Thursday, February 26, 2015

Bike Season Begins: 2015 Easyriders Bike Show Tour, Columbus, OH


Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

This past weekend the Easyriders Bike Show Tour came to the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, and for me, this officially starts my bike season! Even though the weather and streets are chilled and crappy, there are a number of biker events scheduled for the next month to feed my appetite to get me through till spring. But till then.......

Me & my Bro Colin
This year, like the year before, and the year before that, my Bro Colin and I met up at the show to gander at bikes & babes, see a few friendly faces we have not seen since the last show, and lay down a bill  or two for t-shirts and other goods. This year was a bit different, at least for me because the pics I usually take for my memory sake had to be prioritized because I was also there to take pictures for Ridn' On Motorcycle Magazine (www.ridinon.com/home/home.htm). So, the images I am presenting in this blog are not the prime choices of the batch because they were reserved for the magazine. With that said, I, like the times before, had a great time hanging out with my Bro!

Bean're & me, photo by Leni D. Anderson
While at the show I had the great opportunity to meet the awesome Kevin Bean're aka Bean're! If you are not familiar with the biker world, Bean're has become sort of a legend in his own right. Riding his purple Hog and wearing his most excellent top hat around the world. His travels has taken him across the U.S., Canada Europe, Morocco and Australia. We got to talk for a bit trading tales about ourselves, people we've met, and private islands. Bean're has written an autobiography about his life and travels  titled "Bean're: Motorcycle Nomad." I just started reading it, so, I cannot jabber too much about it besides I'm enjoyed the ride so far.

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson
The Easyriders show this year, I have to say, was much better than last year. There were more bikes showcased, and a number of them actually looked like they hit pavement and were not just show pieces. It's not that I do not like the show bikes because I do, and I have been inspired to incorporate some of the ideas I've gotten from them on mine. But, the bikes that impressed me the most were the ones I know are hitting "Rubber to Asphalt!"

When all is said and done, this weekend was a good weekend, and I am ready to take my Hog out of the garage, put ass on leather, twist the throttle, and roll out some miles.

Keep Rubber to Asphalt!
Raven

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson

Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2015, photo by Leni D. Anderson



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