Suzuki Katana..Old and New

I first saw one of these in the late 1980's.  I was coming out of the hardware store and one was parked right where it stood out for the first time.  They came out in the early 1980's so I had to have seen one before.  To my eye it was just "right".  

I have always wanted one and perhaps I shall....

2020 Suzuki Katatna.. again this bike is "right"...

Diggers

Came from ZZ CHOP and tagged as such..however.. this picture came out of a 1970's motorcycle rag

"Whilst part of what we perceive comes through our senses from the objects before us, another part ( and it may be the larger part ) always comes from our own mind."
William James

A Return to Excellence

As I go about my day and interact with people I have noticed a change in attitudes. In general, I am seeing a spirit of not caring about excellence and good customer service.  This may be just my experience.  Maybe people are numb or just tired of being cooped up ?

However...I am also not taking for granted any longer those who are gracious and want to do a good job.  I really appreciate the barista at Starbucks, my farrier Katherine who is always on time, my friend Tom who does our pest control and all of the other folks really trying to do their best and being professional and pleasant while they do it.

Now is the time, more than ever, to really be "the cream of the crop", so to speak.  As we go through all the changes taking place in society today I really do believe that the best in any profession will really shine.

When Robert Persig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance he was astonished that people no longer cared to pursue quality.  Quality will always be what anyone remembers.  Think about George Brough who built the Brough Superior motorcycles, Phil Vincent who designed the Vincent mototorcycle and all the craftsmen and women who did not base their product on the profit they made, but on how good the product could really be.