For several decades now I’ve written New Year’s Resolutions
because they spook me. Even just the act of writing out my goals and not referencing
them throughout the year, typically the majority of my resolutions are
completed by themselves. Creepy huh? I don’t recommend such a passive way to achieve
your dreams, but you can test it out for yourself.
The main reason I write out my goals is to give me clarity
on what to focus on now. I work backwards from where I want to be, which is being
a digital nomad running my business from anywhere there’s Internet so I can
ride my motorcycle all over the world.
Another reason that I’m sharing my motorcycle related goals
is for accountability. Even though this list is a work in progress, you will
know what I intend to do with my passion for motorcycles. For your sake I
omitted my goals for finances, mental attitude, physical, spiritual, and artistic goals (creating music,
sculptures and tasty food).
Ask yourself what are your riding goals. And go write them
down.
Exploration
Take a long distance solo road trip (This will be the first of many) (Apr. 2014)- Extensively explore each continent via motorcycle
- Cruise the glorious twisty roads of the Swiss Alps
- Ride in the breath taking natural beauty of Alaska and Canada
- Explore Iceland on a motorcycle
- Take a three month road trip around America, seeking out motorcycles and art. Attend a race at Daytona and Bonneville speedways, check out some motorcycle museums and factories, ride the most epic roads and stay with bikers all across America. When I return make art and have a show that sums up my road trip.
- Compete in a professional street bike race, sidecar race, trials competition, an enduro race and ice race.
- Ride across a river
Moto career
- Establish a location independent Internet based business to pay off my student loan debt and to fund my nomadic motorcycle ventures.
Create a website sharing stories about long-distance motorcycle travelers to encourage new and experienced riders to pursue their riding goals. (June 2015)- Create a series of kids’ books about motorcycling and then illustrate them with raised pictures and transcribe them into Braille.
- Write a book about my motorcycle adventures
- Promote wearing full-gear and change the image that to be sexy/manly you have to show skin while riding
- Encourage gear manufactures to make high quality stylish ladies gear, that’s fully armored and with options like waterproofing, and that comes in a variety of colors other than just black or pink.
- Then encourage local moto stores to carry a full selection of stylish but armored ladies gear in a variety of sizes.
- Promote awareness about post-concussion syndrome
- Create a public library of adventure motorcycle biographies and movies
- Regularly host adventure motorcycle movie nights
- Create a motorcycle calendar
- Encourage ladies to ride
Illustrate motorcycle inventions for a patent application (2012)- Produce a motorcycle documentary
- Be a paid Motorcycle Expedition Guide
- Be a professional racer
- Test ride motorcycles
- Mentor a new rider or be a riding coach
- Be a paid motojournalist
- Have a solo motorcycle themed art show
- Found an art residency for motorcyclists
- Work for a nonprofit (or create one) that uses motorcycles to help people
Skill building
- Get re-certified in first aid and CPR
- Get certified in Wilderness first aid
- Take a wilderness survival class(es)
- Take an advanced rider course for street bike riding
- Take a beginners dirt bike riding course
- Take a stunt riding classes
- Pop a wheelie
- Find a riding mentor
- Ride double with a pro racer on a track
- Learn basic moto maintenance for when I’m traveling solo: how to change the fork seals, change the brake pads, how to troubleshoot an electrical problem, how to unbend handle bars, how to jump start a bike, how to replace a snapped clutch or brake cable, how to asses if a bike is safe to ride post-crash…
Worldly Possessions
- Own a reliable dirt bike and a street bike
- When I’m not being nomadic have a garage for the bikes
- Own a red Snap On Tool box complete with a full set of tools
Moto
Community/Personal Inspiration
- Go to the Adventure Travel Film Festival in England and in Australia
- Organize a moto camping trip with friends to Yosemite
- Check out Horizons Unlimited
- Go to the Overland Expo in Arizona
- Meet long-distance motorcycle riders: Charley Boorman, Carla King, Ewan McGregor, Lois Pryce, Benka Pulko, Ted Simon, and Austin Vince.
- Watch moto movies- fictional and documentaries
- Read some of the male motorcyclist biographies
- Read all of the female motorcyclist adventure biographies
