(...)
In a car you're always in a compartment, and because you're used to it
you don't realize that through that car window everything you see is
just more TV. You're a passive observer and it is all moving by you
boringly in a frame.
On a cycle the frame is gone. You're completely in contact with it all. You're in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming.
in Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance