LEARN HOW TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE
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And since it was his 17th
birthday, mom wanted it to
be something unique and
memorable, like going
to Italy. A new idea was
eventually hatched: teach-
ing Landon how to ride a
motorcycle on his actual
birthday. He was on board
with that idea! And so was
Shawna. She also wanted
in on the fun of throwing
her leg over a motorcycle
for the first time. It might
not have been the moth-
er/son activity Shawna
was planning for the past
year, but this was shap-
ing up to be a pretty good
last-minute alternative.
Luckily, I already had a motorcy-
cle in our Cycle News arsenal that
would be the perfect fit for both
Landon and Shawna to learn on,
a Suzuki DR200S dual sport. The
DR has a low seat height, docile
power and electric starting, three
key ingredients in helping make
teaching newbies much easier.
The DR is not exactly a light
One proud mom.
Yes, these things
happen when
learning, and the best
way to handle it is to
laugh about it, shake
it off and get back on.
No big deal.
