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Cancel that motorcycle order
Sep. 11th, 2005 02:25 pmI attempted my motorcycle class over the weekend. I did fine on the classroom work, the test was not that difficult, 50 questions, I got 50 correct. However, things did not go as well on the actual bike. I guess I do much better in theory than in application.
I was fine rocking it back and forth. I could even walk the bike with no power. Power is when I got into trouble. We were to power walk, which means engage the clutch just a bit and let the bike pull you across. I could do that but not a fast as the others in the class (who had all been on a bike before and I was the only one totally clueless). When I went to put my bike in neutral, first fall, no injury to me or the bike. Tried things again, finally got my nerve up to try and balance and ride, went all over the course, got it to stop and dropped it again. This time I scraped the hell out of my right leg (bike landed on my left leg). I quit then but I would have been asked to go home, rules are after two drops you are out.
Mark seemed ok with it but I think he is a bit disappointed. He wanted to find me a little used scooter to start learning on. I don't want to try again, not for some time. It is a combo of the weight of the bike, doing 4 things at once, balance not that good and some intimidation because the rest of the class was so advanced (some riding since they were 6). I had trouble getting my foot under the shifter to pop it into nuetral, I didn't want to look straight ahead, I wanted to look down (which is where I went). Maybe in 4 years or so, I will think about getting a trike (3 wheels, much easier) and try again. It is not the end of the world and I can be happy on the back of Mark's bike yelling at him through the headsets. I am pretty sure he regrets wiring that up at times.
Walking that bike is better than any thighmaster. My thighs hurt so bad (as does the large removal of skin on my right leg, it scraped off my tan, now I will have to watch it in fake and bake).
I was fine rocking it back and forth. I could even walk the bike with no power. Power is when I got into trouble. We were to power walk, which means engage the clutch just a bit and let the bike pull you across. I could do that but not a fast as the others in the class (who had all been on a bike before and I was the only one totally clueless). When I went to put my bike in neutral, first fall, no injury to me or the bike. Tried things again, finally got my nerve up to try and balance and ride, went all over the course, got it to stop and dropped it again. This time I scraped the hell out of my right leg (bike landed on my left leg). I quit then but I would have been asked to go home, rules are after two drops you are out.
Mark seemed ok with it but I think he is a bit disappointed. He wanted to find me a little used scooter to start learning on. I don't want to try again, not for some time. It is a combo of the weight of the bike, doing 4 things at once, balance not that good and some intimidation because the rest of the class was so advanced (some riding since they were 6). I had trouble getting my foot under the shifter to pop it into nuetral, I didn't want to look straight ahead, I wanted to look down (which is where I went). Maybe in 4 years or so, I will think about getting a trike (3 wheels, much easier) and try again. It is not the end of the world and I can be happy on the back of Mark's bike yelling at him through the headsets. I am pretty sure he regrets wiring that up at times.
Walking that bike is better than any thighmaster. My thighs hurt so bad (as does the large removal of skin on my right leg, it scraped off my tan, now I will have to watch it in fake and bake).
