Two year Moto Anniversary

My beautiful blue Yamaha Vino Scooter - Vixen with her little buddy the doggis.

It's hard to believe today is my 2 year Moto anniversary.  It all started with a 50cc Orange Sym Mio, a test drive, a crash, and only through perseverence and determination did I get my motorcycle license that same year.  I have gone on so many great adventures, met great people and experienced the thrill of the ride.

Happy in my pink helmet.

    Me riding through the VISC cone course on my lovely bike Scarlet

Me on my first ever bike, Lucy, she was a Honda CM450E

Moto license anniversary 1 year!

Challenging the cone course on my bike

Well the first anniversay of getting my motorcycle license was October 19th.  I thought about getting out for a ride on Scarlet, but the weather was iffy, and to be honest the new puppy has been wearing me out so much, that riding has been the furthest thing from my mind because I am just a bit too tired to be out there safely riding.  Good choice in my estimation.

It has been an amazing year of firsts and challenges.  I love riding and the empowerment that it gives me and plain old pure joy.  I have met so many wonderful people and been on some amazing rides, both organized with large groups and with my dear friends the Moto Mama's. 

My greatest hope for next year is to get out on my bike and log some distance and do a few trips, I have a passport in my pocket and am ready to go! 

Who knows where my two wheels will lead me?!

Great way to spend a long weekend - Motorcycle course

Getting ready for last day of class - take note of how dog eared the Road Sense for Riders is.

I can't remember the last time I had to study so much and how hard it can be.  I've forgotten how to be a student, I now know how Motorcycle Daughter feels when she is studying for tests.  I have read the book from cover to cover, flipped through looking for answers to my inquisitive questions and studied what our theory teacher has taught us.  This weekend is my final weekend of the Novice course. Hopefully by the end of Sunday I will have passed my skills test and the written test and be ready to rock'n'roll for the traffic course next weekend.  (Is it me or does this feel like it has forever?) I had my dear Motorcycle Man quiz me on things from the book and gleaned knowledge from his experiences of 30 years of motorcycling.  

My brain feels full to overflowing with knowledge, but I still have much to learn.  Once I get all of this done and under my belt and some riding experience I plan to take the advanced rider's course to further hone my skills. 

My gear is ready and I am wishing, hoping and praying that everything goes well.  I have worked on righthand U-turns, stops and starts.  Please keep your fingers crossed and wish me luck, my motorcycle skills test is on Sunday.

To all my blog friends, I am not ignoring your blogs, I have just been studying every spare minute and haven't had a chance really to read your  blogs, hopefully things will return to normal soon!  I've missed reading about all your adventures!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my scooting and motorcycling peeps!  If you are riding stay safe and enjoy!