Bike Show.

Water Warrior 2 · 01-20-2018, 12:32 PM

A friend and I went to the Abbotsford Bike Show yesterday. Michelle offered to do the driving so we took his little GM thing made in Korea. I was quite surprised how well it could be driven with a very good driver at the controls. The little Aveo was one of two official lemons sold in Canada in 2009. The other being a Smart Car.
The trip was heavy rain both ways and dark on the return too.

The show was pretty good and I got to look at a couple bikes of interest to me. No, I didn't buy anything but there was some food for thought. Test sat a Suzuki SV650 naked bike. A bit too much weight on the wrists but that would go away once the bike is in motion no doubt. Reasonable seating position with the foot pegs back a bit compared to my old Vstrom and a lot back compared to the Honda CTX. The SV felt nimble just on the floor which quite surprised me. No doubt just a hint of the excellant handling they are known for once in motion. I would really love to do a test ride on my fav set of twisties. That said I would likely buy it and burn my Honda.

Another bike of interest was the BMW 310GS Adventure bike. Single cylinder with 34 HP and only approx 350 pounds. ABS included. Priced with the competition in the same class pretty much. I think it would be a fun 2nd bike with some highway punch when needed or just wandering dirt roads without fear of droppng a big heavy bike.

Saw a couple pre-production Gold Wings with a dual clutch transmission. Michelle pointed out some improvements for 2018 on the body work and accessability for servicing.

Looked at a bunch of Indians. Really nice in my eye compared to H-D. One thing that really surprised me in a good way was the fact that some of their models are designed for folks of different heights. I sat on a couple that would be for my height and they fit very nice. Right amount of reach, foot pegs in the right place and the seat put me where I felt good.
The Indians also had good fit and finish with some nice colors for paint and leather.

That's about it. No pics as I forgot my camera as per normal.
All in all a great day with dinner at a true Italian eatery. Life is good.

01-20-2018, 12:32 PM	#1
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Bike Show. A friend and I went to the Abbotsford Bike Show yesterday. Michelle offered to do the driving so we took his little GM thing made in Korea. I was quite surprised how well it could be driven with a very good driver at the controls. The little Aveo was one of two official lemons sold in Canada in 2009. The other being a Smart Car. The trip was heavy rain both ways and dark on the return too. The show was pretty good and I got to look at a couple bikes of interest to me. No, I didn't buy anything but there was some food for thought. Test sat a Suzuki SV650 naked bike. A bit too much weight on the wrists but that would go away once the bike is in motion no doubt. Reasonable seating position with the foot pegs back a bit compared to my old Vstrom and a lot back compared to the Honda CTX. The SV felt nimble just on the floor which quite surprised me. No doubt just a hint of the excellant handling they are known for once in motion. I would really love to do a test ride on my fav set of twisties. That said I would likely buy it and burn my Honda. Another bike of interest was the BMW 310GS Adventure bike. Single cylinder with 34 HP and only approx 350 pounds. ABS included. Priced with the competition in the same class pretty much. I think it would be a fun 2nd bike with some highway punch when needed or just wandering dirt roads without fear of droppng a big heavy bike. Saw a couple pre-production Gold Wings with a dual clutch transmission. Michelle pointed out some improvements for 2018 on the body work and accessability for servicing. Looked at a bunch of Indians. Really nice in my eye compared to H-D. One thing that really surprised me in a good way was the fact that some of their models are designed for folks of different heights. I sat on a couple that would be for my height and they fit very nice. Right amount of reach, foot pegs in the right place and the seat put me where I felt good. The Indians also had good fit and finish with some nice colors for paint and leather. That's about it. No pics as I forgot my camera as per normal. All in all a great day with dinner at a true Italian eatery. Life is good. Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by Water Warrior 2; 01-20-2018 at 12:35 PM.
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