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This weekend my buddy Mike and I took a motorcycle safety course down in Bloomington. Mike was registered, but I had to try to get in on standby. Fortunately, one person didn’t show up and I got to stay in the class. We had classroom stuff on Friday night from 6-10 and on Saturday from about 12:30 to 3:30. Saturday and Sunday morning from 8-12 was all skills training on motorcycles provided by the program; they were small bikes (mostly 125cc Suzukis, although there were a couple of 250s, one of which I was able to get ) which helps because they’re light and easy to maneuver, as well as having the obvious benefit of me not having to provide my own bike.

We learned all the basics of how to operate a motorcycle and safety skills like emergency braking and swerving. I passed the written test and the skills test, and as such I only have to take the written test at the license branch to get the motorcycle endorsement on my license. It was only $50 for the class, and I’d highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn how to drive a motorcycle. I already knew the vast majority of the stuff we covered, but I hadn’t driven a motorcycle in something like seven years, so it was a nice refresher. Next step: buying my own motorcycle.