Archive for the ‘Motorcycles’ Category

Joel Crawford entering the small dirt track via mini jump. Photograph by yours truly, the MotoLady.

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Did my first wheelies on Joel’s 2-stroke dirtbike today… 3 or 4 good’ns. Then promptly ate shit… my tailbone hurts. More photos to follow.

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Bob “Hurricane” Hannah – now we know why all those sweat pants have TROUBLE written across the butt…

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The beautiful Stormie Ray (yes that’s her real name) rebuilding her Yamaha XS 650 after it basically blew up 20 miles from home after a 700+ mile trip.

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The Great Last Minute BUB Fundraiser

One of the most breathtaking places on the planet for photography… Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.  As many of you are aware, I’m heading to the Bonneville Salt Flats for BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials in just seven days. That’s right- it’s a week away! I’m actually heading down after it begins, but I’ll be there for a good four days taking beautiful photos and talking to all the people I can in order to bring you some really interesting material and perspectives! Where do you come in? Well, if you want to… Continue Reading »

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Harley Chopper by Ian Ruhter Photography, wet plate collodion. Wet plate photography was incredibly popular in the 1850’s and replaced the old daguerrotype process. The camera that took this is at least 100 years old.

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Top Dead Center Motorcycle Show

Sometimes you really have to love social media. Scrolling through facebook I saw this lovely graphic for the Top Dead Center motorcycle show. Motorcycles? Free beer? DJ? Ehem, yes please! ‘Twas about 7pm when I arrived, beautiful sunset golden hour in downtown Portland. There was a slight line out the door as we waited to write our names down on the free raffle tickets for a Chrome bag.  Bikes lined the street outside, no where near to capacity. It filled up more later, but this show was definitely circled by some hipsters… Continue Reading »

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A couple of my favorite motoladies and I at Tuesday Night Coffee last week- a weekly motorcycle gathering just outside of Portland. The event began as a small group of people from the PNW Rider forums and has grown so much in the last year! You can often find hundreds of bikes here! Thanks to Brady Schwartz for the photo.  [ more of Stefani Murray | Jada Noriyuki | the MotoLady ]

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This is a public service announcement, brought to you by the letter A. [PS- Lots of curse words in this’n.] Why You Should Avoid Being a Douchebag at All CostsA Handy Mini-Guide to Avoiding Douchebaggery in Three Easy Steps! Greg Coutu (of Cafe Racers of New England and Circle One One) discovered a huge dent in his tank after leaving the event he was attending. Someone was apparently trying to park their motorcycle and ended up dropping their bike onto his. I expect to hear these sad, sad stories of parking failures… Continue Reading »

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My friend Chris Herrin and the lovely Piper Watson (John Shea is back there too) behind me on moto. A lovely sight to see. Piper is taking a photo of me taking a photo of her!

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