More San Mateo miscellany…

As promised, I’ve got more photos from the San Mateo International Motorcycle Show, and here they are.

This first one is one of the custom bikes entered in the show.  It’s a CB-750 Honda (based on Honda’s original 750 Four) and it looks like this one’s been poked out to 836cc.   Steve and I both liked it, especially the custom exhausts…

Here’s a Harley bagger that looks like the owner couldn’t make a decision about how to paint the beast.   He had all kinds of design concepts merged together, starting with the Harley batwing fairing and working down…

The rear fender has a zebra motif, while the right saddlebag went with Bugs the Peacenik…

And the saddlebag uppers were kind of a jigsaw puzzle.   An interesting bike, for sure…

Sue and I saw this in the BMW area.   I’m guessing it’s a Bonneville bike.  It was on a rotating table so it was a bit difficult to photograph…

I’m a watch guy.   One of the visitors in our CSC booth was wearing this unusual watch and I thought it looked cool.  It’s a Sottamarino (I never heard of this brand before the San Mateo show).   I found Sottomarino on the Internet, but this must have been an earlier one because I couldn’t find the exact model.   Ah, just as well…I don’t need another watch, but if I had found it, I would have probably bought one…

Another CSC booth visitor.   I asked, and no, he doesn’t have a criminal record.   He’s just like you and me, and everyone who rides…

Our CSC booth was next to the Bell Helmets booth, and they had some interesting numbers there.   When I saw this one, I knew I had found my next helmet…

You may remember the Bell helmet I used to wear…

I really liked that helmet, but I tossed it after about 4 years.   You shouldn’t keep a helmet much beyond that, as the Styrofoam padding starts to degrade and it loses its cushioning abilities.

Anyway, folks, that’s it for now.   I’ve got good news and more good news.   The first bit of more good news is that I still have more photos to show you from San Mateo.   The next bit of good news is we’re heading to the Phoenix IMS to do this all over again, I’ll have a bunch more photos from that upcoming visit.

Onward and upward!