Mellow
02-22-2008, 12:49 PM
http://www.st-owners.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=27889&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1203705895Raven has done and incredible job on two DesertSTOC events
and is always a positive influence on this site as well
as motorcycling in general.
Please congratulate Dace for being
February 2008
Member Of The Month.
From Dace herself:
First a big THANK YOU to the forum. I know I get a lot more out of it than I could ever give back. This is certainly a neat group of folks and it's an honor to be counted amongst you.
Now for the bio part - I'll keep it short.
I love all things mechanical and, safely, one of my favorite mechanical things is a motorcycle. I've got motorcycles on the brain and can't seem to shake it!
That's the short version but for those that want more…..
It started out when I was 12 in an uncle's pasture with my cousin's Honda 125 Enduro and has continued on since. My first street bike was a '75 burnt orange Honda CL360 that I bought for $100 from a guy who'd just bought a Goldwing. I've had other makes and models since then but I do seem to keep coming back to Hondas. Guess it's 'cause you meet the nicest people on them.
My only break from motorcycling (no pun intended) came in '97 when I had a really bad crash that left me on crutches for three years and cycle-less for about six. But, even that couldn't shake me of the motorcycle bug! Fortunately, I am blessed with a very supportive companion in life who's willing to accept me with all my quirks (despite being concerned for my safety) and who recognizes I'm just not myself without a motorcycle. Guess I'm just lucky that way.
This past year or so has been one of great transition for me. As some of you know, besides being a motorcycle fanatic, I'm also a school teacher. I love the kids but have reached the point where I'm frustrated with the politics. (Don't get me started on education because I can go on as long and as passionately about that as I can about motorcycles!) After my last crash, the one where I lost my first ST, I did a lot of soul-searching and decided to change directions a bit. I've taken some time off from school and, over the past year or so, have been pursuing ways to make a living that involve motorcycling. Fortunately, I've been able to combine my passion for teaching with my passion for motorcycles and am transitioning into being a traveling motorcycle instructor on a full-time basis. Finally I get paid to go to motorcycle gatherings. It's going to be a hectic year but, how cool is that!? It's a huge risk to go from something stable and certain to something that may or may not be successful but, as I've told my students, you've got to go where your heart calls you. Thanks to the folks on this forum who've been really supportive of my little fledgling business - www.ridingworkshop.com. You've no idea how much you've inspired me to overcome fear and make this happen.
So, that's about it for me. I think I probably said it best in my blog from a couple of summers ago when I did a fund-raising motorcycling trip for my school (and when I got my first ST ):
Quote:
There reaches a point in riding a motorcycle where you shimmer in time and space. I don’t have another word for it and don’t know if I can really explain it. Since Persig, it feels trite saying Zen and Motorcycle in the same sentence but there is this place of transcendence. The hum of the engine blends with the rhythm of the earth and time falls away. There is only the sound of wind. It is these long lonely places of road that pulls you through time and beyond it. I imagine that this is the feeling of a hawk soaring or the pace of an ancient tortoise. There is only here. There is only now. There is only beauty and the next breath begins anew. So, I suppose I shall have to write Zen and Motorcycle in the same sentence after all.
azace.blogspot.com
I know many of you feel the same. Ride safe out there.
http://www.st-owners.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=27890&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1203705895
and is always a positive influence on this site as well
as motorcycling in general.
Please congratulate Dace for being
February 2008
Member Of The Month.
From Dace herself:
First a big THANK YOU to the forum. I know I get a lot more out of it than I could ever give back. This is certainly a neat group of folks and it's an honor to be counted amongst you.
Now for the bio part - I'll keep it short.
I love all things mechanical and, safely, one of my favorite mechanical things is a motorcycle. I've got motorcycles on the brain and can't seem to shake it!
That's the short version but for those that want more…..
It started out when I was 12 in an uncle's pasture with my cousin's Honda 125 Enduro and has continued on since. My first street bike was a '75 burnt orange Honda CL360 that I bought for $100 from a guy who'd just bought a Goldwing. I've had other makes and models since then but I do seem to keep coming back to Hondas. Guess it's 'cause you meet the nicest people on them.
My only break from motorcycling (no pun intended) came in '97 when I had a really bad crash that left me on crutches for three years and cycle-less for about six. But, even that couldn't shake me of the motorcycle bug! Fortunately, I am blessed with a very supportive companion in life who's willing to accept me with all my quirks (despite being concerned for my safety) and who recognizes I'm just not myself without a motorcycle. Guess I'm just lucky that way.
This past year or so has been one of great transition for me. As some of you know, besides being a motorcycle fanatic, I'm also a school teacher. I love the kids but have reached the point where I'm frustrated with the politics. (Don't get me started on education because I can go on as long and as passionately about that as I can about motorcycles!) After my last crash, the one where I lost my first ST, I did a lot of soul-searching and decided to change directions a bit. I've taken some time off from school and, over the past year or so, have been pursuing ways to make a living that involve motorcycling. Fortunately, I've been able to combine my passion for teaching with my passion for motorcycles and am transitioning into being a traveling motorcycle instructor on a full-time basis. Finally I get paid to go to motorcycle gatherings. It's going to be a hectic year but, how cool is that!? It's a huge risk to go from something stable and certain to something that may or may not be successful but, as I've told my students, you've got to go where your heart calls you. Thanks to the folks on this forum who've been really supportive of my little fledgling business - www.ridingworkshop.com. You've no idea how much you've inspired me to overcome fear and make this happen.
So, that's about it for me. I think I probably said it best in my blog from a couple of summers ago when I did a fund-raising motorcycling trip for my school (and when I got my first ST ):
Quote:
There reaches a point in riding a motorcycle where you shimmer in time and space. I don’t have another word for it and don’t know if I can really explain it. Since Persig, it feels trite saying Zen and Motorcycle in the same sentence but there is this place of transcendence. The hum of the engine blends with the rhythm of the earth and time falls away. There is only the sound of wind. It is these long lonely places of road that pulls you through time and beyond it. I imagine that this is the feeling of a hawk soaring or the pace of an ancient tortoise. There is only here. There is only now. There is only beauty and the next breath begins anew. So, I suppose I shall have to write Zen and Motorcycle in the same sentence after all.
azace.blogspot.com
I know many of you feel the same. Ride safe out there.
http://www.st-owners.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=27890&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1203705895