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My wife, Mary, would love to ride her own bike but two things seem to stand in her way: 1) At 4'10" she feels quite challenged to find a 'good fit' and 2) she never drove a standard shift vehicle but I was able to teach her on an old Suzuki beater (you know, practice back and forth against a wall just to learn control). . . She never rode a bicycle as a kid so this too is a slight learning curve but easily dealt with. . . - Bob
Sorry to sidetrack this thread, but if your wife isn't comfortable riding a bicycle, that is perhaps a bigger problem than never driving a stick shift. If she wants to ride a motorcycle one of the simplest things she can do right now is to spend some time riding a bicycle and getting comfortable with how two wheeled transport works. She can even feel what counter weighting and counter steering is.
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Sorry about the threadjack.
I just attended a seminar at our MSF update: Accident Scene Management. (snip) The full version does a hands on of how to move a motorcycle safely, how to move an injured person, when necessary. How to remove a helmet (yes, sometimes it IS necessary to take a helmet off).
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Sorry about the threadjack.
I just attended a seminar at our MSF update: Accident Scene Management. It was the "short" version, not the full on 6 hour certification course. Either one would be a terrific addition to the seminar lineup!! Teaches the basics of how best to relate your location to 911 operator, how to manage the scene - so no additional victims are created, and a bunch of other good stuff. And that was just in the "short" version. The full version does a hands on of how to move a motorcycle safely, how to move an injured person, when necessary. How to remove a helmet (yes, sometimes it IS necessary to take a helmet off).
Those of us who ride out into the countryside can't count on EMT help within 10 minutes, as you can in the suburbs or city limits. Knowing what to do to save a life on the road, is an invaluable tool for one's tool kit of riding knowledge.
There are 2 ASM instructors in MD, 1 in WV and 3(?) in PA who could conceivably be tapped to teach.
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