Gear Shift- Daily Object Writing – Sept 18
Sep 17th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Daily WritingHow the hell do you do this? I had received a snippet of instruction on this gear shifting business and now here I sit straddled over 250 cc of burbling motor. The roar of the beast controlled by my right hand, the gears by the other and somewhere in all this I’ve got to brake too. In my imagination its all ‘born to be wild ‘ and ‘keep the motors runnin’ but now just panic and fear.
So, I’ve got to pull in the clutch while my right leg kicks at some spigot out of sight. The clutch seems to weigh a hundred pounds as I twist the throttle and then let it out. The bike kangaroo hops a few feet and stalls. Embarrassment and shame rupture my face and body. Now this business of becoming a donkey, stepping down and kicking on the starter pedal. Meanwhile the bike wants to lean over and fall on top of my leg. This is definitely not the picture I had in imagination where I ride about unhindered, tasting a fresh breeze, letting the wind run through my hair, the power of the beast beneath my finger tips. No, this is all about co-ordination and balance – all those sporting traits that seem to have been forgotten when my cells where dipped in the genetic pool.
Again, raise the level of the throttle let out the clutch……..
