KIWI RIDERS
What ’ s your favourite part ? “ Hitting the road on a fine day , knowing your bike is safe , knowing you ’ re dressed correctly and the conditions are good . It ’ s just great . You ’ ve got total responsibility for your safety , but you ’ ve also got total freedom . You can only concentrate on one thing well when you ’ re riding , so you don ’ t think about the challenges of work or bills or other everyday life rubbish . You ’ re just concentrating on being in the moment , and I think that ’ s where the freedom is . Having that release of thinking about anything else but the here and now .”
Have you named your motorbike ? “ No I haven ’ t . I ’ ve named my pushbike , but I haven ’ t named my motorbike . I don ’ t think it needs a name , I think it ’ s fairly comfortable where it is without one .”
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