Oh man, where do I begin? To start, I wasn't as lucky as Wai to have such a patient instructor, but he did at least teach me the basics as to how to work a clutch. The first day was great! I started o... Read More
Oh man, where do I begin? To start, I wasn't as lucky as Wai to have such a patient instructor, but he did at least teach me the basics as to how to work a clutch. The first day was great! I started out on a Honda Grom and I thought it was pretty awesome considering it was the first motorcycle I've even sat on. The clutch was a little tricky at first, considering how sensitive it is compared to other bikes, but by the end of the first day, I was very confident in my riding! So confident in fact, that I went out and purchased a brand new 2017 matte black Grom! And just so you all know, I do not ever plan to take my Grom on the interstate. My reason for taking this class was to learn to ride so I could get something to cruise around on the street with, nothing more or less then that. I couldn't help but to drive it around a little when it was delivered to me. Anyways, I used the clutch and switched gears perfectly, so I figured the second day would be a piece of cake! Boy, was I WRONG. The second day started out as normal, but he decided to make us switch bikes! I was switched over to a larger and much heavier bike, something I would never even buy, but it did have an easier clutch to use which turned out to be a blessing and a curse. I drove that bike fine, but when he told us to switch over to our original bikes, it seemed I lost my touch with the Grom! Now rather then Dave (our instructor) being patient with us, he seemed to get a little testy with some of us because I wasn't the only one having an issue. Long story short, he made one girl cry by telling her "I'm really trying to be patient with you" and he caught an attitude and demonstrated poor professionalism with some of us throughout the rest of the day. Needless to say, I passed the final test, but I do not feel comfortable taking my little Grom on the street just yet. It seemed as if Dave just wanted us out of his hair so he could enjoy the rest of his day. We were only in class the second day for 5 hours and that included more learning exercises and the final test. Lucky for me, I work with some awesome officers in my department who ride and they gladly accepted to pick up where Dave left off. This type of class seemed like it was geared towards people with previous clutch and motorcycle riding experience and I would not recommend this school to anyone else. I'm only giving two stars because I at least can ride my Grom around my empty parking garage instead of just staring at it now. Read Less