Motorcycle Miles: The lure of the open road, exceptional rides and more

Last Friday evening I met several members of the Ontario Sport Riding club (OSR) at a charity event in London and though my classic Virago and I were surrounded by many sport bikes and much younger riders I realized, after a few conversations, all of us enjoy many of the same things related to biking.

For example:

- The lure of riding two wheels on the open road

- Exceptional rides on stretches of curving or hilly highway

- The thought (for some of us) of the wind blowing through what’s left of our hair

- The gleam of hard machinery


- Motor muscle, enough to get our butts from A to B as if by jet aircraft


- Soaring outside the cage

The ability to stop for a few seconds in the middle of a bridge to enjoy a view one would never see from behind the wheel of a car

- Thoughts about our next bike (there’s always the ‘next’ bike) and how we can adjust to higher fuel prices e.g. smaller engine, shorter tours, more shared rides

And much more.

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