Re: Weekend motorcycling

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:54:25 +0100, Verdigris <verdigris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

My view has always been that it's the proximity of death which makes
life feel that much richer.

I kind of see where you're coming from but I think much of this is a
reaction to the society we now live in.

For me personally the risk of death is a necessary evil in racing a
bike, it's certainly not part of the appeal.

Well, yes, but... I'm not sure where a "sense of exhilaration" comes
from, but for me it seems to come from things that are risky, so there
must be some sort of connection, in my head at least.

It's far from universal. I certainly don't get any sort of buzz from
narrowly escaping death.

Ace has put it better than me. But it does have something to do with
the risk vs control factor. I can do semi-challenging physical things
in other situations (er, playing guitar, juggling, whatever), and they
don't give the buzz that biking, boarding, etc give.
--
Champ

ZX10R
GPz750turbo
My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
.

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