Riding with Rilke ...

... It wasn't a mid-life crisis; it was mid-life money.  I had inherited some cash and I was desperately afraid I would do something sensible with it, like put it on my mortgage or into mutual funds.  So I bought a Ducati Monster.
Ted Bishop

The best start to any book I know - he even mentions Dylan on the third page.  Sadly, I am riding with nobody, just warming the bikes up in the garage :-(