Dallas Cycle World Motorcycle show Nov. 21st-23rd [Archive]

Tourmeister

10-15-2003, 01:18 AM

Howdy,

:tab Okay, let's get a show of hands from the people that will be going, regardless of which days of the weekend. I will try to get that weekend off and head up Friday evening, do the show sometime Saturday, then head home Sunday. If any of the DFW area folks would be willing to host a get together, or plan one somewhere, that would be really cool *wink wink, nudge nudge* If you go to the show, I'll be the goof ball running around the parking lot putting TWT cards on everyone's bike. :mrgreen:

Adios,

STCPO

10-15-2003, 08:13 AM

Kim and I plan to attend on Saturday. Scott, your welcome to stay here with us Friday and Saturday night. We can offer you the guest room and we still have a fold out couch in the game room for anyone else coming up who needs a place to stay.

If people don't mind driving up to McKinney, Saturday night we can do some burgers, chicken, etc on the grill for anyone who wants to come on over.

Pete

irondawg

10-15-2003, 12:05 PM

Dangit!!! I'll be on my way to Copper Canyon. Scott, I'll send you a shopping list. And...take pictures of the new bikes!

Tourmeister

10-15-2003, 12:12 PM

Hmmm.... I know where I'd rather be :-(

By the way, we are heading your way for Halloween weekend. I'm coming as a biker. :-P Will says his house should be done by then. Sounds like an excuse to party! We're gonna head out to Kerrville Sat morning to hook up with the HSTA folks for their Hill Country Rally and then ride back to Austin Sat night. Hopefully, I will have Beth's bike back together by then... don't ask. :roll:

Adios,

AggieVFR

10-15-2003, 12:22 PM

Well, now we HAVE to ask! :huh: :shrug:

irondawg

10-15-2003, 01:41 PM

Can't make it. Going gigging for flounder on the coast.

Spill it! Lemme guess...

a) you went down in a left hand turn on your way to King's
b) you dropped the bike going down the driveway
c) you dropped the bike going up the driveway

sbaker33

10-15-2003, 01:57 PM

I am hoping to be able to go. Don't know if I will be caging or go up on the bike. I would prefer to ride (depending on the weather) but if my son comes along we'll need to take his car.

Tourmeister

10-15-2003, 02:27 PM

*BZZZZTTT* None of the above ;-)

:tab She parked it on the road and left it in nuetral with the engine running. When she went inside to close the garage door (electric), she came out and found it laying over on its' right side in the gutter with fluids pouring out of it :-( The road has a nasty crown. Also, the drop from the pavement edge to the concrete gutter is probably an inch and a half. I speculate that it rolled back until the back tire landed in the gutter causing the kickstand on the pavement to push the bike over.

:tab It was laying down hill so she could not pick it up. After watching her for a few minutes, one of our college kid neighbors finally offered to get her boyfriend to come outside and help Beth pick it up. The road was recently chip sealed so there are butt loads of deep gravel scratches all up the right side fairing :tears:

:tab Lots of the expected damage to mirror, brake lever, turn signal, blah blah blah... Probably around $350-$400 to make like new. Beth was not a happy camper when I got home! Oh well... just one more thing to worry about hehe. Next...

Adios,

VFRinAustin

10-15-2003, 06:46 PM

As for the show. I am in. Either Saturday (preffered) or Sunday. Missed last year, wont miss this one.

As for the Blue Bomber, man, I am sorry to hear all that. I love that blue and I know you guys put a lot of effort in to it. Hope you can get it back in peak shape soon.

scratch

10-15-2003, 07:01 PM

Ahh, crud! Beth's VFR is such a good-looking bike too. :(

Watch out guys, it seems to be the season for tip-overs - I let my bike drop while unloading it from the truck a couple of weeks ago. :roll:
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Back to the topic: I'll keep an eye out for everybody at the show.
- those of you that I've met before, anyway. :wink: 8)

kawi jm

10-15-2003, 10:34 PM

Scott I am in. Friday evening to Sunday sometime is fine, but would perfer to just go up early Sat & return Sunday at a respectable time. Let me know.

