Saturday 7 April 2018

Scottish Motorcycle Show 2018


Today I went to the bike show in Edinburgh. This was originally planned for the start of March but was cancelled due to snow. 
 
A good many came by bike. It was milder than recently (not hard) but they, like me, would get a soaking on the way home. But, hey, we're used to it.

CCM Spitfire Flat Tracker. It looks like a bike you built in your shed but I think that's the point of it.

I took a liking to the new Kawasaki Z900RS. A retro inspired by…..

….the '70's Z1

I met some old friends at the MZRC stand. They had some obscure machines from behind the iron curtain like this Polish WSK.

A wonderful Cezet scooter.

And this little gem (I do love informative number plates!)

A cute little 125cc Moto Guzzi Stornello Regolarita ISDT bike from 1966.

Laverdas

At the Yamaha stand there was a Tracer 700 that Nick Sanders had ridden to Mongolia. It looks like he brought some of the Gobi desert back with him!
 

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  1. Look like the new Z900 fits you pretty well.

    At least you got a soaking on the way home and not on the way to the show.

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    1. Yes, the Z900RS is a very nice bike. Cool, retro styling and compact - it feels tiny for a 900cc. Also it has an old school '70's seat - much more comfortable than the skinny things you get on modern machines.

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  2. I am all in for retro bikes as long as they provide today's technology ;-) Good looking Kawa but I really like the flat tracker.

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    1. The CCM is very much in the style of custom bikes these days. Maybe not the most practical of machines.

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