Riders Of Vision

 :) Hey guys, as a member of the VJMC I have been invited to show "The Mistress" and work the booth at the bike show at the International centre in January 8) 8) 8) Here is part of the email I recently received...

Dear John,
The VJMC has been invited to put on a display again at the Motorcycle Super show held as usual at the Toronto International Centre near the airport. http://www.supershowevents.com/ They'll be using the same format as last year by putting all the vintage and classic bikes together in hall 4A, hopefully we'll get the same space as last year also, not that we have a lot of say in the matter because we get the space for free.

I'd like to invite you to come out and join us, we could still use a few volunteers willing to bring a bike along for display, it doesn't have to be pristine, just tidy and presentable (make sure you give it a wash now while it's still mild!). Displaying a bike gets you a weekend pass to come and go as you please. The show runs from Friday January 2 'til Sunday January 4, 2009. Move in will be a little different to the usual this year because New Years day falls on the Thursday, that means all the bikes and displays must be set up on the Tuesday and Wednesday, then the building is locked to everybody on the Thursday and the show opens at 10 a.m. on the Friday. I'll be doing my setup on the Tuesday and will probably be at the show all three days. Move out is on Sunday after 6 p.m.

If you're interested in showing a bike please drop me a line and if you attend the show be sure to drop by the display and say hello.

...Hope to see some of you OnROV guys there for support 8)

                     

Great news, Tiger!

I hope you don't loose points for "non-original" paint.

;D
Coil

Thats great John. You have a beautiful specimen to represent not only the Vision but what is possible with a vintage bike to bring it up to todays standards.

I wish they had something like that down here so I could show off YJ....although my local Yammy dealer waspretty impressed.  ;D

David

That would be great Tiger. We need a good looking bike like yours, I put mine in the line up in Arkansas but mines a rider, not much of a looker!

Tiger, have you ever thought about submitting an article to the VJMC magazine about fixing up Vision's??!!  I'll bet they would love to publish a nice article with pictures on the "V".  It's just sort of like doing a term paper or book report, only one that you would enjoy thinking up (I really enjoyed composing my "I rode my Vision to Colorado" article-but it did take many hours). And you would be the EXPERT to write up such an article!!!

Just something for you to think about.

By the way there will be a nice VJMC event/rally/show in Saint Joseph, Missouri this coming summer.

Quote from: don_vanecek on December 04, 2008, 10:14:06 AM
Tiger, have you ever thought about submitting an article to the VJMC   -snip-

Here, Here!   I second the notion!

Hey Great Tiger,
  I'm on a couple of flights to the sand box near the end of Dec. So I should be attending, could you Twist the Throttle a couple of times so I can find you.
  Many Cheers Ken S.

 :) Thanks guys, I really appreciate the positive comments 8) I've thought about an article in the past to promote our Visions and the ROV...I don't know if I could live up to don vanecek's article, which was superb. I'm so busy at the moment that it is hard to find the time to devote to such a great cause...maybe at the holiday period :-\

I'm really looking forward to the show to promote the Vision...and find some lost ones... 8)

               

  very nice John!

  i can't wait to see it there :D

knowing John, he'll go in with 1... and come out with leads on 3 more!

have a good time and take lots of pics!

Great idea!  The old girl deserves to be able to strut her stuff as she looks pretty good for her age (I won't follow that comment up... ::)) Visionmania at VJMC, sounds cool!  8)

 :) Here is the show info' for those that can make it...

Jan-02 North American International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW - Jan 2-4Location : Toronto Ontario CanadaContact : Hedy Hodgson 905 655-5403 hedy@supershowevents.com,info@supershowevents.comWeb Site : www.supershowevents.comThe North American International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW, will bepresented in Seven Halls of the Toronto International Centre,comprising over 425,000 square feet of motorcycle exhibits. Anunparalleled motorcycle shopping extravaganza offering something forevery interest including sport bikes, cruisers, motocross, off-road,vintage, touring and custom bikes, as well as scooters and ATV's, theSUPERSHOW brings together more than 500 exhibitors, 80 clubs &associations on display, top custom bikes competing for a $50,000jackpot in the Canada Cup Championships, 'A Century of Motorcycles'vintage exhibit, plus the new 2009 motorcycles, riding gear, bikeaccessories, special guests, racers, seminars, contests, fashionshows, live bands and much more. It's "Everything in Motorcycling"!More information at www.supershowevents.com

...I hope to see a few of you guys there... 8)

8) DO NOT FORGET YOUR CAMERA'S   8)

             

So you are definately going to put 'The Mistress' out for show?  If you are then I am there for sure, most likely on Saturday afternoon.

