I think it's safe to say that Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi and the MotoGP gang won't be losing sleep when they find out I've passed my Compulsory Basic Training (CBT).
OK, I'm not ready to take out an M1 - Yamaha's MotoGP machine - quite yet but after a day in leathers on a bike I can honestly say it was one of the best days ever!
It's all part of the Get On campaign, which aims to get more people out of their cars and onto two wheels.
I didn't have to be asked twice to take part in the scheme, which also helps those who haven't been out on their bikes in a while to dust off the mothballs and give it another go.
CBT was first introduced in 1990 to try and cut down the amount of accidents involving bikes and since then it has been illegal to take a proper motorbike out on the roads.
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So that'll be why Valentino Rossi didn't much fancy spending the next few months on his sofa.
We were right that it wasn't for financial reasons or because he felt he had to get back on his bike for fear of losing his seat - no, pure and simple it was because he thought, even with a fractured shin and a metal pin in his leg, he could win!
I'm currently sat on the plane back to the United Kingdom looking at the most beautiful sunset whilst the rest of the plane eat egg sarnies (I mean really, on a plane why you would serve egg sarnies is beyond me but I digress...) I'm still buzzing from what was one of the most thrilling race weekends I've ever covered.
Despite the rain and thunderstorms, more than 98,000 fans made their way to the steep hills of Sachsenring to witness one of the most eagerly awaited returns to sport since Tiger Woods decided to pick up his clubs again.
The Doctor was back and injected some much needed adrenalin into proceedings.
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I was reading on the plane as we made our way to Germany for this weekend's GP that the UK is the most sickly place in Europe. We take more days off work than any other country in the EU, a staggering 180 million last year, claiming all sorts of ailments from colds to man flu, broken nails to poorly pets.
Italians must be made of tougher stuff - well, one of them is that's for sure. After just six weeks on the sidelines, reigning MotoGP world champ Valentino Rossi has decided he's had enough of watching the Italian equivalent of Jeremy Kyle and This Morning on TV and will be back at this weekend's race.
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When you're talking race circuits with a petrol head, there are loads of reasons why one particular track might stick out in their mind as their favourite.
It might be the best, the fastest, the most technical, the one where they took a big spill... whatever the reason, most people have one track that they love more than all others.
For me, my favourite circuit in the United Kingdom is - and always has been - Cadwell Park. It was the very first circuit I went to when I made the transition from watching speedway and motocross to watching racing on tarmac. It was love at first sight.
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Hello, I'm Jennie Gow and I'll be guiding you through this year's MotoGP coverage on the BBC. I've been working in the biking world ever since I started out in TV, covering Speedway and Motocross before my move into the world of Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Nicky Hayden et al. Anyway, I hope you enjoy my blog and all the gossip and tales I'll be bringing from the grid and paddock.
