More new models in TO

From the Toronto Motorcycle Show

TORONTO, ON -- Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Victory and Vespa have already announced some of the new models they will feature at the Toronto Motorcycle Show. Now BMW, Ducati and Honda have made new product announcements in advance of the Dec. 2-4 show.

BMW will introduce several new motorcycles at the Toronto Motorcycle Show including the R1200S and K1200R, a liquid cooled inline four DOHC production naked bike that produces over 160 bhp. With a six-speed gearbox, Duolever front suspension and optional Electronic Suspension Adjustment and ABS available, the new 1200R is a bike everyone will want to see for themselves.

Show visitors can drop by the BMW booth and meet Charley Boorman from the hit television series Long Way Round. He’ll be at the Show all weekend signing autographs and talking to fans. Boorman and fellow Hollywood star and best friend, Ewan McGregor, had the ultimate adventure - circumnavigating the globe on motorcycles. The Long Way Round documented their travels - 20,000 miles in 107 days on a pair BMW R1150 GS Adventures.

Ducati Canada is showing the new Sport Classic models including the Paul Smart Replica and Sport 1000. These bikes package modern sport bike engineering with 1970s Ducati styling. Also on display is a 2006 999R, the street legal, limited-production base model used for World Superbike and AMA racing. Only ten 999Rs will be imported to Canada in 2006.

For 31 years, the Honda Gold Wing has stood alone as the ultimate touring motorcycle and the one by which all others are measured. Honda’s commitment to continuous improvement of the Gold Wing continues for 2006, with numerous changes designed to make it run cleaner, ride smoother and sound better, making the journey to the rider’s destination easier and more enjoyable.

It will be lights, music and action on Saturday and Sunday at Harley-Davidson’s Revvin’ into Winter Fashion Review. This exciting show will feature jackets, pants, vests and other casual wear from Harley-Davidson Motorclothes accessory line. Set on a raised runway in the Harley-Davison booth, against a backdrop of Harley-Davidson’s new 2006 bikes and accessories, it’s a spectacle visitors won’t want to miss.

Full information on the Toronto Motorcycle Show is available at: www.motorcycleshows.ca or www.sportshows.ca.