johnmflores

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  • Do you know this man?

    Do you know this man?

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    Time for a new adventure! But first, a little history…Do you know this man? If you ride motorcycles, watched Long Way Round and like pointing your bike towards the horizon, you should. This guy is our Ferdinand Magellan, our Charles Lindbergh, our Lewis and our Clarke. This guy is our Homer…and I don’t mean Simpson.…

  • On the Road Again

    On the Road Again

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    Back on the road for my next RoadRUNNER Magazine assignment. This time I’m exploring the Catskills Mountains of New York on a Royal Enfield Continental GT. This is an authentic vintage cafe racer, not some modern day bike with antique lipstick. 500cc of low compression power. Less than 30HP. Top speed of…who cares, it’s so…

  • The Story of a Photo (AKA Google ≠ Free)

    The Story of a Photo (AKA Google ≠ Free)

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    Once upon a time I took a photo of an Aprilia Tuono motorcycle at New York’s famous Hawk’s Nest, a twisty bit of asphalt high above the Delaware River. It ended up being the lede photo in my story for RoadRUNNER Magazine. I also posted it on my Flickr, where it became one of my…

  • Been Playing with Watch Faces

    Been Playing with Watch Faces

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    So I now have a Sony Smartwatch 3 on my wrist. I bought it to track my runs (with GPS), monitor my heart rate (with a Polar H7 Bluetooth heart rate monitor) and listen to music while I run. After some teething problems it’s working out quite nicely. I’ve also been playing around with the…

  • Back from #DaytonaOrBust, Now Time to Write

    Back from #DaytonaOrBust, Now Time to Write

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    Just got back from Daytona’s infamous Bike Week, a late winter celebration of two wheels in one of the warmer places in the country. For this trip I had the BMW C650GT scooter, along with a heated jacket and one piece suit from Aerostich. I also had my ever-reliable Boblbee Meg Aero backpack to carry…

  • ESCAPE 01: New York to Northampton on a BMW R nineT

    ESCAPE 01: New York to Northampton on a BMW R nineT

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    Just published the Kindle version of ESCAPE 01, the first in a series of illustrated short stories. If you like motorcycle travel stories with a twist, give this a try. The iBooks version is made with iBooks Author and has a fancy layout and all of that. The Kindle version is not as elaborately designed…

  • Brought a Knife to a Gun Fight

    Brought a Knife to a Gun Fight

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    The ceaseless march of technological progress makes camera gear made just a few years ago seem hopelessly inadequate if you listen to marketing materials and people on camera forums prattling on about which camera/brand is best as if they are talking about sports teams. It’s an odd dichotomy–photographers bristle when people suggest that their photos…

  • It’s That Time Again…

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    Story deadline, which means a lot of gnashing of teeth and rubbing of hands as I try to: Figure out what to say,  Figure out how to say it,  Choose the photos, and  Do the 100 other little things that are required. As my wife always reminds me, I stress out every time I have…