Freedom on two wheels

Ever since I was a little boy I dreamed of riding motorcycles. I grew up around them and experienced my first exhaust burn at 5 years old. I couldn’t resist being fascinated with the way the light bounced off of the chrome mufflers. Whenever my Dad went on rides I would beg him to take me along even though I wasn't even big enough to fit into a helmut. Even at such a young age I remember the look on my Dad's face when he returned from a long ride.













Twenty seven years later I finally know where that look came from... It’s true Freedom on the open road watching the concrete underneath you as is passes between two wheels. A 96 cubic inch motor and 1550-cc’s open up right under the family jewels, it’s quite a connection! I seem to have a brain that doesn’t have an “off” switch and being on my bike is one of the only times I can live in the present without thinking life apart. Any stress, worries, or restraints are completely lifted. I am exempt from external control! It is these times that remind me of my personal liberty to do whatever I want in this life. I get questions all the time like, “will you stop riding when you have kids”, “do you ever worry about crashing”, “how can you ride in a short sleeved shirt”. My response is usually the same… “I don’t live my life in fear”. My independent thinking does not allow me to dwell on the what-ifs. The only “What if” I ever have been concerned about is, “what if I died without every experiencing life”.













I will be MYSELF until I leave this life, with my Woman and my HOG right by my side.

The Balance

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged and a lot has happened; good and bad. In the last few years I’ve been fortunate enough to marry the Woman of my dreams, bought my first home, and accomplished a childhood dream of owning a HOG. I feel very blessed by the planets and stars.

While it has been the happiest two years of my life I have also faced the most difficult battle of my life, my Mothers illness. My Mother has always been my rock. She is the most loving, caring, passionate, selfless human being I have ever had the pleasure of spending a life with. She has been fighting the battle of her life for the last few years and it tears me in two to have to witness it. I've never felt so helpless to any kind of illness. I had to pull every bit of strength together when the Doctor's gave her a timeline of 6-9 months. Right now she’s winning and refuses to give up but the emotional roller coaster has taken its toll. To this day she continues to inspire me!

We never know what life has in store for us. Even when things look great, as long as we’re on this planet we will be faced with challenges. If we let these challenges dictate our happiness then its wasted time here. I've finally learned to accept the balance…