I and some friends were at the Long Beach show yesterday. This is one of the biggest shows in the country with great weather (sunny high 70s) and many distributors being based nearby. We went in about 11:30, and they closed the show with two of us still in the hall. Triumph's effort was small, but they had a new Bonny, a Thruxton, a Street something. Yamaha had a big area, with lots and lots of bikes in there, but no swag (stickers, T-shirts, etc.) Honda was well-repped, Beemer, Indian, H-D. I sat on so many my hip is sore from flinging a leg over so many times. There were a lot of cut-away engines and whole bikes even. More vendors than last year, it seemed, and all in all, we had a great time. The flask helped somewhat.