Proud fella over here!

[Tracer1234]

Was rather proud on Sunday, as the Mrs had a go on a bike for the first time ever, in a Get On trial thing.

We went to the Bike Show South at Goodwood, and had booked Hannah to have a go. Was really cool, as it was on the track that she was able to ride.

Bear in mind she had never before even sat in the riders seat on a bike, she took to it really fast. Credit where credit is due, the instructor was really good. In the half an hour time slot, independently she was putting the bike into first, finding the biting point and holding the revs steady without looking down. Getting up to second, going back down into first, braking and not stalling. What I thought was good about it was there was no rush or pressure and it really has sparked her enjoyment and is now super keen to do her CBT, where as before, she was really not sure she would like it / get it.

Well, at least one of us was able to ride at the weekend ffs.

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[Beehive Bedlam]

Does she want a salty treat?

[Tracer1234]

[Evil Hans]

[Commuter_Tim]

[Tracer1234]

[Commuter_Tim]

[bamt]

I'm impressed that after your spill she was still game to have a go, rather than telling you that bikes are no longer part of either of your lives

[Tracer1234]

[bamt]

Mrs Bamt still hasn't admitted to her mum that she not only rides on the back of my bike, but went out and got a license and has her own.

It was over 30 years ago that Mrs Bamt's mum told her that she'd be thrown out of the house if she smoked or went on the back of a bike

[ocatoro]

Nice one... was planning a similar thing for my mrs before we had our first kid... not sure I'd manage to get her even on pillion again these days
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[Motorhate]

The “Get On” scheme is a great idea and I know a lot of people who’ve been bitten by the bike bug after one of them sessions. At least it saves you trying out a mate’s bike and going head first into a set of railings, like the first time I ever sat on a bike.
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[pompousporcup...]

thats cool i cannot convince the other half to get on the back of my bike

my daughter comes out with me without a second thought and she's 5.
I told her to take the piss and call her mum a chicken shit in the hope it eggs her on but apparently she is fine with being a chicken.

[Rogerborg]

[Snowdonia Rider]

Fair play to her My Wife has been learning to ride on my Monkey.
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[Polarbear]

My Missus learnt to ride and passed her tests because she didn't like riding pillion, even on my Goldwings.

She really enjoyed it, did her advanced riding and then after a couple of years more or less gave up saying she couldn't be bothered getting all kitted up, helmet hair etc. so except for once in a blue moon, her bike sat in the garage just gathering dust for years. Amongst my friends, a few wives have learnt to ride but only 1 does so regularly now.

When I sold her bike a couple of months ago the only ride out in a year it had done was me riding to the MOT station.

Maybe it's an 'If you can do it, I can too' thing with (most) women, I don't know.
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[Commuter_Tim]

[Motorhate]

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[grr666]

Mrs grr needs to do another CBT this August if she wants to continue (not) riding the scoot.
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[Rogerborg]

Can't she pass a few simple tests?
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