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Helluva start

I had an extremely cool intro to my trip today when I visited the Corbin factory, where they fitted my bike with one of their world-famous seats. I immediately started kicking myself for not remembering to bring my digicam because it turns out the place is... well, extremely cool. So I decided to ride into town and buy a disposable camera. Did you know that disposable camera photos are terrible? True story.

Nonetheless, here are the photos I took, most of which come from Mike Corbin's private motorcycle collection/museum in the building's lobby and none of which do justice to the presentation they've setup. This guy knows how to run a business.








Some people, apparently, go to the greatest possible lengths to make their hog stand out



This is a custom bike that the owner/designer wanted Corbin to build some parts for




One of the eight Indians in Mike Corbin's gallery


And another one




The pristine 50's diner they have for you to pass the time while your ride is being fitted - they even give you a free lunch!



This customer bike was gorgeous




This bike (another Indian) is apparently worth about $250K



Another beautiful Indian. Have I mentioned that these pics are completely out of order?




The original Gold Wing



Not part of the gallery, my first real-life glimpse of the ZX-14 behemoth, which is not quite as ugly in person




The funkiest customer bike on the premises - a promotional bike that Xerox had a shop nearby work up



Some of the gallery vehicles weren't motorcycles or cars, but... something in between


Photos from our memorable stop at the 500 Club later that evening:

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