Balancing Act
In the blog “How much do you weight?” published on the first of this month of June, my friend rider Sezi was reporting the experience of a minute person in…
Ride to Work Day
Annual celebration of motorcycles that are not only a part of daily commuting but also a lifestyle, a way of thinking. This year has been tough with this pandemic crisis…
“Kill a Biker, Go to Jail”
Paolo Volpara’s conversation on bikers rights with A. Goldfine and B. Higdon : On the blog “May: Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month,” published on the 21st of May of this year,…
Crime and Punishment
By Bob Higdon, Part 114 of “The View from the Bunker” : Bob Higdon is (in alphabetical order) a book author, competent rider, expert lawyer, life critic, long-distance rider, sincere…
Dressing Up
It seems normal nowadays to wear “technical gear” while riding a motorcycle or a scooter: even bicyclists today wear protective helmet and “ad hoc” clothing. We can still cross path…
From Society to Character to Riding Style
Riding around the world on a motorcycle is a never ending source of lessons and observations: a good way to compare the society in which we grow up with new…
Position…position…position
Re-edited from OMM Bulletin January 2008 Autumn this year never ends: the calendar reads January 6th but outside, in the rural environment of Trakya, the thermometer reads +13 and the…
How much do you weight? A conversation.
Sezi Toprakci writes to Paolo Volpara on motorcycle weight and on the role of balance. May 2020 Motorcycles are always in a slimming diet. A diet imposed by the manufacturer…