![]() With a Harley owner? That's the kind of stuff that might have given this tale a jump-start. ![]() Could Pierson, who rides a Moto Guzzi, have a meaningful friendship ''The Perfect Vehicle'' gives some sense of the community of bikers, of their loyalty to their bikes and to one another, but not much about who they are. Motorcycle races, motorcycle statistics, famous cyclists (George Bernard Shaw, Charles Lindbergh, Elvis Presley and Ann Richards, the former Governor of Texas, among them) and Pierson's cyclist boyfriends who didn't work out. She cites, as well, the ''appealing athleticism of the endeavor,'' and goes on to recount journeys, rallies, maintenance lessons and lots of not very spellbinding history: of motorcycles themselves, women on motorcycles, they want a way to feel fully engaged with and even vulnerable to their surroundings.'' Melissa Holbrook Pierson’s lucid writing style and deep philosophical insights impressed me greatly and I return to that book often. ![]() Of certain bikes'' can ''wring the emotions dry.'' People ''make epic journeys on two wheels because. The Perfect Vehicle was the best book I read of dozens. Vehicle.'' What exactly, on a quiet country road with birds twittering and cows mooing, does a noisy motor bring to the party? ''Like an aria,'' Melissa Holbrook Pierson says, ''the exhaust note ![]() ![]() F you want to know what's so great about riding motorcycles (without actually having to do it), read the first chapter and the postscript of ''The Perfect ![]()
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