Well I suddenly had Friday off so I went back to the museum. My boss said I'd hit the limit and I'd start to lose vacation time, and he'd get in trouble. You don't have to tell me twice to take a day off!
I noticed they're no longer selling the "photograhpy" passes, now you only get the red arm band. I asked about the pass and got an ugly look from the ticket girl, so I guess I have a "rare collectable"
There was only 4 other people there. A couple on a date, it seems, and a guy into bikes dragging his wife there, who was definately NOT into bikes.
I found out that the museum shop is just cast-offs from the Mississippi show. They don't have anything new. Last time I wanted a Honda "Wing" shirt and all they had was medium. I asked and "of course we'll be getting new stuff.... er, soon..." Yesterday they had even less of the same old stuff. This time it was a different person, and she let slip "that's all they had left from the Mississippi show..." I'm glad I got the big glass paperweight with the 3D sportbike laser-etched inside it because those were gone.
They had several different "Art of the Motorcycle" books, so I asked what the difference was, and they couldn't tell me. I finally figured out they were detailing each exhibition, e.g. Las Vegas, Chichago, Mississippi, etc. They're obviously very different as the Vegas one is VERY thick and $45 and the Chicago one is only $25 and not so much of a weapon.
When I first went, I said "where the hell is the V-MAX? or the BMW R1200C? and no British Sunbeams? GP bikes? Honda Interceptors?" - it looks like Vegas got those bikes.
On the other hand, Orlando did get a CBX-1000, and $DIETY I love those bikes. We also got a bright red Hayabusa, instead of the more usual grey & tan ones. I've never seen one of those on the street.
One of the security girls saw me drooling on the Hondas and asked me "why did people diss Harleys and love the Japanese bikes?"
I wasn't at all prepared for that... I stammered out something like "well, the Japanese are obviously concerned about function and quality, and Harley is just a rich guy's playtoy that's more just for show"
I thought it was kind of interesting that she noticed. She said a lot of the people were that way.
There's NO coverage of the exhibit anywhere locally. I've asked the local rag (Orlando Sentinel) and a couple of the local TV news sites, and they don't consider it worth covering!
It's a shame it's being handled so poorly, but that's what Orlando is best at. Look at our basketball team. And our hockey team. Oh that's right, we don't have one anymore. Go Solar Bears!
I'm glad I went yesterday, because it POURED all day long. So I slept in until 4pm!
I noticed they're no longer selling the "photograhpy" passes, now you only get the red arm band. I asked about the pass and got an ugly look from the ticket girl, so I guess I have a "rare collectable"
There was only 4 other people there. A couple on a date, it seems, and a guy into bikes dragging his wife there, who was definately NOT into bikes.
I found out that the museum shop is just cast-offs from the Mississippi show. They don't have anything new. Last time I wanted a Honda "Wing" shirt and all they had was medium. I asked and "of course we'll be getting new stuff.... er, soon..." Yesterday they had even less of the same old stuff. This time it was a different person, and she let slip "that's all they had left from the Mississippi show..." I'm glad I got the big glass paperweight with the 3D sportbike laser-etched inside it because those were gone.
They had several different "Art of the Motorcycle" books, so I asked what the difference was, and they couldn't tell me. I finally figured out they were detailing each exhibition, e.g. Las Vegas, Chichago, Mississippi, etc. They're obviously very different as the Vegas one is VERY thick and $45 and the Chicago one is only $25 and not so much of a weapon.
When I first went, I said "where the hell is the V-MAX? or the BMW R1200C? and no British Sunbeams? GP bikes? Honda Interceptors?" - it looks like Vegas got those bikes.
On the other hand, Orlando did get a CBX-1000, and $DIETY I love those bikes. We also got a bright red Hayabusa, instead of the more usual grey & tan ones. I've never seen one of those on the street.
One of the security girls saw me drooling on the Hondas and asked me "why did people diss Harleys and love the Japanese bikes?"
I wasn't at all prepared for that... I stammered out something like "well, the Japanese are obviously concerned about function and quality, and Harley is just a rich guy's playtoy that's more just for show"
I thought it was kind of interesting that she noticed. She said a lot of the people were that way.
There's NO coverage of the exhibit anywhere locally. I've asked the local rag (Orlando Sentinel) and a couple of the local TV news sites, and they don't consider it worth covering!
It's a shame it's being handled so poorly, but that's what Orlando is best at. Look at our basketball team. And our hockey team. Oh that's right, we don't have one anymore. Go Solar Bears!
I'm glad I went yesterday, because it POURED all day long. So I slept in until 4pm!