The Spirit of Riding

I came across this story a few months ago and thought it embodied the spirit of dirt bike riding so well I decided to post it again. You will find more stories like this at www.dirtbuzz.com

The Places We Travel and People We Meet 

By Dale Spangler @ DirtBuzz.com

Now that I'm in my mid-forties I look back with a sense of nostalgia on my past experiences. I feel fortunate that I have been able to spend my life around motorcycles and make a career out of working in the powersports industry. As a result, I've had the opportunity to travel and see so much of this amazing country we live in and even spend a few years in Europe. Along the way, I met many great people, some I'm still connected with to this day, others just memories. Regardless I look back with fondness and feel lucky to have been able to experience so many places and meet so many great people because of motorcycles.

My list of travel memories and people I've met along the way is extensive; and the older I get the more I cherish those experiences. Whether it was a homemade southern recipe fried chicken dinner with a family in Georgia, a crawdad boil with Louisiana natives at a race in Texas, or a birthday lunch in Venice with Italian friends, I've met so many kind and sharing people along the way as a result of motorcycles. As a fellow motorcyclist, I hope you will take the time to enjoy the places you travel and the people you meet along the way as much as I have. For those of you I have met along the way, thank you for the memories and experience.

See more photos and read the rest of Dale's article here ...