Pictures from the NYC IMS

[Hulked Up]

It's become an annual tradition to post pictures of the International Motorcycle Show in NYC, which Andy and I went to today.

I left that house at 4am to meet Andy and get the 5:46 train out of New Haven.  The snow slowed us down a little, but it also seemed to keep the crowds down in the early morning of the show.  Compared to years past there were a fraction of people in line at 9am.  For the first hour or so we had unrestricted access to the bikes.  
As we usually do we headed to the Ducati display first.  We were the first one's there.  


This year the hot bike is the 1199 Panigale.
















We enjoyed the Multistrada display.  They had the S, the Touring and the Pike's Peak edition






Diavel


V-Strom 1000 Adventure model


GSX 1250, nice bike; they have a deal where the bags are only $199 more
















This is the closest I've seen to an actual production Norton.




little 250 Husky




Andy on a GS Adventure










Zero Motorcycles had a small display, they were talking about how their bikes have more range this year.


the alternator on the Zero dual sport bike


Triumph Explorer, 1200.  The styling cues from the GS were very obvious.  It didn't look as dirt ready.








The new ZX-14R looked freaking huge, very long.


Yamaha Super Tenere


Victory had some bikes on display somewhere


1973 Kawasaki Z1


1970 Honda CB750


1984 Honda Interceptor 1000


1908 Harley

By 1pm the usual crowds of pirates had invaded the show so we beat our retreat.  Good show this year.  KTM was a no-show, but everyone else was there.  Good vendors.  It was a down year as far as new bikes that captivated the crowds.  The Panigale was the closest thing.

[brucev]

Keith:
Great pics.  I was heading to the show as well, however plans changed, wish I had made it.
Bruce

[malbojah]

Keith:
Great pics.  I was heading to the show as well, however plans changed, wish I had made it.
Bruce

Bruce, I went on Friday and I can say I won't be going again next year. There are fewer gadget vendors showing up year after year. If you have enough manufacturers close to you, you can have a cheaper (free) bike show. Thee was a 60 foot wide section going from front to back that was closed off right through the middle of the show and I think they still had room for another 2 dozen vendors if they had them

[st2sam]

Thanks Keith.  
Great pics I look forward to seeing each year.
I hope you'll try and make a few ST.N rides this year...........

[brucev]

Bruce, I went on Friday and I can say I won't be going again next year. There are fewer gadget vendors showing up year after year. If you have enough manufacturers close to you, you can have a cheaper (free) bike show. Thee was a 60 foot wide section going from front to back that was closed off right through the middle of the show and I think they still had room for another 2 dozen vendors if they had them

Interesting that you say that.  I really was not so interested in the bikes on display, I was more interested to see all the offerings from the vendors.  I typically don't care to check out bikes that I know I'm not interested in.  Sure I would have taken a look at the 1199 Duc but since I'm not a Duc rider and will eventually see one at my local dealer I could wait to see it.

I'm not saying that there are not bikes to look at - but for me more interested in trying on gear (I usually buy on line - and it is trial and error) and seeing new products.  I feel better knowing that I did not miss out on a lot of vendors.

[scottzilla]

Good job Keith. Sorry I missed you.  I doubt I would have ventured into the city with the damn snow.  Would have taken me forever.

[cbsnbiker]

Thanks for posting the info.

I elected not to go this year, mainly because I was in Manhattan last weekend.

For people considering going, the train is an excellent way to get there. The bus is also good. Then you don't have to worry about parking your car, or traffic.

[Atitalongtime]

Grrrrrrrrrrrr
This ticks me off!

The Dallas show was early in the schedule, No official Duc, BMW, Husky, or Zero display at all. I'm sure there were more, the Gear booths were short numbers this year as well.

I can only assume that they did it to cut costs, but why leave so much of the market untouched?
Isn't that what the IMS is about...

Thanks for posting

[Hulked Up]

Bruce, I went on Friday and I can say I won't be going again next year. There are fewer gadget vendors showing up year after year. If you have enough manufacturers close to you, you can have a cheaper (free) bike show. There was a 60 foot wide section going from front to back that was closed off right through the middle of the show and I think they still had room for another 2 dozen vendors if they had them.

You can always go on the show website and see the vendors that are there ahead of time and decide for yourself.  It seemed to be about the same as in past years.  There were definitely less chopper and Hells Angels^r than in years past.  The section that was closed was for construction.  There was a lot of empty space near the food court.  They only had so many vendors this year.

As far as trying on apparel, the only big vendors I remember were British Motorcycle Gear and Gerbing.  I've never seen the big manufacturers (First Gear, Olympia, Aerostitch) in the 8 years I've been going.  One of the nicer features is having the factory reps from Arai and Shoei there.  You can get sized up and fitted by a professional and try on their whole line.

[R Doug]

Thanks, I always look forward to your report.  

I'm disappointed to see the larger Tiger isn't as dirt worthy as the 800.  It looks like the target was to be a lesser expensive option to the GS.  

[nnjhawk02]

Great pics & write up

Wanted to go this year but laid up from cage accident still & me in a wheel chair w/ crowds is not a good mix.

I wanted to see Doug from ADV talk, did U catch him?

Does the new VStorm Adventure have a center stand?  it doesn't look it.

[scraperman1]

Nice pics!!  

I'll post up the few I took that weren't the same as yours, as guess we like similar bikes.  

I liked the Victory as a full touring bike, but I probably won't get one unless I could have another bike or three.



I liked the paint color on this Street triple



The Z1000 also caught my eye, but I'd probably get the Ninja with the windscreen...

[scraperman1]

a nice BMW  F800R



a CBR 600 RR

[stromgal]

Thanks for the photos, gents.  One small nit-pick: that's the new Wee Strom, not the 1000.

[malbojah]

Thanks for the photos, gents.  One small nit-pick: that's the new Wee Strom, not the 1000.

And neither had a centerstand

[Cablebandit]

Less weight.  

[Rincewind]

For people considering going, the train is an excellent way to get there. The bus is also good. Then you don't have to worry about parking your car, or traffic.

If I had taken my family on the train, it would have been $500!  Not an excellent way in terms of rates, imo.  The ferry from Port Imperial NJ was my choice for convenience and parking.

Thanks for the pics!  Here are a few more...

Triumph Steve McQueen SE



Streefighter 848 - now with 15k valve check intervals


The new Honda NC700X - very lightweight



CB1000R



My kids loved the stunt show

[Rincewind]

Nice pics!!  

I'll post up the few I took that weren't the same as yours, as guess we like similar bikes.  


I liked the paint color on this Street triple

I love the color on that bike, thanks.   

The Red Street Triple R was also very nice.  

[cbsnbiker]

If I had taken my family on the train, it would have been $500!  Not an excellent way in terms of rates, imo.  The ferry from Port Imperial NJ was my choice for convenience and parking.

Yeah, the numbers often work out better for an individual than for a family.

The ferry is another option, one I often forget about.  

[DosEquis00]

Triumph Steve McQueen SE

Excellent job of matching hair color to the bike