Intermot Interlude

Cologne, Germany. The huge motorcycle trade show with over a 1,000 exhibitors from 40 countries on more than 100,000 square meters (over a million of sq ft) of floor space only happens every two years, with Sunday being the last day of the event.

I arrived Saturday afternoon for a quick stint in Germany. So, talk about timing. Taking in the full scope of this event would probably require two days at the minimum but I only managed to free up a few hours of my busy schedule.

I couldn't do more than rushing through the six halls, and did barely stop for pictures. Too much too see, and so little time.

 The fully loaded new BMW scooter, maybe an upgrade for hubby?

An old GS, my dream cycle of the early 90's

 The future of three wheeling?

With a joystick instead of handle bars

The ladies were still sitting on the bikes when I passed them an hour later. I wonder if their butts hurt.

A nice contrast to all those muscle bikes.

 I had a DR once, it looked different though.

 The new Moto Guzzi Stelvio putting sexy into adventure bike.

If I lived in Europe, the Guzzi cafe racer in flat black would be high on my wish list.

 Horex, the legend is back.

Hmmm, 1200cc - six (!) cylinders

 An engineering masterpiece

Beyond my budget, not that this marque will ever make it to Canada in the first place.

Look, there's Triumph! Not sure what's going on in the foreground though.

Triumph had a big ass booth, what a contrast to the manufacturer's continued absenteeism during all those shows in Seattle or Vancouver.

Brambling

 A scrambler in flat grey

 We'll never get that in Canada...

This made my day: a Royal Enfield Cafe Racer

How different the European market is from the North American. There was an abundance of motorcycles in the smaller engine displacement area, tons of scooters, and an extra hall for e-bikes. 

I just got to see the tip of the iceberg, and was running out of time but I was glad I could be there if ever so briefly.