Classroom Prep

I didn’t get into it my last post, but there are plenty of other reasons to learn to ride, such as the pure joy of driving, the sights and smells of the open road, even the physics of the sport like understanding the angles of curves or the science behind counter-steering. How does that really work to turn the wheel AWAY from the direction you want to go?

I am sure I will find out a lot of that tonight in the classroom part of the course. We meet right after work at a local motorcycle dealership for what looks to be an entire evening of the intellectual side of riding. I have studied my 54-page handbook and took the test in the back. As I thought it might be, on closer study of the sport you realize this is a pretty involved thing. The materials are fairly detailed and enough to scare off those who might think they can just hop a bike and ride if you show them how to turn a bike on. Great way to end up in the ER with a broken something.

The risks involved in riding are many and should not be taken lightly. I have underlined a lot of sections in the handbook about risk, preparation, caution, advanced planning.

I am determined to put my fantasies about the thrill of riding aside tonight and focus on the mechanics of it all.