My GF Is Officially a Motorcycle Rider!!!

[wildchild]

Originally Posted by Dave

hold up. Girl has scooter experience, im sure she has a basic idea of how traffic works. clutch shouldnt be of great concern either considering her car assuming she remembers its her hand that operates it

that's probably why we have more and more new riders going to MSF then hitting the roads alone and then hitting literally the roads,cars or anything else they can find while alone to. it never hurts to ride with someone for a bit in fact I think even most MSF instructors tell their students that.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by wildchild

actually you have a lot of control over the situation if you watch for her reactions and what cars are coming up and are going to do. yes you can easily predict what most cars are going to do.

It's not about controlling her it's about being a buffer and being there to reassure if she needs advice.

but it was just a suggestion for him..........just a thought

Yea settle down Susan B Anthony! Yeesh... That's exactly what I am trying to do. If she needs my help or needs advice, I am there. If not, I am out of the way. If you look at the "action shots" I took, I stay way back from her and give her plenty of room to do whatever she wants/needs to do. If I feel she is making a mistake of some kind then I can swoop up and correct it.

Case in point, the MSF instructor taught her to ride in the center of the lane (where all the oil and shit is!). I do not agree and have retrained her to ride on the left or right portion of the lane. The way I explain it is for her to stay in whatever portion of the lane that is farthest from potential danger from traffic. Usually the left, which gives you a slight buffer from idiots jumping in from side streets.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by wildchild

that's probably why we have more and more new riders going to MSF then hitting the roads alone and then hitting literally the roads,cars or anything else they can find while alone to. it never hurts to ride with someone for a bit in fact I think even most MSF instructors tell their students that.

That's another thing about modern MSF, and I'll take on all comers on this one!!! They no longer take them on the road at all... How much can you really learn about street riding in a parking lot? Technically, this course is for people who have never even touched a bike before. They take them out, sit them in a class and ride them around a parking lot on 250s and bang they have a license and can go out and buy a 'Busa! I don't know but it seems sketchy to me. I guess it's better than nothing but I think that if there wasn't this course most people would get help from family and/or friends... I'm not sure which is worse to tell you the truth... at least when new riders got permits, they had to have someone with experience with them to ride.

[Gas Man]

So where's the pics of her and her endorsement... NOTHING else!!

[wildchild]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yea settle down Susan B Anthony! Yeesh... That's exactly what I am trying to do. If she needs my help or needs advice, I am there. If not, I am out of the way. If you look at the "action shots" I took, I stay way back from her and give her plenty of room to do whatever she wants/needs to do. If I feel she is making a mistake of some kind then I can swoop up and correct it.

Case in point, the MSF instructor taught her to ride in the center of the lane (where all the oil and shit is!). I do not agree and have retrained her to ride on the left or right portion of the lane. The way I explain it is for her to stay in whatever portion of the lane that is farthest from potential danger from traffic. Usually the left, which gives you a slight buffer from idiots jumping in from side streets.

wasn't aimed at you at all Tig. I totally agree with how you and her are riding together.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by wildchild

wasn't aimed at you at all Tig. I totally agree with how you and her are riding together.

Ah shoot, WC I was agreeing with you and picking on HH. She quoted me and you quoted her so I quoted you...

[wildchild]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Ah shoot, WC I was agreeing with you and picking on HH. She quoted me and you quoted her so I quoted you...

i suddenly feel dizzy

[Dave]

Originally Posted by wildchild

i suddenly feel dizzy

sit down and have somne root beer it'll be ok

[racedoll]

Congrats!

[wildchild]

Originally Posted by Dave

sit down and have somne root beer it'll be ok

can't my dog drank it all. LOL