GAWildKat Posted April 9, 2011 #1 Posted April 9, 2011 StormRaven, ie hubby and I are at the MSF this weekend, did classroom time tonight, tomorrow is the bike handling....wish us luck!
Yammer Dan Posted April 9, 2011 #5 Posted April 9, 2011 you get extra points for wheelies and burnouts. Don't forget the stoppies!! If you can stand it straight up on front wheel points are doubled!!
Guest Posted April 9, 2011 #6 Posted April 9, 2011 Best of luck Kat and Storm. It'll be a breeze.......
GAWildKat Posted April 9, 2011 Author #7 Posted April 9, 2011 Thanks for the support. Here's hoping I do well on the course today. Me and my sunburned self are going to attempt to have fun today.
steamer Posted April 9, 2011 #8 Posted April 9, 2011 Don't forget crash pads...........not that you will ever need them.
GAWildKat Posted April 9, 2011 Author #9 Posted April 9, 2011 lol I have an armored jacket and an armored vest. After losing a gf in a motorcycle accident hubby didn't think 2x about buying armor, it could have well saved her life.
MiCarl Posted April 9, 2011 #10 Posted April 9, 2011 The hardest part is at the beginning where you have to straddle those little motorcycles and duck walk them 50 feet. It gets much easier once they let you start them:080402gudl_prv:
bongobobny Posted April 9, 2011 #11 Posted April 9, 2011 Break a leg!!:banana: Please, not literally!
Marcarl Posted April 9, 2011 #12 Posted April 9, 2011 When I did this in 2004 on Sunday morning they had us riding across car tires and over tettertotters and 2x4s and then over a 3' high ramp. That's when I thought that I went for MC training and and not stunt riding, and thought that the fun was over and I was going home,,,,,,, but I didn't and passed the course and had fun doing it,,,,, maybe should do it again. Have FUN!!!!
GAWildKat Posted April 9, 2011 Author #13 Posted April 9, 2011 Well guys I had to pull out of the course, I took a bad spill (over revved) and bruised and scraped my knee up pretty bad. The instructors had no choice but to send me home but asked me to come back when my knee heals, though suggested I take the dirt bike course first next time.
Freebird Posted April 9, 2011 #14 Posted April 9, 2011 Sorry to hear it but don't let it discourage you. It takes a little while to get used to the throttle and clutch. Too bad you don't have a small bike to practice on around the yard for a little while.
Lilsis Posted April 9, 2011 #15 Posted April 9, 2011 Sorry to hear this. Hope you heal fast. Then get out to a parking lot and do some practicing on your own. That's what I did before taking the MSF course. Good Luck again.
GAWildKat Posted April 9, 2011 Author #16 Posted April 9, 2011 That was their accessment too, but throught the dirt bike course would be better for me, and a softer fall for sure. Hubby's having trouble with overreving but feels he'll get it learned. The instructors did attempt to put me on a scooter so I could complete the class but that's what I fell off lol. My natural instinct is to push on the throttle to rev and pull to cut power, will be something to work on for sure. My pride's wounded a bit but maybe I can do this yet.
bongobobny Posted April 9, 2011 #17 Posted April 9, 2011 Hey!! I was only kiddiing when I said break a leg!!!!
GAWildKat Posted April 9, 2011 Author #18 Posted April 9, 2011 Bob: I didn't see your post until I got back to the hotel over the lunch break, hubby refused to let me drive in Atlanta traffic. 2. Suffice it to say my knee too a hard hit, it's scraped and bruised pretty bad, though the instructors never saw it. I only saw the damage when I got back to the hotel. 3. I'm the person who manages to trip over a wheelchair ramp in an unlit parking lot to break both a leg and a knee. Hubby confided that his heart leaps to his throat everytime he overrevvs. I'll get an updated report after he gets back after 5pm
Guest Posted April 9, 2011 #19 Posted April 9, 2011 Hey!! I was only kiddiing when I said break a leg!!!! I dunno Bob...maybe you would care to toss out some lotto numbers for us as well....:mo money::mo money: Sorry you had some problems Kat. Hang in there and keep practicing.
Guest tx2sturgis Posted April 10, 2011 #20 Posted April 10, 2011 Well, cats have nine lives...better luck later!
rentalguy1 Posted April 10, 2011 #21 Posted April 10, 2011 Sorry to hear about your spill, and I hope your knee heals quickly. You gotta get right back on that horse, though. Find you a used 125-250cc FOUR STROKE dirt bike and beat the crap out of it in a nearby field. I bought my 14 year old son a 1994 Suzuki DR125E last summer and it took him several hours to get the clutch thing settled. He can go anywhere he wants in that field now, but every time he gets a little over confident the bike shows him that isn't appropriate behavior. He still overrevs, and hasn't started changing gears yet, but that's ok. Learning to ride for most folks, and especially folks older than their teenage years, is about baby steps. Stick with it, take it slow, and you'll get the hang of it.
GAWildKat Posted April 10, 2011 Author #22 Posted April 10, 2011 While I didn't make it through the weekend with the MSF course hubby did, and completed the class with flying colors!!!!! He just called me to say he got his waiver certificate and will be happily heading to the DDS on Tues.
Guest scarylarry Posted April 10, 2011 #23 Posted April 10, 2011 Better to fail the course, than to fail on the street...
Carbon_One Posted April 11, 2011 #25 Posted April 11, 2011 Sorry to hear of your mishap but at least the Hubby passed his tests. Congrats to him. Now you can start palling for your next test. Larry
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