We attended the Calgary Motorcycle Show
yesterday and as always it was impressive, but lacking a little bit
over past years. Other than the throngs of people moving through the
Round-Up Center (am I the only person who gets totally annoyed when
two people stop to talk in the middle of a narrow aisle forcing
everyone to try and navigate around them) there was some interesting
things to see.
While the new models are impressive I
just don't seem to like the lines of most of them. Perhaps I am old
school but I prefer the softer lines of many of the old bikes without
all the adornments and gadgets. There were several “custom” bike
shops there who all seem to do nice work, but most of the bikes they
had were just rehashes of the usual custom rides, nice but nothing
that stood out to me.
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Sadly missing from the show this year
was the extensive display of vintage rides. They did have a few
out, but nowhere near what has been at the show in the past. The
usual display of truly unique and quality custom rides wasn't there
either. It is great that so many new people are getting into
motorbikes and I understand it is a business so dedicating the space
to new bikes makes sense but I think we are missing something by not
having the opportunity to appreciate the vintage rides and the unique
custom work.
Of course the new Indian bikes were
there, and while they maintained some of their classic lines they
just aren't the same with all the electronics and modern amenities on
them. I want an Indian but what I want is the 1945 Indian Chief.
That's not asking too much, is it? I'll take it in parts and pieces
if I have to but some day . . .
The Calgary bike show sucked! They crowded more into a smaller space, had only a couple vintage bikes, with two or three brands taking up 50 percent of the space. And who was that crappy singer entertaining on Saturday? At $13 bucks a pop plus $13 for parking you would think you would get more
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