The motorcycle seems to command respect from people aged 3 to 93. A symbol of individualism, freedom, even revolution. Remember when you saw your first mind branding dream machine burbling down the street?
After all these years your bike has the same effect on the next generation as you roll by that youngster holding his parent's hand, pointing and saying "WOW!".
Once bitten, the memory and feeling of riding a motorcycle stays with us. It's an escape from daily woes. It's a pleasure that is totally indiscriminate. Royalty, celebrity and the general public partake, swapping experiences and history with each other.
The fascination with the motorcycle creates total "Passion".
"Passion" is a book being compiled by reknowned photographer, Mark Fairhurst, who has photographed many famous people for many famous magazines. A biker himself, he is now turning his camera onto his love of all things motorcycling.
If you have a motorcycle and a short story, he wants to hear from you.
The day you had to fix something onto your bike with bailer twine and travel a further 100 miles in the pouring rain. The biker who at the age of 80 odd years still bombs around on his first bike. The genius that builds award winning creations in his garden shed. The alchemist who creates alloys in his kitchen for parts. "Passion" is about them. "Passion" is about you.
If you have the "Passion" and would like to be considered for the book, please contact:
Also, take a look at what else Mark gets up to on:
