Each year at the NEC show you will see tons of motorcycle clothing, kit and accessories on sale at `show special’ prices. Mostly, this is just shaving down the usual obscene profit margin of about 1000% to a modest 200% or so, depending on the item.
Much of the clothing tends to be unfashionable, outdated stock, [...]
Those fabled NEC `show bargains.’
New Triumph Rocket III bagger
Triumph have just sent me the blurb on the new Rocket III cruiser/tourer, or Bagger, as they are now known in America.
It’s due at the Milan show and should be on sale, mainly in the USA I would guess, from Feb 2008 onwards. The UK list price is about £13,000, which is a bit cheeky, [...]
Why the Quality Option still counts
When bikers ask me what I would buy with my own money, the answer is usually short; nothing new, unless it was ridiculously cheap.
The reason for this is that most new motorcycles ( over 600cc ) have a huge margin built into them, to pay for the dealer’s cut, the VAT man, the bank who [...]
more on the Mondial du Deux Roues
If you’re wondering how the Paris show stacks up against the other big European shows, then here’s my ratings;
Venue; four stars. Parc de Expositions is just off the Peripherique, fairly easy to find. Rail and bus links are good, bikes park free too.
Catering was exellent, superb chocolate bread, wine with lunch from the general restaurant. [...]
inside the Paris motorcycle show.one
Hi. This is the first post from Mondial du deux Roues Paris. This bi-annual show featured several key models for 2008, like the new Fireblade from Honda, GSXR750 from Suzuki, Yamaha R6, Tenere 660, ZX-10R from Kawasaki and their new baby Ninja 250R. BMW launched the R1200 HP2 Sport as well – an expensive treat [...]
