July 01, 2008
Yoga for the Road
Sometimes I write offhand comments in message boards or whatnot and then reread them later and am honestly impressed with myself (yes, I know how egotistical that sounds). Here is one such bit in response to the question of why motorcycling stirs the soul in a way driving a car does not:
As for the allure of the bike, part of it for me is how fluid the experience is. In a cage, the kids could be jumping on the back seat (in the good ol' days before car seats) with little to no effect on the direction of the ride. On a bike, every little movement does SOMETHING. Take an ignorant pillion for a ride if you don't believe that. You can flow like water on a bike. Sometimes that water is quiet and still, other times it's a rushing, burbling torrent.Riding (well) is all about the flow. Yoga for the road.
That is all.
