Hi Thanks for your response.
I will list all the problems I know I had. There may be some they didn’t tell me about. They did say I was not where the worse and I could come back to repeat.
The beginning I was doing fine but as the day progressed and I got more nervous and I got worse and began to add doubt in my ability to keep up with other newby’s. Even though I had read somewhere that older people have a harder time I didn’t think I was that old. I’m only 55.
1. Couldn’t tell if I had shifted from 1st to second. Kept looking down.
Coordination, and confidence and need to release clutch.
2. Getting my speed up.
3. I lean on the throttle when trying to use the front brake and and when going
around the right turns. Towards the end of the course I began to doubt if I had
placed my foot correctly and started to look down to see if my foot was on the
back brake. Loss of confidence.
4. Couldn’t quite change gears smoothly from 2 to 3 and from 3 to 2 during the
rider’s course.
5. Must learn to corner on the right better and keep my hand light on the throttle
when doing the right hand turns.
Any suggestions will graetly be appreciated.
Lia
I know I need to practice, practice, practice.
I did not lay the bike down as others did nor drop it as others did, and no I didn’t run into anyone, but no one else did either.
I will gladly take any of your advice on what I can do to help myself improve.
Lassie