The Muhlestein Family

Motorcycle riding basics

April 20th, 2008

We had a little outing Friday where we practiced the basics of good motorcycle riding. We also had a some hot dogs, played in the dirt, hiked up some rocks, and ignored the wind that blew all afternoon. Gayla read a book too. Anyway, as for the important stuff. Here are the basics:

1) Start Early

Matthew was sure to get a ride when he saw the other boys playing with the bikes.

2) Stand up

I had Scott riding all around our camp standing up any time he went over any bumps. He was actually not doing to bad.

3) Lean Forward

As long as we were working on standing up, we might as well make sure we sit forward on the seat lean forward too.

Well, we had a pretty good time playing around in the dirt. Seems like we get to do a lot of that since we have lots of little boys to entertain. Scott didn’t master all the motorcycle riding basics yet but that’s OK. We still need to work a bit on the braking and going down hills. I need to get him some gloves and boots too.

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