No IMS in Denver? Now I Understand
I’ve wondered for a long time why the (previously Cycle World, now Progressive) International Motorcycle Shows don’t come to Denver, and yet they go to a small town like Greenville, S.C. Now I understand.
I’m in Greenville at this moment, at the show, and it’s actually kind of small. The Colorado Motorcycle Show & Swap that takes place in Denver each January is a much larger show. I’m guessing that’s why the IMS doesn’t come to Denver, they can’t compete. The Show & Swap has it all sewed up.
so OK, question answered. I’ll try to make the best of things here anyhow.
I came down here because I wanted to come to this show that I’ve read so much about for so many years, and my mother lives just out of town. So it was a natural for me to come here, rather than, say, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, or wherever.
And of course there are lots of motorcycles and parts and accessories. The show hasn’t quite opened yet so with my press pass I’m able to get a lot of good photos of some of these bikes without having to deal with crowds and trying to get a clear shot.
I’m also running into people I know. I just spent about an hour and a half with Sue Slate and Gin Shear, who run the Women’s Motorcyclist Foundation, which raises funds to fight breast cancer. I met them in 2009 when they ran the Adventures for the Cures Dirty Dozen dual-sport ride, taking off from Keystone. And then just a couple minutes after I left them I ran into Alisa Clickenger, aka MotoAdventureGal. We had a lot to talk about, too. So now there’s one more person I think I might run into here. We’ll see.
And hopefully I’ll get a lot of good material for several stories out of this. That is, of course, the reason I wanted to come. But I have to say I’m a little disappointed. I figured it was going to be a huge thing, and it isn’t. Now, the Show & Swap, in Denver in January. That’s huge!
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