Toronto Motorcycle and Powersports Show - Feb 14-16

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Lightcycle said:
If the manufacturers don't have an official booth, sometimes a local dealer will step up and bring some of their lineup to the show.

This last show a couple of weeks ago there wasn't an official Ducati booth, but Ducati Toronto did set up a booth and they brought about 10-15 bikes from their inventory available to peruse. Although I don't think they let you sit on some of the high $ models like the Panigale V4.

I don't think they you sit on those at the dealership either.
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can sit on a v4 at GP
 
otwo_91 said:
I wonder if there will be helmets on discount at the show. That is what would compel me to go :P
Otherwise I may go just to look around.
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i always see trains of people with lids leaving the show(s)
 
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AllistonGT said:
Looking forward to going. Hope more manufacturers are going to attend. May try custom earplugs. Anyone have an idea of the cost? Can they be made with a speaker installed?
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We got ours from Nu-Life hearing. Molds were done at show and we had them in our mail box about two weeks later. The fit and sound quality are awesome. Redneck even got a second pair (plugs only) at the next show just to use for work.

Ryan is awesome. Be sure to tell him your GTAM.
 
Relax said:
The Hyperstrada version was an exception. Too bad Ducati discontinued it for eating into Multistrada sales. And all it really had over the standard Hyper was luggage and a windscreen.
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But did it really eat into MTS sales? Didn't seem to sell at all which is likely the real reason it was axed. I shopped them and wanted to like it but then realized it really wasn't touring comfy or have long range, or good at luggage capacity, so I bought a Multi which did all those things plus could hold a passenger in comfort and was still a riot in the twisties.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
But did it really eat into MTS sales? Didn't seem to sell at all which is likely the real reason it was axed. I shopped them and wanted to like it but then realized it really wasn't touring comfy or have long range, or good at luggage capacity, so I bought a Multi which did all those things plus could hold a passenger in comfort and was still a riot in the twisties.
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Agree with this take.

Kinda fugly too... 🤮 😆
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
But did it really eat into MTS sales? Didn't seem to sell at all which is likely the real reason it was axed. I shopped them and wanted to like it but then realized it really wasn't touring comfy or have long range, or good at luggage capacity, so I bought a Multi which did all those things plus could hold a passenger in comfort and was still a riot in the twisties.
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I guess having only ridden sportbikes before getting mine, I thought it was infinitely more comfortable and found myself getting off it at then end of day-long rides feeling like I hadn't gotten my fill of riding yet. Normally I'd be so sore I wouldn't wait to get off. The most I got out of a tank was about 325 kms, but I did run out of gas doing that. Still, getting 300 kms out of a tank on average was letting me ride 50% farther than I ever could before on my other bikes. And maybe the luggage was small compared to a Multi, but they we a hell of a lot better than carrying everything in a backpack. And there was one on each side! So I guess it's all a matter of perspective. I don't know if eating into Multi sales really was the reason, but that's what everyone on the Hyperstrada forums was guessing, because we all loved it so much.

My only gripe was that it lacked power. The looks actually grew on me, but then became ugly again after the 950 was released.
 
I'll be going to this show and it will make a great Valentine's day gift from my wife to me:)
Looking forward to seeing and sitting on the 2025 Tracer GT, 2025 Suzuki GSXS-1000GTX and some other sport touring bikes. Need a new lid for her and looking at a new one for me.

I also didn't spend enough time at the custom earplugs booth during the last show, so need to do that at this one.

I'm always down for some food.... is there a GTAM dinner after this show?
 
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