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Time for a new banner!

Please reply to this post with a photo you think could be our next c/motorcycles banner, the highest upvoted post after 72 hours wins.

The banner size limit seems to be 3540 x 600 it would be helpful if you could crop your photo before submission but is not a requirement.

Rules are simple:

  1. You must have taken the photo or have full rights to the photo
  2. Must be motorcycling related
  3. Safe For Work images only
  4. No AI generated images
  5. No brigading or vote manipulation
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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

...Also, if we're feeling cheeky, this:

(Splitting this into a 2nd comment so as not to mix votes. Yes, all of those except the Harley on the end are my bikes.)

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I rarely meet someone who owns more bikes than me but your collection blows mine away!

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's why I picked this username. It was only by lucky coincidence that I wound up talking about knives all the damn time...

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Congrats on your win! Hopefully next time we will have some more competition haha

And I will be one closer to matching your collection as of tomorrow.

As for knives I like my Ducati branded Victorinox swiss knife, and my leatherman and gerber multitools but that’s about it.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Woot. I'm internet famous now.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I will probably change the logo (the circle image next to the banner) soon but for now you have a double whammy haha

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Ooh, so I see.

And now future lemmings can wonder why the hell I have a length of pool noodle zip tied to the handlebars of my FZ6R.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

3540 x 600 is incredibly letterboxed. That's going to be tough to work with... That's 59:10!

Alas, all the photos I have lack sufficient width to pull that off at the native resolution. I will throw my hat into the ring anyway, with this:

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

A suggestion here: have an entry deadline, and then start tge voting period after that closes. Otherwise the earliest submissions will have an advantage.