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…
Biking in the “time of corona”
In these challenging times we all rediscover solitude or at least a kind of personal segregation. The Corona virus brings the best out of humanity and sometime combines it with…
Riding itself is what is cool.
27 March 2020 It all started with a post in Aerostch blog where Mr. Subjective was commenting on the reaction of some “experienced moto journalists” to the overall suits that…
Borders are the scar of history
Travelling is food for the soul and fun for the body: moving into new realities, new languages, new traditions, and cultures keeps the body and the spirit alive and well.…
Answer Questions and Question Answers.
From Paolo Volpara Thinking One More Mile It is a strange situation: communication tools and opportunities grow exponentially and exponentially we feel violated in our privacy. From Google to Apple…
Real Fun, Real Risk, Real Life
by Hakan Erman “I don’t want to talk about training, I do not want to know what to wear, I do not want to read manuals or to follow rules,…
If you know the Why, you can live any How.
From Aytek Sahin and Paolo Volpara Error is a good companion of motorcycling and a faithful partner in our life. The word comes from the Latin “errare”, a verb for…
Who needs the RoboBike?
Nowadays the majority of the motorcycles are coming with electronic and mechanical riding aids. From ABS to Hill Holder Assist. They are not only supports to the rider but marketing…
Dark side of motorcycling?
For old riders is a recurring experience. Friends, friends of friends, club members and roads companions die in senseless traffic circumstances. Dog or deer jumping out of nowhere, vehicles on…
And “Now” for something completely different…
Posted by Paolo Volpara At www.brianharke.com you can read that “being present is one of the greatest skill sets you can master. If you read about or follow any of…
The right to be rude.
In February 2017 Mrs. Rachel Caste wrote, for The New York Times, a clear and illuminating article titled “The Age of Rudeness”. “As the social contract frays, what does it…
Then you can’t go there if you are not here.
Yes, it is too hot for slow riding and, yes, that rider in front of you is too slow to be in the same group and, yes, your bike is…
Pay Attention and Enjoy it
There are days, or better, there are hours when everything seems to click at perfection, when happiness is just here, now. It was a normal ride for the day, nothing…
Positioning – Practice Makes Perfect
Positioning your motorcycle on the road is something that needs expertise. It is the second step in IPSGA. It basically sets your margines for safety and lets you collect more…
Get Set for the Longest Ride
from Hakan Erman originally published in 2019 and re-edited in November 2023 for https://medium.com/@volpara/get-set-for-the-longest-ride-3b21ccaf1d42 Once upon a time, if you needed to get your bike washed in Istanbul, you had…
Minimizing risk and maximizing result
“So, you’ve finished your introductory training in the single-engine, prop-driven plane which you have only ever flown in perfect weather with perhaps a slight breeze and the odd cumulus cloud…
Biking in freedom… it is a matter of choices
Posted by Hakan Erman If “what’s the price of your bike?” and “how fast it goes?” are the most frequent (and banal) questions asked to bikers, “bikes give you freedom”…
Smoothness
As the precipitation of rain rushes from the mountain tops to the river basins, it experiences endless changes along the way. It changes earth by combative moves. This can well…
A life in Balance
From Latin “bi-lanx”, a scale with two pans, the word “balance” plays important role in life, in nature and in motorcycling. The dictionary definition of this simple word introduces the…
Time of Admiration
I rarely buy motorcycle magazines but… I was flying and I had local coins left in my pockets and three euros for 240 colour printed pages sounded as a good…
Do not go back…to basic
Do not go back to basic. Think forward Bikers, like wolves, live in pack and, as an ancient hero, like to build stories and legends. To do so, one needs…
The problem grows as we look at it.
posted by Paolo Volpara I like two wheels. With engine and with pedals. I like bicycling and it is one of the few sports that I enjoy from my couch.…
About controlling… bike and life
posted by Paolo Volpara Moved out of the big City and set my home on farm land where biking (on and off road) is theoretically better and practically spoiled by…
Socially enslaved? I always got my bike…
Over the last months I became aware of a certain reluctance from my side to share events related to motorcycling: websites, days out, group’s ride, meetings, chat rooms and blogs……
We are all delinquent
posted by Paolo Volpara The original quote from Honore’ de Balzac “Le Père Goriot (1834)” was well articulated: “Le secret des grandes fortunes sans cause apparente est un crime oublié,…
The magic number for excellence
posted by Aylin Ozturk 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…
The Now and The Fear. A feeling of anticipation.
At www.brianharke.com you can read that “being present is one of the greatest skill sets you can master. If you read about or follow any of the great leaders in…