Vancouver Motorcycle Show

[Kiwi_Roy]

The lower mainlands biggest motorcycle event is on this weekend.

Don't go to Vancouver though or you will be disappointed ???

http://www.vancouvermotorcycleshow.ca/

https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en-CA&gbv=2&ie=UTF-8&fb=1&gl=ca&cid=18199165246929899283&q=tradex+abbotsford&ei=AcrAVKHoEMa4oQSMhYLQCA&ved=0CBMQtQMwAA&output=classic&dg=brw

[nosail]

I see Moto Guzzi is supposed to have a display. Somebody screwed up as they have the boat show on the same weekend and I need new radar for my boat. If I get a chance I may ride out sometime this weekend. When will you be there Roy?

[Kiwi_Roy]

Ross want's to go Friday but I told him I vowed I would never go to a m/c event in a cage again.

I think a bunch of us are going to the Hilltop in Langley for brecky then riding out to the show on Sunday morning, join us if you get a chance
If we aren't at the Hilltop it will be Porters corner of 216 and Old Yale Rd

[nosail]

PM me the time and place and I may see you there.

[Kiwi_Roy]

Bump

[Kiwi_Roy]

Moto Guzzi was well represented by the Chilliwack dealer who had 3 1400s, a Stelvio, a Grizzo, a Norge and a range of V7s to drool over.

I was sitting on a V7 (hard seat) when Gord the owner came over. he told me the V7s and Stelvios are big sellers.

"so what do you ride Gord", I said
"either my Eldorado or my Ambo", he replied  ;-T

[brenwin]

I drove down island Friday from Courtenay with 4 other enthusiasts , caught the 6:30 out of Horseshoe Bay and did the show . Best Guzzi display ever , really quite impressive .
There wasn't a Guzzi display at the Seattle bike show according to a friend who attended . I guess the numbers are better here per capita ? Surprising Moto Int wasn't there but must be a good reason for their absence .
We weren't disappointed with the show but would of liked to see the new Indian as was written up in the show catalogue . Pretty sure it wasn't there ?
Our only negative comment was not enough screaming deals on apparel . There used to be many vendors there selling good stuff for reasonable prices in an area now vacant . Another indication of a soft market .

[Yukonica]

Gord is, in my mind, "the Guy"  An actual enthusiast who tries to make an honest living from his passion.
In a different time/world I've been there and it isn't a pretty place.
Cheap-ass buyers trying to scam the best deal regardless of the cost to anyone else.
"I want free advice; and can I borrow that wrench?"
'You want ???? $ for ... ?? I can get it off Ebay for....$!'
"... but Can I borrow that wrench?"
I got so sick of those cheap-ass whiners I left an industry.
Gord: you are a Saint.
I bought a bike from him; he packed it and shipped it to Yukon then followed up with a couple calls to be sure everything was right.
Three or four weeks into the deal my shifter went AWOL on a day run. It took him a month working with Piaggio to understand they were not going to help. He pulled a lever off a new bike on his showroom floor and sent it to me FOB Whitehorse. AKA free.
This guy is a class act.
We all want a 'good deal' but a good deal in my mind is keeping people like him in business.

[brenwin]

I trucked my Stelvio all the way from Courtenay , across the pond to Chilliwack because of my unwavering faith in Gord . His passion is infectious and lots of times I wish I was living on the lower mainland just to be closer to real Guzzi enthusiasts who get together on a regular basis , have breakfasts and ride a lot . Anyway , I've never doubted the terrific service from Gord and Gord at Valley Moto ! Thanks guys and no rush on the Stelvio , I know its in the best hands .