Int'l Motorcycle Show - Ride together on Sat?

[CharliesAngel]

There are a few of us gathering at 9:30 am this coming Saturday, December 20th to go to the International Motorcycle Show (thanks jimbo for the coupons!). 

9:30 am - Meet at Le Boulange on Hayes & Octavia in SF for coffee/breakfast bun (it's very close to the onramp to the freeway)
10:30 am - Leave for IMS, San Mateo

If someone wants to suggest a meeting place for lunch at the Show, please post up since this will be my first time attending. 

[desmoquattro]

Have fun guys, BikerGoddess and I will be in NY.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Have fun guys, BikerGoddess and I will be in NY.

Then we'll definitely have fun! 

[ghostrider]

I'll be going on friday if I go.

[sfarchie]

There are a few of us gathering at 10 am this coming Saturday, December 20th to go to the International Motorcycle Show (thanks jimbo for the coupons!).  How about meeting at Zeitgeist?  I'm riding if it's not raining but will drive otherwise (I know I'm a woos...) Anyone else planning on going around that time?  Shall we plan a DMF meet either in SF or at IMS?

I've already made plans to ride out with a few scooter buddies Saturday, so hopefully I will get a chance to meet all of you at IMS. Like the Munroe's thingy, if you can have some DMF emblem, patch, duct tape, er anything so I can tell who's who, that would be great.

CharliesAngel: I'm in the same boat. If it rains, I'm going to drive. And if my gimpy friend can't ride by next week (recovering from a broken leg), I'll definitely drive in.

As of now Zeitgeist for Thurs looks good, so maybe I'll meet everyone before Sat.

[Jammen]

I'm in for riding/driving.  Whatever gets me down to sit on every bike there.     [moto]

[Salamanga7]

I'm in.
I know from speaking to SMDUC & Jacoby that they too were planning to attend.
I'm driving (full wuss here) and plan to arrive about 10:30.

[CharliesAngel]

Someone brought up a good point, i.e. having some coffee/breakfast bun prior to our ride down to San Mateo.  Since the Zeitgeist probably won't be open that early, I propose that we meet at La Boulange on the corner of Hayes & Octavia at 9:30 am if you want to eat/drink something.  Kickstands up or At the Wheel at 10:30 am for IMS. 
I'm modifying my original thread to incorporate the new meeting location and time.

Also, I've never been to the IMS so have no idea how feasible it will even be for us to stay together after we get there...from experience, it's hard enough keeping riders to stick to one route on group rides so I have a feeling that we will more than likely disperse after we get there... Maybe someone who has been to it can suggest a meeting place for lunch there and whoever wants to can meet / reconvene at that location???

[Desmostro]

Then we'll definitely have fun! 

oh, now that he's married he's sassy pants. 

[somegirl]

oh, now that he's married he's sassy pants. 

Nah, he's always been that way.

[somegirl]

Also, I've never been to the IMS so have no idea how feasible it will even be for us to stay together after we get there...from experience, it's hard enough keeping riders to stick to one route on group rides so I have a feeling that we will more than likely disperse after we get there... Maybe someone who has been to it can suggest a meeting place for lunch there and whoever wants to can meet / reconvene at that location???

It will be far worse keeping people together at the show.  Just set a meeting place/time.

[CharliesAngel]

It will be far worse keeping people together at the show.  Just set a meeting place/time.

ibid.
That is why I'm just going to suggest a pre-IMS ride/time to San Mateo.   

[johnc]

as meeting mobsters @ munroe's party on sat did not seem to work (except where folks already knew each other, so they knew who to look for) ... i suggest that all attending mobsters wear gang colors, to represent to the peeps. 

ibid.
That is why I'm just going to suggest a pre-IMS ride/time to San Mateo.   

[CharliesAngel]

as meeting mobsters @ munroe's party on sat did not seem to work (except where folks already knew each other, so they knew who to look for) ... i suggest that all attending mobsters wear gang colors, to represent to the peeps. 

You mean wear the t-shirts that DTM had made for us (with the old DML logo on the back)  Actually, I like what Juan did to his DML t-shirt.  He got some black tape and put a big "X" over the other logo... 

Wish mine fit better...it's HUGE on me... have tried to shrink it in the dryer but to no avail...hence why I don't really wear it.

[ScottRNelson]

I'll be riding there Saturday from the East Bay (if it's dry that day), but since it opens at 9:30 I want to get there earlier than that.  I'll probably leave Pleasanton between 8:00 and 8:30.  I hope to sign up for a few demo rides this year and I want to sign up before all the slots are gone for the day.  Gotta try out an XR1200 and maybe a few KTM models.

What has worked in the past to get together at the show is to meet at the Ducati booth at a certain time.  There aren't a lot of good choices for food, so usually you have to make do with a hot dog or hamburger at one of the inside food places, or possibly slightly more variety at one of the outside food spots.  It's always difficult to find seating there for a group of any size.

I'm still deciding between my Ducati Monster T-shirt with the DML logo on the back or my Triumph T-shirt that I was given for taking a test ride on a Rocket III.