After four months of ownership, and many Sundays spent training on my Moto Morini, I accomplished something that I did not think I could do. So, before I dive into my recent success story while riding my Moto Morini, I must acknowledge that accomplishments while practicing the art of motorcycling are best thought of as isolated victories. Most of the videos I see on YouTube are negative images. Crashes. Cop chases. Fighting. For me, this is not what motorcycling is about. Like tennis, motorcycling is an individual sport. Were achievements are getting home safe, in one piece, and your bike in good condition. Similar to my practices while as a young tennis player, hitting balls against a wall for hours, God sometimes smiles down on you, blessing you with an accomplishment that only you know happen.

This past Sunday, I took to my training program at a local high school and knew I wanted to push myself as hard as possible. During my countersteering training, I leaned my bike over so far that I scraped my right peg. Unknown to me at the time, but my lean angle to make my right peg scrape on the ground, while riding, was 18 degrees. Yes! I leaned my bike over so far that I scraped my right peg and created a lean angle that is less than 20 degrees. Keeping my balance and rolling the throttle through the turn, the sound of my metal peg scraping the empty parking lot ground was so euphoric, that I had to stop and smile at the heavens above.

I feel that scraping a peg, as a new rider, is like hitting a major milestone in your motorcycle career. Also, I love that sound of my peg scraping the road that really lets me know that I am advancing in my training, and ultimately becoming a better rider. It might be a little victory, but the results have me excited for my future.

Rolf