Melbourne Bike Expo

gigksrc · Post by **gigksrc** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:38 pm

My son (the baby one that's taller than me!) & I are going to the bike expo & an indoor demo bike thing (7 pm kick off) so if any of you are planning on going in there on Friday night look out for us.

Ratmick · Post by **Ratmick** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:13 pm

I'm going to drag Ros and the kids down there Saturday arvo.

If anyone is around look for a short 42yo with a KSRC T-Shirt and depending on the temperature, possibly a Kawasaki jacket loitering suspiciously around the Kawasaki stand drooling, all the while being nagged at by a long-suffering wife and three middle-sized children.

The way I see it I go to their stuff (and have done for years) they can come to mine for once...AND enjoy it

. Well, even if they don't I'm going anyway.

Of course, if there's a 2007 Z750/Z1000 on display all the better

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Lainie · Post by **Lainie** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:32 pm

Frogzx12r, Diane and myself will be there Saturday again in the KSRC t's

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:44 pm

i think it gets worse every year

Ratmick · Post by **Ratmick** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:20 pm

mrmina wrote:i think it gets worse every year

Well, I haven't been yet, are you saying I shouldn't bother?

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:11 am

I went this morning, it takes almost five minutes to walk round. Getting in free and doing the press walk round was a bonus though

mmamster · Post by **mmamster** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:48 am

I went tonight. Best thing was checking out the 600 sportsbikes I am looking at buying in June 07 when I am off the restricted licence. The 2007 CBR600RR was there but sadly not the kwaka 600 from 07. Second best bit was checking out the Konica minolta girl

Ratmick · Post by **Ratmick** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:40 am

...so is it (or isn't it) worth driving 85km down the Calder for, plus paying $35-40 for a family of five to get in?

Not going to waste my time if you can walk around it in five minutes.

gigksrc · Post by **gigksrc** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:12 am

Well the expo is no big deal but the dirt bike riders doing jumps & stunts are fantastic. You pay more to see them but it's worth it. They are unbelievably good & the 4 year olds(!) hooning around the circuit are good too.

Lainie · Post by **Lainie** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:07 am

Would have to say I really liked the expo

. Was there for an hour and half and still hadn't finished. Diane and I went and sat on all the bikes and asked lots and lots of

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:19 am

yeah it was friggin awesome.
me and a mate spent 3 and a half hours in there.
we sat on just about every bike there.

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:38 am

If you havent been yet, look under the S&R Pro custom CBR1300, there is a turbo under it

VERY subtle
There is also a WR450 with road tyres and a TURBO in the Off Road Tours stand.
When I CAN download my phone I will post the pics... wicked stuff

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:23 pm

Ratmick wrote:...so is it (or isn't it) worth driving 85km down the Calder for, plus paying $35-40 for a family of five to get in?

Not going to waste my time if you can walk around it in five minutes.

short answer NO, its not worth driving that far for!

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:25 pm

diesel wrote:yeah it was friggin awesome.
me and a mate spent 3 and a half hours in there.
we sat on just about every bike there.

ahhhh shut up ya knob.

is that where u've been hidding... the bike expo

tape · Post by **tape** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:22 pm

Crap again I should have known, it's just the same as going to the expo tent at the GP.

Spent a shit load of time looking for something special and found fuck all, this whilst it only took 1hr too walk the farking hall with 4 kids in tow.

notforafewmoreyears

cheers