Comments on SheRidesABeemer: Four Senses of Motorcycling

Cool Blog - couldn't agree more whole heartedl...

2011-05-03T12:42:20.929-05:00

Cool Blog - couldn't agree more whole heartedly!

This is, without doubt, one of the greatest joys o...

2011-04-24T17:06:25.641-05:00

This is, without doubt, one of the greatest joys of riding -- its focus on the present. In modern life, we tend to think ahead all the time and overlook the moment we're living in. Riding brings me back to that. Nice post.

And people wonder why we ride. I love how it heigh...

2011-04-15T01:38:15.543-05:00

And people wonder why we ride. I love how it heightens all the senses to the things around us. Simple and pure.

I do that all the time, I ride without music, just...

2011-04-14T20:52:44.907-05:00

I do that all the time, I ride without music, just the sound of the bike and I love it, just looking around admiring the environment and the road, complete mindfulness ;-)

I still recall an early morning ride years ago whe...

2011-04-13T21:21:12.065-05:00

I still recall an early morning ride years ago when the temp was very crisp and bordering on uncomfortable but not yet. Something about those atmospheric conditions coupled with riding a bike make smells intensify and carry far. I was on a country road with houses sparsely scattered about when I smacked into the strong, penetrating smell of bacon just as if I had run through Cracker Barrel's kitchen on Saturday morning. Bacon has never smelled so good before or since. I swear, had I known the source, I would have pulled in, knocked on that family's door, and offered to pay for breakfast on the pretense I was lost and had not eaten for days - maybe with a fake accent feigning ignorance of American ways. Not everybody gets to experience things like that.

Gail, interesting way of focusing on environmental...

2011-04-12T13:18:21.670-05:00

Gail, interesting way of focusing on environmentals as you ride....as opposed to one's troubles and plans and recent events.

The only time I've found myself at a destination without knowing what happened in between was when I'd listen to an ebook while riding or back in the early days, engaged in a phone call while riding (I know, bad, really bad). The focus would not be on the ride, but on the book or the call....and I found I missed everything in between.

I am sure I was aware of things since I made it to the destination without hitting something but it troubled me enough to get me to stop both activities while riding.

Good post, gets me to thinking about active situational awareness, thanks.

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