So much of life is A-B-C. Meaning, we follow a particular path and do our best to stay on that specific path. Either with work, family, relationships or down time, our path leads us as we follow along. Since I have started this blog, the Art of Motorcycling, my path now is different each time I roll the throttle and cruise the public roads of the Lowcountry. If it’s a work commute or my favorite, weekend rides, I do my best to not plan where I am going and let the path I decide to travel, lead me in new directions and experiences. What I am learning from riding my 650cc Moto Morini is that life is short, and you must FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS. Sure, not ALL of your dreams will work out. Trust me I know this well. But dreams evolve as you evolve in life and motorcycling is breathing new life into my dreams. One new aspect I have taking a risk with is wearing “open face” helmets for my rides. I still have my “full face” helmet I purchased over the summer, yet it is falling apart, and I honestly don’t feel safe wearing it anymore. Recently, I went online and purchased two new open face helmets. As the pictures above demonstrate, the face of these helmets is open. And yes, risk is higher for injury but my, what a difference it makes riding my motorcycle. The full scale of riding is felt through my open face helmet.

I was a bit scared to turn to an open face helmet at first, but I am very happy I did. Today, I wore my “Hard Chargin’ Rolf” helmet style and loved every second of it. The feeling of the cool air rushing against my covered face was life changing. Add to the element of rain during my commute and what an experience this made while wearing my open face helmet. My vision was better. And I will admit the feel of wind blasting your face is awesome!

Motorcycling, from what I am learning, is so much about WHO you want to be out there riding your bike. How do you want the public to see you, or in my case, not see you LOL. I will be honest, that the ten-year-old Rolf, lived his dream of becoming a character in the Mad Max movies with my hard chargin’ style. I still remember seeing the original Mad Max on VHS tape with my uncle Tim and just being floored by the whole vide of that movie. Today, I became a character in the Mad Max universe and I not coming back.

If your dream is be a character from a movie while doing an extreme activity like me, then DO IT! Time is short on this planet and no one I know can tell us what lies after death. So, follow your dreams and see where it leads you. Maybe an open face helmet will get on your own path that you create today.

Rolf

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