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OK, are you ready for more pix from the Colorado Motorcycle Expo? Well, you’ve come to the right place because I’ve got just what you want.

Let’s start here.

Next, I had never before seen this sort of thing, where there are images in the lights. Does the image project visibly in front of you? I would guess not but I don’t actually know.

Now here are a couple more show bikes that go all in on detail in paint and chrome etching. Are a lot of these by the same designer? I probably could have answered that question by looking at the sheets but didn’t think to.

This bike was a bit more colorful than most. Mostly the theme seemed to be gold and chrome.

I think you’ve got to be some kind of macho to walk around like this. This guy was doing video of every inch of all the fancy show bikes. Don’t know why.

So that’s pretty much what I’ve got. It really didn’t seem like the people shots were as plentiful this year as in the past. Then a few good shots I saw I was not able to grab in time. Oh well.

Biker Quote for Today

“A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet introspection” – Patrick Rothfus

I went to the Colorado Motorcycle Expo Saturday and as always there were some good photos to be taken. How do you like this bike above, made out of a number of decidedly not motorcycle parts?

Among the show bikes there were a large number of them that were detailed out to the max. This one below gives you an idea what I mean.

Here’s another close-up up top.

Another theme seems to be super low rear ends. Can you say “super impractical?” Five minutes on the street would scrape the pipes off this bike. Oh yeah, this is just eye candy, not an actual functional motorcycle.

It seems that heavy metal now extends to personal jewelry. These things must weight five pounds. Kind of like finery that doubles as a weapon. “No sir, this is not a weapon, it’s just my necklace.”

I did actually see a couple people wearing these things. You’ll see one in another photo, which I may get into this collection or it may need to wait for my follow-up post on Thursday.












OK, so this next one I’m not sure what we’re looking at. Are those toy plastic motors for your favorite kid? I was going to go look but forgot.

OK, so that’s few of the shots I got. There are more and I’ll put those up on Thursday.

Biker Quote for Today

$500 spent on gasoline will make you faster than $500 on power parts.

I went to the Colorado Motorcycle Expo, at the National Western Center, as I frequently do. It seemed to me it just wasn’t as much of a show as it usually is. There didn’t seem to be as many really cool bikes in the display area and whereas I usually shoot a lot of good people pictures, this time the people just didn’t seem as out there as usual. Anyway, here’s what I got.

This was a nice bike, not as gaudy as many of the show bikes.

Can’t you just hear this bike growl?

Now we’re into the real big-time show bikes. Somebody put a lot of time and effort into this.

Another beauty, with detail worth zooming in on.

OK, are you really going to ride down the street with pipes an inch off the ground? I doubt it.

Sometimes being a performer can be a lonely affair. But the show must go on so you just get up there and pretend you’re in front of a stadium full of people.

I’ve been to motorcycle shows around the country and this is really the only one that still harks back to the concept of being a swap meet. You really can buy just about any piece of a motorcycle you happen to be looking for. Although you’ll have more luck finding it if the piece you want goes on a Harley.

Leathers, leathers, boy do we have leathers. And helmets.

The Expo is also very much the place if you want patches, and they’ll sew them on right there while you wait.

Biker Quote for Today

If my bike went as fast as the money I spend on it I’d win every race.