Dreamcycle
The Dreamcycle Motorcycle Museum in Sorrento, BC, offered an opportunity to capture a number of unique classics. This is a private collection operating as a museum, meeting place and cafe. It is well worth a visit if you have any excuse to be on the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia. The owner, Mark Lane, is currently pivoting his business toward motorcycle tours under the name Canadian Motorcycle Adventure Tours. For more information go to the Dreamcycle web site and http://www.cmatours.ca.
Mark allowed me to bring studio lights, backgrounds, reflectors - the whole pile of gear needed to give there bikes a good treatment. I used a Nikon D90 to get the lighting set right then exposed TriX film in my Hasselblad to get the film for B&W prints. Many of the best bikes are up on pedestals that optimize viewing but are not so good for photography; thus this is just a tiny part of the Dreamcycle collection.
Read MoreMark allowed me to bring studio lights, backgrounds, reflectors - the whole pile of gear needed to give there bikes a good treatment. I used a Nikon D90 to get the lighting set right then exposed TriX film in my Hasselblad to get the film for B&W prints. Many of the best bikes are up on pedestals that optimize viewing but are not so good for photography; thus this is just a tiny part of the Dreamcycle collection.
1926 BSA G26 Deluxe
This 986 cc V-twin had side valves and a tank-mounted shifter. Note also the hand pump for the manual oil squirter at the end of the crankshaft. (Nikon D90)
