Joy,
I guarantee you will have tons of fun; whether it be on a scooter, a
moped, a cruiser or a crotch-rocket.

Sudhir

On 12/24/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> Thanks, everyone who replied to my comment about learning to ride a
> motorbike!
>
> Following Jeff's suggestion (below), I googled Northern Virginia Community
> College, found the info about motorcycle safety education, and - yipes! -
> took the first step!  Which was applying to NOVA (as it's called around
> here).  Felt like a very strange thing to do, at age 50, after completing
> ten years of post-high school education already, having completed an array
> of advanced degrees, and even having paid off all my student loans more than
> a decade ago.  But of course this is completely different!
>
> Classes don't start till March, and registration doesn't start till
> mid-January, and price has risen by 50% since Jeff had the price, but hey,
> I'm on my way!  At least if I don't chicken out by then...
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>
> ****************************************************************
> Joy Hecht
> now living in a real house in northern Virginia
> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
>
> For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place:
> http://www.joyhecht.net
>
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>
>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Jeff Stewart [mailto:fonman4277@earthlink.net]
> :::Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 9:42 AM
> :::To: Joy Hecht
> :::Subject: Re: Come out of the closet, all
> :::
> :::Is this what happens after one passes the big five-oh? How hard is it to
> :::learn to ride one, at my age?
> :::
> :::
> :::Joy,
> :::   Not hard at all. Take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation class,
> :::available
> :::at NOVA, costs $90.00, and they supply the motorcycle. Even though I have
> :::ridden for over 30 years, I took the class 2 years ago. I was so proud of
> :::the fact that at age 46, I scored the top in the class ( a perfect "0" on
> :::the riding skills, you get assessed points for each mistake you make). I
> :::beat out two young guys in their 20's who were both Fairfax county cops.
> :::The looks on their faces was priceless!      Jeff
>