Hi Uncle Steve

Well, I hope you have your sunglasses on. As the Sun decided to shine for most of the day in my area for the better part of the day. Plus the unique picture I've included this time. This was some years back while living in Yucca Valley, California. (REALLY! That's the name of the town/city) This is the photo of my uncle who was so patient in teaching his fairly new nephews how to ride a dirt bike. We had a pretty good idea how to take off on a bike without popping the clutch and stalling the beast by this time.
My uncle Steve, like my brother and I started on bicycles. Then it would seem the passion grew to dirtbikes. Speaking of which; Friday, May 21st has been promoted to "Bike to Work Day". You know, I think I initially learned the basic mechanics of and handling of a motorcycle aboard my bicycle. And vice-versa. After starting on the mountain bikes and hitting some pretty awesome trails, (Devils Gulch, Cashmere; Japanese Gulch, Mukilteo; Saint Edwards, Kenmore/Kirkland & the Colonnade, Seattle)the skills of learning to grab more of which brake, front or back, sometimes both. The counter steering in certain turns and body mechanics have come in handy when riding these "man/gravity powered" bikes. True using ones weight or balance will be alot more useful on the lighter and alot less bulky bicycle. I recognise* though that the benefits of riding both a bicycle and a motorcycle can develop skills that increase awareness of how much a rider can affect the "actions" on either of these machines.
Balance comes into play in alot of the things we do. Most on a daily basis so that we forget or take for granted just how wonderfully are bodies were made. I know that I roller skated in my youth.(Especially growing up in the era of disco, roller derby and mixing them with poor fashion. I moved on to bicycles and would then progress to dirtbikes, then street bikes. (forgive me I'm searching for the segue-way of my post along with the reason for the pix.) So is my point balance, bicycles, "Bike To Work Day or motorcycles? To be honest I think it's none of those. I just found a funny picture of my uncle balancing in this pose, and their happened to be a "bike" in the picture. So I used it.
Either way having and using a set of wheels can be very enjoyable. And sometimes if you look silly doing it, as long as your being safe and having fun..."Ride those funky wheels white boy!"
Love ya Uncle Steve!