The main exhibit hall contained the show while down the hall the 2013 Dealer Expo was in full swing. See Red's post on Day 1 of the Dealer Expo.
Decorating the edges of the show where bikes participating in the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show. Lots of custom bikes with more time into them than I can fathom. Check out the slideshow below to see good a number of them.
There was no particular bike or brand I was looking for however, I knew I wanted to hop on a V-Strom and a Versys. Disappointingly though Kawasaki did not have a presence at the Indianapolis show. I did enjoy seeing the Yamaha Ténéré even though the name is off-putting.
Triumph had a good number of bikes present at the show. Immediately the Scrambler caught my eye which was nestled up close to a Thruxton.
It was nice to see a number of smaller singles. Suzuki brought along their 2013 TU250X, if I was doing a lot of commuting or day rides, I think this would be a great bike.
Of course Ducati was there with their fashion show. I'm sure it drew in a good amount of attention but for myself it felt out of place. Though on opposite spectrums in the bike world, Harley and Ducati do a great job in supporting the lifestyle of their brands. I'm just, at this point, not as much of a brand loyalist, keeping me nimble to move from one brand to another without suffering a large wardrobe loss.
We spent about 5 hours at the show. Many of todays trends have birthed some great offerings from several different companies. The smaller bikes are definitely developing a marketable niché. The cruisers look sleeker featuring smooth lines and thicker pipes. The adventure crowd is being catered to nicely. And a number of electric motorcycle companies are surfacing with increasingly affordable offerings.
So far this looks like a start of a pretty good year.
Some notables for myself:
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| 2013 V-Strom 650 |
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| 2011 Triumph Tiger 800XC - One of the Portland to Dakar Bikes |
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| 2013 Triumph Scrambler - I'm a softy for scramblers. |
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| Red sporting our new Self Sufficient Slackers t-shirt |
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| 2013 Super Ténéré |
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| G 650 Sertao |
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| Red and ShrewsieQ |
| Below is a collection of images from the show. |
4 comments:
Like the new T Shirt.
Thanks Gymi. It was a mad rush to get them done before the shows. I love the tire track. Smmwheels came up with the design.
Thanks for mentioning the electro-cycles! Red and I are now on the Zero Cycle mailing list and hope to test ride one soon.
This one is good. keep up the good work!.. scooters kopen
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