Tourmeister

10-15-2003, 10:38 PM

I wasn't really thinking we'd all go up together, just that we might pick a time to all meet somewhere. Txcpl has a good idea, but how far out is McKinney? Is there anyone closer in with a place that can host a get together? Maybe we could just order pizza to keep it simple and do dinner Saturday evening around 6-7pm?

Adios,

STCPO

10-15-2003, 10:50 PM

McKinney is about 36 miles from the Convention Center. Pretty much a direct shot south on 75 to downtown. Takes about 20 - 30 minutes to get downtown with Saturday traffic.

Pete

Tourmeister

10-15-2003, 11:09 PM

Would you be up to hosting a get together in the evening?

Adios,

AggieVFR

10-16-2003, 07:27 AM

:tears: :headbang: NOOOOOO! Not the blue VFR! I'm sure Beth was heart broken. :( I hope ya'll get it back together soon.

STCPO

10-16-2003, 08:18 AM

Would you be up to hosting a get together in the evening?

Adios,

Yes would be our pleasure. We plan on getting to the show first thing Saturday morning. Anytime after 5:00 we could do the grill thing or pizza. The more that come the merrier.

Whoever wants to come on over just PM us. The offer for a place to crash for a few folks is also still open.

Pete

irondawg

10-16-2003, 08:59 AM

That just makes me sick :puke:

It's one thing to crash or do something stupid so your friends can give you grief but something like this is just plain heartache.

I'm sure Beth is just torn up. Tell her I'll pop for some nail polish :wink:

Kidder

10-16-2003, 09:47 AM

I have my final on the 22nd. So, I'll be ready to blow off some steam. The motorcycle show sounds like a good excuse to do just that. I'm in for the after show get-together. I will probably be going to the show around 2 (after my exam).

John Bennett

10-21-2003, 09:41 AM

I'll pencil it into my calendar.

Here's some info I found about it...

http://dal.motorcycleshows.com/imsdal/V40/index.cvn

Where:
Dallas Convention Center
Exhibit Halls A & B
650 S. Griffin Street
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 939-2700
www.dallascc.com

When:
:. Friday, November 21
4:00pm - 9:00pm
:. Saturday, November 22
10:00am - 9:00pm
:. Sunday, November 23
10:00am - 5:00pm

Admission:
$11.00 Adult
$5.00 Children 6-11 years
Children 5 & under free
Cash only at the ticket booth. Be prepared - the convention center may not have an ATM.

Discounts:
Discount coupons are available at participating dealerships. A list of participating dealerships is coming soon. Also, AMA members who show their membership cards at the on-site box office will receive a $1.00-coupon redeemable at the AMA booth at the show. (Only one type of discount per attendee will apply. Discount coupons are only applicable to adult ticket purchases.)

Parking:
Cars: $8.00
Motorcycles: Free
RVs charged per spot
The Convention Center parking is located at Griffin and Memorial

Show Office:
Phone: (214) 853-8002
Fax: (214) 853-8004

Tourmeister

10-21-2003, 12:00 PM

Hey Kidder,

:tab Were you out riding Monday around 5:30-6:00pm on the Southbound feeder of US 75? We were hauling back from our recent trip up to Arkansas/Missouri and saw a guy on a V-Strom (not sure if 650 or 1000) cruising along, weaving back and forth in his lane. I could not remember where you lived though. Mansfield is on the South side of DFW? We were still up by McKinney I think.

Adios,

Kidder

10-21-2003, 01:48 PM

Nope, not me. I was riding south down 360 heading home. Mine's a silver 1000, BTW. Also, the 650s aren't out yet. However, the easiest way to distinguish the 650s from the 1000s is that the 650s only have an exhaust pipe on the right side.

I finally broke through the 500 mile break-in barrier and now get to open it up to 7k RPM. WOW! Talk about a flat torque curve! If any of you get your truck or tractor stuck in a ditch, let me know. I'll come pull it out with the Strom. :lol:

Oh, and Mansfield is just south of Arlington.

Tourmeister

10-24-2003, 03:32 PM

Howdy,

:tab So where do we stand? Txcpl, we'll probably stay down on the South side of town in Cedar Hill. However, I would be happy to come up for the evening. How about putting up the street address so we can plop it into a mapping program to find you? I would say we should get a head count on how many people will show up Saturday evening after 6:00pm. We can order pizza after they start arriving. BYOB. Doing the pizza thing keeps you from having to buy a bunch of food and being stuck with a huge grovery bill if no one shows up.

