Motorcycle Permit

I passed!

With a permit, I can only drive during the day and without passengers.

For those of you who don’t know, we bought a motorcycle (a royal blue Honda Shadow 600vlx) last weekend. There was no way I was going to be the wife who owned a bike but didn’t know how to ride it! Actually, I feel more comfortable with riding (behind Tom or on my own) after reading the safety manual. I think the trickier part will be just being more mindful of being seen by other vehicles.

The next step towards a license is taking a motorcycle class. Hopefully, I can get into the same one my brothers in law are taking! Bikes are provided for the class. They teach you how to completely operate the bike. It’s like a driver’s training class.

In order to get a motorcycle license through the class, one must pass the course and then take a written and driving test.

It’s hard to believe that I’m pursuing a motorcycle license.

Lately, I’ve resolved that I need to be less fearless of things. I also determined that, to overcome the fear, it was OKAY to yield my learning style and take classes. I’m the kind of person that needs to see something a few times in order to grasp a new skill. I am not an auditory learner! Rather than just make excuses as to why I can’t learn something, I decided I need to try to find a way to learn that helps it “stick”.

Heh. This being said, my hands still sweat when I’m getting on a tall, downward escalator. I don’t think any amount of classes will get rid of this fear ;-)