Last weekend I drove a friends motorcycle. A Honda CBR 125. Not that it is such a big racing machine, but it’s the only thing closest to a real motorcycle I can ride here in Belgium with only a car permit. Since he hot his motorcycle drivinglicense, he could use his fathers motor and he suggested to cruize a bit around. I have never driver a motorcycle before, so I was a bit nervous at the beginning. But after driving a few hours in the city, I got the hang of it.

So we decided to make a little trip. We found a roadbook in the net that took us to some cities not too far from where we live. And I have to admit, it was great. I never thought riding a motorcycle could be so mutch fun. You feel totaly free when driving through some nice landscapes, just enjoying the good weather and the nice view. I was pritty impressed with the Honda. For a 125 motocycle, it still has a lot of power for such a small engine. Offcourse, it tops around 110 – 120 km/h. But still, the speed limit here in Belgium is a maximum of 120 km/h on the freeway, 70-90 km/h on secondary roads and 30-50 km/h in city limits. So the Honda CBR is enough for normal roads and a nice motorcycle to learn driving a motorcycle.

This weekend, the weather should even be better, but I have no idea if I’m going to ride again. It is a lot of fun, but if you are away all day, you can’t finish any work. And my workload is getting to a peak. But again, I realy start to miss the feeling of true freedom…