Big Boys Toys 2004

[Magua]

The Pipe was Crap. Didn't get a photo of the side with the exhaust sorry but the bike is above in the glass. Managed to sneak in a photo of a beautiful Gn250 .

[Magua]

The Bionic dolphin was fairly cool. Asimo the talking robot was lame.

[danb]

Just wanting to know what you guys thought of the Bike show overall - I have mixed feelings but hey it was my first..

[Badcat]

Just wanting to know what you guys thought of the Bike show overall - I have mixed feelings but hey it was my first..

well - what was there that you couldn't see in an auckland dealer?
the mt-01 maybe - which i was very impressed by....
man - that thing looks so mean from the rear...
but at "about 30k" it's a bit pricey.
looks like a piece of sculpture to me though - i REALLY like it.
but - other than that - a $16 yawnfest.

and - the KTM 990 Superduke wasn't there!
you'd expect it to be as it's on the poster and the ticket!!!
it was also very hot in the halls - bad or no A/C
and FUCK it will be busy tomorrow - so dress for sweat if you go.

HALO 2 and FORZA at the XBOX stand were the highlights for me.

k

[scumdog]

My girlfriend sez I'm a "big boy".

Yeah, Chrissy-Bimbo calls me her "big-boy-toy"

[Magua]

For the "biggest bike show in the country" it was kinda small wasn't it?

[SpankMe]

I just got back from it and for $16 it's worth a quick browse. Just took 20mins to wonder around looking at what was on show and perving at the show girlies.

Like most shows it’s pretty boring just looking at stuff when you much rather be having a play. Hmmm, now was I talking about the toys or the girlies.

[Stinger]

For the "biggest bike show in the country" it was kinda small wasn't it?

I agree ! It was tiny, not many impressive bikes either.... much more to look at just strolling down Barry's pt road. I was disappointed that there weren't many accessory shops (like motomail) or goods. In previous years Elf have had a stand. That new Yamaha was interesting, obviously the Triumph rocket was good to look at too.

[Riff Raff]

I was very disappointed with the show. $16 to get in and $5 for parking and all I bought was some beef jerky. The bike show was very small, and since I have a habit of doing the bike shop rounds, there wasn't really anything there that I hadn't seen already.

[Joni]

I was very disappointed with the show. $16 to get in and $5 for parking and all I bought was some beef jerky. The bike show was very small, and since I have a habit of doing the bike shop rounds, there wasn't really anything there that I hadn't seen already.

Yeah it was a bit of a yawn wasn't it....

[Stinger]

I was very disappointed with the show. $16 to get in and $5 for parking and all I bought was some beef jerky. The bike show was very small, and since I have a habit of doing the bike shop rounds, there wasn't really anything there that I hadn't seen already.

At least the parking for bikes is free, and you can't get much closer to the entrance.

[Riff Raff]

At least the parking for bikes is free, and you can't get much closer to the entrance.

I decided to go by car cos I couldn't be bothered lugging my helmet and jacket around the show.

[Devil]

I was there for 3 to 4 hours. Quite enjoyed myself. Have been to two previously. LAV3 looks like a cool toy to have, FMX and trials were cool.

Had a nice dribble over the bikes, was good to see the MV F4 1000 up close. Had a natter to a few of the dealers there.

I dont mind the GSX-R K5's exhaust that much.
I see they had a K4 1000 for sale (new) for $17k there! Bargain!

Was a pretty humid day, was a bit difficult being stuck crammed in a pavillion with a thousand stupid people. "No no, thats ok, you just stop in the middle of the aisle, no one wants to get past. cock."

Asimo was cool to see, but his show was a little lame.

The RC cars brought back to me how much I wanted one when I was younger, the gas ones are so quick! Nearly bought an RC plane.

[Suzi Q]

30UTD and I flew to Auckland and went to Big Boys Toys. That was the excuse to get out of Christchurch for the weekend and visit friends and rellies.
We got reminded why we don't live in Auckland - a caravan lost it's wheel on the motorway just after an on ramp - 3 lanes had to merge into 1 lane at 11am Saturday morning, traffic banked up for miles.
The show was OK, not really worth the $16 to get in, but I still enjoyed it. Best part of the trip was seeing my mate and her partner - non bike riders!