Biker life is funny. I ran into a girl-rider at the mechanic this Monday. She was pulling up as I was leaving. I screamed "a girl!" and she came over and we totally fan-girled over each other. LOL She told me she didn't know anyone else who rides. We immediately exchanged numbers and spent like 2 hours texting later that night and have been texting every day since. The first night texting, I ended up saying something like "now that we're rider-besties...." and laughed. She was like, "it's so funny that you said that because when I got home I told my husband that I made a best-friend today at the mechanic" LOL Unfortunately, she found out yesterday her bike is shot and it's not worth repairing. :( So I offered to go mc shopping with her since her hubby doesn't ride and she doesn't know anyone else who rides. That's what besties do. LOL I literally know her less than a week but we connected immediately. Biker-life is like being a kid but as adults. We met and connected over riding a bike (and the color pink) LOL

Hi Everyone, I am writing here since I feel embarrassed to say anything to my friends or family. I got my first bike about 5 days ago. I took the MSF course in January of 2026. I rode the bike around my neighborhood for the past 5 nights, watching DanDans intro videos + MotoJitsu. I am aware of how dangerous it is and take it very seriously. I was practicing figure 8's, U-turn's, etc. Today I was planning to go to a parking lot across the street to work on more drills. Instead I made a turn and ran into a parked car. I tried to grab the front brake but of course hit the gas as I tried to do so. I lost control and dumped the bike. My leg is a little banged up but otherwise so injuries. The radiator is definitely damaged and the headlight is bent. Feeling pretty embarrassed and frustrated by this since I was on my way to practice. Brand new bike too.

So my husband kindly let me know I was not shifting correctly off road. After watching a video I realized he’s absolutely correct. So today I went around the property trying out up shifting at certain points and standing up at others. The video is here, I’m still not sure I’ll keep the camera there, I managed to hit it a couple of times when standing. All my mistakes are in the video, @Daniel Tolomei , and everyone else, if you watch let me know what you think I can improve on. I hope you enjoy the tour lol PS: No, I was not wearing full gear because I’m going slow and I’m in our property and it’s too damned hot here. We’ve had several 104+ days in a row so it was just leggings and an spf shirt plus helmet, boots (I’m saving up for proper off road boots these will not do) and gloves.

Tomorrow I am meeting up with one of my riding groups I'm part of and riding from North Texas to Southern Oklahoma for their annual catfish ride. After the accident that happened where one of our members passed (medical emergency while on the ride, not anything to do with the group or his bike), I'm making sure my tail bag is loaded onto my bike and I have my med kit. One thing I did not even think to keep in it is some BleedStop until I watched Dan's video on what he keeps in his trauma kit. I bought a simple, pre-assembled emergency kit, and added a few things that I normally keep in my rugby med kit. I'll post some photos from the ride - even though it's only about a 2 hour trip there and back, it will be my first time crossing state lines and I am really excited about it. Even cleaned up my CBR for it lol... Ride safe be safe, y'all!