April 23, 2010 1:30 AM PDT
Like everyone else I'm happy you are OK. But don't make an on the spot decision that you may very well regret later. Always realise that every other vehicle on the road including the odd low flying aeroplane is your enemy, some get ya, some don't, some days you're the dog, somedays you're the tree. It is sometimes an achievement in itself to just get home alive, but don't let them beat ya, fight on, and you will be proud of that sense of achievement. You have tasted the joy of motorcycling, picture yourself from now on turning your head whenever you hear that beautiful roar coming down the road...and thinking "that should be me" that's a thought I couldn't live with.
Over 30 years I've had numerous smashes, some my fault, some caused by the "enemy", I have a few bits and pieces in my body that God never put there, after each and every spill, I've said " that's it, I'm going to buy a car"...but I will hear that roar of an oncoming missile or the thump of a cruiser...and it's " Ah shit, I'm different to them", Don't become one of the bland, boring buttheads, keep your individuality retain your freedom, mess your hair, get your clothes wet, feel the numbness in your fingers and your ass, feel the elements that were put on this earth for you to feel...look thru the windscreen of a car.....yeah, may as well watch discovery channel. As we say in Ireland " suck it and see"
That clown in the pick-up probably laughed cos' you were "different" well laugh back because they are all the same, think twice, what will you gain....a steering wheel and traffic jams and air conditioning....what will you lose....comradeship and real air conditioning, the kind that you will always have as a biker. Get up Kris, throw your leg over, kick that machine into life, feel the buzz..............and shag 'em if they can't take a joke !