Motorcycle Safety Course Date Moved Up

I do not have a motorcycle license.

I've ridden a number of times before, but never while actually licensed in the state of Nebraska. For some reason the California license I originally had a motorcycle stamp on didn't transfer that over to the Nebraska license I got when I moved to Omaha. I had a Nebraska permit for a while, but let that lapse.

So while I was shopping for a motorcycle, I was doing it while knowing I'd have to get my motorcycle license sooner or later. If I forgot, my wife would politely remind me, with kind of a cackling undercurrent present in the conversation.

I figured that taking the Rider's Edge course would be the easiest way to go about getting the motorcycle certification. I took it in California and it was a lot of fun. Plus it would be two days off work, riding bikes and hanging out with other potential riders, which is much better than sitting in a housing unit watching inmates - which is what I'd otherwise be doing.

I paid for the course in April, forking over $275. Originally I was put in a slot on the 7th, 8th and 9th of July Rider's Edge class that was scheduled at Dillon Brothers Harley-Davidson. Jason Davis pointed out that the earlier classes were full, but if I actually put money down on a bike, they keep slots open for people who intend to buy one immediately.

Since cash talks, in early June I put down some actual money down on a bike deposit in the hopes that a spot would open up on an earlier class. That night I was called by Dave Halen, who let me know that they'd had a cancellation for the class scheduled for the 23rd, 24th and 25th of June and asked me if I wanted to be put into the class.

Well, yeah, Dave. Yeah I do.

So now I'm going to get my license sooner, which makes me very happy, because that means I'll get my motorcycle sooner and be able to ride a bit during the summer before the good weather goes away.

My wife has invited me to come with her to Lincoln on Thursday of this week to have lunch with her friend and to take a side trip to Frontier Harley to see what deals they have going on right now. Two co-workers of mine have been singing the praises of Jay Eilts at Frontier Harley, telling me that they won't buy a Harley from anyone else. I suppose I'll have to go see what they're raving about and see if they're right. Since I've already been approved for motorcycle financing through Harley Davidson Financial Services, I can buy from whatever dealership wants me as a customer the most - so we'll see who does, I guess.