with jaybird

“Snapshot” Bailey

life are lessened by a motorcycle escape and can help to clear your head but the fact remains that after the ride, the world’s issues still exist and we are responsible to set them straight. If we don’t, it’ll be done for us as we are seeing now. Too much is being done against our will and without our approval because WE are not letting our voices be heard and taking responsibility and it’s almost gotten to the point where its too late. Let your voice be heard at the voting booth! I know that I will, you can count on that!!!.

Many of you that read Behind Barz Magazine are active in the community in different ways and each and every one of you are important and we are glad and thankful for your readership and for your involvement. We as a biker community are not always viewed in a good way by those that see us riding because we are seen as a fringe group but those that truly get to know us begin to understand that bikers are everyone! We are your neighbors, co-workers, relatives, and friends. We are seen as rebellious when in fact we are simply tired of feeling trapped in a world that does not understand that we prefer the simplicity of “getting away from it all”. Our engines roar loud but our hearts and minds yearn for peace. The simpler things in life are we find our greatest solace. A motorcycle is a simple machine, in fact as far as transportation goes, it is as simple a vehicle as it gets. But in its simplicity, there are inherent dangers that we as bikers understand when we ride. As in life, riding requires movement and balance. Neither works well without the other. A great philosopher once said that we must be constantly moving forward to have balance and we must have balance to move forward. He must surely have been a biker!

Thank you to Behind Barz Motorcycle Magazine for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts and photographs with you through my column “Riding With JayBird”...it’s hard to believe that a whole year has already passed. Thank you to YOU the readers who have continued to read my articles each issue and find it entertaining. It is each of YOU that make this possible! Here’s to a year... and many more to come!.

Above: to boys being boys!

Above: Remembering our experience seeing President Trump’s AWESOME Campaign Rally in Selma, NC!

Above: Living The Life Behind Barz!

Above: Remembering the support of friends and family this year when I needed it most! Facebook.com/BehindBarzmag