IMS Field Trip

[Slide Panda]

I know it's two months away at this point, but those two months will be gone before we know it. Once they are gone, IMS will be in town. Obviously I'm planning to go and I know some of the rest of you are. So might not be so bad to sketch up a little meet up plan - there's some rockin' breakfast joints near there that I like to hit before dealing with the masses.

But on to the show. I'm hoping to:
- Get to try on some AGV helmets in the hopes that they fit
- Boggle at the Devil and see if it's as ugly in real life as all the photos.
- See some of the other new models.
- Execute bad touching on the MTS1200
- Kick some tires and put the girl on some bike to feed her moto lusting

[zooom]

I'd be in for this....hopefully someone will have the jewel of my eye there for me to lust over...

[Autohag]

In.

[696DCRider]

I should be in for this.

[The Mad King Pepe']

In as well, and thanks for the reminder, I always end up forgetting about these things.

[tocino]

It was a kinda sad time last year thanks to the worldwide slump - it'll be a good indicator of the economy if this year's show has mo' better vendors and displays. If I recall only the MultiStrada was new.

[Slide Panda]

yeah - there were a few new things - like the BMW Adventure 800.. but oh yeah, BMW didn't have a booth. Yes, last year definetly seemed more low key than I'd seen previous years.

[Autohag]

No Buell last year, too (). I always spent a lot of time kicking tires at their booth; it had a confident underdog vibe that always appealed to me.

[zooom]

well...I'll bet there will be no Buell again this year...

last year there was no official booth for KTM, Aprilia, BMW, Ural, Moto Guzzi, or Triumph as well...

all of whom had booths in the past....but now are only there as some individual dealer brings models of those brands of their own accord for the public to face and make a sales opportunity from that....

[tocino]

It'd be great if Eric Buell Racing had a booth though... 

[The Mad King Pepe']

Speaking of Eric, I read a recent interview of him by Alan Cathcart. He seems pretty upbeat about his future projects, wish him the best

[battlecry]

Looks like Ducati is not coming to town:

http://www.motorcycleshows.com/manufacturers/ducati

[Slide Panda]

Oh weak sauce... man Cleveland gets a visit and we don't? Horse crap...

[battlecry]

I know.  Here's a review of the San Mateo show from another board:

"PS, pathetic showing.

Thanks, Progressive, for sponsoring the 3 manufacturers who still pretended to care. "

I do not know if it is just the economy or these shows are not selling themselves to the manufacturers.   With Ducati and KTM MIA, I'm passing. 

[zooom]

Oh weak sauce... man Cleveland gets a visit and we don't? Horse crap...

huge +1