The guys with the balloons on the backs of their motorcycles crack me up. What a beautiful day to go for a ride with a bunch of other bikers!
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If I lived to ride, I would be so antsy, right about now.
I’m up here in the northeastern USA, waiting for yet another big storm to roll on through.
We’ve been getting absolutely socked with snow, which means there are a lot of plows on the roads… and not many motorcycles.

Not much room for a motorcycle here… (Source: Northernstar.info)
I’m a pretty inveterate “cager”, making the rounds in life in my little commuter car, but I can well imagine what it must be like to be sidelined during the winter months, while white stuff fills the roads and makes riding impossible.
I do get antsy, myself, during the spring, summer and fall, as I’m an avid snowshoer. But obviously, it’s not the same. Snowshoes… motorcycle… yah, not much comparison there.
Still, I can imagine how many folks are watching their calendars, just waiting for spring, so they can ride again.
Daily Ride – Manif FFMC 12 avril 2014: Faites du bruit!!!
Take 10 minutes out of your day to go for a motorcycle ride on a bright, sunny day
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Back on the bike and riding through Paris…
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Hanging out with a huge crowd of bikers in Paris… join me for a break from the everday
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Join me as I ride with a band of bikers. Take 21 minutes out of your day to go for a ride through Paris…
So many #motorcycles, so little time

Getting ready to ride
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGGZEFgPYjs)
I’ve been finding some awesome video footage of motorcycles in Paris — and beyond — in France. Huge gatherings of bikers who gather and go for a ride. Individuals hopping on the backs of moto taxis and riding through Paris. On beautiful days under a blue sky. Or on bright days under a cloudy sky.
Either way, I’d much rather be doing that, than shoveling snow.
But here I sit… recovering after the second big storm in a week.
So it goes. It is winter, after all.
Well, at least I have YouTube.
Daily Ride – Manif des motards en colère Paris Goldwing gopro1800 12 avril 2014 part 6
Daily Ride – manif des motards en colère Paris gopro 12 avril 2014 part 5
Last two chapters winding up
Last two chapters are winding up… The book turned into a much bigger project than I expected. What was originally supposed to be a little story about how I got on the back of a motorcycle and flew through Paris traffic, has turned into something more involved.
Zen, business travel, French-American relations, global business, motorcycles, and a handful of realizations that kick-started my energy…
Once you start looking a little closer, it’s surprising what you find.
And now, here’s a little something to pass the time: