bike show NEC brum !!!

did anyone go this year ??

I went this weekend a I do every year ( and always say I might not bother next year ) , this year much the same £ 20 t get in and £ 16 fukkin quid t park the car !!.

Im quite happy with the T , but I am considering straying else where possibly .the new suzook katana is first choice as a replacement I just love the looks , then again the original was always on the serious want list ( still is )

speed trip , bmw r9t .( no not the horrendous hipster special with the brown seat ) and of course the v4 factory T .

aprilia is in last position as problems I had in france this summer with the stator coil has but a bit of a ***** in its armor . and brand loyalty has suffered as a result of that .

not many freebies again not even a friggin calendar for work ,without giving all your personal details and life history away !!.

the piaggio trade stand staff were the usual disinterested characters .

I don't know whether I,ll go next year ,!!!!!


but I have been every year since 1990 !!! its a jolly boys weekend thing .
the older I get and dwindling ability to consume alchohol makes it less jolly every year.

Blade said:

I went last Saturday and was surprised how few people were there,had a good look around and got in for a tenner as there was a bloke outside who sold us a couple of tickets cause his mates never showed up :thumbup

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jammy git !!!

we got parked up at the furthest point from the bloody entrance !! 20 minute walk !!! buses non existent .and the congestion on the supply roads was the worst ive ever seen and the signage was non existent too .

allegedly the NEC is no longer in the control of b/ham city council and is now run by a private consortium . it shows, it really shows , like everything else that gets "privatized " prices go up and service and facilities goes down hill .
3 hours later and one of my mates was still chunttering about the parking charges !!!:lol