MP 18 Motorcycle Expo - 3rd of February 2018 - Helsinki, Finland - Part 1 - Street & Offroad

Once again I had an opportunity to visit MP 18 motorcycle expo. It was held at the convention center of Helsinki called Messukeskus. This time I catched a night train from Oulu to Pasila. Convention center is conveniently located within a walking distance from Pasila train station so it easily accessable. Expo lasted three days from Friday to Sunday. I made my visit on Saturday. There was a lot of planned activities and showcases for visitors, such as stunt riding, mini supermoto racing, road racing exhibits, test drive simulators etc. There was also a possibility test drive new motorcycles in an indoor circuit where racing events also took place.

Wide variety of exhibitors included bigger and smaller motorcycle brands from Europe, United States and Japan, such as Aprilia, BMW, Triumph, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha etc. Motorcycle brands were placed to same hall with parts and riding gear vendors. Different MC and Motorsport clubs and associations had also stands at the expo. Petrol Circus showcased modified motorcycles and best motorcycles were awarded with trophies and prices.

Aprilia RSV4RR

MP 18 Motorcycle Expo - 3rd of February 2018 - Helsinki, Finland - Part 2 - Road racing & MX

Modern racing motorcycles had also strong present at the expo and there were bikes from many different categories of racing. Here are some which caught my attention and interest.

Red Bull Ajo Motorsport 2010 Derbi 125 #93 Marc Marquez

MP 18 Motorcycle Expo - 3rd of February 2018 - Helsinki, Finland - Part 3 - Classic & Classic Racing

Here are few photos of some of the older bikes displayed at the show.

RR 1150 'Rough Of Rämsöö'

MP 18 Motorcycle Expo - 3rd of February 2018 - Helsinki, Finland - Part 4 - Petrol Circus Custom Bike Show

Petrol Circus is biggest custom bike competition exhibition in Finland. It was held during MP 18 motorcycle expo in Messukeskus, Helsinki, and there was around 100 motorcycles exhibited. Competition had four different classes: classic, custom, street and open. Here's few photos I took while my stay 😊

1955 NSU CafeMax 372

Tampere Supercross & OffroadExpo @ Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre (TESC) - 11th of November 2017 - Tampere, Finland

Here's my photos from Tampere Supercross and OffroadExpo held at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre (TESC) 10-11th of November 2017. First time the event took place in 2012 and act as a final event for Finnish Supercross championships in 2012 and 2013. 2014 the competition turned international.

Head2Head format was introduced this year where two riders compete against each other. Six heats decided the winner and #48 Joan Cross took the first place in Saturdays competition. The main competition started with two qualifying rounds and consisted of four heats and two finals. It was a tight battle between #91 Alex Ray and #151 Harri Kullas. Harri won the final on Friday but on Saturday it was Alex's time to shine and take the first place. 

Between heats there was also 50cc and 65cc Minicross exhibition races. Pit area for competitors was constructed beside the OffroadExpo fair area which had over 50 exhibitors and was free of charge for visitors. New KTM Freeride E-XC electric bike grapped my attention. I also recorded quite a lot of video clips and I will upload them to my Instagram account.

Westcoast Motor Show @ Botnia Hall - Part 5 - American - 24th of September 2017 - Vaasa, Finland

Here's the last set of photos from the event. I saved the biggest category last 😉 Lots of cool cars were on display in this category. Probably my favorite ones were 1932 Ford 5W Coupe, 1947 Buick Roadmaster, 1957 Pontiac Starchief and 1971 Chevrolet Camaro if I had to name a few.

American and yankee cars have been very popular in Finland for a long time. There are a lot of events (shows, cruises, meet ups, swap meets etc.) based around this scene and most of them are located in southern part of Finland. With that said there are a lot of nice events also elsewhere around Finland like this one in Ostrobothnia.

Show car 'Kryptonite' with 341 DeSoto Hemi engine

Westcoast Motor Show @ Botnia Hall - Part 4 - Classics - 24th of September 2017 - Vaasa, Finland

1938 Alvis Special

Westcoast Motor Show @ Botnia Hall - Part 3 - Motorcycles - 24th of September 2017 - Vaasa, Finland

1943 Harley-Davidson

Westcoast Motor Show @ Botnia Hall - Part 2 - Tuning - 24th of September 2017 - Vaasa, Finland

Here's a glimpse to some of the tuning cars displayed at the show.

Toyota Supra MK IV TT 'Top Secret'

Westcoast Motor Show @ Botnia Hall - Part 1 - Motorsports - 24th of September 2017 - Vaasa, Finland

Last Sunday I made a one day trip to Vaasa to visit Westcoast Motor Show for the first time. I had quite a busy schedule that day. I took a train from Oulu around 9 am in the morning and arrived to Vaasa little over 1 pm. Botnia Hall, where the event took place, is located in Mustasaari, around 7 kilometers from the city centre. A quick cab drive took me under 15 minutes to reach my destination.

Westcoast Motor Show is arranged by a local association called Westcoast Street Cruisers ry. Show features all kinds of vehicles from restored classics to heavily modified cars and motorcycles. There were also few snowmobiles, which I will cover later.

Roihis Racing Ry's BMW E92 drift car