Another year, another show… I’d like to wax lyrical about all the massive innovations and exciting changes but even the much coveted Africa Twin we’d all been so excited about seeing offered little in the way of news. Certainly from it’s lofty pedestal display at least, much as we’d all love to have been able to paw over Honda’s new offering there was little given away and it firmly remains a teaser for 2015. Rumors abound that it may not even be called Africa Twin now and the Team spent ages speculating over the possible reasons for this, eventually reasoning that it might simply be too much for the new bike to live up to.

CCM, as in 2013, was a bit of a show stopper highlight and I suspect all of us found ourselves a little smitten with the diminutive adventure bike from t’North, especially having seen them in action first-hand earlier in the year on our trip to the Hard Alpi Tour. Names on the list for a test ride: CHECK!

Unlike last year though the show was positively heaving with visitors and I can’t quite remember when I last saw it that busy. Encouraging signs if they’re hoping to grow it back to it’s former glory. You never know, perhaps those companies we all wanted to see there but who chose to opt out might forge a return for next year instead of just sending out cheeky “Sorry we’re not at the show but enjoy this tiny discount ‘show offer'” emails.