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Why do you like to post bike pictures?

Been there done that. Got the photo.
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Big Sky Country.
 
I like looking at them even more, but I never did post bike pictures until I joined a forum on the 'net.
 
Major Bump!

I like to post things I've seen and share travel experiences.
Since most of my travel to explore is done by motorcycle...
And this is a motorcycling community...
The rest is evident. :)

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_popper/4036696183/" title="1978 HiViz. by GrafikFeat, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/4036696183_6be74e1daf.jpg" width="500" height="352" alt="1978 HiViz."></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_popper/4357869755/" title="1981 Yamaha XS650 Special II. by GrafikFeat, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4357869755_91f085da18_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="1981 Yamaha XS650 Special II."></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_popper/4765845209/" title="A Saturday Morning on Long Island, 2001. by GrafikFeat, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4765845209_8013f6a256_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="A Saturday Morning on Long Island, 2001."></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_popper/2446210714/" title="Mt Rainier on 2 Wheels by GrafikFeat, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/2446210714_14f1cb62c2_z.jpg?zz=1" width="512" height="640" alt="Mt Rainier on 2 Wheels"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_popper/4338055397/" title="BMWMOA ON May 2008 by GrafikFeat, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4338055397_dcb2bb651a_z.jpg" width="496" height="640" alt="BMWMOA ON May 2008"></a>

The left image was supposed to be the cover on the right... But I didn't have a high enough resolution shot. Grrr!

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It seems that every time I, or someone else, posts photos of a bike at a recognizable location, a conversation is soon started with someone wanting to know more about the trip.

Most of us have experienced a similar phenomenon as we travel by motorcycle. Whenever we stop for gas, food, or lodging someone will strike up a conversation about our travels and when they used to have a motorcycle back in "the old days". I dare say, those experiences are why many of us chose to explore by motorcycle. It's the same here, except the chatter is with other like minded folks.

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Yup, like Steve says, posting pictures can lead to some interesting conversations about places we've been, etc, etc. His pic of the "O'Brien Cop car" elicited a response from me, as I took a similar picture of my Ducati 900SS/SP a few years ago...

And here's one of my favorite pictures...taken a couple of years ago as I was riding my new to me bike from Louisville, KY to it's future home in the Everwet State... :whistle

http://forums.bmwmoa.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=14323&stc=1&d=1219885290
 
I had traveled a fair bit and finally bought a camera after seeing all my friends pictures of places we had visited. One acquired, said image machine was always with me in a backpack or tank bag ready to capture a moment for posterity.

I love motorcycles and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow motorcyclists, so it is natural for me to point my camera in the direction of my motorcycle, and those of my fellow riders. The scenery is a bonus.

As a final note, thanks to the riders for sharing and posting their images and videos.
JC
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My first bike, a 1977 Honda XL250.

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Laguna Seca, 1993. John Kocinski won on the Cagiva.

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My wife at Mt St Helens WA.

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The reason for carrying a camera? To have more pics of my wife and I out and about enjoying life.
 
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Why bikes, the grand kids make funny faces, and the camera adds 5 -10 lbs to adults.

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