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Amber Lamps
08-03-2009, 09:31 PM
Well, she took her MSF this weekend and went and passed her test this morning. I took her to a vacant lot and watched her for an hour or so. We also did a short jaunt up to her work. She actually does quite well and I'm sure that she'll be okay. Of course I didn't bring either my camera or my phone but I'll be sure to take some pics for all of you hound dogs tomorrow!
Dragonpaco
08-03-2009, 09:32 PM
awesome, now let us know when she can legally buy smokes
Kaneman
08-03-2009, 09:36 PM
awesome, now let us know when she can legally buy smokes

:lol


Hey Tigger, good thing she didn't fail...then she would've bought that motorcycle for nothing huh? hahaha
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tached1000rr
08-03-2009, 09:36 PM
Congrats....
Ducati Diva
08-03-2009, 09:37 PM
Congrats to her!!! It's an awsome feeling! I know she's prob got a grin from ear to ear:rockwoot:
Smittie61984
08-03-2009, 09:40 PM
awesome, now let us know when she can legally buy smokes

Hahahahaha. That was too funny.

Congrats man.

Have you taught her your deer seeking abilities yet?
Amber Lamps
08-03-2009, 09:48 PM
Hahaha! Yea she's WAY happy and she is off from school for the next 3 weeks so we have some time to get her ready to ride that Baby Ninja to school!

Oh and Kaneman, I don't know when you took MSF but according to her it would have been almost impossible to fail. She sais she was in a class of total fuck-ups that constantly put their feet down. One guy dropped the bike... twice and he still passed so...

Here's something that I don't like in a way. You take this class for 3 days and they give you a piece of paper and BANG see you later, you're a full fledged rider. No permit period or anything. It's written test and go at the DMV with a full license. I don't know if I agree with that. :idk:
Ducati Diva
08-03-2009, 10:01 PM
My instructors told us at the end of class that we were now ready to be on the road with traffic but we were ready to put in a lot of "legal" practice in a parking lot. They stressed that 3 days was not enough to make us good riders. I had really good guys teaching my class though.
SteveP
08-03-2009, 10:08 PM
Sorry to hear that bro. You're now ready to never enjoy a group ride again, ever.
Amber Lamps
08-03-2009, 11:44 PM
Sorry to hear that bro. You're now ready to never enjoy a group ride again, ever.

Ah yea, well she works 30+ hours a week and goes to school full time so I still have plenty of time... besides, I don't go on group rides very often and she can't be any slower in the corners than some of the guys around here! :lol:
RACER X
08-04-2009, 06:54 AM
congrats
azoomm
08-04-2009, 08:29 AM
Congrats to her :) WooHoo!!!
Gas Man
08-04-2009, 08:55 AM
Awesome!

Moved to Street cause its MC and that section needs help!
smileyman
08-04-2009, 10:26 AM
Awesome! Congratulate her for me and tell her she is now hotness squared! Be sure to keep her practicing the basics. Muscle memory is keen to save you in a panic situation. Oh and buy her some loose fitting Icon leathers!!
Particle Man
08-04-2009, 10:40 AM
good for you - now you can keep her ass off YOUR bike and on HERS
JoshuaTree
08-04-2009, 11:16 AM
:nothing:

:nopicsbs:
z06boy
08-04-2009, 11:32 AM
Cool deal and good for her !!
wildchild
08-04-2009, 12:44 PM
congrats to her!! not to sound too assholish but I wouldn't let her ride alone just yet. (sounds like you think the same way) I don't think that class teaches you much in the ways of traffic and how to deal with it.
Yeah I know she's an adult and if she wants to ride alone she's going to.........been there done that LOL
Yamerhaw
08-04-2009, 01:04 PM
not sure what this thread is about, but i noticed there are 0 pics
HurricaneHeather
08-04-2009, 01:11 PM
congrats to her!! not to sound too assholish but I wouldn't let her ride alone just yet. (sounds like you think the same way) I don't think that class teaches you much in the ways of traffic and how to deal with it.
Yeah I know she's an adult and if she wants to ride alone she's going to.........been there done that LOL

