Well, I did my wheelie school today, and I have to say it was a blast. One cool side bonus is I ran into another DMLer there, tallduc, and we chatted monsters a while.
The day started out well until one student did something none of us can figure out, but it resulted in him being face down with a probably concussion and the bike in bits against a wall. The paramedics were awesome and the guy got a helicopter ride to John Muir hospital. We were all feeling a bit rattled after that, and Jason the instructor offered to do a reschedule if we wanted. The group consensus was to continue with the class, so a spare Triumph speed triple was wheeled out and prepped. The departure of one student meant that there were only three of us taking the class, so there was LOTS of seat time. Instruction was great as far as I was concerned, and Jason told me just what I needed to know, just when I needed it.
Now, I had never voluntarily wheelied before this class, but by the end was doing some pretty credible runs, so from that standpoint it was a great success. Everyone in the class was able to get the wheel up for some period of time. They run a special bike that kills one cylinder once you get past a certain angle, and that inspires a lot of confidence. Plus the directions are very clear, and if you follow them exactly, you will wheelie.
By the end of the day I was beat, but feeling great (well everything was feeling great except a portion of the male anatomy that takes a beating when you drop the front wheel too fast). It was lots of fun.
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The day started out well until one student did something none of us can figure out, but it resulted in him being face down with a probably concussion and the bike in bits against a wall. The paramedics were awesome and the guy got a helicopter ride to John Muir hospital. We were all feeling a bit rattled after that, and Jason the instructor offered to do a reschedule if we wanted. The group consensus was to continue with the class, so a spare Triumph speed triple was wheeled out and prepped. The departure of one student meant that there were only three of us taking the class, so there was LOTS of seat time. Instruction was great as far as I was concerned, and Jason told me just what I needed to know, just when I needed it.
Now, I had never voluntarily wheelied before this class, but by the end was doing some pretty credible runs, so from that standpoint it was a great success. Everyone in the class was able to get the wheel up for some period of time. They run a special bike that kills one cylinder once you get past a certain angle, and that inspires a lot of confidence. Plus the directions are very clear, and if you follow them exactly, you will wheelie.
By the end of the day I was beat, but feeling great (well everything was feeling great except a portion of the male anatomy that takes a beating when you drop the front wheel too fast). It was lots of fun.
