MAY 2019 MOTORCYCLE MOJO 53I couldn’t tell if my mom was upset
or delighted that I had decided to quit.
She put so much time into helping
me become a great dancer when all I
wanted to do was ride my bike. I think
it was a bit of a relief knowing that
she wouldn’t have to wrangle me into
going to dance class anymore.
Moms are funny in that sense. You
never realize how good their intentions
are when you’re a child,
but as you get older, you
notice little things that
you start to do instinc-
tively because your
mother drilled it into
your subconscious. Like
a bear raising her cubs, a
mother’s nurture is the
most integral factor of
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my childhood, I see the
amount of endless love
and encouragement my mom had given
me. Like most children, I never looked
at the greater picture and realized how
much she did just to make sure I could
do what I loved.
So this Mother’s Day, I wanted to
simply say thank you to all the mothers
out there and women who have
inspired us on our journey.
Whether we live near or far from
you, know that we are a better version
of ourselves because of you.
Thank you for staying strong when
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bike, thinking we were
the coolest kids in the
world. Watching us
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time not knowing what
the future would bring
for us on these two-
wheeled beasts called
motorcycles.
And thank you,
Mom, for letting me
borrow your motorcycle
with only 5,000 km on
it when I was 18 years old. I vanished
down the road into the horizon, only
to come back three months later with
another 20,000 km on the speedo, a
few scratches, bent forks,
three new tattoos and
an undying desire to
continue travelling.
My mom never forced
me to do anything,
but rather sometimes
just steered me in one
direction or the other.
Now that I think about
it, this might have been
part of her master plan,
because to this day, I
continue to break out in
a little jig whenever I get
excited.
My borrowed bike that I stillride today. I call her Betty.She has over 72,000 kmon her now.THAT WAS THE DAY I QUIT
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