Taught myself. I literally got on my bike and took off as if I was riding a bicycle. I wasn't sitting there for 30 minutes like you see people on youtube doing trying to figure out what is what. My dad yelled out to wait for him but I was already heading down the road.

I don't know. I just didnt have any of the unbalance or stumbling as most folks do. My father can vouch for me on this.

Dad. I was 10. A chain linked fence was my first set of brakes.

Taught myself.

Bought my bike in Orlando, FL. Learned how to use the clutch, the shifter and the brakes on Orange Blossom Trail, a 20 mile stretch of road that runs from Kissimmee, FL to north of Orlando, FL. I think every half mile is a stop light, so 2 trips up and down that road pretty well cemented my control use.

Amazing, isn't it? It was one of the few things in my life that came naturally.

No one in the family rides and no friends ride. It was MSF for me.

my dad showed me where the controls were and the rest was history.

Ex boyfriend who was an MSF instructor.

I've always been good at not falling down. Yea, sounds funny. I guess after many many years of riding a bicycle, watching my bro ride his dirt bike (years before me riding), and watching tons of youtube vids, my brain just took over. Plus, it was a ninja 250. Haha

So you got what you needed out of him?

I learned from this guy sadly...
(Video shot before I owned a motorcycle)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_vMhyaZwU0

Then here is me a month after I got my first motorcycle...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl1d8hH5gYA

And I believe a couple weeks into riding...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1VCVN4UZ30

But I learned more stuff (and safety) from many of the people on here from TWF which has helped me a ton.