Perhaps they are alike, if not the same. Like you say, it`s almost like one big fleamarket of dealers and vendors. Other than the hall full of custom bikes, I wasn`t impressed and I`m not likely to go back next year.dangerdave said:I saw that show in November (if it's the same one) when it was in Phoenix. I was less than impressed. it was OK, but it was just like a bunch of dealers got all their bikes together and had a tent sale type thing. THe Ducati display was cool, but I didn't see anything that I couldn't really see at a dealer.
But it was the only show I'd ever attended. Maybe they are all like that.
I didn't see that old bike so maybe it was a different show.
This is not a Cycle World show or part of any traveling show I am aware of. I've been attending for over 25 years and with the exception of the manufacturers its 99% Canadian vendors and bike clubs including Ducati Owners, Canadian Vintage Owners, etc. They used to claim it was biggest MC show in North America and I wouldn't argue. Put all the vendors at Bike Week together in one place and you get the idea. Up until a few years it included all the major bike manufacturers on the floor with the latest models but that segment now displays a month earlier at a different venue. Before the promoters raised the vendor pricing (not to mention the favorable US currency situation) you could get incredible deals on gear like 50 -75% off US list.dangerdave said:I saw that show in November (if it's the same one) when it was in Phoenix. I was less than impressed. it was OK, but it was just like a bunch of dealers got all their bikes together and had a tent sale type thing. THe Ducati display was cool, but I didn't see anything that I couldn't really see at a dealer.
But it was the only show I'd ever attended. Maybe they are all like that.
I didn't see that old bike so maybe it was a different show.