I'm planning to go to the MC show in San Mateo on Nov 21st. Leaving from Marin-Terra Linda Starbucks about 9am. Anyone want to join me?
I got to sit on the new superbike up here last month. Really nice! 192 hp and dynoed rwhp 180! Most rwhp of any production bike. I really want to see and climb all over the new Honda VFR1200.GMack said:Rumor is that BMW will not be there and maybe some others? I want to see the S1000RR up close but it may not be there.
Long Beach seems to be the fav where most all of the manufacturers show up. Seems it always rains at some point while there, but it often just hugs the coastline and is dry inland a few miles.
I wish the show would attract more farkley-stuff venders in there though, maybe a small Aerostitch Rider's Wherehouse with stuff like phony ticket books, oil spills, headphone amps, radars, GPS units, tool kits, and other stuff? Get's tiring looking at T-shirt and leather venders who seem to predominate.
Mack
So did it fit you? I'm an even 6 foot and I found the Ducati Streetfighter S I rode a bit cramped and I couldn't keep my fat size 12 right foot on the footpeg (damn heatshield). Italians got some tiny feet.pmorritt said:I got to sit on the new superbike up here last month. Really nice! 192 hp and dynoed rwhp 180! Most rwhp of any production bike. I really want to see and climb all over the new Honda VFR1200.
Oh yea. Me 6' and a diminutive 190. She felt good, Not quite the lean as my 999-but close-little more room-not much--it really isnt a street bike either. Germans-big folks like us. Japanese and I-tralians-little people like their bikes. Took me a while to dial in suspension on the Duc-Guido must be 5'6 and 125 wet. :spank1:GMack said:So did it fit you? I'm an even 6 foot and I found the Ducati Streetfighter S I rode a bit cramped and I couldn't keep my fat size 12 right foot on the footpeg (damn heatshield). Italians got some tiny feet.
Still, I was surprised my dealer, who sells both, told me the Yamaha R1 has more HP than the new S1000RR. Dunno if I believe him on that one. Guess it all comes down as to how they measure HP.
Forgot about the new Honda VFR 1200. Ought to be interesting though and will attract a lot of attention I'm sure!
Mack
GMack said:Still, I was surprised my dealer, who sells both, told me the Yamaha R1 has more HP than the new S1000RR. Dunno if I believe him on that one. Guess it all comes down as to how they measure HP.
BMW wasn't in Seattle last year and that was a huge disappointment. BMW is about 40% of why I go to the show. Another regular was missing too, Triumph or KTM I think, but I can't remember for sure.TxWhiteKnight said:If you look down to the roundel is says BMW will only be in Long Beach and New York
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