Congrats, Tiger--the Mistress will be the stand out beauty of the show. I'm heading up on the Friday--any other ROVers going to be there on the 2nd?
By the way...NV...I keep SWATTING my screen!...wolf.

 :) With this snow storm we are having today...on top of the 18" that is already on my yard...I need to get the shovel out to dig out the trailer before the show!!!

I'll be on the stand Friday & Sunday...so, come one come all, to the VJMC area and we can go for a wander around the show hall(s)... 8)

I will most likely be there on the Saturday with Cathy, mainly as a spectator ;)

Looking forward to seeing as many Visionaries as the show can handle ;) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

                       

 :) I/we wll be in hall 4A...

                   

I'll be there on Friday. I'll look for you at the VJMC booth Tiger.

Quote from: xswheels on December 29, 2008, 10:53:51 PM
I'll be there on Friday. I'll look for you at the VJMC booth Tiger.

8) SUPERB...I'll keep an eye out for yer... ;)

Well I'm going to try my best for a Saturday afternoon attendance.  I hope to see you and Kathy there too.

Well looks like the wife and myself are going to be there tonight.  Anyone going to be there around 5 or 6 PM?

 :) Cathy and I will be there for around noon on Saturday... 8)

             

Well I just spent the last 2 hours at the show and there isn't much to see except a bunch of cruisers on display.  I found ou tho that my wife actually likes the Gold Wing trikes the best.  If I remember there was one in a rusty copperish colour that had caught her eye.  Oh well . I just need to increase my salary two fold to be able to justify one of those.

In Hall 4A (where 'The Mistress' would have shone like the Norht Star) there wasn't much either.  Some Vincents were good looking, but there was a wall full of Norton Comandos that were nice ( wifie didn't like them at all).  I especially liked the Norton JPS bike.  That is one cool looking cafe racer my friends.

Clothingwise, I didn't see anything special, except that htere were a lot of knockoff brands being displayed. The customary big chains were there (GP Bikes, Royal Distributing, and our favourite Visionary junk yard - Zdenos) were present.  A fair amount of new helmets were on display and some good leathers and textiles but not much else.  Same bargains as last year tho.

Oh, U forgot to mention that there was a booth full of Ducati's that my wife liked also......man she has some weird tastes in bikes.


Anyways, all I walked out with weas a few catalogues from the big vendors for me and some honey hand lotion for the wife.  This show seemed to me to be smaller than last years show.  So spend your money wisely.

 :) vadasz1, what yer mean..."Clothingwise, I didn't see anything special",  you didn't look hard enough mate!!!
We went to the bike show, yesterday. Cathy managed to buy, (at three different booths), a pair of shoes (all shoes/boots, etc were Harley branded, at London Shoes stand!!), a pair of good quality "name brand" leather bike pants, a pair of denim (Yamaha) biker jeans and a sleeveless black top with skulls embroidered on the back...and ALL for $100.00, give or take a dollar!!! I got a pair of the denim (Yamaha) biker jeans...for $25.00!!!
We met a lot of friends, including Deficiency and Fiddlesticks from our "Team OnROV", wondering around... 8)
On a stand, opposite the VJMC stand was Dennis & Gwen Patrick, up from Windsor...Dennis used to be the Kawasaki, Canadian and world drag bike champion!!! Superb people...and long time friend's 8)

I met up with the Sean Quinn & the VJMC team for the first time. They gave Cathy and I a warm welcome...and a wee bit of sympathy with regards to "The Mistress". We were informed that several people had come to the stand looking for me/"The Mistress" :-[ 8) They had some really nice restored machines on show. I will be there, with "The Mistress", next year...along with anyone else who would care to join up and become a member... ;)

Oh, don't forget folks, there is an April show... :o ::) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D... ;)