Motorcycle News - A photographer’s perspective on the Mooneyes show
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That’s why the annual Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show (or simply ‘Mooneyes,’ after the company that organizes it), is an absolute must-visit. It’s a one-day show that crams hundreds of visitors into the Pacifico Yokohama exhibition center to gawk over countless custom motorcycles and cars.
And capture it they did. The couple shot over a thousand digital exposures during their trip, plus around 14 rolls of film. And all after waking up at 5am to catch a train from downtown Tokyo to Yokohama.
“Then they do a countdown: ’10 minutes until the public come in!’”
“We had a seen a lot of images of the show and heard a lot of things,” he says, “but experiencing it in real life is a totally different experience. It could easily be said that this is one of the best custom shows on the planet.”
“It all started with CW Zon’s best of show 2018 motorcycle, the amazing BMW ‘Departed’ R18.”
The show was certainly stacked this year. Bike EXIF alumni 46Works, Heiwa MC and Rough Crafts all had killer builds on show (and Rough Crafts’ Winston Yeh was a guest judge too).
“Also there was an Indonesian Norton build that was super impressive.”
And then there was the ‘Have Fun Flat Track’ crew (below), who also arranged a flat track race the day after the show.
“Their booth showcased bikes they built from Honda Monkeys as the base, proving that you do not need a lot of cash to build a flat track bike to have fun with.”
“Our jaws dropped more than once due to the pure craftsmanship and creativity that has been put into these builds. And don’t forget the open-hearted friendliness of the Japanese.”
Images by, and with thanks to, Christine Gabler and Marc Holstein Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c December 15, 2019 at 11:17AM Leave a Reply. |
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