Stuart A. Kirk

At his friends place one day, in his forties, Dr. Stuart Kirk spotted an old motorcycle. Next thing, both men bought brand new BMW bikes. He wiped out while taking his virgin ride on the new bike. From there, Dr. Kirk never failed to mention how safety conscious every biker needs to be, regardless of their skill level. With that in mind, he talks about biking in NYC and the NE coast to moving to L.A.; and the difference he felt as a motorcyclist. He'd meet up with fellow riders at the Rock Cafe, and became a member of a biking community. He eventually moved to Santa Fe, but kept riding and making even more fond memories.

I was gravitated heavily to this book when I first read about it. Being a trucking "trainee", and being abused and mistreated by my trainer, I lasted about six total months on and off for a year. That did not stop my love of driving cross country and seeing things not many people get to see. I felt a certain camaraderie with Dr. Kirk. Once that travel bug flows through your veins, there is no cure. Truckers may not travel on two wheels. Hell, try driving on 18, then brag! We, too, know what it feels like to be on the open road. And, yes!!! We have taken some mighty harrowing gravel roads along mountainsides, also. I have a special affinity for this book because I understand what an open road feels like, and the freedom of going down that stretch of road. One never knows what is in store for them right around the bend.

Thank you, Dr. Kirk, Corkscrew Publishing, and NetGalley for giving me a free ARC copy of this book to read and give my honest review.… (mehr)

I imagined when first reading the synopsis of this book that the author would be romantic enough to take off on a Harley, but a Beemer! how ordinary. The motorcycle police in UK ride those!
But motorbikes aside the accounts of the journey through his home country are well written and atmospheric. The characters he meets are well described also.
Anyone remotely interested in bikes in general will love this book, maybe even take their own road trip!
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.… (mehr)