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- Dania Beach, Florida
- First Name
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- My Ride
- 2020 Bonneville T120 Black
- Riding Since
- 1958
Today Bud, Alan and I rode to the Daytona International Speedway. Here the manufacturers set up displays and offer demo rides. Bike racers are also held here. Jim attended the race and, unfortunately, we did not get to hook up.Triumph did not have their demo truck at the track and since there is no longer a dealership in Daytona Beach, there was no demo truck at bike week. Many third party vendors also set up at the speedway. One can see almost every kind of bike under the sun as well as the lates offerings from the manufacturers.
Bike week extends over the greater Daytona Beach area, not just at the speedway. There are various swap meets, activities at the dealerships. There is a crossroads about 15 miles from Daytona Beach known as the Cabbage Patch. This is the wilder side of Bike Week. A lot of private vendors set up here and various events are held here. The most notorious event is cole slaw wrestling. You g ladies in bkinis get in a big pit of cole slaw and wrestle.
Anyway here is just a sample of what we saw today.
This is a Polaris Slingshot. It is a three wheeler and has a steering wheel. The single rear wheel is the drive wheel. Slingshot : Open-air Roadster - 3 Wheel Motorcycle | Polaris
Indian display. Indian has some gorgeous bikes! TGhis is the Scout,
More Indians.Please excuse the finger. I was not giving anyone the finger!
This is a Yamaha Niken. I had not seen one before. It is for advanced riders giving increased stability in the twisties or carving canyon roads, I was tols you can lean 45 degfress with this bike due to the increased stability. Someone near the Tail of the Dragon on North Carolina bought nine of them and rents them.. When I get to NC this spring, I'm going to rent one ans see how it does in mountains.
Another new bike to me is this Motus MLSTR. It is an American made 1650cc V4, 180 horsepower, 126 ft-lb of torque. Ride-by-wire. Lightweight aluminum. Low maintenance, self-adjusting valvetrain, liquid and oil cooled. The one in the photo is privately owned.
Since we were at a NASCAR track, one would expect to see a NASCAR racer.
Someone put the pledge of allegiance to the American flag on their fairing,
This custom bike has transparent valve covers. You can clearly see the valves. Keeping them clean must be a chore!
I will post more including pics of my favorite set of wheels at the show.
Bike week extends over the greater Daytona Beach area, not just at the speedway. There are various swap meets, activities at the dealerships. There is a crossroads about 15 miles from Daytona Beach known as the Cabbage Patch. This is the wilder side of Bike Week. A lot of private vendors set up here and various events are held here. The most notorious event is cole slaw wrestling. You g ladies in bkinis get in a big pit of cole slaw and wrestle.
Anyway here is just a sample of what we saw today.
This is a Polaris Slingshot. It is a three wheeler and has a steering wheel. The single rear wheel is the drive wheel. Slingshot : Open-air Roadster - 3 Wheel Motorcycle | Polaris
Indian display. Indian has some gorgeous bikes! TGhis is the Scout,
More Indians.Please excuse the finger. I was not giving anyone the finger!
This is a Yamaha Niken. I had not seen one before. It is for advanced riders giving increased stability in the twisties or carving canyon roads, I was tols you can lean 45 degfress with this bike due to the increased stability. Someone near the Tail of the Dragon on North Carolina bought nine of them and rents them.. When I get to NC this spring, I'm going to rent one ans see how it does in mountains.
Another new bike to me is this Motus MLSTR. It is an American made 1650cc V4, 180 horsepower, 126 ft-lb of torque. Ride-by-wire. Lightweight aluminum. Low maintenance, self-adjusting valvetrain, liquid and oil cooled. The one in the photo is privately owned.
Since we were at a NASCAR track, one would expect to see a NASCAR racer.
Someone put the pledge of allegiance to the American flag on their fairing,
This custom bike has transparent valve covers. You can clearly see the valves. Keeping them clean must be a chore!
I will post more including pics of my favorite set of wheels at the show.