Girls and Motorcycles: Need Help

[ASCSurveyor]

Not sure if I ever posted up the photos from the photoshoot I did with a friend back in May. I was happy with the results, despite me having amateur equipment and skills. But more importantly, she was really happy with the photos.

Anyway, more to the point... we plan on doing another shoot this fall, only using my motorbike as a "prop", and probably changing her outfit to suit it. I was thinking jeans, tank-top or t-shirt, bandana, boots, gloves, etc. Something to go with this:

The problem I'm having, is that I can't seem to find many "examples" of good shots of girls and motorcycles, outside of the overdone "bikini-clad top-heavy girl with chromed-out chopper".

Ideas? :-/

 

[tirediron]

Jeans, tank-top, bandanna, all say, "Chromed out chopper" to me. A bike like yours is begging for her astride the bike in a bright leather racing suit, far hand on the grip, helmet on her knee, that sort of thing.

 

[halestorm]

#'s 5 and 7 do it for me the others have various issues that i dont like but theres too many photos for me to critique properly right now

 

[ASCSurveyor]

#'s 5 and 7 do it for me the others have various issues that i dont like but theres too many photos for me to critique properly right now

No problem.

How about reading the text and understanding what the post was about?

 

[DiskoJoe]

do you have a model in mind for this shoot with the motorcycle?

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Here's an example pic that excludes the gstring and hardly-ableson biker chic look/ credit to Motorcycle USA.

 

[RichardsKitten]

Maybe this will help? Once you get past the ugly, overdone, and seriously WTF?

Trails of tears biker rally - Google Search

 

[Big Mike]

Jeans, tank-top, bandanna, all say, "Chromed out chopper" to me. A bike like yours is begging for her astride the bike in a bright leather racing suit, far hand on the grip, helmet on her knee, that sort of thing.

I agree.

Or maybe you could go with a mechanic theme. She should wear (or partially wear) coveralls or overalls, a bit of grease on her cheek, wrench in hand etc.

 

[y75stingray]

That is a bad ass Ducatti, hows about telling us a bit about it?

 

[ASCSurveyor]

do you have a model in mind for this shoot with the motorcycle?

Maybe this will help? Once you get past the ugly, overdone, and seriously WTF?

Trails of tears biker rally - Google Search

That's a great site... but there's not really anything there like what I'm asking for. Or maybe I haven't found it yet.

Jeans, tank-top, bandanna, all say, "Chromed out chopper" to me. A bike like yours is begging for her astride the bike in a bright leather racing suit, far hand on the grip, helmet on her knee, that sort of thing.

I agree.

Or maybe you could go with a mechanic theme. She should wear (or partially wear) coveralls or overalls, a bit of grease on her cheek, wrench in hand etc.

That's a good idea. I'll see if she has an outfit like that. She actually rides, which helps with this a bit. So she has full leathers, helmet, boots, gloves, etc. But I'll definitely look into the "grease monkey" look. ;D

That is a bad ass Ducatti, hows about telling us a bit about it?

2009 Ducati Sport 1000 (bip)
21,000+ miles and counting
Paul Smart clipons
Speedymoto belt covers
Racetech springs (.95)
Termignoni silencers
Michelin Pilot Powers

I plan on doing a bit more to it this winter, maybe. Ducshop airbox conversion, maybe some Rizoma bits, look into moving the battery and RR as well as some hangers for the silencers so I can switch rearsets.

It's a blast to ride. Suspension isn't great, and I think the last dyno pull I had was something like 86hp and 69lb/ft of torque. Certainly not anything to brag about. But it's stupid fun. Here's a couple videos I've done from past trips.

Blue Ridge Parkway Ride


Afternoon Commute


Deals Gap 2011

 

[y75stingray]

That's pretty sweet I may have to invest in one. I had a 72 honda cb750 that I restored and turned into a cafe racer, loved it! i need another one.