Bike Asia 2008 – International Bicycle & Motorcycle Exhibition

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Bike Asia 2008 – International Bicycle & Motorcycle Exhibition

Submitted by The 33rd Rebel on Tuesday, 15 April 20083 Comments

Bike Asia 2008 – International Bicycle & Motorcycle Exhibition

Okay… So I decided to pop by at the Singapore Expo to have a look at Bike Asia 2008 – touted to be a regional trade show and the first international exhibition on bicycles, motorcycles and their respective accessories held in South East Asia. It even listed EICMA as a co-organiser. EICMA being the organisation behind the largest International Bicycles and Motorcycles show in Milan, Italy.

So with that introduction (found on Bike Asia’s website), I was expecting to be blown away by all the biggest names in the motorcycle industry, clamouring for a booth or spot in this huge event.

Boy, can I be more wrong. And disappointed. I was a little worried when I drove up to the Singapore Expo and got a parking space right outside the exhibition hall. If this were an IT exhibition, parking lots would have been in short supply and I would have been parked illegally about 500 metres away.

What the hell happened guys? The exhibition felt cold and empty and there were many empty booths littered throughout the hall. Big names were starkly missing from the lineup… I didn’t see Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Harley Davidson…etc. Isn’t this supposed to be an international event?

Instead, there were a smattering of Vespas, a few Ducatis, Moto Guzzis and MV Agustas thrown about… These are all beautiful and well known motorcycles mind you (the limited edition MV Agusta Wally Brutale 989RR “118″ just made me drool…) but come on, what about the rest of the big boys?