Pictures forthcoming in my flickr stream today so stay tuned.
I just picked up my bike from the shop and drove it on the street for the very first time. Before today I had never ridden a motorcycle on the street. Exhilarating is a supreme understatement!
To get it up into first, second, third, fourth and then FIFTH gear. I can feel the adrenaline being shot into my bloodstream, making me rush with fervor. It also heightens my senses. I feel everything, see everything, hear everything.
Hearing and more importantly feeling the wind rush by my body as the engine whines higher and higher (it’s a metric bike so it’s not super loud.) Feeling the throttle in my hand makes it much more real than pushing on a pedal with your foot ever could hope to be. Knowing that I’m moving through the world in a way many others only dream of.
Training taught me how to handle the machine. But only experience can teach me how to handle the chemical riot happening inside my body when I ride.
