“This is it” moments
Posted by Hakan Erman Lately, I don’t resist to the temptation to watch the latest episodes of my favorite You Tubers, some of which are, of course, long distance motorcycle…
Too much information can harm the brain and body
“Good to see that you had a good ride yesterday but I did not like some of your choices in cornering…” Mail message from acquaintance long forgotten; message dropping inbox…
When all else fails read the manual…
It has been more than two months now, since the start of this state of staying home. We turned back to basics of life, like spending quality time with family…
Great machines you have just got to ride!
In 2005 the OMM Bulletin that I was editing published an article (or better a list) from Motorcycle News magazine titled “50 machines you have just got to ride!” Written…
The mental side of motorcycling training
This is a note that appeared on the One More Mile Bulletin of April 2001 following a MC training course that Hans Heinz Dilthey gave to Turkish riders in March…
Don’t turn until you see the exit.
Advice for cornering on a motorcycle from Bike Magazine UK and additional suggestion from Eddy Lambah-Stoate author of “My Little Green Book of Advanced Motorcycling” Corners. It’s what bikes are…
A Prayer to Go Back or the nostalgia of normality
We want our life to go back, now, getting back to “normality” Give back traffic to the cities Give back the profit to profiteers Give back wind-in-the hair to bikers…
I don’t think I can go back…
From a good friend and companion of rides I received a challenging article of psychotherapist Ms. Claire van den Bosch campaigning for a “don’t go back” movement to operate on…
Separated From Hands
posted by Paolo Volpara Recently I was gracefully provided for a long weekend with a “top of the range-latest model” motorcycle, beautiful, efficient, fast and gifted with all electronic gizmo’s.…
What know-it-alls don’t know, or the illusion of competence
by Kate Fehlhaber, aeon.co Published on May 17, 2017 and re-published by Thinkingomm without permission Note by Paolo Volpara –I publish this article on the illusion of competence as a…
A Riding Spa
If you have ever read the book “Motorcycle Roadcraft”, the fourth chapter has a section about “Riding in Bad Weather”. Rain is classified there as “bad weather” and a list…
What our words tell us or the “death of humility”
While biking and training for competent riding, we often talk of the need to cultivate humility together with a sincere evaluation of the self and of the skills we practice.…
Speed and FUN
I thought that a little humor can lift our spirit in time where the bikes are on the central stand and the desire to ride burn inside. Stay home and…
Be responsible, be a good rider and a good human: now is the time.
I was ready to sneak out: to ignore the prohibition for +65 to go out of the home environment, to ignore all advises to stay home and avoid contacts. I…