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My top Flickr photo: BMW K1300S


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BMW K1300S, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Yes, overtaking [geddit?] Lehman Brothers, this photo of a K1300S at the NEC bike show is now my most popular photo at Flickr. In fact, after several months on Flickr and just a few weeks since the bike show, the photo of Lehman Brothers at Canary Wharf is the only photo in my top ten not taken at the show…

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The IAM stand at the NEC


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IAM Stand, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. The ‘demon bike’ is supposed to be scary; perhaps not many motorcyclists are scared of their motorcycles. Most would want to know where to buy the headlamp modification. “Win a free track day” is promising, but the stand was rather quiet, which is a pity, as motorcycling deserves an advanced standard of rider.

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DVLA in business


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DVLA stand, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Oh yes, and I discovered a public agency selling stuff from a Freudian stand.

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NEC Bike Show 2008: a source of optimism


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The NEC Bike Show provided an interesting, if expensive, hour and a half’s entertainment this morning. It was busy despite the downturn and despite it being Wednesday: people are still looking for a dream. The atmosphere was deliciously politically incorrect, with preposterous bikes and no shortage of models in lycra[1].  Buell‘s bikes remain radical, with their Harley engines in sporty frames, their perimeter brakes and their belt drives:

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