That's it, exactly it. When I came across this picture of a very vintage Harley and its young gun slinger, dismounted...it finally made sense. Why, back in June '09, I kept dropping the motorcycle in the BRC (basic riders course). While I've spent decades riding, training and handling horses, it didn't mean that experience prepared me for riding a motorcycle. And while a bike will stay where you park it, doesn't steal a nip or hide in the farthest corner of a pasture when you wish to ride it...a motorcycle has its limits. In the class, I had extreme difficulty with right hand turns, sudden stops and null speeds period. With momentum , a bike will balance itself; but at very low speeds, nearly stopped or not moving at all....well, it needs support from its driver! Forty plus years of straddling horses, I can guarantee they never needed me to hold them up in a turn, of any direction, regardless of speed. They never needed me to put my feet down when they stopped. In fact, well trained, they would stand patiently still, while i chatted with other folks around me. But this is not so with a motorcycle, they must be supported, a reality and expectation that I was never prepared for as an equestrian. Hahaha, it only took me 3 and a half years to understand that. huh.
Bet this young ranger feels kinda the same way; the bike may be barely faster than a horse, and it may not need as much attention...but it damn sure ain't gonna hold you up to take proper aim when you have to stop. Now that curiosity is solved, I can go to bed.
