Last night my wife...

[eco4arcs]

Well after hearing me raphsodize about the joys of having a motorcycle again and how much more I like my commute, the ease of parking, the changes in my brain chemistry and on and on etc etc...actually I really owe it all to Evelyn and old weed from advrider...My better half asked if she'd be able to ride a motorcycle.

I practically burst trying to contain my typical over enthusiasm. Didn't want to pressure her or go all macho on her so I figured I'd entrust the professionals. We looked up the nearest next Msf course... Then she asked if I could show her the basics on one of mine.

I seem to recall somebody asking me for whom the second hawk was purchased...they're psychic.

Anyway her legs are longer than mine and she felt comfortable with the weight and balance of the hawk. After way too much of my babbling she was working the clutch, starting and stopping in 1st gear in the alley behind our row house.... Baby steps.

So today I couldn't work from home ( she does) and she asks, what time will you be home? What time does the sun go down? Unfortunately it's raining, but I know she's looking forward to her next lesson.

What a great night.

[Sport Rider]

Gee.... And I only had sex. :-)

[mq1991]

Originally Posted by eco4arcs

Well after hearing me raphsodize about the joys of having a motorcycle again and how much more I like my commute, the ease of parking, the changes in my brain chemistry and on and on etc etc...actually I really owe it all to Evelyn and old weed from advrider...My better half asked if she'd be able to ride a motorcycle.

I practically burst trying to contain my typical over enthusiasm. Didn't want to pressure her or go all macho on her so I figured I'd entrust the professionals. We looked up the nearest next Msf course... Then she asked if I could show her the basics on one of mine.

I seem to recall somebody asking me for whom the second hawk was purchased...they're psychic.

Anyway her legs are longer than mine and she felt comfortable with the weight and balance of the hawk. After way too much of my babbling she was working the clutch, starting and stopping in 1st gear in the alley behind our row house.... Baby steps.

So today I couldn't work from home ( she does) and she asks, what time will you be home? What time does the sun go down? Unfortunately it's raining, but I know she's looking forward to her next lesson.

What a great night.

SO jealous! My better half is always looking for a way to convince me to get rid of mine :(

I think id explode if she showed interest in riding.

Hope you both stay safe!

[Louis Angel]

That's AWESOME DUDE!

My wife, who has put ONE mile on the scooter since Feb. of last year,
told me while we were in the mountains camping ( last week ) that
she was bound and determined to " ride that damn little scooter ".
Sounds silly to us who ride regularly. But anything that moves under it's own
power on 2 wheels can make a compete novice nervous I guess.
We have a particular stretch of backroad on the farm I grew up on picked out.
It is about 2 miles from one end to the other. And she is gonna ride that stretch back & forth over & over till she gets comfortable. And I will be
tailing behind her , most likely in 1st gear, on my Grom.

Maybe ( HOPEFULY!! ) your wife will be a fast learner!

[SpudRider]

That's wonderful. Thanks for sharing the good news.

[Weldangrind]

That is terrific news! I hope she really enjoys riding.

[dpl096]

Great story ! Congratulations

[Fame28]

It's always exciting to hear, try to keep her on backroads and slow in the beginning. My woman insisted and insisted for over a year and half that she wanted her own bike and I wouldn't let her get one. (Didn't feel comfortable with her shifting and crashing trying to learn) I stopped riding for a while and just got my new Hawk, so she was back at asking to get one, so I hopped on the good old interwebs showing her all the China Scooter/motorcycles (automatics) which she hated them all, so back to searching and I found that back in the late 70's they made an automatic motorcycle. I showed her a 1979 Honda CM400 for $300 bucks and she liked the idea, wasn't in love but agreed to check it out. About an hour later she tells me she wants to build a bobber and goes on and on about how excited she is to build a bike that looks the way she wants it. That night we buy the bike and we are currently building a bobber. It needed the carbs replaced, but what a great running and fun little bike to ride being automatic (Neutral, low gear & high gear).

[BARLOW]

cool ... my wife said she would never even get on the back of my storm, then after i gave up on asking her to go ride with me, out of the blue one time she asked if i wanted to go for a ride ... now she cant wait for it to get warm, so we can ride ... she will never ride the storm alone, as it is way to big for her at only 5'2", but i am hoping it gets her into wanting a scooter or something ... she has rode smaller bikes that had centrifugal clutches, so i want to get her something with a cvt

[2LZ]

That's awesome! I have to say, as a guy who has a wife who rides her own, it's really a great thing, and a mixed bag. I'll explain later in the post.
I love to ride with her far more than any of my buddies. It's nice to run with the "boyz" but there's just something special about taking a break and walking into a bar with the Mrs on my arm.
A brief Mrs 2LZ history: By nature, she's athletic and kind of a tom boy. She's always competed on horseback in her younger years and also was very talented on a real, standup Jetski. The transition to motorcycle was an easy one.
Myself and my buddy Roger taught her for about 5 months on a closed course, every weekend, rain or shine, and put her through the paces. Then, we signed her up for the beginner MSF course. Then after a year of riding with us, protected in the middle, she took the advanced course. She smoked both courses. She now is on her 4th bike and has about 80,000 miles under her belt. I've seen her do some pretty amazing things on a bike to save her tail. That's where the worry comes in but you get used to it.

Do yourself a favor and follow through on the MSF course and then the advanced course later. They refresh the basics, plus more advanced maneuvers....at least here in CA.
Great news! Your going to love riding with her!

This is Mrs. 2LZ and her Vic. She can't wait till the TT250 gets here!

[2LZ]

Originally Posted by Sport Rider

Gee.... And I only had sex. :-)

Yah but it doesn't count when you're alone! :-p

[SeerAtlas]

Originally Posted by eco4arcs

Well after hearing me raphsodize about the joys of having a motorcycle again and how much more I like my commute, the ease of parking, the changes in my brain chemistry and on and on etc etc...actually I really owe it all to Evelyn and old weed from advrider...My better half asked if she'd be able to ride a motorcycle.

I practically burst trying to contain my typical over enthusiasm. Didn't want to pressure her or go all macho on her so I figured I'd entrust the professionals. We looked up the nearest next Msf course... Then she asked if I could show her the basics on one of mine.

I seem to recall somebody asking me for whom the second hawk was purchased...they're psychic.

Anyway her legs are longer than mine and she felt comfortable with the weight and balance of the hawk. After way too much of my babbling she was working the clutch, starting and stopping in 1st gear in the alley behind our row house.... Baby steps.

So today I couldn't work from home ( she does) and she asks, what time will you be home? What time does the sun go down? Unfortunately it's raining, but I know she's looking forward to her next lesson.

What a great night.

LOL gotta tell you, one look at the title of your post and i had to glance to see if i had somehow wandered into an off topic private thread hehe grats on finding a good soul mate. hard to do and very very rare :(

at its core, Life at its best, is:

" Team Sport"

Seer's Law number 2

[Sport Rider]

Originally Posted by 2LZ

Yah but it doesn't count when you're alone! :-p