Ninja Days

THANKS DARREN!

Darren from Katana Australia sent me this link to a beautifully constructed reminder about making the most of life.

Make sure you have your speakers on....
http://www.thedashmovie.com/


Had thoughts about why riding is such a passion of mine and take great refuge in the knowledge that it really takes me back to basics. When I ride I don't think about anything other than the ride. It's me and the road and I use whatever helps me to conquer it. That might be my instinct,
my bank of knowledge
my library of seen-before combinations of situations...
experience,
good excellaration..., good brakes and anything that's inbetween...
the other day, as I mentioned before, I had a car coming towards me on my lane, a 6 lane split road...well, there's always a first! So, I'll call myself a 'constant learner'.

Is a Katana a double edged sword? Duality is no news to a Ninja.

Well, riding any bike is like a double edged sword. It's about life and death, the beauty and the beast. It's about survival, but at the same time we place ourselves into the claws of the beast and test ourselves over and over again.
That DASH is somehow much more meaningful when I had a good ride-out... sitting down on the couch with a cold beer, watching the telly does not seem so bad after you've been to 'the edge and back'!
Exhausted but happy ...and when I'm good and ready I will let all those other thoughts and trivia back into my head.

Whilst it is about totally engaging in the moment, it is also 'Time-out'!
Whilst it is about being one with nature, it is about the machine.
Whilst it is about the battle it is about peace. And ... in a club ...
whilst it is about the individual, it is about the group.

posted by The '95 Ninja ZX6R @ 10.3.07