A few months back I received a call from a gentleman by the name of Russ in regards to a Turntable. He was looking to spin a Honda 929 at the boat shows. Why a bike at a boat show was my initial thought. None the less I started figuring out what his requirements would be. Some time went by and I admit I dropped the ball. About a month ago I get a return call checking on progress. At this point there has been none as I didn't call him back. So I put pen to paper and figured out what will be needed and how to accomplish it, still no return call. About a week ago I get another call (they tend to come in when I'm out of the office). OK so I write Russ down on my list of people to call. Last Friday I call him back and I found out that they were in NY for the boat show without a Turntable, my bad. I agree to finish up the Turntable over the weekend (in between Football games). While discussing the project I learn who I'm dealing with. Now I knew who the company was, AMF Offshore racing. What I didn't know is WHO the company is, they are the owners of Miss Geico the winningest off shore boat this season and championship winner the last few years. No big deal so they have a fantastic sponsor, LOL.
I made arrangements to take the Turntable to the show and set the bike up as I am the one who dropped the proverbial ball and did not stay on top of the project (I did apologize several times). Right from the get-go everyone I dealt with was very hospitable. My main contact at the event was Thomas and he had everything in place for us when we showed up. We cruised through the gates to the loading dock, no parking issues, we walked in the building like we had the front door key. After meeting Thomas who is one hell of a guy and a very talented fabricator, we prepared to get the bike set up. The bike was far nicer than what I had expected. It is a 2000 929 CBR Honda with a 10" over swing arm and a 300 tire. It has a wheelie bar hanging off of the back which makes the bike long.
I had some measurements supplied to me prior to arriving which was a big help. I had most of the parts already made and only had to do some minor site work. Everything went smoothly.
After getting the bike set up we were given Miss Geico passes to cruise the boat show. Holy crap, there is some money tied up in those machines. After looking at boats which I know very little about I went back to the Miss Geico booth where I met the throttle man of the race boat as well as few of the crew along with the poster girls.
We snapped a few pictures with the various crew members and models than said our goodbyes.
Every single person on that crew was extremely accommodating and hospitable. Enough so we are thinking of taking in an off shore race this season just to see them in action.
The pics aren't the greatest but you'll get the point.
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Topic: Miss Geico Bike and Javits Boat Show (Read 1623 times)