How To Get Hooked On Motorcycles Without Even Trying

or, "How I spent my summer."

Step 1

Buy a motorcycle for your wife for her birthday, even though you can't ride one yourself. It's what she's always wanted, and she'll never suspect that you'll actually find a way to scrape enough pennies together to afford one.

Step 2

Get accustomed to the bike. Move it around the garage. Get used to its smell, its weight. Learn how to start it. Learn how to get on and off of it.

Fix it when it breaks. With the help of your kids, of course.

Step 3

Take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation "Beginner's Riding Course". Get your motorcycle learner's permit.

Step 4

Borrow your wife's motorcycle and ride it yourself. Borrow it often enough that she says, "Hey, you've ridden my birthday present almost as much as I have!"

Step 5

Buy one for yourself. You're hooked.

New Bike Smile