Adios,

STCPO

10-24-2003, 04:28 PM

6:00 sounds good.

The address is 221 Prism Lane
McKinney

So far we have Paul (Scratch) staying for the night and we have room for one more couple/individual. If interested let us know via PM.
Pete

Shortline

10-25-2003, 09:40 PM

I'm going, most likely Sat afternoon, as I'll be driving down from Wichita Falls that morning. Might drive down Fri night, and just make a weekend out of it, haven't been to Dallas before, might do some looking around. Man, I can't WAIT to get to TX, I think CA is burning down around me! lol
TR
El Centro CA

Tourmeister

10-26-2003, 06:06 PM

Txcpl,

:tab If the extra spot is still open, Beth and I would like to come up and stay with you guys. Would it be okay if we came up Friday evening? We'd be leaving noonish on Sunday. I don't eat much, just ask anyone that has been riding with me ;-)

Adios,

STCPO

10-26-2003, 06:26 PM

Scott,
Of course it would be ok. I'll PM you with our contact details and directions to the house.

Hope your feeling better. Sorry to hear about the accident.

Pete

buck000

10-26-2003, 09:55 PM

Parking:
...
Motorcycles: Free

Note that, last year, the nice free parking for motos filled up extremely quickly. I wound up parking in an adjacent lot and paying a bunch of money. It turned out that bikers just starting parking on the sidewalks.

fwiw...

Tourmeister

10-28-2003, 08:59 AM

Hey Pete,

:tab It seems likely that Debbie will be coming up with us. Got enough extra floor space to throw down an air mattress for her? We've got a matress, just need a spot for it.

Adios,

STCPO

10-28-2003, 09:30 AM

Hey Pete,

:tab It seems likely that Debbie will be coming up with us. Got enough extra floor space to throw down an air mattress for her? We've got a matress, just need a spot for it.

Adios,

No problem. We have the room. Are you guys riding up or driving up?

Pete

Tourmeister

10-28-2003, 10:35 AM

:tab Probably driving. I don't think Deb is up for a ride through downtown Dallas at night. Heck, I don't even like riding in Dallas during the day! Besides, it might be cold :-P

Adios,

buck000

10-29-2003, 11:33 PM

Just saw this on ST.N, might be worth going to the show just to find where this is playing and go see it:

FASTER US TOUR STARTS NOVEMBER 7 IN SAN FRANCISCO

FASTER will be screening alongside the Cycle World International Motorcycle
Show in 13 US cities over the coming months. The Cycle World Shows attract
hundreds of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts and we're delighted to be
bringing some extra entertainment to the event.

FASTER will have a stand at the show and the movie will play at a venue
nearby. Tickets will be available at the FASTER stand and at the venue.

The dates and locations are :

San Francisco Nov 7-9
Dallas Nov 21-23
Seattle Dec 5-7
Long Beach Dec 12-14
Denver Dec 19-21
New York Jan 2-4
Washington Jan 9-11
Atlanta Jan 16-18
Ohio Jan 30-Feb 2
Chicago Feb 6-8
Detroit Feb 20-22
Daytona March 3-7
Minneapolis March 26-28

Our first screening will be on Friday November 7 at 9pm at the San Mateo
Expo Center. FASTER will screen again on Saturday 8 at 9pm and on Sunday 9
at 5pm and 7.15pm. We will add late screenings each night subject to demand.

We will post details of screenings in other cities as soon as we have them.

For those not aware of Faster! the movie, check this out: clicky (http://www.fastermovie.com/trailer.html). :chug:

Tourmeister

10-30-2003, 12:32 AM

Oh how cool is that!!

Shortline

10-30-2003, 01:36 AM

Faster is playin?? Looks like I will be staying over Sat night for sure, now! Do you all plan on goin to the show?
TR
EL Centro CA

Tourmeister

10-30-2003, 01:43 AM

Well, of course we plan on going to the bike show. Now we have to come up with a plan to see the movie as well! Hmm...

Hey Scratch, you wanna ride up with us? We got room for you.

