NEC Motorcycle Live 2025

[Rab]

NEC Motorcycle Live 2025

Is anyone going to Motorcycle Live this year?
I'm hoping to see the Himalayan 750 (and the BMW 450... I haven't lost my love of BMWs yet!).

I usually visit the show on a weekday, when it's a bit quieter.
(I'll also try and avoid rain, since I'm pretty flexible time-wise.)

Meet up for a coffee (at the Royal Enfield stand, of course!)?

 

[ChampRoyal]

I'm UK bound just to be sure to go (EICMA too difficult to arrange at present)

I also go weekdays to lessen the crowds but haven't picked a day yet as I usually ride and last year's overnight snow was a ball ache to get home.

Keep us in the loop on which day you're planning and I will likewise

I even treat you to a coffee (it's feeevatvthe RE stand ,my generosity knows no bounds)

 

[Rajendra22]

Hello,
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Here is the link to the post with contest details: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FGjcSNAgW/
All the best. See you there at the Royal Enfield stand.

 

[Grantboy]

I shall be going, probably Thursday as it's the only free day that week I'll have. looking forward to seeing the new CB1000f, the new Triumphs and I want a good look at the gsx8-tt, and the 450 BMW (hopefully they won't have watered it down from the concept bike too much)

Hopefully there won't be any snow this year either like last!

 

[Rab]

The new version of the Suzuki SV650 (called, confusingly, the SV-7GX, but still the 650 v-twin, lightly tweaked for Euro 5+) should be worth a look.

 

[Grantboy]

Yeah, saw that today. Glad they're still using and updating the 650 v twin.

 

[Midlife Crisis]

The new version of the Suzuki SV650 (called, confusingly, the SV-7GX, but still the 650 v-twin, lightly tweaked for Euro 5+) should be worth a look.

The SV-7GX?
Is it just me or does that make other people also think they've been condemned to study school algebra again?

 

[Rab]

I agree it's a terrible name, but wait until you see the Hero Hunk!

 

[Midlife Crisis]

The Hero Hunk? Good grief. Someone really should take the rolled-up dollar bills away from the marketing department!

 

[Rab]

I'll be going tomorrow (Monday)... the weather looks cold, but dry.

 

[Rab]

I had a good day out at the MCL/NEC show today... sadly, I didn't buy anything!
(No bike... not even a pair of gloves.)

A cold run (4 degrees) in the morning, but only my left thumb suffered... a bloke I chatted to in the Bike Park had the same problem with his _right_ thumb, so I don't know what's going on there!

The show seemed much busier this year, which I didn't greatly like, but I guess it's a good thing for the industry.

The Royal Enfield area denied an imminent Himalayan 750, so I guess @Banger is right, and we'll have to wait another year.
I didn't get my free coffee (grumpy man said "The Girl" was on her lunch break, and wouldn't deign to lower himself to such a mundane task), so @ChampRoyal , you owe me!

It was almost enough to send me back to BMW...
...speaking of which, the 450GS was pretty awesome...
...but if I see another parallel-twin with 270-degree firing interval, I think I'll scream.
What's that... it's a 135-degree firing interval??
How innovative.

The Chinese bikes seemed to be where the real excitement lives... so many brands... so many crazy bikes!
Not just @Midlife Crisis 's Hero Hunk, but offerings from Benda, Voge, and Kove, and then European-badged Chinese bikes like Benelli and Morbidelli.
How about a Keeway v-twin 300 (reminded me of the lovely old Morini 3 1/2).
Or a Benda v-four 500, with a tractor tyre on the back!
(Could you really ride up to your local bike meet on a Benda?)

Anyway, it's all good clean fun.
I hope all who go later in the week enjoy it as much as I did, and don't suffer too much with the weather!

Ride Safe.

 

[Grantboy]

I managed to get there on the Thursday, wasn't too busy so managed to see and sit on most bikes I wanted too.

Like you I didn't buy anything, I also didn't get a free coffee, the girl at Royal Enfield must have been on a reeeeaaaallly long break!

I did notice the Himalayan had an Arrow exhaust on it which looked neat, although having Googled it found it to be just shy of £500.....

Saw the CB1000F on the Honda stand, which I wasn't overly impressed with and had a sit on the KLE 500 which I found a little uncomfortable.

Think my favourite bike from the show was the Triumph 1200 scrambler XE.

All in all a good day out even though I did managed to dribble Chicken Gyros juice all down my trousers so I looked like I'd wet myself from 1pm onwards!!