Auckland Motorcycle Show 4th - 5th Feb 06

**Scouse** · 5th February 2006, 15:05

Hi all went to this so called motorcycle show today my only comments are ripoff, waste of time, con job of mega proportions what a totaly disorganised peice of doggie dodo's I dont know who the Organiser was but Im gonna find out and steer well clear of any events he/she organises in the future. for fuck sake it was about like 5 or 6 mom and dad Chopper shops spread out in the events center like they could have held it at the smallest bike shop in Auckland and then that would have been too big a venue

**peripheral** · 5th February 2006, 15:37

Agreed. I had a feeling it was going to be bad but went along, should have asked for my $5 back.

Most of the bikes there were ones people had ridden in on as visitors.

I now know what the events centre looks like when there's nothing on.

**Scouse** · 5th February 2006, 15:40

Originally Posted by peripheral

Agreed. I had a feeling it was going to be bad but went along, should have asked for my $5 back.

Most of the bikes there were ones people had ridden in on as visitors.

I now know what the events centre looks like when there's nothing on.

Shit it only cost you $5 we payed $10 each you were only half ripedoff lol

**Leong** · 5th February 2006, 15:49

Hi zrxer and peripheral,
Wanted to go to this, but unable due to family commitments... looks like I lucked out anyways.... Hope you guys have something else to cheer you up!!.... maybe go for a ride!!

**Scouse** · 5th February 2006, 15:50

Originally Posted by Leong

Hi zrxer and peripheral,
Wanted to go to this, but unable due to family commitments... looks like I lucked out anyways.... Hope you guys have something else to cheer you up!!.... maybe go for a ride!!

Dont you mean lucked in cos ya missed nothing

**deathstar** · 5th February 2006, 16:06

need to get another show like big boys toys and could get some of the mayors to show off some models like suzuki and honda and triumph of course but who knows

**Leong** · 5th February 2006, 16:36

Originally Posted by zrxer

Dont you mean lucked in cos ya missed nothing

Um Yes...( looking for a sheepish smilie )

**peripheral** · 5th February 2006, 17:39

Originally Posted by zrxer

Shit it only cost you $5 we payed $10 each you were only half ripedoff lol

I think it was $15 if you prepayed. I was surprised it was dropped to $5, then I went in. I guess they got a few complaints so dropped the price to $10, then again to $5. Wonder if it was free later in the afternoon.

**outlawtorn** · 5th February 2006, 17:44

We got in for free cause the organisers needed bikes inside the show, so they let us in so we could 'display' our own bloody bikes!!!!!!

All in all a shitty fucking show!!!!

**El Dopa** · 5th February 2006, 19:10

Originally Posted by peripheral

I think it was $15 if you prepayed. I was surprised it was dropped to $5, then I went in. I guess they got a few complaints so dropped the price to $10, then again to $5. Wonder if it was free later in the afternoon.

It was $2 when I rocked up about 2.30. The woman in the booth genuinely looked suprised to see me, and I had to explain to her what I wanted: 'buy ticket, go inside, yes?'. I only paid because the security guard wouldn't let me in without. Although I could have strolled round the side and got in free.

Anyway, what a shower of shit. I've seen better 'bike shows' by wandering round, oooh, lets say AMPS. Or Motomail. Or Colemans, or Red Baron, or in fact any bike shop.

In fact, if I put my shitty VT in my garden shed, and stuck a sign on the door saying 'bike show', it would have been better than that.

**peripheral** · 5th February 2006, 19:26

So the Tauranga show was good?

The organisers of the Auckland must have spent some money, on the venue and some advertising (someone mentioned a couple of TV spots). Shame it turned out the way it did, could have been a good afternoon's wandering around.

I ended up going to Real Groovy and spending my money there

**motobull** · 5th February 2006, 22:37

If I had of payed to go into that so called show I would have demaned my money back. They let us in for free just so they could have some bikes in the shed. What a shame it had potential to be something good.

**Zed** · 5th February 2006, 22:45

Originally Posted by outlawtorn

We got in for free cause the organisers needed bikes inside the show, so they let us in so we could 'display' our own bloody bikes!!!!!!

Lol, that's getting desperate! Would be interesting to know if they covered their expenses?? :slap:

**SlashWylde** · 6th February 2006, 08:23

I gather from those I spoke to at the show that support for the event fell through. One woman from WIMA was heard to say that dealers & manufacturers are locked into 3 year contracts with the promoters of the Big Boys Toys and aren't allowed to have displays at any other shows during the contract period.

Very sad, but there were some very good displays of choppers, No. 1 Motorcycles in particular. Also featured was a lovely display of Royal Enfields and a real treat was seeing a beautiful pair of Honda Valkyrie Rune's which some people rode in to the show.

All in all very dissapointing but on the other hand I got to see some beautiful bikes up close I wouldn't normally be able to, and all for the price of riding my own bike into the showroom

Pics to follow once I've trawlled through my SD card.

**MidnightMike** · 6th February 2006, 08:34

Originally Posted by peripheral

So the Tauranga show was good?

The organisers of the Auckland must have spent some money, on the venue and some advertising (someone mentioned a couple of TV spots). Shame it turned out the way it did, could have been a good afternoon's wandering around.

I ended up going to Real Groovy and spending my money there

I went it was alright, too many choppers though, none of this "bring your own bike coz we dont have enought" bullshit

Most of the bikes were choppers, all in show condition, the worst thing there was a gang members new model camaro ss, they forgot to clean the front which had bird crap on it :slap: . There was the new daytona 955i there too

, and a monster which didnt look too bad, customised of course, there were one of the tamaki brothers and his son doing airbrushing,

Maybe KB should do the next Auckland bike show