Page 2 of 2: Day 1 Report

ADVMoto is excited to once again report live from the AIMExpo. This year's event, hosted in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in OH, aims to attract more exhibitors, dealers, and media in its new centalized location. Here's photos of some of the action during the first Media Day.

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World travelers, Sam Manicom and Dan Rintz joins ADVMoto at the 2017 AIMExpo. Sam's wonderful books come in paperback or audio CD and Dan's movie is also available at booth #957. Be sure to join us Saturday, Sept. 23rd for a fundraiser presentation to support the Motorcycle Relief Project.

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No shortage of interesting characters at AIMExpo! Even though Thursday and Friday are restricted to the industry, a steady flow of attendees made their way through the convention center. We expect attendance to continually raise throughout the weekend.

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American dirt track racer, Jared Mees gives an overview of his Indian FTR750. Care to add one of these high-performance flat trackers to your garage? Indian is happy to oblige for a purchase price just shy of $50,000.

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The Benelli TRK 502 is at the beginning stages of passing EPA regulations. This 500cc parallel twin could fill a gap within the adventure bike market - a mid displacement twin cylinder with big bike looks at a competitive price point.

More from the 2017 AIMExpo:

Gear: 

• NEXX replaces their popular XD1 dual sport helmet with two new helmets. The X.WED for the most part is an upgraded XD1 with better aerodynamics and revised interior. The X.WST is geared towards street riders that don't have a use for a peak visor.
• Shoei introduces a new dirt helmet, the VFX-EVO. The helmet features a Motion Distribution System that's designed to reduce rotational acceleration energy to the head during impact.
• TwistedThrottle.com displayed their new, feature packed DENALI 2.0 auxiliary lights with industry-leading TriOptic™ lens systems. We're big fans of of the original DENALI's, but the 2.0 systems are even more rugged, reliable, and versatile than before.

Bikes:

• Kawasaki surpised us by reviving the KLX250 with fuel injection. This sets up Team Green for a model line-up that's sure to please new riders into their sport adventure models. ADVMoto got a chance to chat with Kawasaki about the revised KLX. Read more about it by clicking here, and check out our interview with Kawi below!
• Hate it or love it, electric powered motorcycles are here to stay. The number of "engine-less" models seem to have doubled over the past year. A couple that have peaked our interest is three-wheeler manufacturer Doohan, and youth balance bikes created by STACYC.

We're just getting started at AIMExpo. Stay tuned for Day 2 covereage, coming soon!

Click here to watch a video recap of Day 1!