Love to ride but this weekend the ride was far away so went out to see what I could come across and to be around some motorcycles. Came across this bike show by luck in Richmond (on West Broad Street) and enjoyed these two Kawasaki drag bikes. It was part of a car show, and have more photos on my Photo Page, as well as on my "Richmond and Me" blog. Nice free event with a few interesting motorcycles, mostly cars at this event, but the motorcycles that were there were very interesting. Nice to see customs that are not choppers (though there was one of those too). It was a beautiful day to be out and enjoyed exploring (though riding would have been better).
Went by the Yamaha dealer next door to Honda House (also on West Broad Street) where I saw this 2012 Super Tenere. It is an "adventure bike from Yamaha designed for street and trail riding. BMW, Suzuki and KTM (to name a few manufacturers) have bikes along this line. This bike is shaft drive, 1200cc, and will set you back around $14,000 (approximately, according to the Yamaha web site where you can get more information). These are popular bikes, can add some bags to haul gear and could really do some interesting exploring with this type of motorcycle. Bike seen here in red and silver is the new 2012 Honda Gold Wing. A great touring bike, the Gold Wing is still pretty much the standard for long distance travel on two wheels. A pretty expensive motorcycle but a great way to cover massive distance in comfort and style.
Finally another bike which was on display at the West Broad Car/Bike Show in Richmond. Think that long swingarm would keep the front end planted firmly down on the dragstrip. I also liked the paint job on this motorcycle, and thought it was a very creative work. I do like seeing motorcycling from a Richmond point of view. Have met some interesting people here, seen some interesting and creative bikes, and enjoy checking out the sights here in this very interesting and fun city.
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