london motorcycle show

is anyone thinking of going to the show at excel on sunday?

 

I was going to ask the same thing. Well, not specifically on the
Sunday. I was thinking of knocking off work at lunchtime on Friday and
going before the drinks-at-Lowlander.

But then I thought about it some more and realised it would be £18
that could be better spent on beer.

Is Ally Pally not on this year?

 

I'm going on Friday.

I thought this was the Ally Pally show but they'd just moved it to a
better venue.

 

ah, I knew there was another reason not to go ;-)

The Ally Pally show was (recently) run by Superbike magazine, this
"london motorcycle show" appears to be an MCN affair.

I would disagree that ExCel is a "better venue" than Ally Pally, but
that's purely a location thing (I've never been to ExCel)

 

Band rehearsal has been cancelled so I could come and annoy you at
Lowlander but I'll have the old man with me so possibly not.

I don't care who runs any of these things. I don't do the MCN hatred
thing although I think Superbike is a wank rag for chavs.

Having been to both ExCel is a larger, modern venue with better access
and facilities. I'd rather go there given the choice but there's not
much in it from a location point of view for me.

 

can't do that. can't do saturday either as i have a niece/nephew-birthday-
thing.

not that many beers, these days.

apparently they did say last year that this year's one would be at excel.

 

No. It'll be crap and my shopping list is empty.

 

oh go on, you miserable old ****.

I don't give a **** about any bike mag - I think they're all shit.

fair enough - Ally Pally is just a hell of a lot easier for me to get
to/from.

 

fair enough. You might deride my suit-wearing, but being the boss
means I can take whatever time off I like

I'm doing Vinopolis on Saturday (16:15 on the Vintage tour, if anyone
cares to join myself and A.)

you know, I've lost interest already.

 

those are the reasons I'm not going to bother - I've pretty much
decided on what I'm going to replace the Tiger with at the start of
the summer, so I don't need to do the "sitting on bikes" thing.

 

This does appear to be true now. Blame EMAP I suppose.

 

Superbike and Fastbike seem to be aimed at the sort of riders who wear
stick on fluorescent mohawks on their lids.

 

What?

 

nice qualifier. but you didn't need it as you haven't told us the decision
anyway.

 

kawasaki Z1000.

of course, I'll probably have changed my mind by this afternoon,
because I quite like the look of:

http://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/bike/bandit1250sf/

 

see my reply to Cane.

 

In orange?

I like that.

 

of course. Or black. Not green.

it's a lot of new bike for the money.

 

No but I believe it still happens in areas where it's still 1995.

 

<tempted> Damn