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The Perks of Being Part of a Motorcycle “Couple”

Many people who are part of a couple in which both people ride their own motorcycles like to wax poetic about how it’s so great to be able to ride with the person you love most, your best friend, blah blah blah…

Get real. The best part of being in a motorcycle couple is being able to ride each other’s bikes! ;)

Kenny sent me out on his CL today to just run some gas through it. Now that’s the kind of “honey do” list I like!

Motorcycle Photo: 1968 Honda CL 350 Cafe Racer

I love Kenny’s CL. I think he did such a great job on resurrecting it from a shabby, mismatched clunker and turning it into a snappy little spitfire.

Last week, Discovery HD Theater launched it’s new series Cafe Racer TV. Aside from the show itself, they launched a snazzy new website. Part of their promotion machine features a contest in which viewers can submit photos of their bikes for a chance to win some Cafe Racer TV swag. I, of course encouraged Kenny to submit a pic of his red & white beauty.

Part of the premise of contests like these is of course to get participants to encourage their friends to vote on their behalf and thereby bring publicity to the website and show. Kenny’s bike was doing really great until yesterday. He had over 80 thumbs up votes which magically turned in to 18. It seems that an army of people got together to thumbs down his bike. At the same time, another bike more than doubled it’s votes. Dang.

I’m kinda bummed that positive votes can be negated, but it is what it is. He’s still a winner in my book whether I get a free t-shirt or not. Did I say, I? I meant he ;)

I’ll be looking forward to more episodes of Cafe Racer TV and applaud HD Theater for their increasing motorcycle coverage. From their Isle of Man coverage and now this… their on the right track.

I Spy: Honda RC51 in New York City

This afternoon Kenny and I were walking around in New York City. By random chance we just happened to stroll by a parked Honda RC51 that looked familiar for some reason.To the untrained eye like mine this RC51 looks pretty much like any other RC I’ve ever seen. It was the exhaust cans that tipped me off to walk up to it and look more closely. As it turns out, it was Soth’s bike. Small world. I’m the worst with recognizing people and remembering names but bikes, I can do!

Honda RC51
Honda RC51