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Wanda
What was your first bike? And why did you choose it? My first and so far on= ly bike is Mo, a 2006 750 Aero Honda Shadow. Originally I was looking at a = big bike but on the recommendation of Rudy, a friend and owner of Scona Cyc= le, I settled on the fully dressed Silver and White Mo. Rudy was right and = I am very comfortable on the bike although I am now, again wanting a little= mo- motorcycle varoom!! What advice do you have for anyone just starting out? Take a new motorcycle rider course,= even if you have ridden before. Then Ride, Ride, Ride. My first summer my = husband encouraged me to ride lots. Take the back roads where there is less= traffic. Travel where you know the area and get to know it better by ridin= g it on a bike. Relax, stay focused, plan ahead and try to expect the unexp= ected! Most importantly enjoy the blessing of the ride, every ride is a dif= ferent ride even if it is on the same road and will bring new learning expe= riences. Then join a riding group for comradery and experience even more le= arning about how to ride, where to ride and many new friends. What was one of your most memorable moments/rides (fun, excitin= g, meaningful) and why? I have found that every ride added = some important and memorable element to the next or a future ride. Maybe th= is is because I am a new rider and there are still so many firsts!! Whateve= r the reason the summer of 2007 was the most special summer of all my fifty= two years!! This is with thanks to WITW. My first ride with the girls was = memorable because I was introduced to group riding and encouraged to ride t= ight yet stay safe by watching for and planning for what was ahead or what = might be ahead. The most exciting and fun ride was = the ride to Windermere, B.C. with Jiggs, a fabulous rider I met through WIT= W! This ride was the best for many different reasons. First, we stopped at = a YMCA camp just outside of Canmore, for a quick surprise visit with my dau= ghter, whom had just returned from guiding a group of teens, on a two month= trip down the Mackenzie River. Then on ward to Windermere to the f= abulous Skookum Inn. Where you feel welcome and sleep in fresh line dried l= inen! The following day we participated in a memorial ride where Jigg= s showed the Big Boys how to ride! When it was time to leave Win= dermere. Jiggs and Kevin escorted me to the U.S. Canada border. Showi= ng me some of the amazing side roads! Then I was on my own and toured= the amazing Waterton National Glacier Park and the fabulous Road To The Su= n. This was truly the most memorable, fun and exciting ride on my own. A tr= ip I would love to do again. So many wonderful sights and an amazing road o= f curves on curves! What is one little known fact about yourself that you would lik= e to share with the other members? I snore, but so do som= e of you!!
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