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Before my first class on Friday I never been on a moving motorcycle, never drove a manual, and always thought that pressing on the gear shifted up instead of down (seemed logical to me). Never really thought about how you shifted back down...

I would say it came naturally to me which in a sense it may have, but there were about 3 others that never rode before and they caught on quick too so it can't be that hard.

I was on a honda shadow 250CC. I'm 6'4 and was able to ride it but it definitely wasn't comfortable. Main prob was in u-turns knees were hitting. One myth I do want to kill is that a 250CC bike can't pull a big guy. I'm not little myself. My weight is mainly height. However there was a guy there like 370 5'10 and that bike pulled just like a small guy was on it. As far as max speed with his weight I dunno but it picked up.

Will do a lot more practice before I hit the streets but I'm picking up my hayabusa1300cc tomorrow (just kidding).

Oh god, you scared me with that hayabusa comment...

Anyway, congradulations! I also passed my MSF today.

I think we should start a club, dudes who passed on mothers day DWPOMD for short.

Haha, it can be a new motorcycle riders club, only people who pass the MSF on mothers day can join!

gotta put it in the sig

you guys are crazy... and you cant be members of DWDPOMD, my new club

dudes who didnt pass on mothers day. (i passed a few weeks ago and also liked the class)

lol, funny.

StyleZ wrote:
I was on a honda shadow 250CC. I'm 6'4 and was able to ride it but it definitely wasn't comfortable. Main prob was in u-turns knees were hitting. One myth I do want to kill is that a 250CC bike can't pull a big guy. I'm not little myself. My weight is mainly height. However there was a guy there like 370 5'10 and that bike pulled just like a small guy was on it. As far as max speed with his weight I dunno but it picked up.

I found the same thing in the course - had a heck of a time doing tight turns or u-turns cuz the handlebar would hit my knees so I ended up switching to a bigger bike an hour before the test. Still passed tho.

Hey, count me in this club! I just passed on Mother's day also!

I'm getting very anxious for my class this weekend. The butterflies are killing me. I'll probably quit sleeping on Thursday.

I went by a bike shop the other day and was flatout stunned by how big the bikes looked (in real life) compared to surfing the internet and looking at bikes there. I guess that's contributing to my nervousness. Glad to hear that it wasn't as tough as I'm thinking.