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Longdistancestyle Unleash your inner Moto-Beast!


By Deb Gasque #182082 STOP


JUST A


moment…ser i- ously, just pause, close your eyes and take a breath. Now, while you’re body and soul is still and relaxed, think


through your wildest dreams and goals. Think about the same dreams and goals that reach out to you on a consistent basis…but in your current situation, just don’t seem possible. (I promise, this is not a clever prelude luring you to some sordid, expensive, self-help seminar.) Seriously. Just try the exercise. Think about the things that emerge from within your being that are calling out to you, but yet, you suppress because your brain says, “You can’t.” Happy January!!! Yes, it’s RESOLUTION TIME! Like it or growl about it, why not


jump on the annual bandwagon and set goals for yourself that take your personal bar higher this year? While it’s certainly good to be nicer, health- ier and thriftier in the new year, I’m actually encouraging my fellow riders to reach inside and pull out their inner Moto-Beast…yes, “Moto- Beast.” It’s within all of us that ride. We secretly desire a higher level of


riding in some way, shape or form. Some of us want to conquer a bigger bike, more annual mileage, a special “expert-level” road, an extreme long-distance journey, super-sharp curves…or even a first ride on our own motorcycle. The journey is per- sonal, and it belongs to YOU…so rock your “Moto-Beast!” I realize that discovering your own


Moto-Beast might not come so naturally or be easy, but as you recite your “moto-goals" to yourself and to the world, even scrib- bling them down and sticking them to your refrigerator door, those goals can become easily achievable. You can do it! Typical New Year’s resolutions dissipate by about March…maybe April? This year, give your- self the gift of doable goals that are truly within your reach. Want to scoot forward from the pillion seat and take the controls? You can! Have a burning desire to conquer the Dragon? Absolutely, you can! Is it time to move up to a bigger motorcycle? Well, then DO IT! The philosophy that has got- ten me through many a struggle in life, big and small, is “Where there’s a WILL, there’s a WAY.” It works! This is your time to dream. It’s January,


and most of us are grounded and fantasiz- ing about the riding season to come…at least, that’s what I do. In fact, during this time of “grounding” and reflection, I let my inner Moto-Beast take over and dream and


scheme about the fun and adventurous possibilities of the upcoming riding sea- son. Let me be the first to put my personal “Moto-Beast” out there and be accountable for some goals that are important to me:


• Accomplish an Iron Butt Association 50CC - (Coast-to-Coast in 50 hours)


• Ride at least 15,000 miles during our BMW MOA spring/summer mileage contest (April-October)


• Ride across the Mackinac Bridge - TWICE! (I’m highly phobic of heights, and“Big Mac” is all grated, offering a peek of what’s below. It’s also the longest sus- pension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. That’s super- scary stuff for me!!!)


• Test ride ALL the new BMW motorcycle launches from 2016-2017


Another goal that I would like to accom- plish in 2017 is hearing from all of YOU, and what your Moto-Beasts are shouting out to your souls. There is nothing more encouraging than being inspired by your fellow compadres. So bring it! Give it! Share it! Let’s make it OUR year to go out and dream, ride, explore, and unleash our inner Moto-Beasts! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!


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