16-18 Feb 2018
My report from the
first event of the year.
Last Saturday I was at
the Excel Centre in London, visiting the MCN Motorcycle show.
For
regular readers, you will remember I visited the Motorcycle Live show
in Birmingham back in November.
(Read here in case you
missed it)
I was expecting the
same kind of thing and for the most part, it was. Which is no bad
thing. The centre was bursting with a variety of people all with, at
least a passing interest in two wheels. It's so great to see this
sort of event bringing so many people together. Men, women and
children of all ages, coming together to appreciate motorcycles.
This show may not have
been as big as Motorcycle live but all the big names were there with
their latest models on display. Harley-Davidson, Triumph, Kawasaki to
name just a few. I particularly enjoyed visiting Herald Motorcycles
again.
This is me on their
Classic model. I look grumpy because I couldn't take this one home.
The whole event had
more of a motor-sport vibe to it. The main arena, the Michelin
Thunderdome! A small track featuring famous riders from the world of
motor-sports, entertaining the crowds throughout the day.
Unfortunately, that
sort of thing just isn't really my bag. Obviously I prefer the older
stuff, so I was very pleased to discover the “Classic Zone”.
Classic bike magazine (of which I am a regular reader) was there,
with their barn finds of the year. I particularly liked this Triumph
with the birds nest in the headlight!
It was also great to
see the National Motorcycle Museum there too. They brought along this
1906 Imperial which was one of the first bikes to use a disc brake.
The sad thing is, Imperial shut up shop in 1910. Who knows what other
inventive thing they would've come up with.
Anyway, since the event
I have discovered that I actually missed a few things that would've
been get to see. Another demo of the new TT game out next month
(review coming soon) and the Coy's motorcycle auction, but that's
probably for the best! So at least I've learnt a lesson, which is
plan your events.
So there you have it
folks, just a few highlights from a nice event. As always thanks for
reading.
Don't forget to check
out all the latest two wheeled action over on the facebook page and
all the other social media type things.
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