About 3 weeks ago, I got a call from Ben in the middle of the asking me how willing I was to sell me motorcycle. 3 years ago I bought a little 250 cc bike. I never really learned how to ride it. i have talked for a very long time about wanting to learn so I could start riding to work and sometimes being able to go on a ride around the valley on my bike and Ben on his. Well when he called me and asked me about how willing I was to sell it, I asked what the catch was. His brother Jake had recently bought a 1800 cc bike, and was selling his 750 and wondered if I wanted it. This bike (the 750) was Ben's first motorcycle that he bought. So i jumped at the chance and said YES!
Then Ben told me that the next weekend Jake was taking the motorcycle riding class through Salt Lake Community College and wondered if I would want to take it with him. I of course said yes, but then after I got the email confirming my enrollment in the course, I started to get really nervous. Then the first day of class came and I was even more nervous. Luckily we were in the class room the first day. The second day we had to be there bright and early at 6:45 am so that we could start on the range and bikes learning the basic skills etc. After the first couple of exercises I was okay, and the nerves calmed down alot.
I didn't really get nervous again until it was TEST time. I had never riden on the 750 before but I wanted to test on it. There are ceartin limitations in the state of Utah that if you test on a 750 or higher you have no limitations on what cc bike you are licensed to drive. I figured that since I was buying the 750 I better be able to drive it right. So when it came to my turn I got on it and away I went. I starting having a panic attack when I didn't do well at the first exercise that they test you on. Well we did 3 other exercises and then the instructor went to the trailer with all of our test sheets and came back and a few minutes later and said, "How do you think you all did?"
one guy in our class said "I hope we all passed." The instructor replies "YES YOU ALL PASSED"
I was so proud of myself. What a big accomplishment for me. It was out of my comfort box to do something like that and i am so proud that I did it. That left going to the dmv for the written portion. Well I went the first chance that I got. I failed it twice by one question. The lady told me that I could come back the following Monday and try again. Well since it was a Thursday that I went in, and on that saturday I was leaving to California (which I will post about tomorrow) I had to wait a whole week until I got back. I went in and the sweet lady that was doing the testing said "McKenzie you passed" when i was reviewing my questions, to make sure I didn't want to change any answers. So I hit the finish button and passed the written portion. I now have my permit. I guess I better start practicing...
Then Ben told me that the next weekend Jake was taking the motorcycle riding class through Salt Lake Community College and wondered if I would want to take it with him. I of course said yes, but then after I got the email confirming my enrollment in the course, I started to get really nervous. Then the first day of class came and I was even more nervous. Luckily we were in the class room the first day. The second day we had to be there bright and early at 6:45 am so that we could start on the range and bikes learning the basic skills etc. After the first couple of exercises I was okay, and the nerves calmed down alot.
I didn't really get nervous again until it was TEST time. I had never riden on the 750 before but I wanted to test on it. There are ceartin limitations in the state of Utah that if you test on a 750 or higher you have no limitations on what cc bike you are licensed to drive. I figured that since I was buying the 750 I better be able to drive it right. So when it came to my turn I got on it and away I went. I starting having a panic attack when I didn't do well at the first exercise that they test you on. Well we did 3 other exercises and then the instructor went to the trailer with all of our test sheets and came back and a few minutes later and said, "How do you think you all did?"
one guy in our class said "I hope we all passed." The instructor replies "YES YOU ALL PASSED"
I was so proud of myself. What a big accomplishment for me. It was out of my comfort box to do something like that and i am so proud that I did it. That left going to the dmv for the written portion. Well I went the first chance that I got. I failed it twice by one question. The lady told me that I could come back the following Monday and try again. Well since it was a Thursday that I went in, and on that saturday I was leaving to California (which I will post about tomorrow) I had to wait a whole week until I got back. I went in and the sweet lady that was doing the testing said "McKenzie you passed" when i was reviewing my questions, to make sure I didn't want to change any answers. So I hit the finish button and passed the written portion. I now have my permit. I guess I better start practicing...
2 comments:
Way to go Kenz!!! I am really proud of you!!!!
I'm so glad you and Jake did this together! He said it was lots of fun.
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