Pictures from the 2002 Indy Dealer Show

[Rich Rohrich]

We're back from Indy. Okie and I have a bunch of digital pictures we'll be uploading to the Indy 2002 gallery over the next couple of days. Eric Gorr took a bunch of great film pictures that we'll scan and have posted sometime this week.

Lots of cool stuff like an EFI YZ250F from Optimum, a brutally trick TM400 Super Motard prototype. The introduction of the trick new "Hot Cams" billet cams for late model thumpers, an impressive redesign from Cannondale, some trick new stuff from Wiseco and Boyesen and lots more. As usual High Torque and the rest of the print mags will be a day late and a dollar short on coverage.

Click here to go to the Indy 2002 Dealer Show photos.

 

[Battered Sav]

Thanks for the pics, looking forward to the rest of 'em.
That TM, and the cannondale, very nice.

 

[Sawblade]

Rich and Okie,
Thanks for the pictures and information on the 2002 Indy Show. Again, like last year DRN comes through with pictures and information for us mere mortals that only dream about going to the Indy Show. :p

 

[70 marlin]

That was ugly gear !

nice pic's, where's all the babe's?

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Re: That was ugly gear !

Originally posted by 70 marlin
nice pic's, where's all the babe's?

Eric shot those pictures. I was torn between shooting technology or tatas:eek:

 

[Battered Sav]

Go the tatas, some of them are pretty high tech nowadays too!

 

[bigred455]

Great pics,wiseco is making forged clutch basket's now ha. I really like the way the finger's are stamped out v shaped .BETTER OIL FLOW OR WHAT.

 

[kmccune]

Great Pics, I really like the Cannondale ( I just wish I could afford it :( )
Oh Well SOMEDAY!:)
Kevin

 

[Tennessee Thumper]

Rich you always come through with some great pics from Indy.Man,that riding gear looked hideous,must have been the "Art Bell Edition"riding gear.:)

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Originally posted by Tennessee Thumper
that riding gear looked hideous,must have been the "Art Bell Edition"riding gear.:)

I've seen better looking road kill :scream:

Eric is scanning his film shots which are much cleaner so we'll have tons more pics up by the weekend.

 

[Battered Sav]

Riding gear :confused:
I thought they were kiddies pyjamas

 

[roadx]

no husky's

totally bummed no husky's:whiner:

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Re: no husky's

Originally posted by roadx
totally bummed no husky's

I was hoping to see them too. Maybe they were there and just really well hidden.

 

[IDkTm]

Did you guys get a chance to check out the Fasst Co. handlebars? I've seen a couple of pictures of them on other sites and they look quite interesting. Any thoughts on them?

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Originally posted by IDkTm
Any thoughts on them?

Yeah I have a thought or two.

Here's a post from the forums at freshdirt.com by Cole Townsend the owner of fasstco

Those guys at DRN are the biggest spodes. I think to be a member there you have to ride either a 83 XR 350 (with Roost Boost, and Super Trapp) or a high performance IT 225 (it's a two smoke, it doesnt' need bolt ons). Or you can up grade to late model bike like a 01 TTR 225(optional pink streamers on steel Moose bars), or DR 250, unless you opt for the high performance two smoke agian and go for a KDX 200 (complete with rally guards).

Those guys posts are comedy, true dweebs.

It'll be a cold day in hell before I promote anything that jerkweed produces.

 

[Vic]

What's up with that?

 

[bigred455]

I don't know what ever gave him that idea, He makes us sound like moron's with bikes,This is the best site i ever been on where the members like myself are very knowledgeable about our sport. Not too smart being a owner of a company making remark's like that, maybe he don't know it,but he just gave his company bad advertising. What do you think, fellow dweeb's?..:o

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Originally posted by bigred455
Not too smart being a owner of a company making remark's like that, maybe he don't know it,but he just gave his company bad advertising. What do you think, fellow dweeb's?..:o

I'm thinking Cole slept through his marketing classes :D

 

[Okiewan]

He didn't like the review we did on his spoke torque wrench. Threw a fit for us to change it (it was written by member Will Pattison), I refused, he got pissed. Pretty childish response, no doubt.

The review: http://dirtrider.net/drn_tested/fasstco/spoke_wrench.html

I guess these guys are used to MXA's two sentence product reviews from the "pro" level rider's & mechanics, but don't like the opinions from normal joe weekend warriors; who just happen to account for the majoirty of their sales.

 

[IDkTm]

You know Rich I remember reading that over at Freshdirt and kinda wondering what was up with that. In fact I may have responded to that thread, did you save it or is it still up on Fresh Dirt? Doesn't seem to be the smartest thing to say about 12,500 potential customers. The bars look to be pretty trick, but I can't see myself buying them espicially at the price of in the high $200 range. Oh and if he didn't like the review of his torque wrench well all he has to do is look at the review as customer feedback and look at what was said. I've found most of the DRN tested reivews to be more than fair.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

My thoughts about Cole aside I saw his bars as an expensive, heavy way to complicate an extremely simple function on a motorcycle. The thought of going over those bars made me shudder. From a purely aesthetic standpoint I thought they were horrible looking, but taste is a fairly personal thing so take that for what it's worth.

Feel free to interpret this post based on whatever level of bias you feel I might be saddled with :)

 

[Rich Rohrich]

I just added a bunch of new pics to the Indy 2002 gallery for anyone who is interested.

Click here to go to the Indy 2002 Dealer Show photos.

 

[99CR125OK]

Well......I was contemplating purchasing some of fasstco's bar inserts, I think I'll reconsider that since I'm a dweeb!:D

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Oberg makes a similar bar insert product which looks very slick.

http://www.obergsports.com/dampener.html

 

[bwalker]

FWIW after trying the Faastco bar inserts I think they provide little to no improvment when installed on protaper bars. The inserts also weight a ton because they are made from brass and they didnt fit the protaper till I put them on a lathe and polished them with emory cloth.