Licensed to thrill

I've just passed my practical motorcycle tests after a week of intense riding with an instructor in the Direct Access course. Yay-o to the max.

We trained on GS500 bikes...


When I first got onto an open road on those things, I slammed back the throttle like I was on my bike and it leapt forward like a leopard chasing a kill. I had to clutch onto the handle bars to stay on the bike. I was grinning in my helmet the whole way. Fabulous.

The training and test were surprisingly tough.

So, now that I have a full motorcycle license, I can theoretically ride one of these...



However; since it isn't about the speed, but the slow wandering around the earth, I think I'll stick with my lovely bike...



Now that this mistake of not having a full motorcycle license has been fixed, Nic and I can concentrate on arranging the trans-mongolian and getting ready for the big trip together.