Hierbij nog wat plaatjes van donderdagavond....... dit is (zoals gebruikelijk) een kopie van mijn Engelse forum (sorry!).
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Wow, 2006 was the last time I went... I thought it was 2008! Time really speeds up when you are getting older, I tell ya !
Anyway, I have collected a few - not so good - pictures of this week's visit to the yearly (?) 'Motorbeurs' in Utrecht (30 km from Amsterdam), just to give an impression of the show.
We went Thursday night and strolled around the 4 main halls for some 2,5 hours. There weren't a lot of people around, so good for visiting....
A bit of nostalgia, these old Suzuki's:
You'll need a BIG garage for these things ! I liked the color..... it's a change from the obligatory 'gold'......
Dangerous looking dude...... sorta gives the term ATGATT a new meaning:
Airbrush-dude. He was making t-shirts using a mask and a number of small paint brushes.
The Husqvarna booth...... they are still making motorcycles (and sewing machines?):
The Dutch national color......
A little less 'Dutch'....... do we have roads large enough for this !!??
Our friend Bart is a 'Winger', and had to try out this baby.....
One thing amiss with the show.... too little ladies, and too skinny at that ! The purple dude had no idea what he was presenting...... and nobody was listening, probably because of it.
I liked this 'transportable' booth. A helmet on a trailer. The visor closes the booth for transport. Cute !!
Nice new Suzuki......
And the BMW stand. Actually, we sorta 'forgot' to enter..... I think we got sidetracked by the need for coffee and cigarettes and then missed it on our way back... oh well... I already have a BMW....
No, lady, I wouldn't.......
Now what !? The police gets GS's now too !!?? Aaaarrghh!
When I have a LOT of money, one day, I'll buy me a second bike and it might very well be a GS......
... and NOT one of these, although I do like the looks of them. More nostalgia (although these are new!):
Ducati had a nice presentation......
Bart with The Doctor's bike.....
Looks like an old aircraft... there's oil dripping from it !!
Fun bike !!!!!!
Very nice looking new Honda !!!
I dream a lot too.....
..... not of this though. Too much work on making it shine all the time....
Now this is interesting. A diesel powered bike, made in Holland (because here diesel is cheaper than petrol... a LOT! It just makes sense and I wouldn't mind running my tour Beemer on diesel.
'Black pipes' instead of 'Loud pipes'... Hey !
Ummm, NO, we do NOT have streets large enough for this thing !
There were LOTS of second hand bikes everywhere. Looks like the dealers got stuck with a ton of bikes, as well as with cars these days.
I guess a good thing if you are looking for a used bike..... not so interesting if you already have one....
Purple County Choppers....
I've seen these things on the streets a few times.... apparently you are allowed to 'drive' them with just a car drivers license.
Same as these (and I just KNOW Nina would like them......)...
Ah yes, the loud pipes booth.....
And one more GS, an orange one this time!, to close with !
It was a fun evening, we had a nice Chinese dinner before visiting the show and it is always good to hang out with like-minded people.
I won't go next year though..... so maybe in 2014 again !?