CYCLES: During our waking lives, we experience joys, endure tragedies, take up difficult challenges, and execute countless routines, amassing a multitude of memories in the process.

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SOME PEOPLE! Whether it's your favorite back road or the local grocery store, some people can just be in your way - both physically and mentally.

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JUST MY IMAGINATION: Your imagination can alert you to consequential possibilities - and do so faster than the speed of normal thought.

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FORM AND FUNCTION: There are signifiers, and there are the things signified. Human beings very often treat these as interchangeable, and this can cause problems.

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BAPTISM BY FIRE: When you ride in the heat, the temperature goes up in places other than just outside your body.

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MOMENTUM: Many things in life can be friend or foe - or both, depending on the situation and how you choose to manage it.

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ANOTHER PERIL OF MOTORCYCLING: That the joys of motorcycling might exacerbate instead of ameliorate our dissatisfactions should be seen as an opportunity rather than a hindrance.

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NOT WHAT YOU THINK: Riding in search of rain opens up all sort of possibilities.

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THE LAST RIDE: Even though we might not welcome it, each of us is able to recognize our own mortality. Are we similarly able to recognize the end of our riding time?

Wes Fleming, host of Chasing the Horizon, is back to talk with Mark about preparing for a long trip by motorcycle. (Part 2) Send your questions to us via email - [email protected].

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BRAIN FADE: What's worse when you're riding a motorcycle—being drunk or being tired? Mark explores just how similar these two conditions can be when it comes to your ability to pay attention.

Wes Fleming, host of Chasing the Horizon, is back to talk with Mark about preparing for a long trip by motorcycle. (Part 1) Send your questions to us via email - [email protected].

The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.