More fun with the Ricoh GX100. 2007. On my brother's awesome Honda GB500, a 1990s bike designed to look like a bike from the 1960s, and motivated by a 500cc thumper single that made all of the write vibrations to make the rider feel cool but wreaked havoc on getting clear shots.
motion by
John Flores, on Flickr
I often shot with the wide angle adapter, and here I'm experimenting with slow shutter speeds to get the background to blur. F2.5, 1/6s.
The GB500 had so much character and charm. Sadly, a woman turned left in front of me later that year and I crashed into her front fender and flew over the hood of her car. My right boot clipped the handlebars as I started my flight, breaking my 2nd and 3rd metatarsal. I landed flat on my back and was knocked unconscious when my helmet hit the pavement. I lived to walk, ride, run, and photograph again, but sadly the rare motorcycle was totalled.
