My first photo sale - sort of

Last month I bought my ususal copy of Classic Bike. As I settled down to read it with my Sunday morning coffee I was surprised to see a familiar picture on the forthcoming events page. Lo and behold it was a photo I had taken at the Classic Bike Show at the NEC in 2012 (blogged 16/1/2013). I had retouched it a bit, making it a bit more high dynamic. Immediately I contacted the editor of CB and, credit to them, after a bit of negotiation, they duly paid me for it.
Hopefully I'm on their radar as a supplier now.

Motorcycle Live 2014

Hadn't been to Motorcycle Live for a couple of years so I was looking forward to seeing something more than just the same models but with different paint jobs. I was pleasantly surprised with what was on show - a wider variety than I'd expected. The usual suspects were there along with some new ones. I didn't go much for Ducati's scrambler, I thought that HD seemed to be cutting back a bit on their bikes (not so much bling), impressed with Triumph and Norton as usual. Liked the KTM Super Adventure (first job when I got back was trying to talk my boss out of getting one) and were some interesting customs and classics dotted about which were pleasing on the eye.

Pictured above is the Kawasaki H2 Ninja (top), one for the serious headcases - not for road use. Second is the interesting Ariel Ace. Next is the Indian Scout and finally Henry Cole's 350 Triumph on which he had hoped to break a world record at Bonneville till the weather had a say - better luck next year Henry!