James Deuce
29th July 2004, 14:26
This trip was unfinished business for me. The last time I loaded a bike onto the Interisland Ferry I didn't get to bring it back. I also had ten YEARS off motorcycling, despite being utterly obsessed with the "Motorcycling Experience". I became the sad old git in the office that used to have a bike, and bought mountains of motorcycle magazines, to keep the obsession alive.
I'm glad I had the break, because physically and mentally I would have been incapable of enjoying riding. Even now it can be a bit of a struggle because my right arm is quite weak and lacking in sensation, and I get tired a lot more easily than I used to. I have to watch the types of food and drink I have when riding, to stay on top of my physical symptoms. But do you know what?
It's worth it.
It's nice to be "home".
I'm glad I had the break, because physically and mentally I would have been incapable of enjoying riding. Even now it can be a bit of a struggle because my right arm is quite weak and lacking in sensation, and I get tired a lot more easily than I used to. I have to watch the types of food and drink I have when riding, to stay on top of my physical symptoms. But do you know what?
It's worth it.
It's nice to be "home".