Cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it

[ImprovedRomeo]

Kerry, I sure have read that book- it's a classic and should be a required reading for all. I have to say it was not an easy read at times so I skipped through pages lol I've been thinking of reading: "Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" - the author takes the same route as Robert did way back when. I've also read Blue Highways- again not an easy read but hey you gotta read these classics. My pipe dream is to do a cross country road-trip and drive/ride up to Alaska. Speaking of Alaska have you guys read/watched 'Into the Wild?' another must read/watch.

Antlers, cool background with the bikes. And the Goldwing, they're the 2-wheel versions of the Cadillacs. I know of a guy who bought an old one and took off all the fairings and body parts to make it into a standard/naked bike, painted it all matt black. Wow it commands respect with that 6cyl engine.

The technology on the new bikes is amazing though, ABS, anti-dive, anti-squat suspension, linked front and rear brakes etc They definitely help with the safety aspect and it's one of the reasons I'd been considering getting a new bike- as much as I love the old school stuff and the wrenching part.