Motorcycle Show in San Mateo!

My Progressive scooter insurance company sent me a flier with a discount ticket to the show! VIP membership lets me cut the lines (although there was zero line when I got there) and a free calendar!

Look what I saw at the show! My beloved Honda PCX! It's a lot lighter than I imagined. It's so easy to put on and off the center stand! Maybe it's the center of gravity, but it was surprisingly a breeze to do. The bike looks even more amazing in person than on the net. I'm loving it! The white looks amazing too. That'd definitely be the one I would've gotten. The price point, though very reasonable for what it is, is still more than I've budgeted for. No regrets about the Vino 125, but this ride will always be on my mind - as will this next one.



BRP Can-Am! It's a trike! I talked to the dealership owner about this for probably a good 15-20 minutes on the other touring model and finally straddled this cheaper sports model. It goes for $16k! Not bad for a dream ride, eh? 0-60 in 3.6 seconds! The weird thing about these things is that the CHP and DMV doesn't consider it a motorcycle, meaning you don't need an M1 license to drive this thing! Another good thing is that insurance can be had for what the dealer claims to be a rate of less than $700 a year for full coverage!

Looks amazing. Super aggressive and those rims look nice, eh? Though I don't have a picture of it, the touring version has hand warmers for the driver and passenger too! A single brake pedal engages both the front and rear brakes. And now for the face of the beast!

I ran out the door as soon as the dealer told me they had demo rides available outside. But the guy at the registration desk tells me they're out of space! I pushed and pushed, whipping out the dealership owners card as a bargaining tool mentioning that I talked to him about the Can-Am for a good 20 minutes. He wouldn't budge. I could have gone back to the showroom to get clearance, but your mom was waiting for me ready to pick me up and I was pretty hungry and couldn't wait to eat lunch at 2pm.

Kawasaki 250r! This new generation body style looks like it' big brother versions! Everything is super sporty. I remember straddling this thing in 2001 every week during my lunch breaks at Golden Gate Cycles while I worked at my summer internship at the architecture firm down the street. The price has gotten a lot higher though. This thing used to be under 3k from what I remember, but now Kawasaki wants $4,300 for one of these.