Comments on: Life on the Road at Sixteen

By: Pamela+K.

Pamela+K. — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:19:08 +0000

There are those who would say that sex, money and power are the three most powerful driving forces. I would beg to differ as wanderlust has taken the number one spot above all others. Life on two wheels makes it even more powerful! Awe, the best of both worlds indeed! Have a great and powerful week, Life Is Good.

By: Paul Martin

Paul Martin — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:16:59 +0000

“1964 Ford Falcon 4-door sedan with 144 cubic inch inline six cylinder engine with three speed on the tree transmission, vacuum wipers, manual choke, and tube radio that took 45 seconds to warm up? It was an engineering masterpiece.”

Sounds a lot like my Rambler American 2 door of the same era. With vacuum wipers and a worn out engine the wipers would speed up when coasting and slow to an absolute crawl when accelerating. If it was an engineering masterpiece then my scooter must be advanced alien technology. LOL.

By: Chris+B

Chris+B — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:42:22 +0000

It is amazing that when we are alone, particularly doing something we are passionate about, that time and life takes on a very different meaning. Keep on riding!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:55:53 +0000

In reply to Scootard.

I could not say it better. You get it.

“Power assisted rolling coffin”. That’s conjures a mental image!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:54:28 +0000

In reply to dom.

Did your brother have the 1964 Ford Falcon 4-door sedan with 144 cubic inch inline six cylinder engine with three speed on the tree transmission, vacuum wipers, manual choke, and tube radio that took 45 seconds to warm up? It was an engineering masterpiece.

My delusions keep things interesting…

By: Scootard

Scootard — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 17:37:00 +0000

There is thing some feel pulling at our soul. It is an irresistible lure. It is the siren song of the open road. It calls to us drawing upon us from a hidden place within, The asphalt unrolling beneath two wheels, the passing montage of olfactory stimulation and the sights which one simply cannot experience in a cage.

All these factors lead to an imperative urge to twist that throttle, hear that engine hum and be at one again with the world passing beneath inline tires, a world away from those closed up in their air conditioned, power assisted rolling coffin.

By: dom

dom — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 15:42:42 +0000

Ford Falcon? My brother went through that “phase” as well…..small world

As your your capacity for self-delusion…..we all have it, yours just has a great eye for photography.