Today I had a chance to have my first motorcycle lesson, and on a Harely no less. I was a little worried with the weight at first, but we started off just rolling down a gentle hill with the motor off until I was comfortable with the low speeds and weight. Then it was engine on and into first for some starts and stops, and we wrapped up with a little ride around the neighborhood, which gave me a chance to do some 180s in dead end streets.

I didn't get past second today, but tomorrow we're going out again and should get into third and maybe fourth.

A lot of people have told me its best to start on a bike with a smaller engine, but it was nice to be able to just ease out the clutch and start rolling. She's just a sportster, but she has a 1200cc engine.

Its like driving a car (manual, of course) crossed with riding a bike; it was actually much easier than I had anticipated.