Cafes and customs

I haven't had a chance to ride much over the last few weeks even though the weather has been somewhat decent for FEBRUARY - but the pattern, as always, kind of sucks (for lack of a better word)- nice and dry during the week and rain throughout the weekend. Well, today I did get to check out some very cool bikes at a local motorcycle show called, the One.

Held in a warehouse in the industrial district of Portland, it was a mixture of ratty, cafe and custom bikes owned/ created mostly by local bike shops. There were some bikes with no front brakes (and I know for a fact that the owners still ride them), bikes with hot sauce bottles as oil catchers, hard tail customs with seats with no padding whatsoever. Also in the mix,active racers, bikes with cup holders and some very well preserved, Ducatis, Triumphs, BSAs, Hondas, Yamahas, and Kawasakis. Also a bunch of bikes that I had no idea what they were when they first rolled off the line.

Regardless it was fun to go check them out and hope that they make this an annual thing.