About Bike EXIF

About Bike EXIF
This site offers a dose of the coolest motorcycles, several days a week. That means custom motorcycles, classic motorcycles, cafe racers, racing motorcycles and style icons. I’m passionate about design, photography and classic motorcycles, and Bike EXIF is a way to combine all three—and connect with other people who share the same interests. I love getting messages and endeavour to answer every one within at least a few days, so feel free to email me.

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I also get lots of questions about this site: here’s a video interview produced by Just Auto Legends that answers the most common ones.

THE BIKE EXIF FAQ

Who are you and where are you based?
My name is Chris Hunter and I live in New Zealand with my wife and three children. We lived in Sydney, Australia, before that. I’m English, and I still miss Walnut Whips and tinned mushy peas.

What bike do you ride?
A Moto Guzzi V7 Classic, upgraded with Ikon shocks and Mistral reverse cone mufflers. During the week it’s my commuter bike but most weekends, I try to grab a couple of hours to take it out for a proper ride. When I’m not riding the V7, I’m thinking about little ways to personalize it. If that lottery ticket comes good, I’ll take it down to Deus and get a full make-over.

What does ‘EXIF’ mean?
It stands for ‘Exchangeable Image File format’. This is the data captured by a digital camera when a photo is taken, and often stored within an image file. Whenever possible, I extract this data and include it in the post. I’m just interested to see what kind of camera took the picture, and what settings the photographer used.

Is Bike EXIF your full-time job?
Yes. Until recently, it was something I did in the evenings and at weekends, after the kids were in bed. (By day I was a creative director for an advertising agency.) I also occasionally write for marketing magazines and other websites, and in 2005 my first book was published.

What’s your mailing address? I found some old Moto Guzzi brochures in the attic and would like to send them to you.
You can reach me via P O Box 668, Warkworth 0941, New Zealand.