The One Motorcycle Show

A few months ago a certain Aussie blogger mentioned in a post that maybe, just maybe, moto bloggers in Oregon might attend The One Motorcycle Show in Portland.  We'd thought about going in previous years, so this was a good excuse to put it on the calendar.  Admission is free so you can't go wrong....

Saturday morning Troubadour and I arrived at coffee at 9am and instead of the usual chatting until noon, we departed at 10am to make the 89 mile (143 km) trek to Portland.  It wasn't quite 40˚F (4˚C) so we were in the car.  Have heated seats, will travel.

We made a few stops along the way and arrived at The One about mid-afternoon.  On Saturday the show was open from noon until 11 pm.

We parked a few blocks away (closest we could get when not on a bike) and walked back to the Sandbox Studios.

There was live music and what seemed to be a lot of people.  I kept bumping into people (luckily no one spilled their beer on me) and it was a little hard to get a decent picture of the bikes due to the bright uplighting.  The bikes were also fairly close together so clean pictures of individual bikes wasn't always a possibility.

Here are some of the better shots of the bikes.  The ones I can identify I have, the others you'll just have to guess.

(A row of Kawasakis)

(Taken from the other end of the row)

(This Kawasaki was so nice it was rotating on a stand)

(Flying Irishman - Denny Edwards)

(The sign under the helmet)

(Ariel - I didn't peek at the year)

(Another Ariel)

(Norton of unknown year)

(Custom Ural by Icon Motorsports)

(Harley Davidson Sportster with a Warn Winch)

(Close up of winch)

(2011 Triumph Tiger 800 XC named Dromedarii customized by Icon Motorsports)

(All set for the desert)

(2002 Ducati 998 named Menta custom built by Frosty)

(Not usually a fan of gold but I really liked this bike)

(custom  Ducati by Speedy Moto)

(Custom by Dues Ex Machina)

(Even Vespa was represented)

(1965 250cc by Moto Parilla)

(Some Suzukis)

(The Conquistador - a Bultaco 250)

(I thought the seat looked a tad uncomfortable)

(Triumph was well represented)

(One of the photo displays behind the Triumph)

(1976 Honda CJ 360 T named Snow, custom built by Joe Tessitore)

(1970 Honda CL 450 named Sporco Buco, custom built by Lossa Engineering)

(I thought the color scheme was nice but really liked the seat)

(Graffiti bike - the kids were all over this with the supplied paint markers)

(Large painting I thought was really cool - couldn't find the name of the artist though)

('Klausmann' by Monty Klaus - I found this blog post about it - click----> LINK)

(Right by the band - almost lost my hearing getting this shot - those drums were loud)

(Patience can get you a picture with minimal people)

(So then you may as well take a people shot)

(Small bikes were well represented)

(Cute little Honda - Something about that color...)

(But wait - it has Nitrous too)

(A general room/people picture)

(1974 Yamaha XS400 named INXS, custom built by Spin Cycle Industries)

(Something from Mad Max Beyond Thunder Dome perhaps.....)

(Triumph America - customized by a retired cabinet maker - all real wood was used)

(Even the saddlebags were real wood)

That brought us full circle, but as we were heading out we walked by the display of custom helmets. Here a few that caught my attention.

(They had a wood one....)

(And a feather one.....)

(My favorite - one to test for color blindness, I hope you can see the 2)

(And a shiny metallic one)

And right at the exit was Lucy, not as cool as Troubadour's Lucy though.

(Lucy - been a rough life)

Once outside we wandered by some of the bikes ridden to the show by attendees.

(Nice Moto Guzzi)

The laugh and the 'slogan of the day' had to come from this bike.

(Yamaha 650 cc, notice the lunch pail/tail bag)

(Just remember, 'it's all pink on the inside'.)

As we were walking back to the car I noticed the old warehouses/factories in that area of town and took this one last non moto-related picture.  I could have taken more pics as there were several of them, but it was cold and the wind was biting.

We had a good day and I think we would have taken a little more time to wander at the studio if we hadn't of been so tired.  

