Two Wheels move the Soul: French Riviera

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

French Riviera

Sunrise over Menton

The View from Our Room

After spending 15 days being residents of the village of Levanto it was time to be on the road again. Our last major riding route is that of the French Alps from the Mediterranean to Geneva Switzerland. Stefan had provided me with some wonderful maps of what is called “Routes Des Grande Alpes”. A good entry point would be Menton, so that is a short one day drive from Levanto, and we get to enjoy one last day on a Med beach.

Parasailing

Menton is a very pretty place where water activities and people watching are front and centre.

The next few days will be in the French Alps and from what we've seen so far the video footage will be spectacular.

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Why we ride

1. Intimacy with your environment. You are part of the scene, not separated from it by remaining in a car. Your vision is unobstructed.

2. No sensory deprivation. You utilize all your senses as you ride, you can smell the flowers or baking, w/o barriers to see all around you and hear everything. You can smell the rain in the air, hear the kids in the playground, almost taste the pie on the window sill.And its easy to produce the High 5!

3. Physical fitness and endurance. Adventure riding is a sport, and it requires you to stay in shape.

4. You are the Ride. Imagine first that instead of the destination being the goal, the whole ride is an integral part of the experience. Its like riding the roller coaster to and from Disneyland.

5. Gyroscopic leveraging. With 4 wheels the centre of moment moves laterally in the opposite direction to your travel (in essence you are forced away from the direction of travel). On two wheels the gyroscopic centre of moment is used to aid you travelling in harmony with the centre of moment, and aids traction.

5. Camaraderie, motorcyclists of all stripes feel akin-ship to help should a problem exist.

6. Maneuverability. Whether it’s parking or passing you have many more options.

7. Performance. Motorcycles generally have higher power to weight ratios that make them thrilling to drive.