When I started riding we only had one bike, so I rode alone everywhere. It's not like him being there on another bike is going to have some control over her decisions, ya know? Just a thought.
Dave
08-04-2009, 01:28 PM
congrats to her!! not to sound too assholish but I wouldn't let her ride alone just yet. (sounds like you think the same way) I don't think that class teaches you much in the ways of traffic and how to deal with it.
Yeah I know she's an adult and if she wants to ride alone she's going to.........been there done that LOL

hold up. Girl has scooter experience, im sure she has a basic idea of how traffic works. clutch shouldnt be of great concern either considering her car assuming she remembers its her hand that operates it
Amber Lamps
08-04-2009, 01:28 PM
Thanks everyone! I'm not letting her ride by herself for a while until I'm sure that she won't make any goofy control mistakes. I want to be sure that she is fully in control of the bike. I plan on a couple more parking lot sessions and we'll probably go out in the country today and put around a bit. I'm not one to try and control another adult (as you all know) but she has left it in my hands to make sure she is ready, so I'm taking the responsibility very seriously. I want her to be confident enough to go out and have fun but fearful enough to stay on her toes and not get complacent. Well, we're going out, I'll make sure to take pics. Thanks again!:rockwoot:
Dave
08-04-2009, 01:29 PM
woot for pics!
Fleck750
08-04-2009, 01:44 PM
Congrats to her. Whole new world has opened up for her.
Looni2ns
08-04-2009, 01:52 PM
Hooray! Another woman rider joins the ranks! :rockwoot:

After I took the MSF course, and graduated from the parking lot, Robert and I would head out early on Sunday mornings and ride out into the country, getting back just before Noon. Roads would be EMPTY. Cooler, too.
karl_1052
08-04-2009, 02:12 PM
When I started riding we only had one bike, so I rode alone everywhere. It's not like him being there on another bike is going to have some control over her decisions, ya know? Just a thought.

When he yanks on the leash, it should keep her in line.:rockwoot:
smileyman
08-04-2009, 02:57 PM
Sounds like Tigger is a good mentor. Maybe even boyfriend! So she has mastered MSF, why aint she posting!!
Amber Lamps
08-04-2009, 03:40 PM
Well, we just got back from her first ride and she did extremely well!!! Of course as Dave said, she has scooter experience and dirt bike and atv experience.

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll220/lontigger/kdk_0813.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll220/lontigger/kdk_0811.jpg

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Amber Lamps
08-04-2009, 03:48 PM
Sounds like Tigger is a good mentor. Maybe even boyfriend! So she has mastered MSF, why aint she posting!!

Trust me, not a good idea!:panic: If you think that I start fights...whew!

I'm trying to be an invisible training wheel, so to speak. I'm there if there are questions but I don't want to get in the way of growth. I tell her if I think that she is doing something "wrong" and I encourage her to make decisions and to take her time on the road. I had her lead all day and set the pace. Again she did rather well!:rockwoot:
wildchild
08-04-2009, 03:50 PM
When I started riding we only had one bike, so I rode alone everywhere. It's not like him being there on another bike is going to have some control over her decisions, ya know? Just a thought.

actually you have a lot of control over the situation if you watch for her reactions and what cars are coming up and are going to do. yes you can easily predict what most cars are going to do.

It's not about controlling her it's about being a buffer and being there to reassure if she needs advice.

but it was just a suggestion for him..........just a thought
wildchild
08-04-2009, 03:54 PM
hold up. Girl has scooter experience, im sure she has a basic idea of how traffic works. clutch shouldnt be of great concern either considering her car assuming she remembers its her hand that operates it

that's probably why we have more and more new riders going to MSF then hitting the roads alone and then hitting literally the roads,cars or anything else they can find while alone to. it never hurts to ride with someone for a bit in fact I think even most MSF instructors tell their students that.
Amber Lamps
08-04-2009, 04:04 PM
actually you have a lot of control over the situation if you watch for her reactions and what cars are coming up and are going to do. yes you can easily predict what most cars are going to do.

