SPORTING. MOONEYES More of my pictures of sportsters from Yokohama December 2010.

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I was thinking about LOVE EAR ART today and the magical land you are whisked away to when you see the loveearart.  Pics from Yokohama Hotrod Show 2010.

At Mooneyes I was enamored with details on this bicycle.  While taking pictures I met the owner Jun, a silversmith from Kobe.  I love to meet other people with a love for both motorized and leg propelled two wheeled vehicles.  Kobe is not far from me.   Jun, lets go for a ride! See some of Jun's other work by clicking on his name above or here: Silversmith Fin

The Dice party happened on the Saturday night just before the the Sunday of the official show.  Here are  a few pictures from the inside.  The last picture I took while we walked to find a taxi after leaving.

Here are some photos from the inside of Mooneyes Yokohama, but if you want the full girth, hit up http://sparetime.jp/
They always do a great job photologuing Japanese cycle events.

The Lot: Mooneyes Yokohama 2010

If Yokohama Mooneyes Car and Bike show was at the heart of the custom scene in Japan last weekend, then every road in Japan must have been utilized as a vein to transport the blood on December 4 and 5. Here, I will make a small attempt describe the parking lot scene alone.  The lot contained a sea of one of a kind bikes that went on and on. To add to the heart metaphor, there was an unrelenting flow of unique machines into the lot.  

The show itself was astounding, but the parking lot symbolized the sheer amount of riding that gets done in Japan.  It seems that there is a happy marriage between bikes that are as unique as their riders and bikes that are road worthy.  Most of the bikes walk a delicate line between function and form.  Many balance perfectly on the line.    

This, to me, seems to be a statement about the character of both the cycle community as a whole and the individuals in it.  Their hearts are on the road.  Their bikes are extensions of themselves, which is part of the reason so many unique details are articulated in Japanese built customs. Lets not forget also, that many riders don’t own cars here, adding necessity to their list of purposes. They are loyal to their machines, believing that the the care that they take with their bikes will be reciprocated in milage.