The moment I fell in love

[Psychybikey]

So some of you will know the trials and tribulations I've had to get this far: somehow scraping through the required standard for the CBT on a 125, getting my own bike and having a few adventures on that, getting a wee bit more confident each time and then having that confidence disappear when I take a backward step. But always determined (through sheer stubbornness) to get there.

Today I had a 'bridging lesson' on a 500cc bike. I got on, looked at the narrow gap I had to squeeze through to get onto the practice pan, and thought "Who am I kidding? I'll never even get through the gap." But I did, without a wobble, turned up the long side of the car park...............

.....and the moment I asked it for second gear was the moment I actually fell in love with biking . I could feel it. It was so different from my 125 (much as I love her). So responsive. No wobbles. It was like moving from a Shetland Pony to an event horse. Instead of being scarily powerful, I felt as though the bike would look after me. I have no worries now about having more lessons (when we come back from our expensive holiday) and I have no worries about going out on the road. I used my own bike to get to and from the school, and after an afternoon's riding I felt a lot more confident entering the rush hour traffic to get home. But I couldn't help comparing the performance in the stop-start traffic to the stop-start practice in the school. The big bike felt safer and more stable.

Can't wait for my next lesson!

[rennie]

Glad to hear it!

[fullscreenaging]

Looking forward to your test passed post!

[Psychybikey]

That'll be the day

Can't afford anything else now till we get back from new Zealand.

[fq-craigus]

Good to hear it. All the best for when you take your lessons, time and patience will get you through

[tPIC]

Well done. This makes me want to take the next steps on from my 125!

[Craig 8150]

Feeling your excitement . Go go go also liking the quote

[Psychybikey]

Feeling your excitement . Go go go also liking the quote

 

It's from some woman Labour MP, can't remember her name, when she was talking about getting into politics. I just thought it was a brilliant quotation.

[Craig 8150]

Feeling your excitement . Go go go also liking the quote

 

It's from some woman Labour MP, can't remember her name, when she was talking about getting into politics. I just thought it was a brilliant quotation.

its a bit like the well known ' the only fear is fear itself ' the fact that anything that makes us fearful becomes a challenge to us and when you take up that challenge meet it an succeed it's so rewarding so I say challenge yourself as often as you can and life becomes much more fun hahah ...should there be a philosophical page on here ....?

[Psychybikey]

In my case it's just a matter of, I've missed out on so much in life through being too scared to have a go, and now there is so much less before me than there is behind me, I can't afford to waste any more time. I didn't take up snowboarding till I was 57 and I have to say that since I got on a bike I'm a lot less scared of the speed on a board

[Remy]

Best of luck Psychybikey, you aren't a million miles away from me and I'm not in the first flush of youth either - passed my test at 53, a challenge I set myself! I am loving it

[motomarino]

Feeling your excitement . Go go go also liking the quote

 

It's from some woman Labour MP, can't remember her name, when she was talking about getting into politics. I just thought it was a brilliant quotation.

 

Originally came from an American George Washington Addair. He was the founder of Omega Vector which was a mixture of Spiritual Self Help Group/Church which was also registered as a Cult. He was the founder of the first Baptist church in Arizona I believe.

(Mental note to self; stop watching boring documentaries late at night and go to bed earlier! lol!)

[Psychybikey]

O dear. I'm a Christian but not into cults! Still, the quote holds good, whatever path you take in life. And it's always good to know the origin of a quotation. I wish the woman I quoted it from had said where she got it - maybe she didn't know - maybe it's time I went to bed myself!