Monday, June 02, 2008

[Insert Deep Thoughts Here]

Hey, it's Monday, I'm tired and I have nothing to say.

So check out this VERY poorly translated article about motorcycles. An example of the ensuing linguistical hilarity:


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Moving on, you know what bugs me? The the world at large thinks women on bikes look like this. Ok, so women + motorcycles = sexy. It's a given. But here in reality, exposed skin + motorcycle = leathery + horrifying.

Update: my comment above is directed towards the abundance of bikini & chaps photos, not the guy hosting the photo. There's nothing wrong with pin-ups per se, and there's nothing wrong with hosting those photos if you want to. It just seems to me there aren't enough professional, non-pinup photos of woman riders. Photographers of the world: how about some photos of leather-clad women dragging their knee?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope you know I had posted that picture and link not so much as an example of women on motorcycles, but because they are actresses from a show I love. Having a mild crush on them helps, of course, and they legitimately ride motorcycles, though covered up. :)

Yes, exposed skin equals all kinds of pain from pebbles, bugs, abrasions, sunburn, and worse!

Lucky said...

douglas - I'm sorry if that came across as an attack on you. My comment was about how nearly every photo with a woman and a motorcycle involves a bikini and chaps.

Anonymous said...

No no! I didn't think it was any sort of attack. Don't worry about that. And I understand you're irritation at the generic pinups in skimpy clothes. It just happens that in these pictures the women are actresses I admire and who I would have never expected to get near a motorcycle let alone ride one. Here's a pic of them in actual leather about to set off. Not nearly as glamorous, but still nice!

http://triciahelfer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/IMG_0623.JPG