I haven’t ridden the motorbike since my accident. At first of course I had to recover from it, then the weather took a turn to the worse (I’m a nice weather biker) and then I had holidays… and before you know, the summer is winding down and the bike is standing abandoned in the garage. And to be honest, I haven’t really been itching to ride either. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, so had I really wanted to ride the motorbike I would’ve found the time for it for sure.
Today my motorbike buddy asked me if we could go on a ride. I didn’t want to be a quitter so I mustered up some sisu and got on the bike again! We did a short trip, half of it on tarmac and half on gravel road, and I must say that the tarmac feels good. Speed is not an issue (certainly not when the Tricker only has a top speed of 110 kph), but gravel is. So when we were on the gravel road, I took it much more carefully than I used to, even on this road that I am familiar with.
But the important thing is that I didn’t give up on the bike. I still have a scar on my chin to remind me that things can go bad, but right now it feels like I just need to get some practice to build up the confidence to take on the dirt roads and it will be all good again!