Knee-length Skirts and Motorcycles

...are a bad combination. On the days I have to teach, I go to school in style: a button-up, batik print teacher uniform top complete with shoulder pads, high-heeled shoes, and a knee-length skirt. Then I strap on that bulky motorcycle helmet, wear my school bag across my shoulders, and hop on my Honda Supra...with my knees pressed together of course. Because a knee-length skirt doesn't allow for much else when riding a motorcycle.

This can lead to many complications. While riding a motorcycle, one occasionally needs to put their foot down for balance. This isn't easy in a skirt. In a skirt you are prone to falling over. When parking your bike and wearing a skirt, take care not to topple over the other bikes while trying to squirm off the bike. I say squirm because that's what one must do in order to successfully dismount the bike . I always try to imitate the graceful movements of the penguin in moments such as these.

It's just as difficult to try to go up a driveway. When you have to stop, usually you put your foot down for balance. However in a skirt, that can lead to disaster. So, I've taken to dismounting the bike on a level surface and walking next to bike as I guide it up the driveway, hand on the accelerator to give it a little gas (it's a heavy bike, can't push it up on my own!). But be careful that your hand doesn't slip and give too much gas cause then you'll be pulled uphill by your bike. This is exactly what happened to me yesterday. I had to let go of the bike and it crashed into a mud puddle in front of my neighbor's (the owner of the bike) house. A BRAND spankin-new motorcycle. Whew, thank god there was no damage.

So, like I said. Motorcycles and knee-length skirts are a bad match. Too bad my school doesn't let female teachers wear pants!