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Ultimate Motorcycling Nicaragua story online!

2010-03-04T23:03:00.000-08:00

Story from January 2010 issue of Ultimate Motorcycling was just posted to the UM website:

http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/Nicaragua_Don_Pepin_Harley-Davidson_Street_Glide

S1000 RR Review on DragBike.com

2010-02-28T23:45:00.000-08:00

Brock Davidson's BMW S1000RR review from the US press intro just got posted on DragBike.com. Interesting to read about a superbike from the perspective of a record-setting drag racer.

BMW S1000RR press event!

2010-02-11T14:53:00.000-08:00

Possibly a sea-change in the world of superbikes, BMW hosted the press launch for the S1000RR in Palm Beach, Florida this month. I was on hand to photograph the event, but have not yet ridden the the bike.

Follow up post to come once I end up on one of these things out west...

CraveOnline BMW rider training story

2010-01-25T15:55:00.000-08:00

One of the publications from the recent BMW rider training has their story/video online:

BMW Off Road Adademy

Direct link to the video

January 2010 Baja loop

2010-01-12T17:56:00.000-08:00

Headed down to Mexico on an R1200GS Standard model. Had never ridden the standard in Mexico. Bike did great but system cases had a rougher time...

Mojave & Death Valley exploration

2010-01-03T13:02:00.001-08:00

A great way to greet the New Year!

Over 700 miles of exploring & camping. My son saw the photo of the phone booths and asked, "what are those?"

Nicaragua story in print

2009-11-28T20:59:00.000-08:00

Current issue of Ultimate Motorcycling features a story written & photographed from the seat of a Harley Davidson Street Glide in Nicaragua. "The Tobacco Road"

Yermo, CA to Laughlin, NV offroad on a BMW F800

2009-11-19T20:26:00.000-08:00

It's a big bike for miles & miles of sand, rocks, and rollers... but it'll get you there. With all your gear strapped to the back :)

Local desert with Cameron Steele

2009-10-06T12:31:00.000-07:00

While nearly always ending up in Baja, Cameron Steele and friends Lobster, Jerermy, Brandy, and myself went riding north of the border ...

As the lone "orange" rider in the group, Cameron grabbed these two shots of me going up the same slab:

SW Moto Tires homepage

2009-09-10T08:12:00.000-07:00

I order virtually 100% of my tires from SouthWest Moto Tires. Was a nice surprise to get a call from the company that was redoing their website, looking for dualsport images to use in the new design. Sent over a few and they chose a self-portrait from a recent ride on my BMW 1150 GS Adventure:

Heading out in a few hours to do some offroad camping/fishing/exploring in the mountains of Central California!

More to come...

Baja on fire!

2009-09-07T21:58:00.001-07:00

Quick weekend loop in Baja turned out to be among the hottest riding conditions I've ever experienced ... place was literally on fire.

Baja Migrant Labour Camp

2009-08-26T13:43:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine was helping at a labour camp in Mexico I'd passed dozens of times, but never knew was there. Around 400 people live there, roughly half of which are children who remain at the camp while their parents are away working. Maintaining order with 200 children is a tough job, but they seem able to do it!

MotorCyclist Magazine two-for-one

2009-08-17T16:37:00.000-07:00

BMW K1300 review photos appeared in this issue, plus the G650GS ad on the back cover.

Self-portrait riding shot for G650 ad on back cover:

RoadBike Magazine two-for-one...

2009-08-12T10:19:00.000-07:00

August 2009 RoadBike Magazine has a couple articles ... photographed the intro for the BMW K1300, the shot/wrote an article on off-road riding skills for the streetbike/cruiser rider.

Self-portrait riding shot is featured in the opening spread of the riding skills article:

Baja Beach Bash!!

2009-07-13T23:48:00.001-07:00

Just returned from Mexico ... 72 riders, 20 pros, insane time!!

Photo gallery link: http://www.jonbeckphotography.com/events/bajabeachbash09/

Catching a plane tomorrow for Central America ... more pics to come!

Ultimate Motorcycling and BMW...

2009-06-30T15:38:00.000-07:00

Jeff Buchanan's review of the BMW F800 is in the June/July issue of Ultimate Motorcycling. A poetic dirtbiker, I was able to ride with and photograph Jeff for a few days in the stunning terrain spanning the Utah/Colorado border near Moab.

New BMWMOA cover.

2009-06-09T13:26:00.000-07:00

Cover of the latest BMWON magazine. Self portrait image on a K1300GT bike. Shot using a bunch of tripods, triggers, and wires :)

I went out with BMW mechanic Rick Laub and took these shots of him on the K1300S bike.

Event special guest, Laurence Fishburne, had a great time.

K1300GT parked in front of the Biltmore Santa Barbara. Self-portrait photo from the same cover shoot appears below.

Hollywood stunt rider Monte Perlin was on hand doing unusual things with the K1300GT.

Mud and motorcycles.

2009-05-09T10:38:00.001-07:00

...but not at the same time ... wandering around the tobacco fields of Nicaragua on foot, and the urban centers via Harley...

Packed...

2009-05-03T10:45:00.001-07:00

Some of the film I'm bringing to Central America...

Nicaragua!

2009-05-01T07:51:00.000-07:00

Flying to Nicaragua in two days! Will be solo on a motorcycle, investigating the country through the lens of the cigar industry.

This time last year, was an offroad trip around the country. Whereas last trip focused more on the remote outlying areas, this trip will center around the urban centers along the Pan-American Highway.

A few photos & stories from the last trip...

Carmel Valley photos

2009-04-10T12:44:00.000-07:00

First batch of the Dr5 reversal film just came back from the recent Carmel Valley trip!

Gallery: http://www.jonbeckphotography.com/events/carmel35mmdr5/

Images above came from this:

Tunisia slideshows on BMW Xplor website

2009-04-04T17:11:00.000-07:00

Links to my shots from the October Tunisia rally are viewable online at:

www.xplorgs.com

Direct links:

motorrad-adventure.com/events/gstrophy2008/stills

motorrad-adventure.com/events/gstrophy2008/panos

Roadbike cover...

2009-03-20T11:34:00.000-07:00

Upcoming issue of Roadbike features a cover shot & 2-page spread from recent BMW G650GS intro. The bike is as fun to ride through the twisties as it looks in the photos :)

PDF of full article here.

BMW Dealer Posters

2009-03-02T09:21:00.001-08:00

Just received a copy of the new BMW dealer poster. Used a bike from the press fleet and the Tunisia GS Trophy Rally suit for this to give it a unique look. Fact that the bike had street tires on it might have even added to the "unique" look offroad :)

BMW G650GS Press

2009-02-13T21:50:00.000-08:00

Happened to spot a magazine today with some G650GS press. The March '09 issue of Motorcyclist features several of the self-portrait riding shots from the G650 press kit, and the Febuary '09 "Best of" issue of Backroads featured photos from the same session, including a night shot. Ironic that this shot ended up being the primary one used for the article - I had essentially finished the session and was packing up the motorcycle to leave when the sunset got interesting for a few brief moments ... set up a couple lights to try & match the color of the dirt to the warm hues of the sky & voila...