A little bit of Taipei

Ok, I have a bazillion things going on and almost no time for a proper report, but it just wouldn't be fair to not share a few pics and words from the Taiwan motorcycle show.

First, let me point out that I would also have some pics from the motorcycle exhibition at the Canton fair in Guangzhou, but those dumb asses pretty much destroyed any hope of me ever entering a 50 mile radius of that shit storm ever again. Arrive in Guangzhou 8:30 AM, drive round and round for over an hour while trying to park my car, eventually find parking only two kilometer walk to the fair, stand in line for two hours (yes I did pre-register) finally get told that it will be another hour or two before getting in. Lose hope, walk back to car, get stuck in traffic on the Guangzhou/Shenzhen highway for 3 hours and arrive back home around 4:00. Seven hours, and a bunch of tolls and gas down the drain. But hey... I understand... it's only the 50th time you've had the effin Canton fair and you're still figuring out how to do it... right. ... END OF CHINA RANT.

OK, so back to the Taipei thing, which I was already feeling much better about as soon as I entered the airport in Shenzhen. The whole plane was full of Taiwanese and there was a strange sense of tranquility and order as we boarded and departed. After arriving in Taipei, I spent some time wandering around and enjoying the city. It was nice to be in a civilized place again with people that weren't honking their horns or out to screw each other at every turn. Taipei was the first city I called home in Asia more than ten years ago, sometimes I wish I never left.

So today I went over to the Taipei world trade center, spent three minutes registering and walked in to the show. It's late now, I will try to share some more tomorrow. I think they have some motorcycle parts, but it was hard for me to stay focused. :naughty:

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_01.jpg

More later.....

Cheers!
ChinaV

Hi ChinaV,

I clearly envy you for having such a great time in Taiwan after having gone through the almost exact same ordeal myself as you did at the Canton Fair. I was standing - not in line, rather in a masses-close-body-contact crowd - for 1.5 hours and hardly advanced to get a pass. I gave up then too, got in a traffic jam shortly after leaving due to a stupid truck accident. Waisted more than half a day. Disgusting - somebody mentioned to me on the phone about that.

Can't wait to see more pictures (like that :naughty:) form the show in Taiwan. It's ok if you post also some motorcycle or part pictures in between.

Have fun there...
AW.

What's the old saying AW.... misery loves company.... or something like that. It's nice to see that a rebound in the global economy brought lots of people to Guangzhou, but I really wish one of us could have got in to take some photo's. Oh well... on with the TW show.

It only takes about an hour or two to cover the whole pavilion in Taiwan. Whatever it lacks in size, seems to be compensated with high quality goodies being sold by knowledgable people with a genuine interest in the sport. Taiwan loves CNC machines and there are thousands of trick little aluminum parts to drool over.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_03.jpg

Some nice adjustable levers with a vertical pivot to avoid breaking in a tip over.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_04.jpg

Beautiful titanium fasteners. I would love to replace everything on my Galaxy and QingQi with those.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_05.jpg

Faceshield with an electric wiper, it also has little colored LED's for some extra bling.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_06.jpg

Not just a GPS tracker, this device also records your lean angles, acceleration and deceleration so you can evaluate all aspects of your ride after you return home. No more arguing about who rode the hardest, the proof is in the data.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_07.jpg

Another "not just a GPS", this unit is fully weatherproof with touch screen and also gives you real time tire pressure from sensors on you wheels.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_08.jpg

So that's the "farkle report from the show, tomorrow I will cover a few bikes, ATV's and scooters I saw along with the rest of the girlie pics.... OK one girlie pick for today.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_09.jpg

Cheers!
ChinaV

Well alright! :clap::clap::clap:

CC

farkelicious!

:clap::clap::clap: More, more, more,... :clap::clap::clap:

AW.

Very few of the big brands were displaying bikes this year, it seams the show has turned more towards parts and accessories rather than actual bike sales. I grabbed a few pics of things that caught my eye, a little something for everybody.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_10.jpg

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http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_19.jpg

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_20.jpg

I will wrap this up tomorrow, I know you're all waiting for the other goods that were on display :rolleyes1: One last pic to keep ya coming back.

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_02.jpg

Cheers!
ChinaV

Ok, so the moment...er post you've all been waiting for... the showgirls :mwink::naughty:

Just to give you an idea of how hard I had to work....take a look at the crowd. :rolleyes1:

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Cheers!
ChinaV

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http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_25.jpg

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I suspect the giant smile may be connected to the fact we can't see one of his hands...

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Originally Posted by felix

I suspect the giant smile may be connected to the fact we can't see one of his hands...

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:lol8:

CC

Did you put a soft filter effect on this shot or was your panting fogging up the objective lens? :icon10:

http://www.contactdi.com/2010/tp10/tp10_24.jpg

:riding:
CC

Looks very soft CC...:naughty:

Thanks a lot ChinaV. Good to have some fresh pictures on MCM. I'll suggest the helmet with the wiper to my dad. He tries to fix car wipers to the windshield of his HD Road King... :thumbsup:

Cheers AW.

excellent round up to the Taiwan show... nice layout and quality of goods and girls... definitely worth going to see and get a "feel" for whats available in Taiwan. Sounds and looks like it might be a better place to be than here... sigh