Day 2 of BRC

The Last Day of the Basic Rider's Course

After sharing my experience of the first day with my friends, there were many Congrats and tips offered - and appreciated!

The day started again in the classroom and everything went fine up until the Figure 8's in a box.  With 11 of us in the class, there were only a couple of opportunities to try before we moved on and I definitely did not get the hang of it.  I rolled on the throttle by accident, swerved much to large, couldn't counterbalance.  Wow was that hard and I could not do it.  

I had tears in my eyes.  I knew it was going to be on the test and I wouldn't have enough time to practice or obtain the skill needed to be able to do it with ease.  Others picked it up so quickly and I really struggled with it.  I wanted to leave.  The thought though of giving up just wasn't worth it.  I was going to complete as much of the course as I could, or until the coaches said, "This isn't for you."

The coaches were really great.  They offered many tips throughout the day (keep your head up, don't turn when stopping, look where you want to go) and kept reminding the students each time.  They didn't give up on me, and thankfully I didn't give up on myself.  I did not get the points for the figure 8 in a box, but I did manage to get all the points from all the other exercises which allowed me to pass the test to obtain my license waiver.

Now I see a lot of parking lot practice in my future.  My husband is soooooo happy I did it.  I think he was more nervous than me.  He said though, "How many figure 8's do you see in the middle of the road?"  Someday I will master that.

Now I need to get a bike.