High Aspirations

Text and Photos: Gabriel Diaz

I had gotten to know the comfort limitations of my CBR by the time I had rolled into southern Alabama. Getting out of Florida always feels like a marathon ride from my home in Miami, and beyond the numb hands and sore back, I had picked up my first souvenir from the trip, a pricey speeding ticket. My gift to you, Madison County.

I made it to the state line before sundown, but wanted to get to Montgomery before packing it in for the night. That way I'd only have a short jaunt in the morning to reach the first destination points on my itinerary: Barber's Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, and my very first encounter with mountain roads. My first set of twisties, really. Next