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>> Also, specifically LBConvertible content:
>>
>> Pirsig speaks, if somewhat condescendingly, about touring in cars,
>> about the feeling of being boxed up and watching the world go by
>> through the windscreen as if watching it on television.
>>
Chris Ball wrote:
> Yes, that's right in the first few pages I've read to date ! I caught
>that too and thought "Well, I can be IN the scene and contemplate even
>MORE in the TR3 because I don't have to keep my balance(physically) all the
>time"
I guess you don't ride a motorcycle, as I think that Pirsig nailed that one
exactly. The real reason why touring in cars has even the remotest
possibility of being more spiritual than motorbike touring is that you're
not distracted by how much your butt hurts!
About thunderstorms, heavy rain is great fun on a bike - like splashing
through puddles. In the TR I just sit in a puddle, which is not nearly as
charming.
Jody
jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca - Toronto - '92 TDM850,good rainsuit; '79 TR7,leaky top
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