She's a trooper!
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She's a trooper!
My wife has been riding now for 4 years. Her first motorcycle was a 250 Suzuki, she rode that for two years, I worried that she was going to crash and get hurt. Then she upgraded to a 650 v-star, and she scared the hell out of me riding that. I worried every time she got on it. I worried more when the big day came and she rode all by her self to work. Now! two weeks ago we got her an 1100 v-star classic and she has put about 100 miles on that so far. She's having a little difficulty with the clutch, but over all she doing a great job! Well! today she decided that she wanted to ride to work. It was 37 degrees out. I told her it was to cold, and her hands would get frozen. I had visions of her dropping the bike or crashing and getting hurt real bad, because she's just started riding this bike. Anyways she got mad at me and told me that she was tired of me talking to her like a baby. I told her fine! Go ahead ride in and freeze your butt off! Well, she left for work and I tried not to worry, but it's no use, I still worry about her getting hurt. She called me when she got into work to let me know that she made it ok. I asked if she got cold she told me that it wasn't that bad. She's a trooper, I guess I need to give her more credit. Does anyone else worry about there wives like this?
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My wife doesn't ride her own, she's always a passenger on mine.
She's thought about getting her motorcycle license but has never followed through with it.
I would support her 100% if she wanted her own bike, but I would be worried sick about her when she was riding.
I don't know why I'd worry, but I would.
She doesn't worry about me when I'm out riding without her??
BTW: I used to have a V-Star 1100 Classic years ago, real nice handling bike.
Never had a issue with it, I really enjoyed that bike.
She's thought about getting her motorcycle license but has never followed through with it.
I would support her 100% if she wanted her own bike, but I would be worried sick about her when she was riding.
I don't know why I'd worry, but I would.
She doesn't worry about me when I'm out riding without her??
BTW: I used to have a V-Star 1100 Classic years ago, real nice handling bike.
Never had a issue with it, I really enjoyed that bike.
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She took the course. She almost quit when she dropped the bike (that's it! i'm done!) but she got back on, and finished the course. She ended up getting her learners permit. We would go out and practice her riding and handling the bike. It was about a month later that I noticed she wasn't using her clutch to control her bike, after that she was a lot better. A few months later she took the road test and got her license. By the way If you get the chance take the advanced course, I did! and I think it was well worth it.
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My wife mentions it a couple times a year that she would really like to have her own bike. For me the stress of worrying about her getting hurt would take all the fun out of riding. So when she brings it up I support her as best as I can and let her know that she will have to come out of retirement to cover the added financial costs of her own bike. She is only 55 and I guess being retired for her is a hell of a lot better then riding her own bike. Me if I had a choice of giving up the bike to retire I would keep right on working.
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I have similar experience with my wife. She started riding last year after completing the Basic MSF Course. I bought her a Suzuki GZ250 which she rode 10K miles on, commuting, pleasure riding, a trip over to the BRP, down to Asheville, over to the Gap and then home to Ohio. She rode in all conditions and became a competent rider.
Before this season started, I bought her an 06 883L. She loves the bike but was a little intimidated with the size compared to her old bike. This past weekend we rode up to Detroit (from southern Ohio) and took a class called Ride Like A Pro. I took it with her on my Road King. She dropped her bike a couple times but she was game. The important part to me was that she knew why. It would have bothered me if she didn't understand why she fell over. That's a dangerous condition in my opinion. A lot of people riding motorcycles have it and get away with it but that's not good enough for the love of my life.
We rode home in the rain, sometimes heavy, with no problems. I was very proud of her. As for the class, I have to give it to the instructors, they were very good. In the beginning of the class I cleaned the first few exercises so the instructors gave me tips on how to do it even better and then had me do some exercises without dragging my rear brake to make it more difficult. All the while they were attending to other students tailoring it to their needs as well. Good course, great instruction (RLAP Great Lakes).
I'm probably a little over protective of my wife but I want her to truly be a rider, not someone who's just getting away with it.
Before this season started, I bought her an 06 883L. She loves the bike but was a little intimidated with the size compared to her old bike. This past weekend we rode up to Detroit (from southern Ohio) and took a class called Ride Like A Pro. I took it with her on my Road King. She dropped her bike a couple times but she was game. The important part to me was that she knew why. It would have bothered me if she didn't understand why she fell over. That's a dangerous condition in my opinion. A lot of people riding motorcycles have it and get away with it but that's not good enough for the love of my life.
We rode home in the rain, sometimes heavy, with no problems. I was very proud of her. As for the class, I have to give it to the instructors, they were very good. In the beginning of the class I cleaned the first few exercises so the instructors gave me tips on how to do it even better and then had me do some exercises without dragging my rear brake to make it more difficult. All the while they were attending to other students tailoring it to their needs as well. Good course, great instruction (RLAP Great Lakes).
I'm probably a little over protective of my wife but I want her to truly be a rider, not someone who's just getting away with it.
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I have similar experience with my wife. She started riding last year after completing the Basic MSF Course. I bought her a Suzuki GZ250 which she rode 10K miles on, commuting, pleasure riding, a trip over to the BRP, down to Asheville, over to the Gap and then home to Ohio. She rode in all conditions and became a competent rider.
Before this season started, I bought her an 06 883L. She loves the bike but was a little intimidated with the size compared to her old bike. This past weekend we rode up to Detroit (from southern Ohio) and took a class called Ride Like A Pro. I took it with her on my Road King. She dropped her bike a couple times but she was game. The important part to me was that she knew why. It would have bothered me if she didn't understand why she fell over. That's a dangerous condition in my opinion. A lot of people riding motorcycles have it and get away with it but that's not good enough for the love of my life.
We rode home in the rain, sometimes heavy, with no problems. I was very proud of her. As for the class, I have to give it to the instructors, they were very good. In the beginning of the class I cleaned the first few exercises so the instructors gave me tips on how to do it even better and then had me do some exercises without dragging my rear brake to make it more difficult. All the while they were attending to other students tailoring it to their needs as well. Good course, great instruction (RLAP Great Lakes).
I'm probably a little over protective of my wife but I want her to truly be a rider, not someone who's just getting away with it.
Before this season started, I bought her an 06 883L. She loves the bike but was a little intimidated with the size compared to her old bike. This past weekend we rode up to Detroit (from southern Ohio) and took a class called Ride Like A Pro. I took it with her on my Road King. She dropped her bike a couple times but she was game. The important part to me was that she knew why. It would have bothered me if she didn't understand why she fell over. That's a dangerous condition in my opinion. A lot of people riding motorcycles have it and get away with it but that's not good enough for the love of my life.
We rode home in the rain, sometimes heavy, with no problems. I was very proud of her. As for the class, I have to give it to the instructors, they were very good. In the beginning of the class I cleaned the first few exercises so the instructors gave me tips on how to do it even better and then had me do some exercises without dragging my rear brake to make it more difficult. All the while they were attending to other students tailoring it to their needs as well. Good course, great instruction (RLAP Great Lakes).
I'm probably a little over protective of my wife but I want her to truly be a rider, not someone who's just getting away with it.
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It's natural to worry about the people closest to us. So don't feel bad about it. My wife has been driving a car for less than a year over here and it worries me. I'd die from worry if she ever ride a bike.
