Life Lessons from Motorcycles is a series appearing on Mondays which explores teachings we receive through riding. Here, we examine the 7 ways our bikes speak to us about vision. Goals Motorcycle: Our eyes steer the bike. This fundamental skill pervades all others. We want to look in the direction we want to go because our [...]
Life Lessons from our Motorcycles is a series exploring the lessons we learn through riding. In this issue, we examine the various ways our bikes speak to us about balance. Here are 7 of them. Learning balance Motorcycle: If we can’t balance our bike, we’re going to fall over. Sooner rather than later. It’s the [...]
You’ve done it!! You’ve set a stretch goal, challenged yourself, doubted yourself – and succeeded. You’ve tasted the freedom, independence and adventure that riding a motorcycle delivers. You’re pumped with adrenaline and confidence, envisioning yourself riding down the road, hair blowing in the wind, just like in the movies. Then reality hits. Here are five [...]
——————————————————————————– Change is painful. Like a house that is undergoing renovations, rubble, dust and debris are created when we tear down walls, erected sometimes over a lifetime to protect our inner Self. Whether we initiate a life-altering event or the Universe delivers it, the effect reaches beyond us to everyone in our circles. Like the [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. Kristen started motorcycling right around the time she started graduate school. Now, with a PhD in Molecular Genetics, she researches liver cell transplantation to treat children with inherited metabolic disease, is [...]
International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900′s – about the same time women started riding motorcycles Coincidence? I think not. Now celebrated around the world each year on March 8th, events are held throughout the month to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Organizations customize the theme to [...]
International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900′s – about the same time women started riding motorcycles Coincidence? I think not. With a well-entrenched history of standing against the status quo, women riders of today have much to offer as role models and change agents. When we find something as precious as [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. In this interview, read how Christine Reed, who has lived in Chanhassen, MN and Grantsburg, WI, started riding in spite of fears and heavy family resistance. She loved it and what she learned about [...]
Everyone has an adventure gene and excels in at least one area. It may buried under a few layers, or dormant for the time being, but everyone has something. And hard as it may be for those of us who ride to understand, there are reasons people give it a try when their heart isn’t [...]
Stopping for the night during a motorcycle journey is a stark reminder of how much baggage I’m carrying. It doesn’t look or feel like a lot when I’m riding, but when it’s all unloaded and on the hotel’s trolley, it can be astounding, even to a veteran traveler. I like to be prepared for almost [...]
