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Houston Bike Show 11/12/05

Re: Houston Cycle Show Nov 11-13th

Unfortunately, I can't strap my 11 month old girl to the bike... :-P
 
Re: Houston Cycle Show Nov 11-13th

Oh boy, and I was once a teamster's organizer at the plant. <ducking bricks> The guy that came down to get us organized (didn't go through, unfortunately, but we got a vote) was from the Houston office. They have some of the chemical plants up there organized and UPS is teamsters, I know for a fact. They're a union, not boot leggers...:rolleyes:

Odd reason for a company not to want to show there bikes, though. I suspect there was more to it than that.
 
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Okay, here are my pics...

Despite a nasty head cold and ear infection, Sarah had a great time!
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An OLD Moto-Guzzi
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A few interesting bikes in the parking lot.
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When we got there, the lot was pretty well packed with bikes. When we left a LOT of them were already gone. It seems a lot of people got tired of the show pretty quick and left early. The group headed over to Goode Co BBQ up Kirby for some grub and story-telling.
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:tab Yeah... what kind of Dad am I?? I did not even get the kid's name :oops: He was not real enthused about being on the bike. We should have put him behind her :-P
 
Tourmeister said:
:tab Yeah... what kind of Dad am I?? I did not even get the kid's name :oops: He was not real enthused about being on the bike. We should have put him behind her :-P
I thought the fathers of girls would give the would-be suitor the full third degree if a boy-type got within a 3-meter radius of her. :shock:

Just like Kurt... :-P



And is Sarah getting the 50cc dirt bike for Christmas? :roll:


(good pics by the way)
 
I got to the show about 3:30 Saturday. Spent 3 hrs drooling on all the new eye candy. As I lean towards 'quirky', I actually liked Kaw's ZX-14. I also threw a leg over all the 06 jap liter racers and felt most comfortable on the R1. The gixxer and ZX10 are just too aggresive for my long frame. Honda's RR was a close second for fit.
I was expecting more vendor turnout. Hope that improves in the future.
 
Tourmeister said:
:tab Yeah... what kind of Dad am I?? I did not even get the kid's name :oops: He was not real enthused about being on the bike. We should have put him behind her :-P
She was smilin' much larger when she was in control, she is not going to be ridin' pillion for no one.:nana: You go girl:lol: She was grinnin' pretty big sittin' in the Ural! That there is a family vehicle, room for a diaper bag too:rofl:
 
kocook said:
That Sarah is such a doll. You can tell she has a proud pappa and momma, too!
Yes she is. I would give Scott and Beth full credit except that I think divine intervention may have had something to do with the miracle of Sarah. My agnosticism grows weak when I think about small children. Mere biology just can't offer an adequate explanation for where they come from.

Great pictures, Scott! 8-)
 
Re: Houston Cycle Show Nov 11-13th

whoa said:
$8 to park the car and $12 to get in demotivated me.
I was in Houston on business, so I was in the cage and paid the full $20 to get in. To be honest, it was a good time, but it wasn't necessarily worth $20...especially since the booths were staffed by sales people who weren't so shy about laying on the sales pitch. As a regular attendee of auto shows, I was surprised at this. Auto shows generally prohibit the sales people working the floor from handing out business cards and laying on the pitch at the show.

The parking I can understand, as I think that's dictated by the venue, not the event. But, $12 to get in? Come on.
 
Tourmeister said:
Okay, here are my pics...

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Great pictures!

This is why I did not bring my kids to the show. Daddy's girls would have me in a Ural inside a week. My oldest daughter loves to ride (she's 9). I don't think she's aware side cars exist, she would have been glued to their exhibit.

I missed everyone at the show by about an hour.:-? Made several return trips to sit on the Sprint. I was smitten! :oops:
 
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