1st blog posting

Hello everyone! I am new to blogging and a little anxious about my first posting. I started this blog as a requirement for a class that I am taking at the University of North Texas. It should be very interesting!

I figured for my first blog post, I should tell the story behind the name of my blog. It was given to me by a coworker of mine after a very unique situation. For those that are not familiar with motorcycle/sports-bike terminology, a 12 o' clock is a wheelie on a motorcycle where the motorcycle is almost completely perpendicular to the ground. It is an advanced motorcycle stunt and can result in the motorcycle flipping completely over if performed incorrectly. I and my coworker were practicing performing wheelies in my parking garage at my condo. Probably not the brightest idea looking back. I decided that I would try one last wheelie. I was determined to make this one a good one. So, I at a slow speed, pulled in the clutch, rev'd up the bike and quickly released the clutch. Almost immediately the front of the bike went straight up in the air and my feet were completely off the ground and dangling. I kept a grip of the handles and released the throttle abruptly. I could have fell over backwards, to either side, come down too hard on the front tire and blow out the front shocks or return the front wheel to the ground safely. I lucked out and the bike came back to rest on the front tire safety with no damage to the bike or myself. My coworker came by to congratulate me on the amazing wheelie when he realized that it was not intentional. Since then he called me 12 o' clock spot. The spot comes from sounding similar to my first name, Scott. It serves as a constant reminder that the even the simplest, stupid mistakes on a motorcycle can be disastrous.

Be safe out there everyone!

Scott