- Au Revoir

"Freaks are the much needed escape from the humdrum.  They are poetry." - Albert Perry
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And the Winner is.......

Okay everyone, it is Sunday and to make good on my promise of the giveaway here goes.  I typed everyone's names into the list randomizer in the order you commented.  Even though I know real names I used the ones used by Blogger so that everyone reading knew which commenter was which.

The list going in was as follows, with a total of 20 entries:

Coop aka Coopaway

Flyboy

RichardM

Bobskoot

Helmet or Heels

Circle Blue

David Masse

Andrew Thomson

Brenda

Dar

Roger Fleming

Kathy Kirkpatrick

Robert Wilson

Dave

From the Seat of the Pillion

Invicta Moto

KT Did

Deb

Suzu Gladi

Saddle Up and Scooter for Fun

I had Troubadour as my witness when I clicked the 'randomize' button and and then laughed when the  list came up - I've taken a picture the actual list from the random.org website.  With the most comments coming from the USA I fully expected a USA winner, but I guess that is why they call it random, ratios don't figure into the equation.

(Picture of iMac screen)

Congratulations Rogey! - please email or facebook message me your mailing address.

On behalf of myself and the US postal service we thank all of you for playing.  To everyone who didn't win, I'll see what I can come up with over the next few months for another giveaway or maybe this will inspire people to keep the "pay it forward" going.

And..... yesterday we just happened to go to Portland to The One Motorcycle Show.  Yes, there were some cool bikes and loud live music, but holy hipsters Batman.  I think there was more hair gel combined with men wearing skinny jeans than I've ever seen in one place.  Full post to follow, but here is a teaser picture.

(Roland Sands designed "Technics Sporty" 883 iron project)

Have a great day and I hope you get out for a ride, and if not, relax and do something else that makes you happy.

- Au Revoir

"I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could." - Orson Welles

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Motorcycle Swag Bag Giveweay

Back in December we went to the International Motorcycle Show in Seattle.  As we were wandering around the booths I had the idea of picking up as much free swag as I could and using it as a giveaway. I was actually inspired by a post that Pam from Helmet or Heels did a few months ago when she gave away free samples of a face/body lotion and Doug from Forty Years on Two Wheels when he did a $50 gift card giveaway.

So, while wandering around the show I picked up as many little goodies as I could.  Some I had to trade my email address for but, over the years when filling out those forms I've learned to always use my work email and work telephone number with our PO Box.  No junk mail at home for me that way.

There is quite a mixture of goodies and I apologize it has taken me so long to post this.  

THE WHAT:

(Allstate - Once is Never Enough T-Shirt - Adult Large)

(2013 Official Show Calendar - calendar contains pictures of actual bikes)

(A few goodies)

(Still more goodies)

(Geico folding backpack to hold all the swag)

CONTENTS OF SWAG BAG GIVEAWAY

*  1 - black adult size Large Allstate "Once is Never Enough" t-shirt

*  1 - 2013 Official calendar of the show

*  1 - Allstate 'Watch for Motorcycles' keychain

*  3 - Twisted Throttle retro-reflective triangle stickers/decals

*  1 - Triumph - Latus Motors pen and 1 - Triumph sticker/decal

*  1 - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca tire pressure gauge and 1 - Leguna Seca track sticker/decal

*  2 - foam bottle or can cozies - one is Mobile One Oil and the other is Cycle Trader

*  1 - black Galfer master cylinder cozy and 1 - Galfer sticker/decal

*  1 - Progressive kickstand support puck

*  1 - Touratech sticker/decal

*  1 - black Geico folding backpack - great for stashing in a tank bag just in case.

THE WHEN, WHERE AND HOW:  On Sunday, February 10th I will go online to random.org and enter each person's name who has commented on this post once into the List Randomizer.  When I click the 'randomize' button, whichever name appears at #1 will win the bag of swag.

I will announce the winner in a separate post on February 10, 2013 and ask that person to click the "email me" link in my profile and provide me with their mailing address.  I will pay complete postage of course.

- Au Revoir

"It isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it." - Quoted in The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994

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