Separated From Hands
posted by Paolo Volpara Recently I was gracefully provided for a long weekend with a “top of the range-latest model”…
A Riding Spa
If you have ever read the book “Motorcycle Roadcraft”, the fourth chapter has a section about “Riding in Bad Weather”.…
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…
The right to be rude.
In February 2017 Mrs. Rachel Caste wrote, for the New York Time, a clear and illuminating article titled “The Age…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Time of Admiration
I rarely buy motorcycle magazines but… I was flying and I had local coins left in my pockets and three…
Do not go back…to basic
Do not go back to basic. Think forward Bikers, like wolves, live in pack and, like ancient hero, like to…
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…
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…
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:…
We are all delinquent
posted by Paolo Volpara The original quote from Honore’ de Balzac “Le Père Goriot (1834)” was well articulated: “Le secret…
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.…
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…