Scottsdale street photography…

Well, not really on the street…but more wandering around the Phoenix International Motorcycle Show.   “Street photography” as an art form involves capturing street scenes (usually in urban areas).   I did this at the show, and I’ll continue to post miscellaneous images this week from Scottsdale until we hit the Long Beach show.  We’ll be in Long Beach this Friday night through Sunday afternoon.

So, back to Scottsdale…here’s a shot of the RX-3 from down low…

Cyclone pre-orders continue to be very brisk.    In fact, one of the other exhibitors (after watching us for two days) walked across the aisle and signed up himself!

That $3495 price is not going to last long, so if you have an interest, give us a call quickly!

In Scottsdale, we were just a short shot away from the Triumph booth.   Most of the bikes from the big OEMs are traveling the show circuit (just like we are), and that custom blue Gary Nixon Bonneville I saw in San Mateo was also in Scottsdale.  Here’s another view of it…

I liked that one so much I asked the Triumph dudes if they were offering a new model like it or if it was just a show bike.   It’s not going to be a regular Triumph model; it’s a custom bike that Triumph is giving away as a contest prize.   I remember seeing bikes styled like that when I was a teenager and I really liked the look (it’s the forerunner of what we now call sports bikes).   I remember watching Gary Nixon race flat track when I was a kid.  Between the reference to Gary Nixon, the style, and the color, I like it.   I like the RX-3 and my Baja Blaster more, but I will admit to liking the custom blue Bonneville you see here.

More cool Triumph stuff…a couple of macro shots of a custom Thruxton Bonneville…

All right, enough of the Triumphs.    On to more sights.   Hey, have you ever seen a $50,000 Kawasaki?   Well, now you can say you have…

That bike, my friends, is the new 300 horsepower (yes, 300 hp!) supercharged Kawasaki. It’s the R model, which stands (of course) for “racing.” Kawasaki is also offering a street version of this supercharged bike for a paltry $25,000.    That almost sounds like a bargain compared to what some of the BMWs, Ducatis, and Harleys are going for.   Imagine that…a streetable, 300 hp, $25K Kawasaki!   Technology does not stand still in this industry!

And of course, one more photo…my by-now obligatory pretty girl shot…in this case a “two-fer” in the Progressive Insurance booth area…

I’ve got quite a few more photos, and sometime in the near future I’ll post more info on the upcoming Baja ride.   We’re getting a lot of questions and a lot of interest in the Baja ride.   Your interest is much appreciated.   Stay tuned, and we’ll have all the good info in future posts.

Ride safe, everyone…