Josie’s 28 reasons not
to do it by bike and Jerry’s only one for it
Josie
dixit:
1. You
will suffer literally from a big pain in your ass all the
time.
2. If
there is a menace of rain, you will have to cover everything with plastics,
which is not an easy task.
3. Still,
if it finally rains, everything will get wet.
4. If
it is hot, it is unbearably hot on a motorcycle.
5. Even
if you use an intercom to talk, it is extremely difficult to understand each
other.
6. You
will have to wear a helmet all the time.
7. You
will have to wear a heavy jacket all the time.
8. You
will have to wear gloves all the time.
9. You
will have to wear jeans all the time.
10. You
will have to wear boots all the time.
11. ...
even if it is 110 F in the middle of the desert.
12. The
wind will destroy your maps and you can not open them properly on the
bike.
13. You
will not be able to make long siestas on the bike.
14. You
need to carry very small luggage and still, the motorcycle is way too
packed.
15. It
is impossible to buy presents on your way: there is no room to carry
them.
16. Every
morning, you need to spend 30 minutes putting all luggage on the
bike.
17. You
will not be able to go into some roads, because they are not paved (i.e.
Monument Valley)
18. It
is not so difficult to have an accident with the bike.
19. Since
you have to carry a helmet, your hair will be a mess all the time, thus you will be a
disaster in all the pictures.
20. You
can not listen to the radio or the weather, only your companion singing when he
feels like it.
21. One
has to keep an eye upon the motorcycle all the time and thus, some places have
to be visited separately.
22. As
tired as your legs might be, you will not be able to move them
freely.
23. You
will breathe all the smoke from the cars in the red
lights.
24. You
will not be able to go to the drive-thru restaurants.
25. You
will not be able to take advantage of the free washes offered by some gas
stations.
26. When
it is windy, you will have a bad time. Moreover, it is really
dangerous.
27. One
can not buy as much food as wanted: there is no room to carry
it.
- If
there is no room available for the night, we are in trouble: we can not sleep
on the motorcycle.
Jerry’s
only reason:
If
you are a biker, you already know all of the above and you do not really care.
You know that there is nothing like riding on your bike.
If
you are not a biker, all of the above are true and you have better go by car. A
convertible, if possible...
