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Calgary Motorcycle Show

CALGARY MOTORCYCLE SHOW 2011

January 7-9

BMO Center - Stampede Park

Show Hours:

Friday, January 7th 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Saturday, January 8th 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Sunday, January 9th 10:00 am - 5:00 pm


Admission Prices:

Adults $13.00

Juniors (Ages 6 to 15) $9.50

Children (Under 6 years) Free when accompanied by an adult

Family Pass (2 Adults & 2 Juniors) $35.00


FEATURE SCHEDULE - STAGE TIMES


Friday, January 7

SHE Rides Nite ALL HALLS 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

SHE Rides Nite Prize Draw Stage HALL A 8:30 pm

Motor Madness Show: MX and ATV Freestyle CORRAL 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Winners Circle Q&A Stage HALL A 4:00 pm 6:00 pm

Yamaha Riding Academy HALL D 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Daryl Makk – Comedian Stage HALL A 6:30 pm 8:00 pm

Meet Biker TV’s Heather Ireland HALL C – booth #C2 Universal Cycle 3:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:30 pm

Autograph session with 7 Time Super Bike Champion Jordan Szoke Beside Stage 4:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:30 pm

Learn to Ride Basics by Too Cool Motorcycle School Stage HALL A 5:30 pm 7:30 pm

Trials Demonstrations HALL D 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:30 pm 8:00 pm


Saturday, January 8

Motor Madness Show: MX and ATV Freestyle CORRAL 12:00 pm 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm

Winners Circle Q&A Stage HALL A 12:30 pm 2:30 pm

Yamaha Riding Academy HALL D 10:30 am – 12:30 pm 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Daryl Makk – Comedian HALL A Stage 1:30 pm 3:30 pm & 7:00 pm

Meet Biker TV’s Heather Ireland HALL C – booth #C2 Universal Cycle 1:00 pm 3:00 pm 5:00 pm

Racing Sponsorships with Laura Lang of Parts Canada HALL A 4:00 pm ONLY SEMINAR 1 hour in length

Autograph session with 7 Time Super Bike Champion Jordan Szoke Beside Stage 11:30 am 1:00 pm 3:00 pm

Learn to Ride Basics by Too Cool Motorcycle School Stage HALL A 10:00 am 3:00 pm 5:00 pm

Trials Demonstrations HALL D 11:00 am 12:30 pm 2:30 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:30 pm


Sunday January 9

Motor Madness Show: MX and ATV Freestyle CORRAL 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm

Winners Circle Q&A Stage HALL A 1:00 pm 2:30 pm

Yamaha Riding Academy HALL D 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Daryl Makk – Comedian HALL A Stage 1:30 pm 3:00 pm

Meet Biker TV’s Heather Ireland HALL C – booth #C2 Universal Cycle 12:30 pm 2:30 pm

Autograph session with 7 Time Super Bike Champion Jordan Szoke Beside Stage 1:30 pm 3:00 pm

Learn to Ride Basics by Too Cool Motorcycle School Stage HALL A 11:30 am 12:30 pm

Grand Prize Draw HALL A Stage 3:30 pm

Trials Demonstrations HALL D 10:00 am 11:00 am 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 4:00 pm

 
The Calgary bike show is filled with lots of cool vendors and booths including Harley Davidson, Yamaha, Ducati, BMW, KTM, Honda, Victory, and hundreds of other exhibitors. This will be my second time attending the show.  If you're into bikes make sure you head to the BMO center at Stampede park to check it all out this weekend.

NYE @ Whitefish

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Solid Weekend.

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Yamaha FZ8

2011 Yamaha FZ8

The all-new FZ8 has a streetfighter attitude with sporkbike manners.

Have it all.

The all new 2011 Yamaha FZ8 is a do-it-all sportbike with amazing all around performance for both urban commando and the weekend canyon carver. And at 800cc it splits the difference between a 600 and liter-bike so you get light weight handling along with great torque... all in a stylish, upright package.

Combining sports bike performance and aggressive naked styling with all day riding comfort, the 2011 Yamaha is a special breed of motorcycle. The word practical pops to mind, but don't confuse practical with dull. Most riders can only afford one machine and the new 2011 FZ8 is worth a serious look. It delivers solid performance from its new 779cc inline-4 engine and excellent handling thanks to the Yamaha FZ1 inspired twin spar aluminum frame. And when it comes to comfort...

The motorcycle world is becoming more highly specialized by the day.

Special niche models are popping up everywhere. Unfortunately, most of us can only afford one bike. The new FZ8 is a brilliant "all-rounder" that brings fun, excitement and adrenalin to each and every ride. It is ready to slice its way through the "twisties", cruise the backroads in comfort and style or make that daily commute a bunch more enjoyable. Attitude, power, handling and style, the new FZ8 is the ultimate everyday sport bike.

The motorcycle world is becoming more highly specialized by the day.

Special niche models are popping up everywhere. Unfortunately, most of us can only afford one bike. The new FZ8 is a brilliant "all-rounder" that brings fun, excitement and adrenalin to each and every ride. It is ready to slice its way through the "twisties", cruise the backroads in comfort and style or make that daily commute a bunch more enjoyable. Attitude, power, handling and style, the new FZ8 is the ultimate everyday sport bike.
Aggressive looks and aggressive character define the new Yamaha FZ8 – a high performance real world sports bike designed to deliver a shot of adrenaline every time you turn the key.
At the heart of the FZ8 is a flexible and powerful 779cc engine with instant drive and torque at low revs, and a trademark Yamaha rush of horsepower as you approach the red line. Light, easy handling and roomy ergonomics round out the ultimate everyday sports machine – and the optional ABS system makes hard braking safe, whatever the conditions.
The FZ8 is not a bike for beginners – it’s the naked sportsbike with true attitude and the power to back it up.