It's not about controlling her it's about being a buffer and being there to reassure if she needs advice.

but it was just a suggestion for him..........just a thought


Yea settle down Susan B Anthony! Yeesh... That's exactly what I am trying to do. If she needs my help or needs advice, I am there. If not, I am out of the way. If you look at the "action shots" I took, I stay way back from her and give her plenty of room to do whatever she wants/needs to do. If I feel she is making a mistake of some kind then I can swoop up and correct it.

Case in point, the MSF instructor taught her to ride in the center of the lane (where all the oil and shit is!). I do not agree and have retrained her to ride on the left or right portion of the lane. The way I explain it is for her to stay in whatever portion of the lane that is farthest from potential danger from traffic. Usually the left, which gives you a slight buffer from idiots jumping in from side streets.
Amber Lamps
08-04-2009, 04:12 PM
that's probably why we have more and more new riders going to MSF then hitting the roads alone and then hitting literally the roads,cars or anything else they can find while alone to. it never hurts to ride with someone for a bit in fact I think even most MSF instructors tell their students that.

That's another thing about modern MSF, and I'll take on all comers on this one!!! They no longer take them on the road at all... How much can you really learn about street riding in a parking lot? Technically, this course is for people who have never even touched a bike before. They take them out, sit them in a class and ride them around a parking lot on 250s and bang they have a license and can go out and buy a 'Busa! I don't know but it seems sketchy to me. I guess it's better than nothing but I think that if there wasn't this course most people would get help from family and/or friends... I'm not sure which is worse to tell you the truth... at least when new riders got permits, they had to have someone with experience with them to ride. :idk:
Gas Man
08-05-2009, 12:01 AM
So where's the pics of her and her endorsement... NOTHING else!!
wildchild
08-05-2009, 08:27 AM
Yea settle down Susan B Anthony! Yeesh... That's exactly what I am trying to do. If she needs my help or needs advice, I am there. If not, I am out of the way. If you look at the "action shots" I took, I stay way back from her and give her plenty of room to do whatever she wants/needs to do. If I feel she is making a mistake of some kind then I can swoop up and correct it.

Case in point, the MSF instructor taught her to ride in the center of the lane (where all the oil and shit is!). I do not agree and have retrained her to ride on the left or right portion of the lane. The way I explain it is for her to stay in whatever portion of the lane that is farthest from potential danger from traffic. Usually the left, which gives you a slight buffer from idiots jumping in from side streets.

wasn't aimed at you at all Tig. I totally agree with how you and her are riding together.
Amber Lamps
08-05-2009, 11:03 AM
wasn't aimed at you at all Tig. I totally agree with how you and her are riding together.

Ah shoot, WC I was agreeing with you and picking on HH. She quoted me and you quoted her so I quoted you...:lol:
wildchild
08-05-2009, 11:33 AM
Ah shoot, WC I was agreeing with you and picking on HH. She quoted me and you quoted her so I quoted you...:lol:

:lol i suddenly feel dizzy
Dave
08-05-2009, 02:58 PM
:lol i suddenly feel dizzy

sit down and have somne root beer it'll be ok
racedoll
08-05-2009, 08:04 PM
Congrats!
wildchild
08-06-2009, 08:57 AM
sit down and have somne root beer it'll be ok

can't my dog drank it all. LOL
Mrs. Colleen
08-06-2009, 11:08 AM
Good for her. :beers:

I have yet to see another chick on a sportbike around here. I am sure there have got to be a few out there...
z06boy
08-06-2009, 11:16 AM
Who took those pics ? Tig while on the bike ? Maybe you need to attend a MSF course. :lol: :lol:

I'm just joking around.

My wife took the MSF course but we did quite a bit of further training after that before she was turned loose on the street.. We went to industrial parks and business parks for a few weekends. The MSF course teaches the basics which is great and I highly recommend it BUT it sure doesn't mean you're ready for the road just because you got the certificate.

She's been riding for two years now and all has been good.