"Pit lane"

jasonstone

I went to a KTM test ride day couple of weeks ago and managed a couple of really quick snaps (was chasing around kids etc. and eager to get some food and go and test ride the bikes )

Got home and went through the mostly crap photos but decided to start playing with one or two and found out there was a photo contest for the day so sent in these two photos

This one I took a lot of the colours out and just kept the red/orange.


This one is HDR combination of 3 shots - you can tell cos the flag has moved (cest la vie! at least I managed to get the sky and bikes exposed ok). I tried to keep it subtle as I saw it and not go OTT as I don't think that would have helped in the competition.


Anyway comments etc. always welcome - I was pretty happy that I managed to salvage these two photos out of what was really just a mess of... well just a mess :rolleyes

Cheers, Jase

p.s. yeah I know about the noise in the sky and clouds - but I was shooting real quick and think I didn't expose for the mids correct so ended up having to post process it a bit... again at least I got something out of the day

Arvan

i think you did great. Many people would have chosen other views..

But shooting the way you did..My opinion this is KTM! rough raw and NOT like any other manufacturer.

bad A#"" photos and i wish you the best. And by the way..Their new crouch rockets is just a killer...SO on my I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW list.

ian408

My local dealer is getting an RC8 for "demo" purposes See ya!

jasonstone

Thanks for checking out the photos - I tried to get some different angles and tried to avoid just getting standard bike pictures - look here's a bike in the middle of the frame - booooorrring.....

I ended up riding the 990 supermoto and the 690 supermoto

690 supermoto - was la la - not really impressed - a bit of a pig to ride

990 supermoto... well what can i say!?

I WANT ONE!!!

It was AWESOME!!!!

wheelies on the throttle, can move around all over it, throw it around - felt fan-bloody-tastic!

they were letting us have the bikes for an hour at a time and up to 3 bikes - way to go KTM!

I didn't test the RC8 as - although there were like 30 or so there - I know if I get one i won't ever ride slow and I'll do my license in a month - reason I sold my Aprilia RSV Mille.

but 990 supermoto - ok well 50% of the test ride i was like double the limit but oh man it was just soooo nice

Gotta sell the R1150GS now....

ian408

I have both an Adventure and 950SM. I don't know we'll see the 990SM in the
states anytime soon--but the 9-fiddy is a hooligan machine

jasonstone

ian408 wrote:

I have both an Adventure and 950SM. I don't know we'll see the 990SM in the
states anytime soon--but the 9-fiddy is a hooligan machine

I've ridden the 990 superduke and the 990 Adventure too - and yeah the 990SM is deffo a hooligan machine

I seem to remember that the original ads were of wheelies and powersliding etc. and that KTM had to take them down cos it was promoting well "inconsiderate riding"

2whlrcr

ian408 wrote:

I have both an Adventure and 950SM. I don't know we'll see the 990SM in the
states anytime soon--but the 9-fiddy is a hooligan machine

And here I thought my buddy, would be the only one silly enough to own TWO 950's. He too has an Adv and a SM.

ian408

2whlrcr wrote:

And here I thought my buddy, would be the only one silly enough to own TWO 950's. He too has an Adv and a SM.

Nah, the otherAdventure of the 1200 variety.