Alrighty!

junior took and passed his MSF course this weekend. You never know till its over. Not everybody passes. He's still not riding w/out me for a year maybe more.

Hectic time in his life to be learning to ride a motorcucle. Little does he know its pretty much gonna be "work to ride and ride to work" for a few years while he raises his kid ds.

Nice Fathers Day present for both of you with him passing. Congrats!

That's good news. enjoy your rides together, they're golden

First ever ride. Took a few days to get motorcycle endorsement on license. He did real good until we turned around to head home and the cranky old transmission gave him a hard time finding first. Its a deal where if you first can't get it to blip the throttle and shift then at the end of the blip. Otherwise good first outing.

I can't decide if its better for him to lead or follow at first until he started fudging up 1st gear and had to pull over. Then I had to pull a uey and double back. Guess its best if he leads.

So true!! I remember one gal in our class many years ago, who couldn't control the Course-provided 250cc, no matter HOW much the Instructors tried to help her.

I STILL can see her in my minds eye, going barreling over the hill (not part of the course in the parking lot) and disappearing from sight!!

-Soupy

Nice pics! Long grass around the Monte is making me sad, but other than that all looks great. Need a third driver in front so he can see how it is supposed to be done, him in middle, and one at back to make sure his lines and cornering are OK. At least for a month or so.

I'm surely jealous, my son is only 6 and by the time he is old enough for his license I will probably be to crippled up to ride with him. Hope you and your son have many safe miles and build too many great memories that I am sure he will never forget.

Lolololol...don't mean to laugh but i can see it in my minds eye.

We all laughed when we saw it, so you are allowed (lol).

-Soupy

Thanks. I never thought he'd be responsible enough,not sure he is now but the first year anyways it'll just be me and him locally and back roads

So far so good for a first ride,just next time i need to let him lead after we discuss the route.

Letting him "lead" will go a long way to building your relationship with him. Besides............running in the back gives you the chance to run static for him, because you see and anticipate what his inexperienced eyes may not see. If you are "in front," you won't necessarily be able to watch him as carefully and constantly.

-Soupy

You could really use one more experienced rider to go with you. Someone to lead and you to tail gun and watch. I have more trouble with cars running up too close than I care to think about and he does not need this now. As a young rider he may become pressured to ride beyond his ability causing him to lose the bike and the fool following not to be able to stop in time. The other good thing about you following and letting him lead is he gets to set the pace.

I have rode behind a few new riders who always apologize for going too slow or holding me up. I give them more grief over apologizing than anything. "NEVER Apologize to me for you riding SAFE and Comfortable. I enjoy the ride and want you to do the same for a long time to come." Then I try to tell them all the things they did right, and give them gentle pointers in areas to improve.

I am no expert by any means and welcome all the advice I can get from those that have been there and done that longer than I have, and try to pass that knowledge along once I prove it to myself to be correct. Lots of gray beards out there not as good as they think they are too LOL. But I respect them and thank them for wanting to help.