It was approaching midnight and my wife and daughter were fast asleep.
I was waiting up for the start of the best Formula One race of the year (Monaco) and being still well over an hour away I was starting to nod off.
I was thinking about what a friend had said last week...she told me she once went out with a guy who rode a motorbike and she loved riding on the back.
She said the best thing was riding over the West Gate bridge at night looking over the city lights...she said it felt like you were flying.
It got me thinking...I haven't done that in years...I've just loaded Robert Plants latest album into my iPod...it was a nice mild night...I thought hmmm..why not.
So I snuck out,got into my gear and hit the road.I stopped just before the Eastern freeway on ramp to set myself up for a cruisin' and a groovin'.
I set my iPod on 3/4 volume with Robert Plants "Mighty Rearranger"..hit the start button and hit the road...being Sunday night the traffic was very light.
I took the Eastern freeway into the city...around past the zoo and then over the new Boltie bridge...and wow...wot a view...I then headed over the West gate bridge (Melb's biggest bridge)...after crossing the WG bridge I took the first off ramp and looped around and headed back across to wards the city then through the long tunnel that goes under the city.
I then took the Monash freeway out of the city and looped around to head for home...getting home just before the start of the race...cool.
What a great bike...what a great ride...and what a great album.
DJ
