Tag Archives: Chicago

Progressive International Motorcycle Show: Chicago Highlights

This is my fourth year attending the Progressive International Motorcycle show and 2nd in Chicago. This year, a buddy of mine that has since moved away wanted to try to catch a show, so we met up in Indy for … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Chicago: The Remaining Highlights

Erik Buell Racing I was really surprised to see EBR at the show, especially after all the news stories about having issues finding investors, yadda, yadda. Apparently someone ponied up the rest of the cash to keep things going, as the … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Chicago: Harley Davidson Motorcycles

This year I can say I actually walked into the Harley booth. Last year in Cleveland I think I walked by, but decided that it was way too crowded and I didn’t want to wade through all the people. To … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Chicago: Triumph’s New British Twins

I’m actually a little sore with Triumph regarding their showing in Chicago. Despite the fact that Triumph has a bike for virtually every class of motorcycle, they decided to only bring the 2016 Bonneville “Reborn” models to Chicago; moreover, rumor … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Chicago: Ducati Motorcycles, Highlights of Desmodromic Supermodels

Right or wrong, I can’t fight the perception that Ducati is the epitome of (street) motorcycle performance. That being said, I can picture myself on an R1, but I don’t foresee myself in the saddle of a 1299 cc, tire … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Chicago: KTM, Highlights from Team Orange

Like Ducati, I can’t help but feel like KTM runs some sort of unicorn factory. What do I mean, unicorn factory? Take the 1290 Super Adventure for instance, the 1301 cc engine makes 160 HP, while the bike weighs 505 … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Chicago: Yamaha Motorcycles Highlights

Stumbling into the Yamaha booth I was immediately taken by the DT-07 flat tracker display. Flat track is on my “to-do” list this year, hopefully I’ll get a chance to see this concept make its way onto the track for … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Chicago: BMW Motorrad Highlights

Right or wrong, in my mind, BMW is synonymous with quality; despite recent recalls, which are frankly rampant in the automotive industry as a whole right now for whatever reason. At any rate, while I don’t particularly care for most of … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Progressive International Motorcycle Show 2016, Chicago: The Preview

Last year I wrote extensively about the IMS show in Cleveland. As I mentioned last week, I missed the Cleveland show this year while I was soaking up the sun in sandy, gulf side Florida, so I took my kitchen … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments