Taking the Harley rider course soon, any locals willing to help a beginner practice a little?

Hey everyone, I’m in Yucaipa and planning on taking the Harley rider course soon to get my motorcycle license. I know the class is designed for complete beginners, but I’d like to go into it not totally green so I’m not stuck in my head the first day.

I’m a complete beginner when it comes to actually riding, but I understand the basics in theory like clutch, throttle, friction zone, etc. I just haven’t had the chance to apply it to a real bike yet. I was wondering if anyone locally might have a smaller bike or dirt bike and would be willing to show me the very basics in a parking lot or something.

Also want to be upfront that I’m not trying to put anyone in a bad position financially if something weird happened. I’d obviously be going slow and careful, but drops can happen when people are learning. If the bike already has crash bars or is kind of a learner bike that’s probably ideal.

I’m happy to throw some cash your way for your time or bring food or beer or whatever feels fair. Mostly just hoping to get a little practice so I’m not going in totally blind. Would also be cool to maybe make a friend to play pool with or riding buddy in the area.

I’m 23M if that matters. Cheers!