When my friend and I both had motorcycles (speaking of death wishes...teenagers on motorcycles is about a potent mix as you can devise!) his Dad, an avid motorcycle rider, sat us down and told us in no uncertain terms - "if you ever get on your bike and you aren't the least bit scared, then get off and hang up the keys until you are". His point wasn't to ride nervously or scared - but to give the activity its due respect - a respect that would encourage you to ride defensively. When you ride nonchalantly you are a danger to yourself. I obviously haven't forgotten his talk with us - and I think it applies to paddling too. K *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Wrage" <keith.wrage_at_charter.net> > When my friend and I both had motorcycles (speaking of death > wishes...teenagers on motorcycles is about a potent mix as you can devise!) > his Dad, an avid motorcycle rider, sat us down and told us in no uncertain > terms - "if you ever get on your bike and you aren't the least bit scared, > then get off and hang up the keys until you are". His point wasn't to ride > nervously or scared - but to give the activity its due respect - a respect > that would encourage you to ride defensively. When you ride nonchalantly > you are a danger to yourself. I obviously haven't forgotten his talk with > us - and I think it applies to paddling too. The other night I was at a party and ran into a fellow I know from early days back in a local paddling club. He is an owner of a first generation K-Light that he took to a tributary of the Orinoco. He is also a motorcyclist who regularly carries his K-Light on the back of his machine and a Razor collapsible scooter over one shoulder with its shoulder strap. Why that combination? First, he cycles to a place a few blocks away from the Downtown Boathouse in Manhattan where he launches from. Then he puts the bagged K-Light up against the scooter's post and bungees it to it. He has just enough room on the scooter's footboard to put one foot with the rest holding the K-Light. He then foot scooters the blocks to the put-in. I am quite anxious to get some photos of him in these various configurations of motorcycle and scooter. On par with the old photos of Kleppers on camels when 1920s German folding kayak adventurers were circling the globe with their boats. ralph diaz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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