Pretty Wife and I fought through the horrible 40 miles of Interstate traffic to attend the 2013 version of the IMS. Worth the white knuckles and gritting teeth.
Great show and scored a bag full of swag to boot.
Midway through the evening, we sat down to rest a mo' and enjoy a cold Shiner Bock. One of the BMW exhibit crew joined us and he asked if I had a BMW. I was wearing one of my riding jackets with a BMW roundel on the sleeve...Well, d'oh! Three classic Airheads, sez I.
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We hate you Airhead guys. Y'all keep your bikes for thirty years!" He was joking with us but I got to thinking about the pleasures of owning, riding and the simple maintenance of the Airhead BMW... He's closer to "right" than he may think.
Stopped to visit with the guys at the BMWMOA booth. Got to lay hands on the new R1200GS "Toilet Seat" AV bike with it's custom paint job. Raffling it off they are but tickets are, well, I passed on throwing away
that much money.
The Yamaha exhibit, like most all, was huge. One bike caught my eye. It's not Vali's most current ride but still pretty gol'darned impressive.
My friends in the North Texas Norton Owners Association -NTNOA- had a large presence with many classic and vintage Brit iron. A Brough-Superior with side car was most spectacular. I did pony up some cash in support of their annual bike raffle. This years all original and unrestored Norton is a beauty. Have to wait until next October to take delivery. Fingers crossed.
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