We're Going to the MCN London Motorcycle Show - Are You?

Quite a few of us used to go to the sporting & racing  shows that  were on through the 70s  in London , but  since they finished we haven"t  ventured  there again . I was never that keen on the N.E.C. and  shows  anywhere near us are few and  far between . I used to go to a couple of specialist  shows in Doncaster and  Nottingham ,which are not far away  but their prices [for a pensioner] have now gone silly . They keep trying different shows north  of  the Midlands but they only last  for a year or two , I think they are trying to revive Manchester , which used to be great  ,we will have to wait and see ? . Most good  ones are open-air and are reliant on the weather  , which ,lets face it  has not been too good in recent times .

After the excitement of looking forward to a spectacular show, I was thoroughly disappointed.

Last years stunt spectacular had bikes jumping, flames, drifting, lots of excess noise, people cheering, exhaust noise ripping at my eardrums and those lovely Tank girls!

This year, a couple of electric bikes, a pedal bike and a couple of taxis, any excitement - Yes, when it finished and I went to buy a beer.

I know times are hard, but to charge what was the best part of £16, for what its worth I could take a tube to vauxhall station, cross over the road and visit Metropolis Motorcycles, sample almost all bikes they had a the show, have a free coffee, even maybe try a few bikes on a demo ride, and still have £16 to buy me a curry/pint!

The NEC was good, Excel was poor, can we claim our money back for such an awfully supported show??

Utter shite....