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    Wednesday, November 16, 2005

    Home Base

    Stayin' Safe
    Lawrence Grodsky

    There’s no single lane position that’s best for all riding situations, but there’s one that’s always worth returning to.

    My friend Bob, a resident of Brussels who has given me shelter on many a European journey, minced no words when he made the following observation: “Larry, for someone who travels so much, you’re really not very good at it.”

    I would take issue with that statement. I don’t think I’ve traveled so much at all. Certainly not compared to Clem Salvadori, who has visited a hundred countries on a motorcycle. With all that worldly experience, I suppose Clem never loses his passport, misses a flight, or stumbles tipsily through the door marked Damen.

    Truly, what makes Clem a better traveler is the ease with which he connects to faraway places, though no one I’ve ever known appears quite so content under his own roof. Those restless souls who call the highway their home are more likely found on Nashville song sheets, I think, than on real roads. Most of us feel the gravity of a place we call home, and if we can’t be there, we try to establish a home base.

    Read the rest of Larry's column.

    Posted by C.L. Smith @ 10:21 AM

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