star
star
star
star
star
September 10 2024
Best Riding Class!
Over this past weekend, I had the pleasure of doing Wilkin Haley Davidsons riders course! It was an amazing experience where I got to re learn and work on my skills on a motorcycle. I had a motorcycle when I was 19 for transportation purposes only. It had been something I always wanted to do and learn but I was afraid to. I road my first bike for just about a year before getting a new car. Ever sense I had stopped it felt like something had been missing in my life. I wanted to dive back in and this was the perfect way to do it.
I find that many people have a misunderstanding about motorcycle. It isn’t just about riding the bike and being safe. It is about having an amazing community and family along your journey. It is obviously really fun as well!
Our instructor Ed Pierce and John Lyon (owner of Wilkins) are two of the most inspiring people I’ve met. As soon as you walk into the class they make you feel so welcome. It was like my nerves went out the door. They were beyond patient with every single one of us and never stopped showing they cared about our improvement. There passion for motorcycles, the class and their students showed throughout the weekend.
John, Ed still had the better demonstration - sorry not sorry 😂😊
Not only did we get to meet amazing instructors but we got to meet all of the Wilkins Harley Davison family. They were all so excited to meet us and shared our same passion. I have never walked into a business and thought, “wow they all really love there job”. Normally I have found there is always an outsider. Not with this team. They were all energetic, happy and were cracking jokes with us all. They are a really special group.
To my classmates: Anna, Joesph, Caitlin and Peter
Thank you all for making this class so enjoyable. I went into this being very nervous about other classmates and the instructors. You just never know what you are going to walk into. After meeting you guys, it helped ease my mind a lot. From the first day, same as with the instructors, you were all so supportive and understanding. Everyone in this class has a passion and love for motorcycles. We all went in being beginners and we all came out being better then what we started. It was a pleasure having all of you in this class.
While going through their course, you have the ability to take the Vermont DMV motorcycle endorsement test. Which I think is a really cool perk. I passed! Whether I passed or not, I would not have regretted going through this amazing opportunity and meeting all the amazing people I did. No matter what you leave with a Vermont DMV motorcycle permit.
Thank you to Mark, there riding course manager making others things for helping me get into this course and letting me reschedule when I was sick for the first one.
If anyone is wanting to learn how to ride a motorcycle or even has been riding and wants to becoming better. I highly recommend this course. You will not regret it.
Esmeralda, Essex Juction VT