PERMANENT LEARNING: RIDE TO LEARN, LEARN TO LIVE
We were riding from Igoumenitza (Greece) to Istanbul (Turkey) in a continuous ride of more than one thousand kilometres: the Egnatia motorway was merely a concept in the minds of…
The magic number for excellence
We hear the word “expert” excessively these days; it seems that everyone’s an expert on something. In fact, that word became so banal that they even came up with a…
Bikers, Agnostics and Flat Earthers.
by Andrew “Wookie” Longshaw. “Note from Paolo Volpara. We had a common history with an old April Caponord and we rode together in Turkey several times. Andrew is a free…
DEBUG YOURSELF or the ART of SELF EVALUATION
Self-evaluation is the evaluation of the reality in all its aspects. A concept that resonates deeply within the human experience, yet self-evaluation remains one of the most challenging and often…
EXTREME HAS GONE TOO FAR, to the extreme banality
Have you ever felt like we’re living in a world where we’re constantly chasing after things we don’t really need? We spend our time working to buy stuff we end…
GET SET for the LONGEST RIDE
This piece was written in 2019 by Hakan Erman for a project called “Parallel rides”, trying to get lessons from motorcycling that we can apply to life Once upon a…
TAKING RISK or JUST BRAVADO?
Sep 10, 2022 How often have you heard the warning “Do not take risks?“ When the conversation turns to sport (i.e. motorcycling, horse riding, cycling) or physical activities (i.e. sailing,…
Mindset Shifts: The Real Reason Behind Motorcycle Crashes
In a recent conversation about motorcycle crashes, often referred to as accidents, a competent rider posed an intriguing question: “Kazanın en önemli sebebi aklın doğru konumlanmamasi olabilir mi? – Could…