 Yamaha FZ8

 Yamaha sports bike

new Yamaha sports bike

2011 Yamaha sports bike 

 Yamaha FZ8 sports bike

Yamaha race bikes

 2011 Yamaha FZ8

BMW HP2 Sports bikes

2011 BMW HP2 Sport

BMW HP2 Sport. Throttle up. Blast off.

With a staggering 130 horsepower, the HP 2 Sport features the most powerful Boxer engine ever designed by BMW Motorrad. For the first time ever, double overhead camshafts are included in our famous opposed twin cylinder motor, kicking out even more revs. Making the HP2 Sport even more track-ready is new Quickshifter technology, which means faster gear changes without having to chop the throttle or use the clutch. Add a fully adjustable Ohlins sport front and rear suspension, Radial mounted Brembo Monobloc brakes, a lightweight carbon fiber aerodynamic fairing, not to mention forged racing wheels and tires and a MotoGP-inspired cockpit that computes lap times and other racing data, and the result is one of the most advanced sport bikes to ever scorch the tarmac.

Outstanding race results are inexorably linked with BMW Motorrad’s flat twin “Boxer” models. So it is an obvious step to build a high-end version! The result is the BMW HP2 Sport: the uncompromising realisation of the 24-Hour Endurance racer as a road machine. 100 per cent motor racing genes, licensed for the road. An exclusive sports machine by BMW Motorrad for motor racing connoisseurs and 2-cylinder enthusiasts which puts racing expertise into serial production – with power and authenticity. With an incredible air/oil-cooled 98 kW (133 bhp) and 115 Nm – a unique performance for a serial production “Boxer”!

BMW HP2 Sports bikes

BMW HP2 Sports bikes

BMW HP2 Sports bikes

BMW HP2 Sports bikes

BMW HP2 Sports bikes

2011 BMW HP2 Sport Features
When BMW Motorrad presented the BMW HP2 Sport in autumn 2007, a dream came true for many boxer fans. Not only is the BMW HP2 Sport still the sportiest and most powerful series production flat twin of all time tailored to meet the needs of ambitious two-cylinder sports riders – its numerous exclusive details used up to now only in motorsports which entered series production for the first time on the HP2 Sport are truly fascinating.
Now BMW Motorrad is following up with the road-licensed “HP2 Sport Motorsport” special model.

The HP2 Sport achieved numerous successes in scores of races all over the world in the past 3 years, among other things with the BMW Motorrad Works Team in selected Endurance World Cup races. The racing boxer took part in renowned 24-hour classics such as Le Mans or Bol d'Or.

Like the factory machines the fairing, fuel tank, seat bench, front mudguard and engine spoiler are painted in the BMW Motorsport colours Alpine White, Lupine Blue metallic and Magma Red. The forged aluminium wheels are in Lupine Blue metallic at the front and Alpine White at the rear. In addition this exclusive special edition with the green and black start number areas on the seat body as well as the factory sticker set is visually very close to the successful BMW Motorrad Motorsport works motorcycle.

The HP2 Sport Motorsport has the same technical basis as the HP2 Sport launched in 2007. The flat twin engine equipped with double overhead camshafts and high-engine-speed capable cam followers used for valve operation delivers 98 kW (133 hp) at 8750 rpm. Maximum torque is 115 Nm at 6000 rpm, maximum engine speed being 9500 rpm.

The stainless steel exhaust system runs underneath the engine and generates the inimitable throaty boxer sound from a silencer which is aerodynamically well placed under the seat bench.

A further exclusive racing feature is the shift assistant in conjunction with the closely synchronised gearbox which permits fast upshifting without having to operate the clutch or stop accelerating. In order to reverse the shift pattern for motorracing if required, a respective substitution pressure sensor is available as an option.

The equipment and suspension of the BMW HP2 Sport Motorsport also features motorracing technology. The spring elements of the Öhlins sports suspension are fully adjustable and a Brembo braking system with radially bolted monoblock four-piston fixed callipers ensures optimum deceleration even in tough motorracing conditions.

Optimum ergonomics are ensured by the adjustable foot rest system, the cast aluminium adjustable handlebar ends as well as the radial-hand Magura instruments. The standard 2D dashboard, which stems directly from MotoGP racing, provides the rider with conventional information as well as with lap times and further motorsports relevant data.

Lightweight construction was a major factor in designing all components. This not only includes the self-supporting front fairing and the self-supporting rear made of carbon or the weight-optimised forged wheels, but also hidden details such as the lightweight generator used in motorsports.

With a dry weight of only 178 kilograms (199 kg fully fuelled according to the DIN norm), the BMW HP2 Sport Motorsport provides playful handling and great motorsports potential, be it on country roads or on the racetrack.

As an option BMW Motorrad offers ABS especially adapted for sports use. An additional pressure sensor in the front brake circuit permits more sensitive brake regulation and prevents the control unit from releasing the front brake too early when weight is taken off the rear wheel suddenly. The ABS can also be deactivated for racetrack use.

The HP2 Sport Motorsport is now available for order and limited to 400 units