2011 International Motorcycle Show, San Mateo, CA
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:35 am
Went to the motorcycle show this weekend and took a bunch of pictures. I know a lot of you can't attend the show either because they're not in your area or because of time constraints so I really wanted to do a pictorial tour, but unfortunately my IP puts a limit on storage space and I hit my limit before all the pictures could be uploaded. So, I'll just post pictures with women in them. JUST KIDDING! Most of these are scooter related with a few personal favorites - because I'm the OP.
Sorry if some of the pictures are a bit blurry - I didn't bring a tripod.
It was a pretty lean show manufacturer-wise. Aprilia, Ducati, Paggio, Vespa, Moto Guzzi (see a trend here?), Genuine, KTM, Kimco, Sym, Ural were among those who decided to stay away. Made for a lot of empty spaces. There were, however, a lot of vendors selling their wares. And I managed to buy a fully restored 1957 BSA Goldstar for only $1. More about that later...
Honda
2011 50cc Ruckus. I asked if Honda were planning to reintroduce the 250cc Ruckus, but the rep said no.
PCX. 125cc, liquid cooled, fuel injected.
Silver Wing. 582cc, fuel injected, liquid cooled.
Suzuki
Burgman.
Yamaha
Zuma. In the foreground is the 125cc Zuma, blue one is the 50cc.
Unfortunately, that's it for new scooters. Here are some vintage scoots and a 3-wheeled Burgman.
Can you guess what this is?
That's right! A 1961 Harley Davidson "Topper".
Sears Allstate Compact (Puch). Forgot what year this one is, but it's 70cc. Not a "true" scooter because it doesn't have a flat floor.
Some kind of Burgman. There were several variations of this there.
A smattering of vintage and other stuff I liked.
2011 Triumph Scrambler with a custom pipe. I really liked this bike so it's on my radar for a possible future purchase.
Harley Davidson V-Rod. I'm not a big fan of Harleys, but I could almost see myself riding this one. Not bad at $15K.
Various customs and vintage.
Small example of vendor goods. Most were selling with substantial discounts.
I bought one of these for $25 (longer one).
One vendor was selling FF Bell helmets for below $100. This one was only $67. I was tempted to buy one, but then decided I didn't have a $67 head...
OK, you didn't think I'd end this without these, did you?:)
There's a motorcycle somewhere in there...
Wish I could have posted more pictures (of which I have many), but this will at least give a small feel for the show. Even though it was kinda small, I still enjoyed it because, well, I just like being around motorcycles and everything else related to them. Afterwards, I almost dropped in here for a meal and brew, but decided I was too tired.
Oh yeah, almost forgot; that $1 BSA Goldstar. Well, it actually won't be mine until they pull my raffle ticket from the box...
Sorry if some of the pictures are a bit blurry - I didn't bring a tripod.
It was a pretty lean show manufacturer-wise. Aprilia, Ducati, Paggio, Vespa, Moto Guzzi (see a trend here?), Genuine, KTM, Kimco, Sym, Ural were among those who decided to stay away. Made for a lot of empty spaces. There were, however, a lot of vendors selling their wares. And I managed to buy a fully restored 1957 BSA Goldstar for only $1. More about that later...
Honda
2011 50cc Ruckus. I asked if Honda were planning to reintroduce the 250cc Ruckus, but the rep said no.
PCX. 125cc, liquid cooled, fuel injected.
Silver Wing. 582cc, fuel injected, liquid cooled.
Suzuki
Burgman.
Yamaha
Zuma. In the foreground is the 125cc Zuma, blue one is the 50cc.
Unfortunately, that's it for new scooters. Here are some vintage scoots and a 3-wheeled Burgman.
Can you guess what this is?
That's right! A 1961 Harley Davidson "Topper".
Sears Allstate Compact (Puch). Forgot what year this one is, but it's 70cc. Not a "true" scooter because it doesn't have a flat floor.
Some kind of Burgman. There were several variations of this there.
A smattering of vintage and other stuff I liked.
2011 Triumph Scrambler with a custom pipe. I really liked this bike so it's on my radar for a possible future purchase.
Harley Davidson V-Rod. I'm not a big fan of Harleys, but I could almost see myself riding this one. Not bad at $15K.
Various customs and vintage.
Small example of vendor goods. Most were selling with substantial discounts.
I bought one of these for $25 (longer one).
One vendor was selling FF Bell helmets for below $100. This one was only $67. I was tempted to buy one, but then decided I didn't have a $67 head...
OK, you didn't think I'd end this without these, did you?:)
There's a motorcycle somewhere in there...
Wish I could have posted more pictures (of which I have many), but this will at least give a small feel for the show. Even though it was kinda small, I still enjoyed it because, well, I just like being around motorcycles and everything else related to them. Afterwards, I almost dropped in here for a meal and brew, but decided I was too tired.
Oh yeah, almost forgot; that $1 BSA Goldstar. Well, it actually won't be mine until they pull my raffle ticket from the box...
