Comments on: My Own Private Insanity

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:32:28 +0000

roland: Glad you finally commented. I always feel the input from readers is where the real energy and stories come from. I appreciate the kind words too about Scooter in the Sticks.

As far as riding in the cold goes there have been plenty of times when 40F seemed like more than I could bear. I think a lot of cold weather riding is a mental process. I've made the decision to take the van on plenty of days when it was 40F or higher!

By: roland

roland — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:45:53 +0000

I just need better gear. Making do with my vented summer stuff and layering is not working. I feel like a wimp opting for the Cherokee when it hits 40f…

Btw – longtime lurker 1st time poster – love your site, it inspired me to start my scoot related blog….ty ty ty

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:35:11 +0000

Dear Mr. Riepe: Are you implying I get away with stuff? I am one straight arrow, diligent, friendly, courteous, kind, brave, clean and reverent.

My commute is only 182 feet but the cold is stifling. Someday I hope to make a trip of one quarter of a mile. I think I will need a bigger machine for that.

Perhaps a BMW K bike.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:32:48 +0000

Paul: You're right about the surreal nature of night riding in winter, especially if there is a blanket of snow on the fields (not the road). It's like being in another world...

Ride safe!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:31:40 +0000

Sulu: I try and resist the lure of the couch and other activities that I suspect I'll regret down the road. And I agree it is insanity.

Southern New Mexico strikes me as a wonderful place to ride. Someday I hope to visit and see for myself.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:29:41 +0000

Charlie6: You are more insane than I am even with a sidecar. I measure my regular travels in tens of miles. You do it in hundreds of miles.

I bow to your superior lack of sanity.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:28:40 +0000

Rogier: It does energize me despite the discomfort or frustration. It's part of the reason I keep doing it.

Bryce: I'm all about publishing deadlines at the moment. Another week and the magazine will be at the printer and I can start work on the next issue.

I recognize the risk of black ice and the rest of the family of slippery. I hope not to every report serious manglement here.

By: Jack Riepe

Jack Riepe — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:03:03 +0000

Dear Steve Williams:

Insanity is a relative condition. It can serve as the mask that lets so many of us get away with things that others would prohibit or eschew.

I have no idea how long your commute is, but I can appreciate how cold it can get on a short run without electric gear.

Fondest regards,
Jack/reep
Twisted Roads

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:01:39 +0000

Night riding in the winter is surreal. Some of us are still adventurous enough to do it. I’ll be riding my scooter to work tonight, then home again.

By: Sulu

Sulu — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:52:38 +0000

Insanity is always taking the easy road. Insanity to staying on the couch wondering why life passed by.

We definitely don't have your decision process even 10 days during the winter in Southern New Mexico. Though, riding through the mountains last weekend sure made me wonder when the temps were just falling to freezing and the flurries were hitting the ground.

Cheers

Tom