and then SWMBO said...

[81xsproject]

Something SWMBO wrote after a nice ride we had the other day. I liked it and thought I'd share.

here so close staring blankly into the reflection of the road behind me so far away. its so quiet inside my helmet, here only with my thoughts. meditating, flying, 70 miles an hour, serenenity is so tangiable sometimes. the solw rumble of the engine cuts our trail in space. connected to the earth only by two fleeting traces, now so distant. miles behind where weve been. forty degrees might be cold, so far away lost in the depths of my thoughts i can only feel my deep cleansing breaths. its truly liberating. classes, time, responsibility so far away now. we'll go back later, back to the necessary. here only with our desert island floating in the vast nothingness of the fog. relaxed, floating. i always imagined that i would feel lonley here, locked up without any walls, left here olny with the thoughts and regrets that await me. no wonder he is so addicted. soon we'll stop for our chilled bodies, a nice coffee, then its back from the ephimerial.too bad this time we'll have to take the exit back to life. too bad the good days are always shorter than the rest.

[prometheus578]

Long trips on open highways allow the mind to wander. After a while, everything harmonizes and becomes in tune. No conscious effort required... lane changes are done by pure thought. Nice to fly and let the mind wander.

too bad this time we'll have to take the exit back to life.

I liked that line the best

[HobbyMan]

What is even better is if you have two of the same bike running at the same RPM late at night. It is like a couple of jet engines starting up when you hear the "beats." With cool moist air you really get the "cleansing breaths."

[GNEPIG]

.. Wow, good woman Jessy

too bad this time we'll have to take the exit back to life. too bad the good days are always shorter than the rest.

i liked that part the best too

[Special Ed]

OK, I give up

Kerowak has nothing on her.
By th' by: what the heck does SWMBO stand for?

[HobbyMan]

she who must be obeyed. I know, it took me a while to figure out too.

[Wildkat]

Wow

More true words could not be spoken... pass along the kudos to your SO... VERY well written

(Hey E.Liberty... that SWMBO thing... doesn't mean ANYthing )

[mro]

(Hey E.Liberty... that SWMBO thing... doesn't mean ANYthing )

Yea Right,

A guys gota sleep sometime.



mro
btw
Fastest way to a mans heart?
Through his chest with a sharp knife

[Wildkat]

I may have to amend my statement

Fastest way to a mans heart?
Through his chest with a sharp knife

Truer words have never been spoken...


I'm sorry 81xsproject for tainting your post, it really is a lovely sentiment she wrote and thank you for sharing it here. You have to ride to know that feeling...

[Special Ed]

Thanks for informing me. Told my better half ( as I refere to my SWMBO,) she puzzeled: single woman motor babe... no... special woman motor bitch...no. I'm almost afraid to tell her. She really dosn't need any encouragement!

But as to what started this thread: Screw "The Zen of Motorcycle Mechanics." Up the Zen of mororcycle RIDING!" Ya sure, two XS11's riding side by side at night, the hormonics created, the mindspace invaded... the only possable comparison might be the union of sun (wind) earth (boat) and sea (water) afforded by sailing.
E.Liberty

[prometheus578]

"Sailing...?"

The only sailor worth his salt was Popeye!

"You say that I am ignoring the time-honored traditions of the Royal Navy? And what might those be? I shall tell you in three words—rum— buggery—and the lash!" ―Winston Churchill

[HobbyMan]

hmm, anyone heard of keel-hauling

[Bob Falter]

Prometheus,

You may not have heard, Popeye died. Ate some of that bad spinach.

Bob

[TADracer]

Make mine a heavy shot of Rum....hold the buggery and the lash, please.

[webbcraft2150]

Geez, after that I need a smoke, cold beer and, "now where is the remote?"