London Bike Show - Excel

[mitzy]

Afternoon!

Anyone going to the Bike Show this weekend at Excel.

[AceOfHearts]

Not seen that name on the forum for a while!

I am going with my girlfriend on the Saturday, then the Classic Dirt Bike Show a Telford on Sunday

[MOBB]

I'm there Friday

[dibblecorse]

Currently scheduled for Sunday but mates are dropping like flies ...

[Al Gorithum]

Waiting for my free tickets to arrive

[PIGINAWIG]

I’m up there on Sunday 9am

[Iminquarantine]

I've never been.

What is it like.... better to go to the show, or better just to take your bike out and go for a day long ride somewhere?

If you do go, can you sit on the bikes to check out ergonomics, or is it looking only?

[FazerBoy]

I’ll be going either on Saturday or Sunday.

[AceOfHearts]

Iminquarantine said:

I've never been.

What is it like.... better to go to the show, or better just to take your bike out and go for a day long ride somewhere?

If you do go, can you sit on the bikes to check out ergonomics, or is it looking only?

You can sit on the bikes

[Biker 1]

I haven't been for several years. What put me off was the expensive parking & horrible, overpriced 'food'. I'm not sure if the access roads have been improved since, but it was a nightmare driving the last couple of miles - traffic chaos!
I think there are some reasonable discounts to be had, but it's an expensive day out so doesn't really stack up for me....

[Abdul Abulbul Amir]

Considering going on Sunday...

[Mr Dendrite]

Going tomorrow. For some reason I like this show even though it’s small and expensive.

I’ve got some good bargains here before but not expecting anything much this year. Stock was limited last year so there just isn’t all the end of season stuff there usually is. I think only Helmet city and Infinity of the big stores are going to be there.

[MOBB]

Been today

Underwhelming. I left after less than 2 hours

Pretty heaving for a Friday, and same old same old mostly

I wanted to look at exhausts, nope

Highlight was the Hypermotard SP and CCM

[Mr Dendrite]

Ok day out. As I said before for some reason I enjoy this show. Some of the auction bikes were lovely. CCM Ti nice but expensive!
Charlie Boorman was there with a lot fawning going on around him. Henry Cole’s mate, Skid? Was there nobody noticed him, very down to earth. Peter Hickman as always happy to have a quick chat, good bloke.
No bargains as suspected. Both helmet city and Infinity are playing the game of labelling everything with either list price or “ask” But the show price they give you is the same as the online price.
It’s a day out

[Salted_Peanut]

While I find Charlie Boorman likeable on TV, why would people fawn over him?

[Mr Dendrite]

Salted_Peanut said:

While I find Charlie Boorman likeable on TV, why would people fawn over him?

Agree totally, hence why I commented on it. At the bike shows over the years there have been some properly big names around, no fuss, no drama, happy to talk but equally people don’t fuss them.

[Iminquarantine]

What’s the story with motorcycle parking there?

The Excel website says free bike parking, but maybe the free bike parking area isn’t big enough when there is a bike show running.

[Pivo]

Pics, people, post some pics from the show for us 8-)

[Mr Dendrite]

Iminquarantine said:

What’s the story with motorcycle parking there?

The Excel website says free bike parking, but maybe the free bike parking area isn’t big enough when there is a bike show running.

Free bike parking inside. It’s sign posted on the way in

[Abdul Abulbul Amir]

Trying to decide whether it's worth going....I'll be driving so will have to find parking