On Shadow.

8 years. 6 gears. 4 cities. 3 licenses. 2 continents. 1 motorcycle.

Originally shared on Instagram · 29 September 2026

8 years.
6 gears.
4 cities.
3 licenses.
2 continents.
1 motorcycle.
0 accidents (see, mom?!)

It’s a weird feeling when you realize the thing most likely to send you to an early grave became an integral part of your identity at some point along the way, but I can’t believe she’s been here for the whole ride.

I never named this bike when she so serendipitously entered my life, but I feel compelled to now.

This is Hveðrungr, or ‘Roarer,’ one of the many names of Loki, the trickster god of the old Norse Pantheon.

A fitting name for a chameleon’s steed, I think.

But you can call her Shadow.

An earlier photograph of Grace standing beside the Triumph outside a house.

The Triumph beside the waterfront under a pink and purple sunset.

The Triumph parked beside the waterfront, with the city skyline beyond.

Grace in a motorcycle jacket and checked trousers beside her Triumph.

Grace and a passenger on the motorcycle at night.

The Triumph parked by the water at night, its headlight illuminated.