One Sweet Moment

Those who ride know of the sweet moments that can happen in the blink of an eye; I just had one of those moments. Accelerating to about 50 in fourth gear I had just engaged the clutch to upshift into fifth. I simultaneously rolled through a dip in the road and felt that moment when the bike feels light and one knows the tire treads are, for a split second, lightly touching the road. The suspension compresses and I feel my heart floating high in my chest I complete the shift; my head hears the increasing roar of my pipes and I feel the power of the acceleration in my forearms and seat. A breath fills my nostrils and feel the wind, the elements, and know for that moment that I am alive and as free from these earthly bounds as one could ever be; for that one...sweet...moment.