Vancouver Bike Show is on now. As suspected, My 70 year old knees will no longer let me anywhere near a 'sportbike'. Otherwise the one bike I would have no hesitation buying is the Yam FZ07. Fast, well made, underpriced to the market, this will be a big winner for Yam in canada. The other bike that will be a big winner is the new Ducati Scrambler. Beautiful, well made, better in person than pictures, 4 varieties, well priced.
The one bike my knees can handle is the new Kaw Vulcan S. 3 sizes(?) available, nicely done, no more spoke wheels, faster than the v-twin competition, $8000. Not inpressed by the HD500/750. Cruisers aren't going away, but appear to be declining.
Big crowd tonight.
ps: The Polaris Slingshot is a grossly large travesty of a vehicle. How this got beyond the design stage is a mystery. 3-wheeled sports car, not a motorcycle. should have been marketed as a modern Morgan or something. Polaris will probably regret bringing this to market. YUCK!