Saturday 28 May 2011

Motorcycle Diaries

After spending almost two months in America this year, there was one mode of transport that seemed to be at the heart of many Americans - the Motorbike. On one occasion as were driving up through South Carolina we were surrounded by bikers - helmet free and care free. It was a great sight.  


Coming back home with this memory in my mind, I came across a group of bikers on Sunday exploring the beautiful hills of Saddleworth and Yorkshire.  Then a couple of days later I discovered an article in the Travel section of the Guardian describing a 2,000 mile journey around Britain.  It was an inspiring tale, visiting pubs, pie shops and exploring some of the wild mountain tops. Ross Noble describes passionately about his travels and how the most enjoyable part of the ride is the wonderful characters you meet on the way.  It is a great article, describing the feeling of travel, the freedom and the wonderful moments you take from it.

'A motorbike becomes an extension of you...in a way I have never experienced with cars, where you sit passively in a metal box. With a bike if you lean, it leans; where you look, the bike goes; the more you relax, the better the bike performs.'