posted December 05, 2005 07:41 PM
Edited By: fish_antlers on 5 Dec 2005 19:56
2006 Season kicks off early at the Seattle Motorcycle Show With winter fast approaching, the season for the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show Series (presented by Toyota trucks) begins. The shows travel to 13 cities across the US, starting in Fort Worth, Texas and ending in Atlanta, Georgia. Last weekend the show series stopped in a cold and snowy Seattle, Washington whetting the appetites of Pacific Northwest riders. The Seattle show featured models from over 15 manufacturers, products from the aftermarket and local vendors selling accessories.
This year's show gave the public a chance to view the 2006 model lineups, including a few bikes not even available to the press, such as Kawasaki's new ZX-14.
The annual shows provide a meeting place for friends, riding partners and riding groups to share stories and plan for next year's adventures. Many Bikeland readers attended the event, including an appearance by contributing columnist and world land speed record holder Doug Meyer.
Several Bikeland.org readers were treated to free admission courtesy of our friends at HJC/Chatterbox.
This year featured more production street legal Super Motards, including new offerings from Aprilia and Husqvarna. Beautiful but expensive machinery, we questioned if the advancements in the manufacture of Super Motards was defeating the purpose of the bike; a "rat bike" in origin, the latest Super Motards are now so pricey you'll definetly have to worry if they get knocked over or scratched.
With Seattle checked off the list, the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show moves on to Long Beach, California December 9 - 11.
posted December 05, 2005 08:19 PM
Great show, good times as always. I must say this was one of the weakest Cycle World shows compared to year's past. The 675 was a no show, not much representation from BMW or Triumph. It was good to see the Kawi booth as the largest at the show, and very deserving with their excellent setup.
I think Triumph made a significantly huge mistake by not being at the show. They are coming off a very successful year, and a LOT of people were upset at the 675 not being there. Many people want to see the models before hand so they know what to get. By the time the 675 hits the dealers, people are already going to have bought their moto.
Word is that it costs a cool $1Million to have a booth and travel the show from one of the big manufacturers, but it would have been well spent marketing money by Triumph IMHO.
The race bikes were not as good as last year's ahow as well.
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With winter fast approaching, the season for the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show Series (presented by Toyota trucks) begins. The shows travel to 13 cities across the US, starting in Fort Worth, Texas and ending in Atlanta, Georgia. Last weekend the show series stopped in a cold and snowy Seattle, Washington whetting the appetites of Pacific Northwest riders. The Seattle show featured models from over 15 manufacturers, products from the aftermarket and local vendors selling accessories.
