The left behind
In the garage where I park my bike, there are approximately 40-50 motorbikes. I park among 13-15 of them lined side by side, on side-stands, along a wall positioned relatively…
How to Kick Start a Motorcycle
From a friend I received this extremely boring document on kickstarting… but the note accompanying it was too real to let pass the opportunity to share “This should give you…
Speed: our guilty mistress
by Ian Worral Ian Worrall has been my companion of many philosophical, artistic and historical conversations. For decades Ian has been my reference as a teacher in riding on/off-road and…
Multiple Bike Disorder
(PV note) Kazim Uzunoglu, long time partner in riding, motorcycle tour guide extraordinaire offers a rationale for the six bikes in his garage. Is “one bike for all” the right…
Death, companion on the road?
Many old riders experienced the loss of friends roads companions, raising questions “why?”, “worth it?” when?” Animals jumping out of nowhere, vehicles on the wrong side of the road, diesel-fluids-mud-sand…
Nothing is URGENT
Thanks to Andrew “Wookie” Longshaw for his editing contribution. I received a message from my family in Italy: a long quote from Silvano Petrosino, philosopher and Professor of Theory of…
I like TOMM for life
The last portion of this blog name “Thinkingomm” stays for “One More Mile” as a commitment to push our process of thinking to touch the limits (sometime very near) of…
Life is a game
Biker Thinker: “A much used slogan for advertising of “symbol” goods, Life is a Game reveals a superficial approach to life but, more important, to game. With games we learn,…
The sting of the Vespa: scooter in the city…
By Kazim Uzunoglu, companion of many adventures on the road, organiser and guide of many challenging rides, motorcycle guide, above all, great thinker. Originally Kazim wrote this essay as a…
Your Own Ride
(by Robert Higdon from On the Level, April 2003, magazine of BMW Riders Association). In the picture Bob is resetting his own pace during a gruelling 2003 ride along the…
“It depends…”
by Nick Ienatsch (Lead Instructor at Yamaha Champions Riding School) “It depends” is the answer, now, what’s the question? We were making the simple joke observing riders initiating the first…