Re: [ST] IMS show pics and info (longish)

[Neil Lindsey <NeilLindsey@xxxxxxx>]

I heard about the 680cc triple Daytona rumour last night at our monthly
RAT meeting.  It was the first I had heard about it, although I must
admit that I haven't followed www.T595.net that closely lately.  Doesn't
surprise me a bit, but it makes the 'interim' 650 I-4 seem a bit odd
(maybe it buys the required development time).  Apparently Triumph is
also attempting to have the race rules changed so a 680 triple could
compete with the rest of the I-4 600's (and the 750 twins).

Neil

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From: "David Pullen" <dpullen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: January 8, 2005 2:35 PM
Subject: [ST] IMS show pics and info (longish)


> I went to the IMS show in Atlanta today - quite spectacular!  Pics are
at:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/dpullen/altanta_ims_2005
>
> Triumph was there in force, and had a Daytona 650 available to sit on.
I
> talked to one of the reps about why they upped the engine size, and he
said
> it was just for more horse-power.  I pointed out that they can't race
with
> the 600's, and that even with the 15 extra ponies they are still
> underpowered compared to the Jap bikes; he just shrugged and nodded.
I also
> asked about the rumors of a 680 3-cylinder Daytona; he neither
confirmed or
> denied it.
>
> The new ST and Speed Triple are still inside cages, so no change to
hop on.
> I will say that the new ST looks spectacular in person.  It's going to
be
> tough for me not to trade up.  MotoBritalia and the Triumph rep stated
that
> they hoped to have them in around late Feb/early March.
>
> There were some fairly exotic bikes from just about every
manufacturer;
> Suzuki had Mladdin's bike on display.  I got so excited running from
exhibit
> to exhibit that I forgot to take pictures of most of them.  *doh*
>
> I happened to run across Marilyn Navia's booth of "Now Hear This",
watched
> her fit earplugs for a couple of people.  Nobody passed out, and there
was
> no pile of ear crud on the floor, so I figure STeve hadn't been to
this
> show.  I decided to go for it, and had her make earplugs for me (no
> speakers, just plugs).  She sticks this small cotton plug in your ear
with a
> string attached (feminine hygiene products came to mind immediately),
then
> mixes the color of your choice with a hardening compound and uses a
turkey
> baster-like thing to shoot it in.  The process took about 30 minutes,
most
> of which is waiting for them to harden enough to remove without
deforming.
> Then you come back 45 minutes later (when they are fully
hardened/cured),
> she shows you how to put them in and take them out, and you're done!
They
> fit great, insanely comfortable.  Note that "hardened" just means "not
> squishy like play dough"; they are still quite soft and flexible.
They only
> offer 29.8 dB noise reduction, but given that they fit perfectly and
won't
> pop out, they will probably reduce noise better than the 33 dB
disposable
> plugs I've been using.  I'm going out for some mountain carving
tomorrow, so
> I'll know whether or not I like them better than my current plugs by
the
> evening.
>
> Of course, there was the usual fare of "Harley leather, bandana, and
> G-string" shops...yes, G-strings.  Maybe they go well with the
ass-less
> chaps, I dunno.  I was rather disappointed in the exhibits for gear;
mostly
> it was just a local dealer with their selection of jackets and gloves.
I
> wanted to see the Dianese, Teknic and Sidi gear, but they were not
present.
> First Gear was there, but I was un-impressed.
>
> I also came across a booth for the Zook anti-fog stuff.  The guy
yanked the
> glasses off my face and smeared this blue-ish crud on one lens, then
stuck
> them in front of a steam generator.  First I was pissed, then I was
> impressed; he did the other lens and handed them back to me, and I was
very
> impressed at how clear they were.  He did the usual "buy now and I'll
throw
> in this extra bottle free" sales pitch; I made him double up on
everything,
> and I bought some.  I've been having problems with fogging, so maybe
it will
> help.
>
> One booth was giving away the 2-disc Collector's Edition Faster DVD if
you
> sign up for a $10 magazine subscription.  Sold!  I couldn't even tell
you
> what the magazine is, to be honest.  $10 for the DVD is an insanely
good
> deal.
>
> On the whole, the show was MUCH better than I expected.  Prior to
this, I
> had only been to computer-related shows, and they are always 95% lame.
This
> show was only 5% lame; very much worth a visit.
>
> Enjoy,
>   - Dave
>
>
>
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