Text and photo: Jarl Hole
No less than 56,669 spectators had visited Oslo Moto Show 2024 when the doors to Nova Spektrum in Lillestrøm closed at 19:00 on Sunday evening, October 27. This is a new attendance record and shows that there is a great deal of interest in motoring in Norway and that Oslo Motor Show fills a need to come together and be seduced by cars and motorcycles in all shapes and colors.
There is no doubt that the show is primarily for and by car enthusiasts, but two-wheelers have always been part of the event and the bikes on display are top class, whether they are imaginative creations with long forks and bulging rear tires or meticulously restored classics. The only motorcycle manufacturer represented at this year’s Oslo Motor Show was Indian, which took the opportunity to showcase its new Scout models. There was a great deal of interest in the models, which come in a number of different versions, topped by the Scout 101 with a 1,250 cc liquid-cooled engine, double Brembo front discs, up/down fork and a price just under NOK 300,000.
Below you will find a small picture cavalcade from Oslo Motor Show 2024.
Race cars have their rightful place at the show. A magnificent 1987 Porsche 962 Evolution is not to be despised. The car is owned by Vidar Frogner from Larkollen.
Indian, which was the only manufacturer at this year’s show, took the opportunity to showcase the new Scout 101. Here, Indian’s Swedish head of design Ola Stenegärd has delivered a lavish and modern motorcycle with double Brembo discs at the front, up/down fork, fairing and adjustable damping at the rear. Of course, you can buy additional equipment from a large catalog and thus get a bike completely to your own taste and desire. Børge Grefsli on the left and the author of the article on the right admire and are impressed by a beautiful motorcycle from the USA.
Bjørn Edsem Høyer and his company Bullfighter were present as usual, selling products that almost made the card terminal run hot.
Husqvarna 500 TT 1934 designed by Folke Mannerstedt. A version with a 350 cc engine was also built. A major investment that would conquer Europe’s racetracks. This example is a replica built according to original drawings and completed in 2016. It is used in exhibition races and hill climbs. Owned by Christer Fagerberg, Sweden.
Brough Superior SS100 1926. Racing machine owned by Mats Olofsson from Enskededalen in Sweden.
Harley-Davidson Tush 2024. A great chopper built by Sami Jävelä from Rauma in Finland
Classics from a few years back. Benelli Sei with a straight axle and a more moderate Yamaha painted in the racing colors of the time ala Kenny Roberts.
Rune Jacobsen from Spydeberg in Østfold is the master of the models on the shelves on the wall. You’ll have to look hard to find such filigree watchmaking. “Everything is produced by hand from scratch, it’s not a kit. There’s only one word for it, “Incomparable”!
Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail 2008. Modified by Philip Gustafsson from Uddevalla, Sweden.
