My friend Ghost rider writes  "A ride on a summer afternoon can border on the rapturous. The sheer volume and variety of stimuli is like a bath for my nervous system, an electrical massage for my brain, a systems check for my soul. It tears smiles out of me. "

This excerpt is from one of the very best reads I ever read about the ride experience, and the experience I shared yesterday reminded me of these words. There are so many of these moments while riding but the beginning of the day was so incredible yesterday I have to share.

 Few people get to know this experience much less are able to share it with those we are close to, have a bond with, our comrades, our brothers and sisters on the road.
Riding handlebar to handlebar, side by side in the same lane with another rider is such an experience...the combined power of two or more thundering down the roads in perfect connection of energy, metal working in perfect harmony to thrust us through the wind...its a feeling of power and connection few get to ever share.

To get to the ride staging location, I come from the north, and Tony comes from the south to take the 52 freeway to the east where we meet. Without any conversation this morning, I rolled down the usual 805 freeway and exited over the pass and merged on to 52...just at the EXACT moment that Tony was riding on 52 to where I merged right in to share his lane, tires perfectly side by side...you can't believe the most perfect timing this was, neither of us even changing a pulse on the throttle, I glided there beside him as if a cosmic connection pulled us each there at that moment...as we rode side by side thundering together to our destination, with grins from ear to ear at the awesomeness of it all.

I can't even describe the incredible feeling anything close to what it felt...but wow...many awesome experiences I've had but this was one of those moments that you sit back and marvel at...and again I say wow....and I'm still smiling even thinking about it. 
 

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