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…
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…
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…
COMPETENCE and CONFIDENCE
In complex and testing situations, we tend to follow the lead of a competent person (the one who knows what to do ) or the guidance of a confident one…
Courageous bravery or Brave courage
from Aydin Ural One of the latest entries into the thinkingomm made me think about bravery vs courage… again. I’m not a linguistic expert but there is a profound difference…
Taking Risk or just bravado?
How many times have you heard the admonition “do not take risk”? When the conversation turns to sport (i.e. motorcycling, horse riding, cycling) or physical activities (i.e. sailing, mountaineering, diving)…
I’M ON A LONG AND NARROW ROAD
There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life. By Ahmet Coşar PV note: I am often disturbed by the superficiality and vanity of conversation between bikers, then a…
Turning Points
from Mr Subjective, master of Aerostich conversations at https://www.aerostich.com/blog November 2021 Before we know it our ICE (internal combustion engine) motorcycles will be replaced by electrics. And not specifically because…
The Bad Side of steering: correct the mistakes.
by Keith Code © Motorcycle Consumer News 1997 There are technical points concerning a rider’s fear of making either right or left-hand turns. Many riders have this fear and it’s…
What our words tell us or the “death of humility”
While biking and training for competent riding, we often talk of the need to cultivate humility together with a sincere evaluation of the self and of the skills we practice.…