I got signed up for the MSF Beginning Riders Course today at Earl Small's Rider's Edge. Everything I've read say's you really really REALLY need to take the MSF course. It's one of those courses where you learn the things that you didn't even know that you needed to know. Apparently their classes fill up pretty well in advance so I'm just hoping to get in in June sometime.On another note, I'm still waiting to get the title for the scooter because I can't get a tag without it. Without a tag, I have to really limit my riding to within my neighborhood... not that I should be riding much further without more experience.
When I got home from work earlier I happened to notice the cool reflection in the chrome cap in the engine of my vespa and decided to take a picture of it... Like it?
2 comments:
Keith,
I'll put in a strong second for taking the MSF riding course. I rode motorcycles in high school both on and off the road about 35 years ago. Since getting my LX150 last summer the only riding I did was on a bicycle. In my head I told myself I was a "good" rider. The MSF course proved otherwise. It wasn't that I couldn't easily ride the scooter and stop, turn, and do all those sorts of things. I problem was I had no skills at managing risk while riding. These are all mental skills.
A skilled instructor I know told me riding is 80 percent mental and only 20 percent physical. My 4000 miles since taking the course bears that out. So many things can happen while riding that physical skill alone will not help.
Like the picture too. I always post a picture with my blog entries. Appreciation of the physical presence of the Vespa is too rich not to share!
ride safe.
steve
Taking the MSF course is a GREAT idea! I took mine about a month after getting an ET4. Meanwhile, ride the scooter! You'll gain more confidence and it will make the course much easier.
Hey, keep up the blog. I love reading it.
Shane
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