Author Melissa Holbrook Pierson, author of
The Perfect Vehicle - What is is about Motorcycles, shares a story of some Guzzi folks who come together to get her back on the road. The blog is a nice read for anyone who likes women, motorcycles, and dogs.
Her blog site:
http://bfskinnersbaby.blogspot.com/ The publisher site for The Perfect Vehicle:
http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=6414 Quote:
"This book, a polished, winding meditation on the theory and fractiousness of motorcycles, celebrates both their eccentric history and the wary pleasures of touring."—The New YorkerIn a book that is "a must for anyone who has loved a motorcycle" (Oliver Sacks), Melissa Pierson captures in vivid, writerly prose the mysterious attractions of motorcycling. She sifts through myth and hyperbole: misrepresentations about danger, about the type of people who ride and why they do so. The Perfect Vehicle is not a mere recitation of facts, nor is it a polemic or apologia. Its vivid historical accounts-the beginnings of the machine, the often hidden tradition of women who ride, the tale of the defiant ones who taunt death on the racetrack-are intertwined with Pierson's own story, which, in itself, shows that although you may think you know what kind of person rides a motorcycle, you probably don't.
