Calendar Submissions for 2023

[misterprofessionality]

Well, I said I would start a little earlier this year and I meant it. I just turned the page on the 2022 CB1100 Forum Calendar to March and realized that the winter slowdown is almost over and many of you that packed away your bikes are going to be getting back out there very soon.

So, with that in mind, I want to officially open submissions for the 2023 Calendar and give everybody the chance to start dusting off their DSLRs and thinking of cool places and cool shots to take. As with last year, We're looking for high resolution, high quality photos that will look smashing as a full page print. Unique angles, Unique locations, and Unique bikes are a big bonus, but we also want examples of stock bikes living life to the fullest!!

Some things that didn't quite make it into the calendar last year:

* A Dirty CB!! come on....where's the hardcore neverwashers? I would love a good example of this on at least one monthly spread

* An RS model. These unique and wonderful variants of our bike out there, even though we're not allowed to have them in The USA. I'm sure some of you would love to submit yours

* A Heavily customized CB. Is it a work of art or an abomination?? I've got to find out, in the name of variety

* Good photography of a CB in a state of Disassembly or repair. I'm not talking about cellphone shots of your CB with the gas tank off in your garage. If anybody is in the middle of a big modification or repair project, I would love to be able to include an artfully arranged full page spread of that.

As before, all submissions should be original photos of your bike. This is important because the calendar has a kind of personal touch to each page. This is a cool and close group, so I'm featuring the user as much as I'm featuring the bike. Also, Please don't submit any photos that you've already posted on the forum anywhere. People pay good money to help get this calendar printed and it's important that I deliver a unique photo album on the finished product so that it's worth it.

I'm going to be accepting photos and storing them away all year long, aiming for a print run sometime in October. This will give time for me to do a second print run if demand is high enough, and it will give time for our poor unfortunate friends in far-flung Nations like Australia and southeast Asia a chance to actually recieve their calendars on time (I am so so sorry Cormanus/Noroomtomove).

Thanks everybody! Hope to see you in the pages.