Bike show is almost here!

That's right- the Motorcycle show is just around the corner for us Chicago folks. The general consensus is that the show gets worse and worse every year.. that might be true in the sense of good deals to be had, but it's always cool to check out what the manufacturers have to offer.

With the explosion of custom bike builders, there is always a ton of that stuff to see - and honestly it all starts to look the same. It's still cool to check out the details and craftsmanship of these bikes even though many are not very road worthy.

The show gives me an opportunity to sit on many bikes that aren't within my price range- which pretty much is all of them... haha. A new bike won't be happening for a while, but it's cool to check out the bikes without having a salesman pestering you. Most of the time at the dealers the bikes are in tight rows so you can't even sit on them if you wanted to. It's fun sitting on anything from a $20,000 Goldwing to a $2000 mini dirtbike.

Maybe the good deals are few and far between - but for a motorcycle enthusiast like me in the middle of winter, this show is the perfect "fix" since I haven't ridden in over 3 months.