Comments on: Riding Home and the Vespa Commute

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:03:00 +0000

Hannah: I won't ride when the roads are going to be covered in snow. I promise. If there are flurries or something in the air I won't let that stop me. I'm just hoping that we don't have one of those winters where the road remains snow covered for a month. I see the bus in my future this winter.

gary: Thank you for your kind words. I have had experience myself with fangs appearing that have influenced behavior and my mental state. for me those fangs always proved destructive and I have worked hard to file them down a bit. Photography, writing, and now riding have been excellent tools to help me make more deliberate decisions during the day that allow me to appreciate balance and beauty that exists all around me.

I still get angry, frustrated and want to punish the world though so I wouldn't put me on a shelf where I don't belong. Let just say I'm interested in moving towards that shelf but I suspect I will never arrive there.

art: Scooter on Steroids! There is a title for a blog you could do. The Silverwing is a nice scooter and I hope to get the change to take one for a spin someday. Be carfeul riding it in that Seattle rain!

By: Art

Art — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:52:00 +0000

I'm from Seattle Washington and this place is well known for rain. I do commute 120 mile round on this rainy season. You are right i's really hard to explain to people who don't ride the feeling you get from riding your motorcycle especially riding in the rain, So I can relate to you 100% I ride a Honda Silverwing by the way the Scooter on Steroid as other refer...

Art

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:25:00 +0000

Steve,

I've finally taken the time to get caught up over here. You have written some very eloquent posts of late. I hardly know where to start...

Let me just say this: Your thoughtful, peaceful approach to riding is an inspiration for me in those moments when the fangs come out, and I'm about to do something offensive and dangerous in traffic.

I'm not saying that it always stops me, but it does always give me pause. I envy your emotional balance and sense of beauty. You have a wonderful blog here.

Ride well,
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By: hrw115

hrw115 — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:36:00 +0000

Tell me that you will not ride to work in the snow this winter. I think about this every time I read one of your posts. While I do not doubt your riding skills – I do not trust other drivers. I guess I would like to establish some sense of where you will draw the line when bad weather comes.
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Hannah