Work commitments and a busy schedule outside the garage have reduced the time spent on the bike lately, so progress over the past two weeks has been minimal.
I’ve been playing with the idea of adding some subtle decals to the bike.
Below are a few rough visual examples of what that could look like.
At the moment my thoughts are roughly
70% NO / 30% YES when it comes to adding graphics.
Still thinking about it.
What do you guys think?
Should the bike get some light and tasteful decals, or should it stay as it is?
Do the ideas shown in the pictures work in your opinion, or does anyone have better suggestions?
Feel free to post comments and ideas — pictures are welcome too.
Last weekend the
Pori Motorshow 2026 took place.
Due to the lack of proper competition classes, expectations regarding success were not particularly high.
Overall the Pori Motorshow was a fairly small event, and there are definitely a few areas where the organization could improve. I had a good discussion with the organizers about this, and they received the feedback well and considered it valuable. They mentioned that some changes will be made for next year, which is great to hear.
This year, as in previous years, the event only had
three award categories:
- Best Moped
- Best Motorcycle
- Best Car
The entire voting process was based solely on
public votes via QR code.
Just like last year, the
Best Motorcycle award ended up going to a
125cc supermoto... A nice bike for a 125, but in my opinion (and in the opinion of many others) changing decal kits and installing bolt-on parts isn’t really enough to deserve the Best Motorcycle award.
This once again caused some frustration, as there were several truly impressive full-size motorcycles at the show that had gone through long and serious build processes. And I’m not even talking about my own bike here.
The younger audience (roughly 15–18 years old) managed to mobilize votes much more effectively, or at least that age group clearly made up a large portion of the visitors, which naturally resulted in more votes.
The good news is that next year there will be
separate classes for different types of bikes, and the public vote will only be one part of the judging process. A jury will also select their own winners independently.
For my own bike, the final result was
44th place out of 136 vehicles.
A total of
2,775 votes were cast at the show, and
21 of them went to my bike.
The event had approximately
13,400 visitors overall.
Here are a few shots from the show.
After getting back home, we noticed that the
front fairing had cracked into pieces.
It’s hard to say exactly what happened, but it was clearly damaged.
A new one has already been ordered, and we’ll make sure to install it in a way that prevents any tension or stress that might have caused the issue.
Unfortunately I haven’t yet had time to continue working on the electrical system, and it now looks like the wiring work will have to wait until after the next show.
The bike will be on display at the following upcoming events:
- Jyväskylä Motorcycle Show – March 21–22
- ACS – April 3–5
- HRRS – April 11–12
- Kuopio Motorcycle Show – April 25–26
