Proud Dad / Nervous Dad

[rogdeb]

:clapping: :clapping:

Congrats Lauryn -- a picture any Dad would be proud of.

A Child of Warchild ! Coooool.

 

[DE OPPRESSO LIBER]

Schweeet! Good for her, WC! My wifes first real street bike after her MSF class was an EX500 and she loved it! She is a little timid though, and would complain she couldn't keep up with the bigger bikes. So, I made her get on the back, wound it out and showed her that thing had as much zip as she could handle. Now, she rides a BMW F650 GS and while she loves it, she misses that little Ninja. I loved riding that thing. It's got plenty of torque for a smaller bike to have fun with, but not so much that it would surprise you or catch an inexperienced rider off guard. I also liked it for her because it was very nicely balanced and light weight.

I agree that it is a good choice for a new rider who wants to have a fun, zippy little bike. In any case, no matter what she rides, you have set a good example, you've taught her all you can up to this point, she's taken the MSF course, she's got good riding gear, and the only thing to do now is to just relax a little! Take a breath, step back, and just continue to coach her as you've done and take the opportunity to spend some quality time riding with her. You can build new memories of a lifetime now that she rides. You can't protect her from everything, and that holds true for anything she does in life, whether riding, driving a cage, or anything else. So, go easy on yourself and allow yourself the chance to relax a bit.

Good luck with her, and I hope you have a great new riding buddy! Way to go Lauryn!

P.S. Any riding classes like the advanced MSF course, Total Control course, or an instructional day at the track makes a great Xmas present!

 

[FJR-RemingtonRider]

Fantastic!

Proud you should be, that is cool.

My wife, out of the blue told me in Feb 09, she wanted to take the course. I was floored, had no idea, Only road a few times with me.

She did it and the same day she finished the class, called me to find her a bike online...being the type of woman that once she sets her mind, shopping is shopping.

Ended up with the Honda 750 Shadow Aero, she had already been scoping them out on the dealer floor.

It's fantastic...Although there's that feeling you have when someone is following your path, that you will always be responsible for whatever 'God Forbid' anything goes wrong, that's the wringing sensation that keeps urkin'ya.

Time will help it get you past it, especially when you shadow ride with her, as I did with my wife...I could not believe how patient I was with her.

It's always cool to ride side by side, enjoy it.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Congrats and totally understand the nerve situation, as my 19 y.o. started street riding this year. It's been a blast to have him as a riding buddy. I really want to get a Scala MultiSet to talk as we go through regular street situations but haven't yet.

(Yes, I'm the short one.)

He too likes the look of the crotch rockets. When he started dissing Beemers and "sit up" bikes, I found Jason Britton's SPEED channel article about the CHP on their "touring" bikes and the video of the German guy beating the snot out of the RT. He understood about it being all how much horsepower you can pump into a few square inches of rubber friction, and the videos strongly made the point that it's not the bike, it's the rider. I also asked Tim how he'd like to be resting on his wrists all the time and if at neary 6'4" he really thought he'd fit a GSXR. So far, he seems to have come around but I'm sure the conversation isn't over. I'm praying nightly on this one.

Maybe the videos can help you, so here're the links:



Checks