Bike Show 08

[Frad]

Went to the bike show yesterday some quick photos..........




On the GS



Varadero with the smallest panniers I have ever seen !!!!!!!!!



transalp new colours




Me with Nick Sanders ...........Top bloke Chatty and welcoming....




Me with Charley................ miserable and didnt want to be there





All ready to go to the Dakar now



My eldest son with some promo girls




Youngest son following big brother .................

Thats ma Boys

Good day got better as the day went on and everyone else had gone home

[Recycler]

What?
Charlie Boreman complaining.............?

Surely not.

The most 'interesting' looking photo doesn't enlarge!

[Frad]

What?
Charlie Boreman complaining.............?

Surely not.

The most 'interesting' looking photo doesn't enlarge!

He was a miserable tw@t almost gave him his poster back !!!!

go to my album its on there, he chased them half way across the show for that piccie ....................... thats ma boy

[phil w]

Is it the glossyness of the shot or is that New colour Transalp just gorgeous

[steveR]

Gotta say, I would have much preferred a cuddle with the gurlies than ole Charlie...!

[StumpyFingers]

Well I am off to the show today so lets hope it is worth the journey.

[Wigan Chris]

i went on saturday, and have to admit to being a bit nonplussed to be honest, didnt seem quite as much there as last time i went... might have just been me tho.
and the new transalp colour scheme is pretty cool looking, now if only they still dids @'s... and in that colour...

[sparklymarkly]

Was really looking forward to going to the show with a mate today but it all went horribly wrong!
Firstly, my mate suddenly had to work later today so we decided to set off early so we could leave about 2ish.
This morning, woke up to 2" of snow, had to swap the cars around & because it was slippery & my drive slopes, matey managed to back his car into the house!
Finally set off, got 30 miles and there was a massive accident on the M42. Sat in a traffic jam for over 4 hours, by which time it just wasn't worth bothering to go to the show, so turned around and headed home.
Mega-disappointed and other commitments prevent me from going another day.
Some things are just not meant to be.

[Austin]

Me and my two boys went on Sunday on bikes and what a trip it was.

Sunday morning 7.30am - freezing fog outside. temp -3degrees C. Hmmm Bad omen.

8.30 Charlie's Hornet 250 won't start - flat battery. Jumped off the Land rover.

8.45 - set off, I go to adjust my Right Hand mirror and manage to undo at the stem bolt. Stop and get toolkit out to tighten up.

8.50 - Cash point... if only I had known

9.00 petrol. We are only about 4 miles from home in half an hour!!! Charlie says his clutch slips at 12,000 rpm (redline is 17,000 so this is midrange for him!!!). Decide to press on and if clutch keeps slipping we will turn round. Charlie leads down motorway - 85+mph I am guessing his clutch has warmed now and is OK.

10.30 -good progress - stop at services to warm up - Alistair nearly falls over coz he can't feel his feet - ho ho. The rest of the journey is uneventful and arrive at NEC 11.30ish.

11.30 to 4.30 Wander round and lust after the new XT660z Tenere - gorgeous in a nice shouty BLUE. Most of the rest is pretty average and nothing else I really fancy. The boys know that christmas is coming and leave with: 1 new helmet (£165), 1 new jacket (£200), Gloves (£60), Kevlar Jeans (£70), a chain and padlock each and... more that I can't remember. My credit card damaged and panniers severely overweight coming back.

Leave NEC at 5.30. Charlie is in the lead and does a life saver to join the main M42 carriageway but gives a second glance and doesn't spot the cars stopping very quickly in front of him - he jabs his front brake on which locks up and tucks under and down he goes - middle of the M42 in rush hour and right in front of me. Luckily eveything stops in good time, he managed not to hit anything except the ground and there is no real damage to him or the bike except a bent brake pedal and some scratches to levers, and paintwork. The motorway hard shoulder is used on that section during busy periods so there was nowhere safe to go so after a quick check and gettingthe bike restarted we headed off ti find somewhere safer to check it properly just as the highway patrol arrived. Charlie remarkably calm in the circumstances.

A much slower and subdued ride home on a very busy M6 saw us get back at 10pm very cold, and very very tired.

So an expensive but interesting day. Total cost:
Petrol £50 (2 bikes)
M6 Tolls £10
Entry £51
Lunch £25
Food and coffee etc en-route £25
other odds and sods £10
Purchases at NEC £500+
Damage to bike £200 or so probably

Not far off £900. One helluva day

[phil w]

Me and my two boys went on Sunday on bikes and what a trip it was.

Sunday morning 7.30am - freezing fog outside. temp -3degrees C. Hmmm Bad omen.

8.30 Charlie's Hornet 250 won't start - flat battery. Jumped off the Land rover.

8.45 - set off, I go to adjust my Right Hand mirror and manage to undo at the stem bolt. Stop and get toolkit out to tighten up.

8.50 - Cash point... if only I had known

9.00 petrol. We are only about 4 miles from home in half an hour!!! Charlie says his clutch slips at 12,000 rpm (redline is 17,000 so this is midrange for him!!!). Decide to press on and if clutch keeps slipping we will turn round. Charlie leads down motorway - 85+mph I am guessing his clutch has warmed now and is OK.

10.30 -good progress - stop at services to warm up - Alistair nearly falls over coz he can't feel his feet - ho ho. The rest of the journey is uneventful and arrive at NEC 11.30ish.

11.30 to 4.30 Wander round and lust after the new XT660z Tenere - gorgeous in a nice shouty BLUE. Most of the rest is pretty average and nothing else I really fancy. The boys know that christmas is coming and leave with: 1 new helmet (£165), 1 new jacket (£200), Gloves (£60), Kevlar Jeans (£70), a chain and padlock each and... more that I can't remember. My credit card damaged and panniers severely overweight coming back.

Leave NEC at 5.30. Charlie is in the lead and does a life saver to join the main M42 carriageway but gives a second glance and doesn't spot the cars stopping very quickly in front of him - he jabs his front brake on which locks up and tucks under and down he goes - middle of the M42 in rush hour and right in front of me. Luckily eveything stops in good time, he managed not to hit anything except the ground and there is no real damage to him or the bike except a bent brake pedal and some scratches to levers, and paintwork. The motorway hard shoulder is used on that section during busy periods so there was nowhere safe to go so after a quick check and gettingthe bike restarted we headed off ti find somewhere safer to check it properly just as the highway patrol arrived. Charlie remarkably calm in the circumstances.

A much slower and subdued ride home on a very busy M6 saw us get back at 10pm very cold, and very very tired.

So an expensive but interesting day. Total cost:
Petrol £50 (2 bikes)
M6 Tolls £10
Entry £51
Lunch £25
Food and coffee etc en-route £25
other odds and sods £10
Purchases at NEC £500+
Damage to bike £200 or so probably

Not far off £900. One helluva day

God when you write things like this it makes me want to stay in and never come out. Sorry it was a poo day, glad your all ok mind