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Favorite Bike Portrait

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SNC1923

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So what's a bike portrait? A picture of your bike in its environment. Could be at the side of the road or being ridden in the twisties. . . . Not a picture in your driveway, an environmental portrait.

Here's my current favorite:

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While not the best picture in the da world, this is probably still my favorite picture of my favorite bike as far as the amount of fun I had with her, the fact that she got me back into riding after some years of being bike-less and the fun I had modifying her to what you see here. Its a 73 R60/5 that I put S bars and fairing on along with a Mac 2-into-1. She was one FUN ride! We did well over 80K miles together in 6 short years. Photo taken up on Skyline Drive Va at one of my favorite pull offs. I've used the same location for several other bike shots since then but this one is still tops. Dang I sure miss her...*sigh*

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RM
 
I know my favorite of all time. I was headed into the sunrise on our way home from finishing the Iron Butt Rally in 2003.

I'm thinking the memories of the portrait color it even more vividly in the photographer's mind's eye.

Voni
sMiling
 

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And here's a self-portrait of me and The Beast

also on skyline drive, taken from the other side. Note: this and the one above are both scans from film. Oh, Yeah, I also changed out the rear shocks to some air shocks I found down at my mechanics shop shorty after buying her in the spring of 99.

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RM
 
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While the story around the previous picture keeps me coming back to it, this one I just like the look and feel of, although it's partially doctored in a paint programme, the effects just add to the feeling I got at that time and in that place.

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In Repose At The Barter On Its Own Stage



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Cal Miller
Fools Sometimes Mistake Change For Progress
 

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Somewhere in west Texas, on the way to Big Bend. 2006.
 

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My beloved R90 in it's glory.

I love wide angle perspectives.
 

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This 'guy' always rides with me.
 

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http://bmwdean.com/oldbikephotos.htm

Or click on the photos below:


<a href=http://www.bmwdean.com/photos.htm><img width=399 border=2 src=http://www.bmwdean.com/tucson-fisheye.jpg></a>

Two R75/5s

<a href=http://www.bmwdean.com/r75.htm><img border=2 src=http://www.bmwdean.com/wallpaper.jpg></a>

Historic photo: 1924 R32 with rider


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Windsor Ruins, outside of Port Gibson, MS. The bike is back there somewhere.
 

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It’s not a bad place to be. We’re on a hill with a westerly view of the Helderberg “Mountains”. The sunsets prompted the former owners to name the house “Sunset Ridge”.

The wind is the only issue. I’m becoming and expert in repairing wind-damaged siding (which usually winds up in my neighbors trees along with our patio furniture and pretty much everything else), and we had to put on a hurricane strength roof. I’m actively looking into buying the lot next-door and putting up a windmill.

It’s all about the view…



At least we don’t have to deal with Santa Ana Wind-driven fires and mudslides…
 
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gone but not forgot

Trying out a new to me digital camera... my former K100RS
 

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favourite shots

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This is my '82 RS, taken shortly after Dave Anderson, of Anderwerks, finished its restoration. The location is the summit of Going to the Sun Highway in Montana and I took the picture on film, with an Olympus Stylus. This was a 750 km, one day, solo shake down run, in September, and a glorious day it was.

This was a wonderful, fast, airhead, and the feature sheet on it was about 2 pages long.

And yep, I can still get into those retro sport leathers.:laugh

Rinty
 
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portraits

This is why I bought my GS. MCMXCIVRS

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And hopefully the Province will never pave the Smith-Dorien Highway, so that the west Kananskis area has a better chance of staying the way it is.

Rinty
 
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