The course consisted of an evening in class session outlining some of the theory and basic equipment requirements.  This was followed by 2 full days of practical training on school motorcycles in an empty parking lot.  The course was a serious dose of reality about riding a motorcycle.. and keeping it upright.  

Looking ahead..

Barely touching the ground on this Honda 250 school bike

This was my first time on a motorcycle.  Getting the clutch and gears figured out didn’t take all that long.  Having prior experience driving stick helped, it was just a little strange executing the move with my hands instead of my feet.  Keeping the motorcycle upright was a whole other story.  

Doh!! ...one of many drops

By the end of the weekend I literally lost track of how many times I dropped the bike.  It was coming to a stop and staying upright that was the difficult part. Once I got moving I was fine.  In fact, once I was moving I was very fine and had a taste of how much fun this was.  I had a great time doing the faster moving exercises and was scraping pegs on some of the slaloms… but try to get me to do a slow curve and come to a stop… just a disaster.  Made me think about what it would be like to be dropping my bike like that at a red light in front of all the drivers.  This experience certainly will be playing into my choice of a first bike.