roadwarrior Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 A friend and I made the three hour road trip to the International Motorcycle Show in Minneapolis MN. Primarily to check out the bikes. So many bikes to drool over. I also needed new summer gloves and it's a good opportunity to be able to try on a wide variety of gear. I ended up with a pair of Alpinestar gloves and a mesh jacket. But the real big find was the free All State Insurance signs you could make. Now I'll have designated parking in the garage 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadwarrior Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) The 2020 Tracer was there as well of course. The actual color of this bike was closer to burnt orange then the more red in this picture. I think I prefer the black/sliver/blurple of my 2019 GT. Edited February 2, 2020 by roadwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Very cool! I'd like to attend IMS one year. '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 1moreroad Posted February 2, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted February 2, 2020 Looks like the glove is different than my last 2 pairs. Maybe A* fixed their design finally. I really liked the gloves, but the leather at the cuff tore at the same place after about 2 or 3 years of riding. Keep an eye on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted February 2, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted February 2, 2020 Kinda weird that Allstate would make signs with the State Farm logo on them. 😊 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted February 2, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted February 2, 2020 I'm still sort of butt hurt that there isn't an IMS anywhere in the PNW anymore. But we have The One Motorcycle Show in Portland next weekend which pretty much makes up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo3 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I feel bad that I didn't go to the show, somehow I had confused this show with a different crappy one I went to last year. Really wanted to see the 2020 GT in person. No one in the twin cities has one in stock at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadwarrior Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) On 2/3/2020 at 1:31 PM, kilo3 said: I feel bad that I didn't go to the show, somehow I had confused this show with a different crappy one I went to last year. Really wanted to see the 2020 GT in person. No one in the twin cities has one in stock at the moment. I scoured the internet to get my 2019 Tracer GT a few years back. I had to be able to pull the trigger right away as no dealer had more than one ordered and/or available. I was lucky to get at one at Cambridge Motorcycles for less than MSRP OTD. Edited February 9, 2020 by roadwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DavidS Posted February 9, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted February 9, 2020 I had the same experience with my 2020 Tracer when I bought end of 2019. I called every dealer within 100 miles and no dealership had them on the floor. They all said they had them, but after going to a dealership and finding out they lied, I started asking for VIN #'s. When I finally got a dealer with a VIN #, I did a test drive, and purchased same day. A lot of the dealerships here in Seattle area don't even carry the bike. They will order it for you, but don't seem to have them on the sales floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted February 9, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, DavidS said: A lot of the dealerships here in Seattle area don't even carry the bike. They will order it for you, but don't seem to have them on the sales floor. It's a bit of a drive (and it doesn't help you now that you already bought one), but Power Motorsports near Salem, OR nearly always has a few Tracers in stock. Their website currently lists two standard Tracers and one GT. They've sold quite a few FJs and Tracers over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted February 9, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 11:35 AM, keithu said: But we have The One Motorcycle Show in Portland next weekend which pretty much makes up for it. So after gloating about the One show, I tried to go yesterday and it sold out at 10:50am, about ten people ahead of me in the ticket line. This after being charged $13 for motorcycle parking. $13! I'm pretty pissed off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 9, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted February 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, DavidS said: I had the same experience with my 2020 Tracer when I bought end of 2019. I called every dealer within 100 miles and no dealership had them on the floor. They all said they had them, but after going to a dealership and finding out they lied, I started asking for VIN #'s. When I finally got a dealer with a VIN #, I did a test drive, and purchased same day. A lot of the dealerships here in Seattle area don't even carry the bike. They will order it for you, but don't seem to have them on the sales floor. My dealer has already sold out of the 2020 model GT and has more on order. They had them on the showroom floor around New Years Day but they didn't last long, when I was in there the other day they said the next batch will be coming soon. I am glad that it is selling so well. 👍 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo3 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Geeze I didn't know. My dealer wants 14,500 out the door. About 1k is tax/registration, 500 in dealer fee's. I don't know if I want to risk trying to find one later in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsquabbles Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I went to the one in Chicago and was little disappointed compared to years past. This year not even close as many vendors for accessories and no ducati, triumph, bmw or guzzi bikes to check out. Still worth going as there are still lots to see but I can't help but feeling something is for sure missing. Maybe just a sign of the times I guess in the industry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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