Ally Pally Bike show - January 29-February 6 2005

Originally Posted by Sudoxe

Complete pain to park, had to park about 10mins down the road and walk back (up the hill!)

Did you take a car or bike?

Oh do you remember if the Benelli stand had a tornado?

Originally Posted by Raf

Oh do you remember if the Benelli stand had a tornado?

Yes there were several tornados. Lovely bikes. British bike design at its best!

[Spiderman]

Last minute change of plan... i'm going tomorrow now. Plan to get to my mate in crouch end at 9.30.
So anypne whose going i'll try and sterr fours other to the suzuki stand with me for 12ish and linger round a bit.
I'll be the one with the spidey lid, dont be shy... say hi. I'm more friendly than i'll look at that time of day on a sunday. Specially if the coffee there is rubbish

[Viney]

My show report.

Drove to the ally pally, parked in car park, walked up hill, ducked around the back with out being stopped or asked for pass(although i had one) walked to Renegade stand, stood on stand, for 4 hours, had lunch when i brought number plate light from ermax(£6) some oil and the 04 MotoGP DVD. Sat on BMW R1200ST(Nice but at £10k ), the Benelli TNT(Drools) Went back stood on stand, came home at 6.

Will see somw of you tomorrow no doubt

Iain, so would you be the correct person to speak to regarding a new Renegade zhorst for the Tuono

I'll be heading down next Saturday, better go & vote.........

Laterz all.

Damien.

[Spiderman]

My very brief show report:

Rode upto Ally pally with mates, all went into secure bike park and left our lids in the bus. £2 for lids £2 for full leathers and £1 for jackets. Handy thing to have there for sure.

Wondered about looking at as much as i could. Like Wyrdness said about the Benelli Cafe Racer... that photo does it no justice, you gotta see it to appreciate it.

The "stunt show" was a bit of a let down. The blokes MCing were recruited from kids panto i think. They really irritated me
The stunts were ok given such a small space, but the guys on KTMs racing were really giving it some, two touched wheels a little too hard and one came off. Up in a flash and poppin wheelies to catch the others.
The guy with the cars slipped and nearly fell off his yamaha engined thingy when he was trying too get back into it.

Advice...
1/ Go to the cashpoint before you get to Ally Pally, the one there charges.
2/ If you plan to buy tickets on the day, the cash queue is far shorter and quicker than the CC queue. there are 8 cash windows and only 3 for CCs.
3/ Get to the stunt display at least 30mins before they are due cos there is no queuing system... just a free for all at the doors and if you aint near the front you may not get in. We went back twice before we got in.
4/ Prepare to be dissapointed by the MCN girls. YUK. Dont think i saw one that was worthy of a second look
5/ Plan for getting changed if you need to.I had my thermals on under a long sleeved T shirt and kept my jacket with me cos i thought it may get cold in there. Not at all. Had to go to bogs to get out of thermals and unzipped the quilted lining out my trousers too. Ended up stuffing all that into the back protector pocket in my jacket and carrying it all with me. Wouldnt have if i'd known how warm it was in there.

We got there just after 10 on the Sunday and left just after 3. My legs are feeling it a bit today.

went today and enjoyed it lots. my first bike show
bought myself and Delilah some little presents.... a powerbronze double bubble screen, some funky powerbronze l.e.d. indicators, thankfully with a normal flashing rate!
also grabbed an oxford compact sports tankbag in silver for £20 (bargain of the day)
and some alpinestars SP2 gloves, grey black and white.

and yes....the benelli cafe racer.....

Originally Posted by Spiderman

My very brief show report:

Rode upto Ally pally with mates, all went into secure bike park and left our lids in the bus. £2 for lids £2 for full leathers and £1 for jackets. Handy thing to have there for sure.

Wondered about looking at as much as i could. Like Wyrdness said about the Benelli Cafe Racer... that photo does it no justice, you gotta see it to appreciate it.

The "stunt show" was a bit of a let down. The blokes MCing were recruited from kids panto i think. They really irritated me
The stunts were ok given such a small space, but the guys on KTMs racing were really giving it some, two touched wheels a little too hard and one came off. Up in a flash and poppin wheelies to catch the others.
The guy with the cars slipped and nearly fell off his yamaha engined thingy when he was trying too get back into it.

Advice...
1/ Go to the cashpoint before you get to Ally Pally, the one there charges.
2/ If you plan to buy tickets on the day, the cash queue is far shorter and quicker than the CC queue. there are 8 cash windows and only 3 for CCs.
3/ Get to the stunt display at least 30mins before they are due cos there is no queuing system... just a free for all at the doors and if you aint near the front you may not get in. We went back twice before we got in.
4/ Prepare to be dissapointed by the MCN girls. YUK. Dont think i saw one that was worthy of a second look
5/ Plan for getting changed if you need to.I had my thermals on under a long sleeved T shirt and kept my jacket with me cos i thought it may get cold in there. Not at all. Had to go to bogs to get out of thermals and unzipped the quilted lining out my trousers too. Ended up stuffing all that into the back protector pocket in my jacket and carrying it all with me. Wouldnt have if i'd known how warm it was in there.

We got there just after 10 on the Sunday and left just after 3. My legs are feeling it a bit today.

Thanks for that Zig, certainly very useful to know.


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[Spiderman]

No probs Jonboy... like i said just a few thing i wish i'd known before i went.

Saw your twin lights there and i ws very tempted but they wanted £55 for em and ive seen em advertised for £59 on websites so it wasnt a bargain enough for me.

And my screen would look a little odd above it wouldnt it?