Gonna Ride Some Kawasakis
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011The Kawasaki Ticket 2 Ride tour is coming to the Denver area this weekend so what the heck, I’ll go do some demo rides. If you’re inclined to do so as well, they’re going to be setting up out at Bandimere Speedway.
They’ll be there on Saturday and Sunday. Sign up starts at 8 a.m. and rides start at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. It’s first come, first served they say. Generally the earlier you get there the better chance you’ll have of getting some rides in without having to kill a lot of time in between.
This same tour was down in Scottsdale when I was there for Arizona Bike Week. The way they worked it there, and the way I assume they’ll be working it here, is that you fill out the paperwork and then tell them what bikes, up to three, you want to ride. They then schedule you in for those three. If you want to ride more you then go back to the sign-up desk later and see if they can fit you in. If they can they will.
What’s more, if they have a ride going on and there are bikes unclaimed they’ll announce that and let anyone who wants to jump on those bikes.
Kawasaki has two tours going this summer, this one and the Vaquero Nation tour. The Vaquero Nation tour is not coming here, so I presume that if you want to test ride a Vaquero they will have one or two but it will be harder to get on one if they are in demand. Beyond that, they’re bringing at least one bike of the entire Kawasaki line-up, with the exception of the dirt bikes. But if you’re specifically interested in one particular bike, all the more reason to show up early.
Me, I just like to ride as many different bikes as I can, just to see what they’re like. I’m going to be hoping to get a shot at the KLR 650, maybe a couple Ninjas, and if I stick around for more, maybe a Vulcan. Or I might take another Concours 14 out for a spin. I absolutely loved that bike when I rode one in Scottsdale.
Maybe I’ll see you at Bandimere.
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