Syscrush wrote:
How was the ride home?
How was the show? I was tempted to go just for this "Century of Motorcycles" display - it sounds awesome.
Phil,
The show was huge with lots of new bikes on display and with some of the manufacturers present even though it was not billed as a manufacturer's show.
However, for me, the new bikes are interesting but don't provide the same draw as the older set. I spent more time in the 'Century of Motorcycles' hall where a lot of British twins, Japanese 4-pods, a few single cylinder H-Ds and some very exotic land speed bikes lived. Oh yes, and a couple of CBXs.
The ride home was brutal; deep cold jarring all sense of confidence and smoothness from my riding abilities.
So I thought I'd give everyone my tips on riding in cold weather. Here's the top 5.
#5. get winter tires
#4. own better gear – socks with the toes cut off are not a substitute for gauntlets
#3. project a heroic, indomitable spirit to those in cars
#2. leave the ice for your drinks
and finally,
#1. don’t do it (ever again)
peter
but a couple of BMWs smiled at me, a inline 4 S1000R and a boxer the R1200GS
...now I'm totally confused
and test ride season is still a 3-4 months away
), while I walked out of the show on a negative.( 
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