I grew up riding and racing dirt bikes. I suppose my parents did'nt dig the thought of me or my brother on a street bike so, dirt bikes were the only possible choice. Now, over the years I have shown many people how to ride. Most recently, my very own son. He too has been asked to start on a dirt bike. Mainly for the many times I have scene the pain of others as they learned the basics of motorcycle operation. The experience got me thinking about asking all of you fellow riders how many times you have experienced the following scenario:
"A little throttle, now let out a little clutch. Ok, now a little more throttle but dont let go of the clutch. Good, now let out a little more....." Bang, the clutch gets dropped and the front end is off the ground, new rider in tow, throttle pinned wide open.
I cant tell you how many times I have scene this happen. Once even on a Honda Trail 70 and that's an automatic for God's sake! I guess its an integral part of the process. Im pretty glad for that too. Why?
Because its funny as hell, thats why. I mean you cant buy that kind of entertainment. I have seen dudes dragged across drainage ditches, seen trail bikes ridden up garage walls, dudes grinded through scrubs and hedges. Its freakin awesome. I wish I would have had the foresight to bring a video camera to all of them. I will in the future for sure. You Tube could make me a millionaire with that kind of stuff.
The upside is that I have never seen anyone get hurt in all of the training days. The beauty of teaching on a dirt bike I guess.
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