Seattle Motorcycle Show 12-17-11

[Niehart]

Details for Saturday, December 17

Areas of patchy fog early. A few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. High 48F. :yahoo: Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.

Evening: Showers early becoming less numerous late. Low 41F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Now if I can figure out how to get all of the door prizes [sorry Tyler, you have to be present to win] in the bike.

PS: It always surpises me how giving the dealership and stores are during these tough times. :clapping:

 

[Niehart]

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to play with Marcus and the FJR Crew I go.

Damn frost.. :angry:

 

[Auburn]

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to play with Marcus and the FJR Crew I go.

Damn frost.. :angry:

me too +3. See you in a little while

 

[escapefjrtist]

Great seeing [most of ] y'all this morning! Thanks again to Marcus for taking the lead and setting up the annual gig. Another good day at the show..ended up with more visiting than looking today though. Managed to escape w/o spending any more $$$.

blufjr & I ran into 'Sharp' from many years ago and reminisced about the old times. Hopefully we'll see him back on the forum.

--G

 

[Old Michael]

Holy COW! All these photos are great! You PNW *******s are always just the BEST at sharing the good times through pictures.

(If I was wearing wet socks, I'd feel like I was actually THERE in Seattle.)

 

[sportsguy]

It was awesome to see everyone again! Thanks to Marcus for organizing a fine GTG. Glad we sorted the bill, too...

Managed to wander the halls, enjoyed seeing fresh bikes (was VERY impressed with the new Triumph Explorer w/the big triple). I think this was a better show that last year.

Walked out having not spent any money, which I could as a minor miracle.

As always, though, the highlight was seeing folks again during the holidays.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Holy COW! All these photos are great! You PNW *******s are always just the BEST at sharing the good times through pictures.

(If I was wearing wet socks, I'd feel like I was actually THERE in Seattle.)

...panties in a bunch tonite? :dntknw:

--G

 

[escapefjrtist]

Phound a phew fotos from the camera that are in focus...something's up with the Nikon or I've got the shakes. :blink: Dunno what's up...

For Tom Edison -- nice looking Versys.

Best color ever!

The new King. :dribble:

How about a Wee Adventure?

Fully farkled TouraTech STen with almost $5000 of accessories in place.

--G

 

[Panman]

A few shots from Breakfast.

Looks like we had a Angle in the crowd.

Some of the things that caught my eye at the show.

A view looking west towards the Pike Place Market.

I'll be watching the reviews on this one, Damm 135 HP and 30Lbs lighter than the S10??

A couple of cut away shots.

The best part is this is my boy and he spent the day with me dreaming.

Good day, good folks, good times, wish there was more time.

 

[Tom Edison]

Thanks George. I like the black one



as for the Nikon, may haps the settings neeed corection or you

need hangover medication. :dribble:

 

[ahchiu]

I had a great time today, good to see everyone and looking forward to doing it again. Thanks to the guys that put extra money in towards the bill, it's all good and I ended up with around $25 extra

Sportsguy checking out the S10

But figured this would be a better start due to the down turn in the economy.

Nice Bonnie

and Guzzi

 

[Fontanaman]

Thanks to Marcus for setting up the breakfast before the show. The breakfast was certainly the highlight of the day, plus getting there early was much better than being at the show in the afternoon. When I left the show around 11:30, the line to get tickets was absurdly long and the lot full sign was hung by the parking garage with care.

Leaving the show, as a walk along the street near the parking garage, three obnoxiousnessly noisy Harleys cruised by, with riders blipping throttles screaming "look at me". They did not attempt to park in the garage but continued down the road. As I walk into the parking garage, a fellow on a quiet sport bike ignores the sign and pulls into the garage. The irony of the "bad ass" bikers obeying the sign, while the "average joe" biker chooses to take a slight risk to find parking in the garage was amusing to say the least.

Here are some photos I shot at the show. After the show I went for a short ride in the Enumclaw area and found an interesting cloud over Mt. Rainier.

I like looking at old iron.

A Honda (wet) dream.

A Hodaka

A Yamaha DT1 lovingly known as the DT Diesel.

The Beggining:

I quickly grew bored with the cycle show and decide to go for a ride. I have seen most of this stuff before. A while later I find myself in Enumclaw with an "inverted tornado" cloud over Mt. Rainier. This is why I ride - I always seen something new.

 

[Niehart]

Here are few folks you could say "Thanks" to if you happened to be in there shops.

Panman Productions

Hudson Graphics

Mr. Marcus

Black Ranch

Here’s a list of stores that have donated to the prize chest:

Adventure Motorsport [Monroe]

Ride Motorsports [Woodinville]

Eastside HD [bellevue/Scott Moon]

Ride West BMW [seattle]

Seattle Cycle Center [seattle]

Lynwood Cycle Barn [Lynwood]

Lynwood Motoplex [Lynwood]

Again, Marcus, thanks for taking the lead on this! :clapping:

 

[Panman]

Again, Marcus, thanks for taking the lead on this! :clapping:

And thank you Dave for digging up all of the Swag!

 

[escapefjrtist]

Again, Marcus, thanks for taking the lead on this! :clapping:

And thank you Dave for digging up all of the Swag!

Definitely big shout out to Marcus, Pops and all the dealers that contributed to the swag...lots of good stuff too!

Can't wait to do it again next year!

--G

 

[juniorfjr]

Hell, I can't wait until spring. A day rental of a HD. Thanks to Marcus and Dave, again.

 

[madmike2]

Some of the things that caught my eye at the show.

I'll be watching the reviews on this one, Damn......135 HP and 30Lbs lighter than the S10??

I like both of these, Kevin.

I've seen photos in the bike magazines and can't imagine the difference seeing them "up close and personal".

The Norton: Waaay kewel!

The Triumph: Holey Moley!

1200+ cc engine, horsepower near the MultiStrada, cruise control, switchable traction control and ABS "standard", 950 watt generator should take care of heated and electrical farkles.....

Oh my...and the Triumph dealer is about 4 miles from my front door......

 

[Auburn]

Thanks all for putting this together. It was good to see everyone again.

 

[ahchiu]

Some of the things that caught my eye at the show.

I'll be watching the reviews on this one, Damn......135 HP and 30Lbs lighter than the S10??

I like both of these, Kevin.

I've seen photos in the bike magazines and can't imagine the difference seeing them "up close and personal".

The Norton: Waaay kewel!

The Triumph: Holey Moley!

1200+ cc engine, horsepower near the MultiStrada, cruise control, switchable traction control and ABS "standard", 950 watt generator should take care of heated and electrical farkles.....

Oh my...and the Triumph dealer is about 4 miles from my front door......

It also has a fly by wire throttle, no cables, it felt very light and smooth.

 

[wingshot]

Great to see everyone. Thanks a bunch to Marcus and Dave for getting all the swag and setting up the breakfast gathering. See you all in the spring.