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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 131128" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>Greg, thanks very much for that review. I just got a photo sent to me showing a queue all the way to the river steps, so it's off to a good start.</p><p></p><p>The reason there is plenty of room is we had to lock in the overall layout in early September, when Australia was still in the midst of a big covid spike, forcing us to guess what kind of social distancing requirements might be in place when the exhibition opened nearly three months later. </p><p></p><p>We wanted the "objects" to be displayed as cleanly as possible so you would have seen only one bike on its center stand. The front tire of that one suddenly deflated the day before you visited so the only short-term solution possible was the center stand. </p><p></p><p>Some people certainly expect to see over-restored machines so are surprised at the as-found or as-used condition of some of them, like the Lightning. However, I think by the time they've made their way through the exhibition most have them have become indoctrinated into accepting the condition of the unique machines, just as they would expect to see a, say, ancient Greek vase in it's as-found condition.</p><p></p><p>I love your comment about how many ladies were present. As I wrote previously, hard-core bikers are going to come no matter what. It's the ladies and children whose opinions about motorcycles and motorcycle design that we want to shape.</p><p></p><p>p.s. the exhibition opened to the public at 10am today. This photograph was taken at 10:05 am:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]38862[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 131128, member: 2806"] Greg, thanks very much for that review. I just got a photo sent to me showing a queue all the way to the river steps, so it's off to a good start. The reason there is plenty of room is we had to lock in the overall layout in early September, when Australia was still in the midst of a big covid spike, forcing us to guess what kind of social distancing requirements might be in place when the exhibition opened nearly three months later. We wanted the "objects" to be displayed as cleanly as possible so you would have seen only one bike on its center stand. The front tire of that one suddenly deflated the day before you visited so the only short-term solution possible was the center stand. Some people certainly expect to see over-restored machines so are surprised at the as-found or as-used condition of some of them, like the Lightning. However, I think by the time they've made their way through the exhibition most have them have become indoctrinated into accepting the condition of the unique machines, just as they would expect to see a, say, ancient Greek vase in it's as-found condition. I love your comment about how many ladies were present. As I wrote previously, hard-core bikers are going to come no matter what. It's the ladies and children whose opinions about motorcycles and motorcycle design that we want to shape. p.s. the exhibition opened to the public at 10am today. This photograph was taken at 10:05 am: [ATTACH type="full"]38862[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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