickers and the catsuited clunge. You mean there are bikes there as well? ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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Dave70 wrote: | So, am I getting this right. People are basically paying good money so that motorcycle manufacturers can promote stuff they want you to buy. Isn't that a bit like tesco charging you a tenner for entering their store? |
Hardly new, happens in many industries ..
Cars :- the various motorshows around the world
Aircraft :- 'airshows' such as Paris, Dubai, Moscow, Singapore Farnborough, are predominently trade shows.
Trains :- Events such as InnoTrans
.... and so on
These shows aren't run for the benefit of the paying public, if that happens, that's a happy side effect, they are run purely on commercial terms with the aim, to make money for both the exhibitors and the organisation hosting the event.
If you've been before you know what to expect, so, can't really complain when on subsequent visits, it's essentially the same, and if you didn't like it last time, you're highly unlikely to like it this time.
Enjoy it for what it is, essentially a way for manufactures promote their products, in a way, they hope, that will entice a suitable number of visitors, and turn a percentage of those visitors into future customers. ____________________ Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them |
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fatjames World Chat Champion
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grr666 wrote: | I'm going next weekend, I asked Mrs grr to pre book my tickets a fortnight ago while I was away in Stoke.
I returned home last night to find that she had left it until yesterday afternoon to attempt the pre purchase of
tickets for a show that was now already running. I've just spent the last two weeks working my cock off and all she
had to do was look after the dog and book uo my bike show tickets. Dogs looking a bit thin as well.... Looking
forward to my next opportunity to fail my wife miserably to even the score up a little. I've just spent the last two weeks
sleeping on a bloody camp bed with no internet access, eating garbage food and working whilever I was awake and
all she had to do was... Sigh... At least the dog missed me. |
Wow.
If I wanted to go, it would be my responsibility to get a ticket. Lucky for me, it sounds shit. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 186 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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