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Re: [ST] Intermot



Thanks Emile for the good report and pictures.

Z

On 10/25/06, Emile Nossin <Emile@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Last week Sunday I visited the Intermot in Köln (Cologne),
> which was unique since in the past years in used to be
> far away (for me) in München (Munich). So now it was only
> a bit longer than 2 hours for me, so Angelique and I took
> the TDM on the Autobahn (221 km/h on the speedo was the
> best I could get) to der Heimat. Very cold ride unfortunately,
> misty in very chilly air, but dry at least.
>
> Tried the Kawa 1400GTR, was very comfy. Was very much FJR,
> I think the button for the electric screen is even identical.
> Tried the F800ST (seen it often, never sat on it), it felt
> very small. But maybe that was because I just came of that
> Kawa. Saw the new model range of Givi, they look less samsonite
> now and are more in line with the current new edge design you
> see on most bikes. Shoei updated their flip up Duotech and calls
> it now Multitech. Wasn't that much different though, I'm still
> hoping for an updated Schuberth C2 which would fit a pinlock.
>
> Honda had updated the Hornet with new looks, the Varadero only
> had some very minor cosmetic changes unfortunately. It's still
> a big and especially heavy allroad. Angelique tried lots of
> smaller sporty bikes. The Daytona 675 turned out to be too
> high for her, the SV650S to sporty (bars too much forward)
> and the R6 and GSX600R to uncomfy in the saddle. Surprising
> to see that for her the most comfy bike was the CBR600RR.
>
> Tried the new Tiger of course, which was on display in all
> colors. One version had a taller screen and bags on it. Sat
> very much like the TDM, but taller. I read that in comparison
> with the old Tiger that this was had a very slightly lower and
> more narrow saddle to easier reach the ground. But it was still
> very tall. No problem for me, Angelique couldn't even reach the
> ground with her toes though. It was comfy though, also on the
> back. Worth a testride at least. Not nice to see the big chunk
> out of the sidebag to accomodate the exhaust though (like on
> the BMW GS models). Nice to see the new Sprint in all black,
> apparently the 2007 Sprint ST has higher bars and a higher screen.
>
> The show was huge, 7 big halls stuffed full of everything you
> can find about motorcycles. Brands I had never heard of, mostly
> Chinese and Korean and plenty of big German magazines that had
> set up big stands as well. Outside plenty of space for people
> to test ride bikes and to watch stuntriders and racers on a small
> track. After 3 hours of walking I was still halfway. I forgot
> about the Kawa Versys, I skipped the BMW offroad models and
> K1200R Sport. But I did have a surprise encounter with the bike
> of Claudio, the R1150GS Adventure which had ridden with Ewan and
> Charley from London to New York, the Long Way Round :-). What a
> thrill to see and touch his bike there, live. Very cool...
>
> Just a few pics here (some pics were taken with my mobile phone):
> http://piloot.smugmug.com/gallery/2043016
> 3 pages total, Triumphs on page 2 and 3. Slideshow feature (button
> in right top corner) is always recommended :-). Enjoy,
>
> Emile
> www.piloot.com
>
>
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