Motorcycle Mania's Producer Reese
takes the
Basic Rider Course
at Bayside Harley Davidson
November
10th
Saturday November 10th it was cold and raining. Not a day that anyone would pick as a day to spend outside learning anything. But for Reese and the other 11 students taking the Basic Rider Course at Bayside Harley Davidson it was the weather they had.
Not at anytime did I hear any of the trainees complain about being cold or wet. One look at their faces and you could tell that they were enjoying the experience.
Jeff and Joe the instructors where working hard to help Reese get the idea of clutch and throttle. If any of you can remember back to the first time you drove a standard shift you can understand how hard it is to get the feel of it down. Reese had never driven a "stick", and was working real hard to get the process down.
At one point she was doing well and then it happened; she stalled the bike and it fell over. Not realizing it at the time but she suffered a severe strain of the left thumb, that later caused her to have to drop out of the class.
Reese got past all of the first couple of exercises and actually got to really ride the length of the big parking lot all on her own. But the injured hand made operating the clutch more than just difficult; it became impossible. She was more concerned about doing something which would put the other students at risk and after talking to the instructors she reluctantly dropped out.
However the thrill of making a few passes up and down that big parking lot has only lit a fire that won't be satisfied until she returns and passes the course and receives her M endorsement.
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