Comments on: Balance: On the Road and in Life

By: chiefchewy

chiefchewy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:08:00 +0000

Hi! I stumbled across some of your blogs this weekend and love you guys! I purchased a lx 150 in May and have 3K on it already! I love love love my sweet yellow baby.

thanks for your thoughts, I laugh everytime I read something because ai feel much the same. I to count how long I can balance at the many lights in So Cal- I get plenty of practice.
Chris- I use Newport Vespa for my service- I live in San Clemente.
great fun to read all of you guys..
cherie

By: Sojourner rides

Sojourner rides — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:47:00 +0000

Excellent capture of how it feels to be out of balance and one's desire to re-establish it! I needed this reminder. I've felt some unraveling of late. For me the other part is learning to let go, let be and exhale. I too like early morning rides as my shoulders are so much lighter then.

Glad to see you back.

By: Chuck Pefley

Chuck Pefley — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:25:00 +0000

Balance is so important in all of creation. Being willing to stray from pre-conceived ideas is the height of creativity, I think. What-if? So important in the exploration of life! A thought provoking post ... as yours are so often.

The ET-4 looks to be alabaster? My first scoot was an Ivory ET-2, a color I absolutely loved! On balance, though, I recognized while riding that scooter home from the shop that 50cc just wasn't going to cut it. Less than 6 months later I moved to an ET-4. Two years later I stepped up to my GTS, which purred along on my trip to Montana last week.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:31:00 +0000

I am picking up my graphite black LX 150 from the dealer in Newport Beach, CA today. Your blog has been a big influence on the decision to purchase. The first post I read was titled 'Scooter or Motorcycle'. I found that from a Google search when I was making that very decision.

I check in once a week or so, hoping to see something new. The 'balance' post was, well, inspiring. I can't wait to get on the road.

Thanks,
Chris

By: Colin [auspiciousdragon.net]

Colin [auspiciousdragon.net] — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:26:00 +0000

OK, I know the bit about balancing on a stationary bike wasn’t the main part of the post…..but the trick to balancing a large heavy bike like a touring BM or a Goldwing, is to compress the front suspension just at the moment that you come to a full stop. The bike will then rock backwards and forwards on the suspension ever so slightly for a number of seconds giving the stability of movement without the wheels actually going around.

By: Conchscooter

Conchscooter — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:21:00 +0000

Steve, you need to get back to regular posts. This stuff needs to be said and you are the one to say it. I mean, I try to balance at stop signs too but I wasn’t going to admit it publicly until you brought it up….

By: -Tim

-Tim — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:53:00 +0000

Funny, I do the same thing at red lights…

By: kitkatknit

kitkatknit — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:02:00 +0000

Great to see you back Steve. I too do the dead stop balance challenge at all my stop lights to and from work.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:01:00 +0000

Bill: The mind is a wonderfully tricky thing. I'm boggled daily.

I had noticed you weren't posting as much. I thought you had just gone off on a long, long ride...

conchscooter: Being a simpleton explains why you are so annoyed by the plastic wrap on the chairs on your recent Key West Diary post. *grin*

That plastic wrap bugs me too. But you know everyone wants their stuff perfect and without a mar or knick. At least until they use it.

By: Conchscooter

Conchscooter — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:52:00 +0000

I feel like a simpleton.