Training Day

Miles today: 60

This morning Jaron woke up at 0600 for his 0730 riders meeting. Because this is fun. Julie slept in until 0700. Again -- we're having fun. 

Julie attended Level 2 training with the women's program, and it was great. There were 12 female students and 2 female instructors. I got a new perspective from a new instructor, made some new friends, and -- Did. Not. Drop. My. Bike. Not once! All day! So weird. I am getting better at correcting imbalances with my upper body rather than attempting to do so with my feet. I'm also stronger now that I'm working out. And maybe I'm actually starting to get the hang of this offroad shit. Because the grass was wet all morning, and wet grass is not normally my friend. 

I went down the road for some non-fried lunch and got a deli sandwich and some potato salad from a general store. I found a rock in the parking lot to sit on and enjoyed the mental break from all of that stimulation. 

I got some really good feedback in these videos by BJ Hessler of DC Dirt Camp. 

Also! There was another short woman on a KTM 790 who also rides cruisers who was in my training. She didn't get her bike lowered like I did. I have the preload cranked up all the way on my BMW G650GS that I took on this trip, and after sitting on some KTM 890s from the factory demos, I think I've worked my way up to the right height. So maybe I'm ready to try my KTM again. 

Jaron said he enjoyed his ride but wanted something that was more of a challenge, which he will get on Saturday. They went to lunch somewhere overlooking a lake. He demo'd a Harley Pan America and signed up for another demo ride tomorrow. 

We met up after 5 and wandered around the rally. There was some silliness going on where motorcyclists play soccer. They ride to the ball and kick it. There were also some slow races, where the person who goes the slowest wins. We talked to some people and then headed out. 

Other people took pictures of the training, so I'll update this post when I get those.