Today at Alice's Restaurant in Northern California Yamaha did an unveiling of their 2007 line. It was a fun event and a great ride followed. A friend of mine showed me some awesome new roads (including one I prefer not to visit again :shock: ). My confidence level is up and I'm feeling good. Here are the pictures:

Alice's Restaurant (a moto landmark here in Nor Cal; a place where motorcycles gather before they go out to ride or for that post-ride lunch.
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My friend and I got there early and got a nice parking spot.
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Bikes were EVERYWHERE! It was like a swarm. In fact, I've never seen that many bikes in my life!
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Mine was the only 599 there.
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2007 R6
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...and this amazing red one:
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I have to admit, I was drooling...
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2007 FZ6
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AaaaRRRR1
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And so the party started
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This guy rode out, and apparently he's famous
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...and apparently so is his brother.
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Apparently these dudes are famous racers, too. :? .. they were signing autographs.
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After the big speeches, people turned their attention to the bikes.
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.. and I turned my attention to the dog... it does say "Bitches have more fun"... histerical!
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... and flowers... I can't believe how amazing it is.
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The celebrity dog is going for a ride
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...and then we went riding and hit a pumpkin patch!!!
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The final shot of the day
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I hope you enjoyed the story and the pictures!
You can see ALL the pictures here (note, they are NOT in order:
http://www.honda599.com/images/yamahaday/

awww look at that puppy!!! Wow~~ oh yeah the r6 is nice too : P

Awsome pictures!

I think you missed a good glove shot opportunity with that last one though.

Awsome pictures!

I think you missed a good glove shot opportunity with that last one though.

We've all really gotten hung up on this glove bit, eh? :lol:

Great shots. I wish we had your weather around here...

Nice dude damn I wanna ride an R1 so bad

thanks for posting the pics man. wish i could have been there.

You are welcome! I had a great time taking these... and I love how they came out. :D

Alex, you are a damn good photographer, what camera are you using...if if applicable what glass?

Alex, you are a damn good photographer, what camera are you using...if if applicable what glass?
Thanks. :nerd
I was using the original Digital Rebel (Canon EOS 300D) with a 50mm macro lens.
The fact that it was overcast helped a lot! Sun produces such hard shadows...

Great pictures, keep up the good work.