BMW R80

This beautiful BMW R80 was seen in central Amsterdam. The BMW R80G/S is a motorcycle manufactured in Berlin, Germany, by BMW Motorrad from 1980 to 1987. Production totalled 21,864 bikes. It was the first in the BMW GS family of specialised dual-sport bikes, of which over 500,000 have been produced. The designation G/S is an acronym of the German words Gelände/Strasse, which mean offroad/road – highlighting the bike's dual sport design.

Look for Reflections

I am always looking for new angles or views for my photography and one way to do this is to look for reflections. This could be water reflections, mirrors, shiny surfaces or in this case the shiny chrome of a motorcycle headlight and speedometer dial. You can also include yourself as a self portrait using this technique .... in the photo above I was trying to disguise my reflection in the line of the join on the headlight ... but didn't entirely get away with that!