Motorcycle Live - worth it?

[defblade]

Not been to a big bike show before.
I sorta feel like I'd like to go to this, but I'm not really actually after anything - kit, bike, anything... would be a 3 hour ride/drive each way (plus parking if I drive; of course if I rode and then bought soemthing bulky it'd be a PITA to get it home (I could buy a leather jacket at the right price )) and I'd have to fit it in the only day I'm not working - Thursday - when no-one else I know can make it with me. But still feel tempted.

So, worth it?
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[cimbian]

Every year I participate in half-a-dozen or so shows (I'm at one in Munich next week) so for me it is a bit of a busman's holiday but the shows are not about biking and I am always working.

The NEC is about three hours for me but I will be going, not looking for anything special but to enjoy a day out surrounded by fun-stuff.

That saind, I'll probably buy 'something'.

Word to the wise, though, food can be pricey but there is reasonable choice in the atrium.
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Current: Moto Guzzi 1100 Breva. Previous: Honda XL650V TransAlp
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[Bendy]

I don't think its worth it if you don't need any stuff.

I'm going this year cos I want a helmet and a rucksack, and its next door to the Flying Show which I want to go to as well. Haven't bothered the last few years cos I don't see the attraction of wandering around looking at stuff I've no intention of buying

[andyscooter]

i go every year just to have a nose and look at bikes i cant afford

was told at the last one the bmw scooter would be 6 grand

when it was finally released it was 10
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[Peirre oBollox]

I usually go on a coach trip organised by my local dealer. £10 a head for the bus, so it saves me the trouble of taking the bike and worrying about not having a beer etc while I'm there. I've already got my show ticket. So all I have to sort out is a packed lunch to take with me. This I generally eat while watching the shows/presentations.
Bargain kit is now a thing of the past, & you'll be looking to save a tenner on items you could buy in store or online. By all means go to the show, check out the bikes & kit you may consider buying in the future, at least that way you can get a real perspective on size/fit. (Gerbing kit is 1 example)
I also tend to pick up various catalogues such as the NGK spark plug one. As I use these in the garage/workshop for cross referencing. So I make sure I take a small rucksack to carry the crap I pick up throughout the show.
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[sidewinder]

Take both parts of your driving license if you want to have a test ride
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[Spudda]

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[Noxious89123]

I'm going with a friend

I think it'll be worth it, it's only about £16 a ticket, and I think it was £11 for a parking pass. I'm in Leicester, so not so far for me.

Just had a look at the 2013 CBR600RR on Honda's website; It's damned fugly, I'll keep my '07 thanks. Even the '09~ bikes are a bit weird with their faired in engines; reminds me of the old "jelly mould" 600f's.
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