Virtuous Rider

Can I get your attention? Understanding Distraction

One of the most interesting questions during the first ORPC (Off-Road Motorcycle Club) ride came from a tired pilot at the end of the second morning. He complained that he could not maintain focus when examining his riding skills and…

BETTER… BUT

“Many bikers can’t get past that word ‘BETTER’. They fail to take into account the circumstances in which it might be better; they just hear ‘better’, and they decide that that’s what they need.

It’s a bit like trying to convince motorcyclists that a 100 horsepower bike is better…

Self-actualization

When aiming at improving, when striving for excellence we should keep in mind that all this movement toward harmony, perfection and unity cannot be achieved without a vision, a meaning larger than the activity, the intelligence and the skills. Transcending the moment and self.

Self-evaluation is the evaluation of the reality of the self in all its aspects.

A concept that resonates deeply within the human experience, yet self-evaluation remains one of the most challenging and often unpopular tasks we can undertake.

SENTIMENT MOVES the RIDE

NOV 21, 2023

SEASON CHANGES, CAN YOU DO THE SAME?

One of the best things about riding a motorcycle is that you feel the change of seasons in your…

MEVSİM DEĞİŞİYOR, SİZ DE AYNISINI YAPABİLİR MİSİNİZ?

Motosiklet sürmenin en güzel yanlarından biri mevsim değişikliklerini iliklerinize kadar…

ATTENTION and the JOY IT BRINGS

There are days, or better; there are hours when everything seems to click at perfection, when happiness is just here, now.

It was a typical ride for the day, nothing special, just a way to relax on two fast wheels. Itinerary? Done millions of…

GET SET for the LONGEST RIDE

(This piece was written in 2019 by Hakan Erman for a project called “Parallel rides”, trying to get lessons from motorcycling that we can apply to life)

Once upon a time, if you needed to get your bike washed in Istanbul, you had to persuade and bribe a…