Dallas International Motorcycle Show - BMW a No Show
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:30 am
My wife and I went to the International Motorcycle Show yesterday in Dallas. I was surprised to find that BMW was not represented. Most other major manufacturers were there, but no BMW.
Do they typically attend those kinds of events?
In any case, it was a pretty good show. We spent a lot of time looking for bikes that fit my wife's stature (she's 5'4"). She currently rides a Suzuki M50, which we've updated a bit to bring the bars back. It does fine except on the highway above 70. So we were looking for cruisers with a 6th gear (so far we've not found a non-cruiser that allows her to flat-foot). She liked the Triumph Thunderbird and the Harley Softails.
I also saw the new Triumph Explorer, which looks pretty good. I'm not an off-road guy, but the rep told me there would be an update to the Tiger 1050 using that 1200 engine "soon". That should be a nice bike.
I also saw the new Ducati MTS1200 with that new gray color. Don't totally care for it, would rather have red or white.
Also saw some Nortons almost as old as mine (Commandos mostly) and then the new 961 or whatever it is.
Anyway, a good time. So many great bikes. I love just looking at them.
Do they typically attend those kinds of events?
In any case, it was a pretty good show. We spent a lot of time looking for bikes that fit my wife's stature (she's 5'4"). She currently rides a Suzuki M50, which we've updated a bit to bring the bars back. It does fine except on the highway above 70. So we were looking for cruisers with a 6th gear (so far we've not found a non-cruiser that allows her to flat-foot). She liked the Triumph Thunderbird and the Harley Softails.
I also saw the new Triumph Explorer, which looks pretty good. I'm not an off-road guy, but the rep told me there would be an update to the Tiger 1050 using that 1200 engine "soon". That should be a nice bike.
I also saw the new Ducati MTS1200 with that new gray color. Don't totally care for it, would rather have red or white.
Also saw some Nortons almost as old as mine (Commandos mostly) and then the new 961 or whatever it is.
Anyway, a good time. So many great bikes. I love just looking at them.