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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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
so OK, question answered. I’ll try to make the best of things here anyhow.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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!<\/p>\n