What is it about motorcycles? Why do some people like me like to ride them? They just don't make sense for so many reasons. If you look at them in terms of real world physics they are completely bizzare. Left to themselves they fall over! When you ride them they require constant input to keep upright, let alone pointed in the right direction. You get wet and cold, and sometimes too hot. You can't carry very much. To try to stay protected, you have to spend five minutes putting on layers of kevlar, fibreglass, and leather before you even get moving. On theroad you have to stop more often 'cause your arse gets sore quicker than a car. But once you are on the road and mobile, it all changes. The bike comes alive. You control it with your feet, hands, eyes, whole body, even your hips. You "ride", not "drive". Oh, there are other advantages, like economy of running and buying (although that's hard to make a spreadsheet back you up completely). And like where I am now. I'm making an espresso, at the end of a long-abandoned road that ran out to an old wharf on Ohope Harbour that would be a 15 minute walk but was a one minute mud splashing, tree rooting jumping, one wheel lane ride. The tide is in, the sun is out, the fish are practicing aerobatics, and the coffee and sultana pasties are ready. Does it get better? Only with my best girl by my side. I do miss her so.
It's a fact. If you don't know what it is about motorcycles, then I can't explain it.
Heading toward Gisborne.
Ratings:
Me: 4/10. Yiccy throat infection. Feeling shyte. Buy shares in Diflam.
Daisy: 10/10. What a trooper, two 4WD tracks already today.
Pie: 3/10. Opotiki Hot Bread Café. Didn't try the bread but the steak and mushroom was crap. Tough meat, runny gravey and I'm sure it was very recently defrosted in a microwave. For shame! 2nd worst pie so far. Worst was the ferry pie but that's completely expected!
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