Sometimes science is helpful to simple people too. Recently while reading the Journal Of Neurochemistry, I came across an article that referenced the brain activity of people while riding a motorcycle. In a nutshell the brain chemistry of a biker is very unique, there are very few activities that stimulate the brain in such a unique way.
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| Charlie Parker on a 1939 Harley Davidson Flathead |
It has been well known by bikers for over a century that biking does wonders for the brain. It stimulates portions of the brain that are related to creativity, criminal activity and random acts of kindness. Yes, quite a strange collection of behaviors, but not all that surprising to me. You know the Wright Brothers did a lot of biking before they created and built the first air plane. Charlie Parker rode thousands of miles on motorcycles before he turned his attention to the alto saxophone. Butch Cassidy and Billy The Kid.....you guessed it loved motorcycling .Leo Buscaglia (The Hug Doctor) and Mother Teresa both were avid motorcyclists. Now there is no guarantee that biking will bring you fame and fortune, but it certainly will change your brain chemistry for the better.....unless you have the recessive gene xl22 like Butch Cassidy and all the other infamous criminals that have paraded through history; then your riding will get you locked up for a long time.
Change your state of mind with a good long bike ride; who knows maybe because of it you will make the world a better place.
