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Assemblage and Temporary Transhumanism in Motorcycle Riding: The Evolution of the Human?

Andrew Thomson

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Combining human and machine is more than creating a sense of freedom or oneness with the road. The motorcycle represents Deleuze and Guattari’s assemblage theory that creates a theoretical temporary transhumanism where the motorcycle enables an advancement of humanity to achieve an evolved state of function and happiness when connected with our motorcycle. Continue reading

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At the Boundary of Beauty and Truth: The Motorcycle as Aesthetic/Ontologic Vehicle

Steven Burr

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I will argue that motorcycling may perhaps be a paradigmatic experience which lends itself to both aesthetic and ontologic realizations: although there are a myriad of ways in which riding potentiates a wide range of experiences of beauty, the act of riding is simultaneously, and fundamentally, a particular way of objectively being in the world; these seemingly distinct and independent experiences are in fact inexorably related, each synergistically amplifying the other. Motorcycling is thus precisely the kind of experience which enables a reconciliation of the aesthetic and the ontologic in a unified, and unifying, experience of harmony.
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Blind Spot on the Road to Sustainability: Motorcycles in UK Transport Planning

Robert Stanley and Gemma Bridge

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UK transport policy has prioritised car driving, active travel, and public transport, while motorcycles remain systematically excluded from planning and policy debates. This viewpoint argues that such omission is driven less by evidence and more by persistent cultural bias and safety anxieties surrounding motorcycling. Drawing on international and UK-based literature, the authors critically examine the potential role of motorcycles in addressing congestion, car dependency, and accessibility challenges, while acknowledging legitimate concerns relating to safety, emissions, and induced demand. Continue reading