Adios,

bluedogok

10-30-2003, 10:34 AM

The wife and I are planning on coming up to Dallas for the day on Sunday.

scratch

10-30-2003, 12:39 PM

Well, of course we plan on going to the bike show. Now we have to come up with a plan to see the movie as well! Hmm...

Hey Scratch, you wanna ride up with us? We got room for you.

Adios,

Sure! Let me know when I need to be in Huntsville. I'll split the fuel with you too. 8)

Tourmeister

10-30-2003, 12:41 PM

Would 5-6pm be too early?

Anonymous

10-30-2003, 04:55 PM

5 to 6 pm Friday should be do-able. I'll be packed and leave directly from work about an hour early.

scratch

10-30-2003, 05:00 PM

5 to 6 pm Friday should be do-able. I'll be packed and leave directly from work about an hour early.

Sorry, that was me! :mrgreen:

STCPO

10-30-2003, 05:11 PM

5 to 6 pm Friday should be do-able. I'll be packed and leave directly from work about an hour early.

Sorry, that was me! :mrgreen:

The Shiner will be nice and cold when you guys get here. I'll send phone numbers via PM in case you get lost.

Pete

scratch

10-31-2003, 05:07 PM

The Shiner will be nice and cold when you guys get here. I'll send phone numbers via PM in case you get lost.

Pete

You da MAN, Pete! 8)

:chug:

VFRinAustin

11-10-2003, 08:39 AM

Is anyone maybe planning a meet around luch on Saturday? Ellen and I are going to be coming up for at least the day, but I dont know that we will be staying over so heading up to Pete's afterwards might not be in the cards (trying to convince Ellen that it would be better to have a lazy drive home Sunday instead of a mad dash Saturday night, but we will see).

Let me know, would love to hook up with y'all.

Tourmeister

11-10-2003, 12:53 PM

Make sure Ellen knows there will be lots of other women there ;-) Not just a bunch of male biker nerds, we'll have lady biker nerds as well! :-P

Adios,

kawi jm

11-10-2003, 07:10 PM

Hey Andy I would be willing to meet-up Sat. I am planning to just make it a day thing & not a overnighter. Depending on the weather I might be in the cage though. email me rejmh@yahoo.com
anyone else that wants to get together w/ me email as well. Something in the subject line about the show would be helpful.
:wink:

Tourmeister

11-12-2003, 12:07 AM

The address is 221 Prism Lane
McKinney

Got a zip code? Makes it easier to put it into maps.yahoo.com for directions ;-)

Adios,

STCPO

11-12-2003, 02:37 PM

The address is 221 Prism Lane
McKinney

Got a zip code? Makes it easier to put it into maps.yahoo.com for directions ;-)

Adios,

Sorry. It sure does.

Zip is 75070.

Pete

VmaxChaos

11-12-2003, 06:17 PM

so when is everyone leaving? is there a main group leaving at one time or is everyone going when they can?

Tourmeister

11-12-2003, 10:54 PM

Draven,

:tab Myself, my wife and two friends are leaving here in the cage on Friday evening and returning on Sunday afternoon. I don't know if there is a group of people all going up together. Keep in mind, if you ride the bike, there won't be room to bring goodies home ;-) Of course, that could be a good thing :eek:

Adios,

VmaxChaos

11-12-2003, 11:48 PM

hmmm....alrighty, well i just posted about the dallas ride in the yahoo vmax houstons group. Michael didnt even know about it so maybe ive started a group thang! haha 8) anywho, we'll see how this unfolds. and when you say the cage, i take that to be a car or some 4 wheel type vehicle. yay or nay?

Tourmeister

11-12-2003, 11:53 PM

and when you say the cage, i take that to be a car or some 4 wheel type vehicle. yay or nay?

You guessed right ;-)

It pains me to drive my car. :suicide:

Adios,

VmaxChaos

11-13-2003, 12:05 AM

oh no, no no no. what did you ever do to get stuck on 4 wheels? :( but i can relate, i had to drive my truck for about 10 days cause i screwed up my ankle and killed my battery in the same day. :x im still healin but i cant keep passing my bike for the truck. my bike just give those poor sad little bike eyes and it just melts my heart. hey call me a softie. haha :lol: but anyway like i said, maybe i can get some guys interested in headin up there with me from the yahoo group. hope so.

John Bennett

11-13-2003, 11:32 PM

I'm still trying to figure what would be best for me.

I got this advice from a guy who attended last year...

"A really sweet time is Friday evening. The masses coming in from out of town don't show that early. Downside... there's not enough time friday evening, you'll want to come back Saturday.

Saturdays are packed. Well, so is Sunday. One hint I can give, is that if you want to be among the first ones in, get there WAY before the 10 am opening. However, the line to get in, thins out in about an hour and you can walk right in. The biggest crowd, is the one to get in at the opening bell.

If you really want to dig into some of the booths, be prepared to stay all day. If you're just eyeballing bikes, you can be done in a couple of hours. "

I don't want to stay two nights. I also want to avoid riding 3 hours back to Lufkin in the dark on Saturday night when all the drunks are on the roads.

I guess best for me would be to leave Lufkin about 7:30am Saturday morning, arrive at the show about 11:00am, browse all day, then crash at my friend's house off Jupiter road Saturday night, and ride home Sunday morning.

( Wait, then I'd have to contend with the blue-hair church crowd. Almost as bad as the DWI crowd. :) )

Tourmeister

11-13-2003, 11:36 PM

You can come hang out with us Saturday evening, then ride home Sunday morning ;-)

John Bennett

11-16-2003, 09:06 AM

You can come hang out with us Saturday evening, then ride home Sunday morning ;-)

I'm thinking I may do that. :)

STCPO

11-16-2003, 06:04 PM

You can come hang out with us Saturday evening, then ride home Sunday morning ;-)

I'm thinking I may do that. :)

Come on by. Things will kick off Saturday night about 6:00 P.M. So far we have Scott and company, Scratch, and Kidder. If anyone else wants to drop by, feel free to do so.

My cell number is 972 754-7960
Home number is 214 726-9350

Once again the address is 221 Prism Lane
McKinney 75070

terrebandit

11-18-2003, 11:40 PM

I'll be there on Saturday. A bunch of us "bandit types" are meeting in the cafeteria area at noon.

Dave

Tourmeister

11-18-2003, 11:43 PM

:tab Any chance you guys might be up for coming up to Pete's that evening?

Adios,

terrebandit

11-19-2003, 12:04 AM

Unfortunately I won't be able to attend that. I've got a commitment that evening.

Dave

stinky93071

11-21-2003, 11:05 AM

I am going on sat morning hang out till mid after noon if the weather holds out make a run on the bike (455 or something like that) get back in town about 6 or 7 run by waterburger till about 9ish then off to yellow belly to bike night there. I if do it just right I can getaway with the hold day on or around bikes. Kind of cool.
They are playing a demo of fast in ballroom a I might help with the load in of that. (Work for the av company that the gear is coming from)
If you are coming in from Ft Worth try and stay off 30. Its all tore up due to road work. Take 183 or 20 up 35e. (Just my .02)

Achim

11-21-2003, 03:03 PM

You can come hang out with us Saturday evening, then ride home Sunday morning ;-)

Considering the gorgeous weather I'm thinking about riding to Dallas on Saturday. I guess I would have Saturday afternoon to visit the fair. This would leave enough time to get back to Austin (although not a pleasant ride). On the other hand, if I could secure a place to stay over night (Pete?) I could return on Sunday morning. However, I'm not sure where to leave the my stuff while enjoying the fair if I ride the bike. If I return the same day I just bring what I wear.

STCPO

11-21-2003, 04:05 PM

Achim

11-21-2003, 06:07 PM

All the beds are full, but I'm sure we can find some floorspace for you. You welcome to come by stay with us Saturday night.

Pete

That would be great. ;-) Is there a way to link up with you guys? I'll have my cell phone with me (512-565-0687) and can give you a call once I'm in Dallas. I'm thinking that I'll be there sometime after noon (1-2pm). Is there something I need to bring?

STCPO

11-21-2003, 06:15 PM

We might still be at the show then. Just give my cell number a call. It is above in this thread.

No need to bring anything. We are just going to order out some pizza and keep things simple. I have beer here and if we need to make a beer run we can.

See you tomorrow.

