London Excel Motorcycle Show

Originally Posted by Jester666

Nahh! If it's anything like the NEC acouple of years ago, it'll be rubbish.

I'm waiting for Ally Pally instead.

You'll have a very long wait, the Ally Pally show is no more - this is the show that used to be at Ally Pally, it relocated to Excel last year.

Many years ago it used to be called the Roadrace and Superbike Show, but was always simply known as the Ally Pally Show. Now it's known as the London Motorcycle Show.

I'll save my money then. I just find the big shows a bit of a con. They all claim to offer HUGE bargins but the cheap stuff is rubbish.

Ally Pally was stuffed full of decent gear at decent prices.

Cynic? Me? Never!!

[Viney]

Jester me old mucker. Same show, just new location, still bargins to be had. Well, last year there was, just a shame that Viney bank was empty

[Biker Biggles]

The old Ally Pally road racing and superbike show was great because it was different to all the others.All this corporate MCN Carol Nash Bennetts cr£p just turns me off.

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

The old Ally Pally road racing and superbike show was great because it was different to all the others.All this corporate MCN Carol Nash Bennetts cr£p just turns me off.

+1

[Supervox]

But, if you really want to go to Ally Pally - look at all the stunning shows & exhibitions that are taking place this side of summer !!

18-20 Jan London Model Engineering Exhibition
26-27 Jan International Make-Up Artist Trade Show
8-10 Feb The International Woodworking Exhibition
23-24 Feb The London International Classic Car Show
1-2 Mar RYA Dinghy Sailing Show
8 Mar Decent Homes Show - (a little below the Ideal Home Show ??)
8-9 Mar Asian Wedding Exhibition
14-16 Mar Breakthrough to Success
29-30 Mar The London Festival of Railway Modelling
12-13 Apr Big Stamp & Scrapbook Show
28-29 Jun Cyprus Wine Festival

That's your social calendar sorted - enjoy !!

Originally Posted by Lozzo

You'll have a very long wait, the Ally Pally show is no more - this is the show that used to be at Ally Pally, it relocated to Excel last year.

Many years ago it used to be called the Roadrace and Superbike Show, but was always simply known as the Ally Pally Show. Now it's known as the London Motorcycle Show.

There were two London Shows last year Ally Pally was first and then Excel second... ehibitors were forced to choose to go to one or the other because they were so close together. The Excel show was backed by MCN and Ally Pally was Super Bike... all the big manufacturers decided to go to Excel becuase of better facilities and so ticket sales on Ally Pally were lower than normal....... something had to give.

I think paying ?18 to go Shop at Excel kinda puts a dampner on things... plus I saw all the bikes at the NEC

Originally Posted by Biker Biker

There were two London Shows last year Ally Pally was first and then Excel second... ehibitors were forced to choose to go to one or the other because they were so close together. The Excel show was backed by MCN and Ally Pally was Super Bike... all the big manufacturers decided to go to Excel becuase of better facilities and so ticket sales on Ally Pally were lower than normal....... something had to give.

I think paying ?18 to go Shop at Excel kinda puts a dampner on things... plus I saw all the bikes at the NEC

There would still be an Ally Pally Show if MCN hadn't lied about the reasons behind the move to Excel and printed full page disinformation adverts about the forthcoming Superbike Ally Pally Show every week prior to it happening.

Having worked in the trade at that time supplying a few of the traders who took stands at shows like this, I can tell you they really didn't want to go with the MCN move to Excel as they all saw it as the death of a good profitable show. A fair few of them formed an organisation to fight EMAP and the huge stand rents they were planning. At one point all of them threatened to boycott the whole thing if they weren't listened to.

Some of the traders appeared at both shows, but the Ally Pally one wasn't well attended because not very many people knew it was on. MCN told their readers there wouldn't be a show there again, knowing full well that Superbike were holding one. They also lied about why they were moving, saying the owners of Ally Pally had told them they couldn't hold the show at the time they wanted because the halls were being worked on. Everyone knows this is rubbish because Superbike booked them immediately afterwards for the same days.

MCN =

Gosh well the whole thing stank more than I knew... jeez

I rest my case!!