Getting ready for a big ride from Phoenix, AZ to Leakey, TX to meet friends from an online motorcycle-philosopher forum. I’ve been looking forward to this for months. Purposely had the Tiger delivered to Phoenix so it would be south
Fierce vulnerability
Riding a motorcycle is a kind of fierce vulnerability. Every time I get on the bike, or pass one of those highway signs that says “Click it or ticket,” I remember. There is no seat belt on a motorcycle. There