A day “off the bikes”. Before I flew out I knew Stefan was into his café racer style bikes but I didn’t know that he was the man that put in the hours building these bikes up. As soon I arrived to his apartment my bag was put in a side room that contained the Kawasaki, I fell in love. I don’t know much about motorbikes but this thing amazed me. We agreed that one day we would have a chill and take the Kawasaki out for a spin for some photos. We found a cool side alley that Stefan ripped up and down whilst Hugo filmed some stuff and I snapped some photos.

This was the only photo I managed to shoot with Courage as he needed to head off shortly after my arrival. A skinny run up with a deadly drop on one side to 180 bars. I think when someone calls a bar spin every photographer's hands get a bit sweaty, praying to the shutter gods that you one bang the timing of the bar spin, both hands completely off and the bars at 180(ish). Courage sailed this 180 bars perfectly and I couldn’t have been more happy with the outcome!

When rolling up to this spot I was familiar with the left handed coping ledge that runs out of the banked drive way (namely some A.K bits) I didn’t even notice the gap that was actually the main focus for Stefan. Saying that, we originally went there to shoot the gap wall ride. After scoping out some potential vantage points to compose the photo Stefan pointed out a tall spot light that would be cool to get up on, after a quick monkey climb and a camera pass Stefan threaded this gap. Side note… this sequence does this gap no justice whatsoever. If you have been to this spot you will understand!!

A couple days into the tail-end of the trip Sergio and Courage had to leave to do other things so I was with Stefan and Hugo. I personally hate riding on my own and need to have someone to session with to ride let alone try something scary. Stefan came through strong pushing himself to do things he had eyed up before. Hats off to Stefan for getting everything he had lined up - absolute trooper!

This was the first spot I went to after getting off my flight; the drive must have been about 45 minutes from the city centre if I remember correctly. Way up in the mountains and along the most haggard “driveway" I have encountered. I didn’t expect this beaut of a private set up called LaFinca to be at the end. Sergio pointed out this transfer he had been doing, I couldn’t quite understand how you could generate enough speed for this gap let alone three it. Sergio made this look so effortless and actually did a down whip the other way, which is even crazier… I managed to fuck that photo up and felt like an idiot for doing so - Sorry Sergio!