First, Congrats. Hopefully my turn is coming.
I haven't been on a real motorcycle in over 30 years, that was soon after I got married, figure that one out. When I took the test back in the 70s, part of the test involved 2 rows of orange cones 10 or 12 in each row. The guy said start out riding between the 2 rows shifting up 3 gears, turn around and slalom back through them on the way back and stop where you are now. He had a diagram and everything. I was on a Honda SL 350 and did what he said, ran between, up 3 gears, he didn't say anything about downshifting so I didn't. I stood up on the pegs and threw the bike through the cones. He didn't know what to say but, finally said if I could do that I could RIDE a motorcycle, pass.
I haven't been on a real motorcycle in over 30 years, that was soon after I got married, figure that one out. When I took the test back in the 70s, part of the test involved 2 rows of orange cones 10 or 12 in each row. The guy said start out riding between the 2 rows shifting up 3 gears, turn around and slalom back through them on the way back and stop where you are now. He had a diagram and everything. I was on a Honda SL 350 and did what he said, ran between, up 3 gears, he didn't say anything about downshifting so I didn't. I stood up on the pegs and threw the bike through the cones. He didn't know what to say but, finally said if I could do that I could RIDE a motorcycle, pass.
