Colorado Motorcycle Show and Swap

[JKTODD]

It's at the National Western Complex Feb 2nd and 3rd. Anyone here going to go or show? I'm going to put my VMAX in it this year.:) :thumbsup:

[MrC]

I will be there as a spectator.

[Mike Boyle]

I was there last year. If my friend gets his bike finished were planning to attend again this year.

[Tiffany]

Spectator and photographer only, bike is in pieces right now

[ZappBranigan]

I went in 2006. Saw some awesome bikes and got a great mesh jacket at a steal of a price. Didn't go last year but may go this year.

[Cranky CJ]

any website for more info?

[sumoweezle]

my buddies Jason, Rosemary and I are planning on heading down on Saturday. When you gonna have the vmax on display Todd?

[BeastXJ]

Be hitting it on saturday.

[Jeffro600]

I wanted to go, but getting new tires put on my car in Greeley and a gun show after that. Sundays booked up for superbowl!

[JKTODD]

Well-I didn't get the bike registered so that's a no go. Now I'm just trying to get the time this weekend to do a walk through. Should be a good show though.
:beer:

[Tiffany]

Now it all depends on if I get the XJ sold tonight or in the morning. If so I will probably swing buy on my way from picking up the new ride.

[CLYDE]

Marge and I will be there, for a few hours today.

[sumoweezle]

didnt get to make it today, gonna swing down there tomorrow though. we'll be there around 1030 or so in the morning. If anyone wants to meet up just give me a shout.

[CLYDE]

just got back. Advice, go early, it gets damned crowded the longer the day goes.

[MrC]

so is it worth $15.00 per person?

[CLYDE]

yeah theres a lot of good parts there, I didnt even look at the show, I was looking for a seat for my old FXE

[BeastXJ]

Ended up not going because of the flu, sucks being sick

[ZappBranigan]

so is it worth $15.00 per person?

Mmmmm....probably depends on what else you have to do. On a cold winter day it's not a bad way to spend an afternoon.

I went on Saturday. Got a T-shirt from the 2005 Cripple Creek rally (which I was at but didn't get a shirt.) Nice thing about buying old rally shirts is that they're dirt cheap: $20 at the rally or $5 at the Show and Swap! :D

Saw some interesting bikes but nothing that really blew my mind. I went in 2006 and saw a couple of nicely done Japanese bikes. One was an 87 Honda Super Magna (one of my favorite bikes) and the other was a Yamaha V-Max, both were done up in a kind of WWII-Fighter-Plane motif. This year there were a bunch of V-8 powered trikes but I still can't figure out how anybody can ride those things. With the handlebars about 6' behind the steering head, they must have the turning radius of a semi truck! Other than that it was the usual collection of souped up Harleys. There were a few nice vintage bikes from other makes, but not many.

Over on the "swap" side, it was huge. But I didn't see any really screaming deals (though of course most of the stuff being sold was HD parts, which didn't interest me at all, so for all I know there could have been good deals there.)

It was interesting to see how many 1%er clubs had booths, selling T-shirts and all sorts of other merchandise. Who knew 1%ers were such entreprenuers? :D All the big clubs were there - Bandidos seemed to own the place but the Sons of Silence and Hell's Angels were also represented (the HA table was right next to the Patriot Guard riders.) Lots of smaller clubs too but still seemed to be geared to HD riders (for example, I didn't see the Gold Wing Road Riders or the Venture Touring Association there.)

So, all in all a fun way to spend an afternoon. Yeah, $15 was a little pricey but if you didn't buy any $6 beers or $7 hot dogs you wouldn't be out too much $$. Mostly it's fun to just go there and people-watch.

[MrC]

I ended up going. Found some good deals on parts. Saw a couple of bikes I know and ran into some friends. I got there to late to compete in the pin striping competition and really bummed I miss the wet t-shirt competition, did not know it was going on. Oh well there is all way next year.