it started with a 35 mile ride in the pouring down rain to get there which remained the most challanging aspect of the day.
it quit raining when i got there and remained nice and steamy the rest of the day.
the course was mostly a rehash of the skills learned in the brc with a nice twisty course ride at the end. we got right out on the riding course and worked on offset weaves, quick stops, curves, the figure eight, stop during a leaning turn, and swerves. basically we practiced skills given on the brc riding test.
it was fun. there were 3 sport bikes and 6 cruiser/touring bikes from 650 and up (one of which was another scooter, a burgman 650)...then there was me and my buddy 125. obviously i got lots of attention and was given no excusses to screw up.
since taking the brc (my first interaction with riding) i've practiced the skills regularly.
i did the box/figure eight in the tinyist possible space which got lots of wows. there was a woman with a big hd touring bike. she said i'm doing that box on the scooter, she and i had similar experiences with the box during the brc that most here have mentioned. on her hd she did that box beautifully, every time, she was my hero of the day.
don't get me wrong. there is nothing i'd change in the brc. i even appriciate learning to ride a manual mc. car, scoot, mc all the manuals translate pretty evenly.
i'm glad i took the erc but it is indeed geared toward much larger bikes and left me without a challange...and i know i've got plenty to learn. i only got 1 correction the whole day and that was something i knew i did, and it being the first time around. most of the time the instuctors giggled, gave me a thumbs up, and waved me on.
one of the instructors asked me tons of questions about the buddy because his sister wants a scooter.
everyone ewed and ooed about the buddy's gas mileage and manuverability.
for scooters, i think the skills set could remain the same but make it tighter (tighter was bob's word) faster and smaller, like our scooters.
bob the inquisitive instructor said they were talking about doing a scooter specific course like other's that have popped up around other parts of the country. he said there were instructors able to teach it but they need a place to hold the classes.
my face is a little burned and i'm worn out.