Pete

Tourmeister

11-21-2003, 06:46 PM

Achim,

My cell is 936-293-6107, pager is 936-293-2051. Be at Pete's by 9:30-10:00am and you can just go with us to the show. I'm sure there is floor space for you :-P

Adios,

Achim

11-21-2003, 08:12 PM

Achim,

My cell is 936-293-6107, pager is 936-293-2051. Be at Pete's by 9:30-10:00am and you can just go with us to the show. I'm sure there is floor space for you :-P

Adios,
Pete, Scott,

that sounds good. I don't think I want to be north of Dallas at that time. I would have to leave here (Buda) at 5am. I'd rather give you a call after I arrive.

Achim

popawalker

11-21-2003, 08:47 PM

We'll be riding up saturday morning, coming home sunday.

Kidder

11-23-2003, 01:43 PM

I'm stuck here @ work :headbang: wondering how the show went and the get-together last night...

Tourmeister

11-23-2003, 04:54 PM

Howdy,

:tab The show was okay, nothing spectacular. We got in at Pete & Kim's sometime around 10:30pm Friday night. Stayed up way late. Got up, went out to breakfast, then rode the DART train right down to the Convention center. Very convenient for a mere $2.50 all day. By 1:00pm, there were already TONS of bikes parked outside with more pouring in by the minute. I enjoyed checking out the bikes in the parking lots nearly as much as the show itself. Of course, we left TWT cards on everyone's bikes :mrgreen: Around 5:30pm we found Achim, then decided to head over to Baker's BBQ on Greenville to meet with another group of friends for dinner rather than going back up to Pete's place. The food was great and there was a nice sized group of people. We left around 9:00pm when they started turning the lights out on us, hehe. We walked a block back over to the train station and rode back up to McKinney. We found Achim waiting on the front porch, apparently his ride up US 75 was a little quicker than the train :wink: Then we stayed up way way late... and got up late... Achim took off aroun 11:30am or so. It was a pretty day, but it was chilly and very windy. We just got back into Huntsville about twenty minutes ago. We had a great time. Pete and Kim are great hosts. I look forward to seeing them again. We never even tried to see the Faster flick. $15 just to see it rubbed me a little the wrong way ;-) I'll just get the DVD eventually.

:tab What to do next year...? :roll:

kawi jm

11-23-2003, 05:15 PM

well for us poor unfortunate ones that could not go. What was your impressions of the bikes. Anything that stood out. Did Suzuki offer any answers to whats up w/ the SV series. :wink: How about the Aprillia Mille Factory...is it as beautiful in person. :kiss: :bow: Just curious as to what was all there.

scratch

11-23-2003, 07:52 PM

...How about the Aprillia Mille Factory...is it as beautiful in person. :kiss: :bow: Just curious as to what was all there.

The new Mille is a sharp-looking tool indeed! 8)

A few other bikes caught my eye, too. First was the VTR Superhawk with the new black paint scheme and gold wheels. Yes, it only amounts to re-packaging an older model, but it really looked sharp. If Honda would only do something about the poor fuel consumption/range of that bike, I might seriously consider buying one.

The Yamaha FZ6 looks like a winner; a choice between it and the new (to the states anyway) Honda 599 wouldn't be hard for me. The FZ has ergos that are equally good, with the added benefit of a nice 1/4 fairing. And except for the slightly chunky-looking swingarm, the FZ is just a nicer-looking bike, IMHO.

Speaking of good-looking bikes, the Norton America 952 Commando on display was absolutely gorgeous. What a sweet bike that one is. I hope Kenny Dreer is successful in his attempt to revive the Norton marque with this radically revised and modernized Commando. It's a beautiful beast!

If you like the Norton, but can't afford the projected $20k+ price tag, the new Triumph 900 Thruxton might be the logical alternative. Pictures really don't do it justice; if you're a fan of the classic Cafe Racer look, you'll love this bike. The reverse-cone megaphone pipes (without the oddly kinked header of the parent Bonneville) look just right. The low bars and solo seat complete the look. Some people have criticized the lack of a second front disk brake on the Thruxton, but this bike isn't intended to perform on the level of a current sportbike anyway. Overall, thumbs up on this one.
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Like Scott, I'd also like to extend my sincere thanks and compliments to our hosts Pete and Kim Russo. The generosity they showed in opening their home to a housefull of people they'd never met face-to-face before took a little courage and I hope that we earned your trust. Thank you so much, guys! :)