By Ron Schneiders
It seems a shame to me that
Christmas, traditionally a time of
gIvIng, and the end of the year,
which logically should be a time
of e valuation, reflection and
introspection, should both occur
within a week of one another.
They are not really compatible,
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the one being an outgoing, sharing sort
of holiday and the other being a
inward-looking contemplative sort.
People are not equipped to shift
emotional gears that quickly. The result
too often is that the focus of both
holiday! becomes blurred in a ten-day
round of parties, rum drinks, rich foods,
and extravagant spending.
Motorcyclists this year are in
particular need of a period of evaluation
and contemplation. Motorcycling as a
sport this coming year will either
establish itself on a permanent basis or
start down the trail to extinction. Which
it will be, I don't know, but I do know
that the motorcyclists themsleves will
largely determine the course.
As a sport, mo torcycling.is not
unlike the gun hobby. There is nothing
intrinsically wrong with guhs and it can
certainly be argued that the
development of any kind of skill is
worthwhile. However, it seems that an
uncommonly high degree of judgment is
needed, along with stiff self control and
many other personality traits more
often associated with gods than men in
order to avoid
