Posted: 6/3/2009 2:43:55 PM EDT
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Can anybody recommend a good motorcycle school? I heard the private ones are better, but I don't know of any.
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Bingo. I took mine up at Sam Magnusson Park. :) |
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Motorcycle school ? Seriously? The clutch is the lever on the left. Front brake is the lever on the right. Steer it with the handle bars. Put your feet down when you stop. Rear brake is the foot pedal on the right. Shifter is on the left side of motor on most bikes. Watch out for assholes in cars. Never drink more than 4 beers per bar stop. If your old lady has a big fat ass make her drive a car so you don't look like a loser with her on your bike. |
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Motorcycle school ? Seriously? The clutch is the lever on the left. Front brake is the lever on the right. Steer it with the handle bars. Put your feet down when you stop. Rear brake is the foot pedal on the right. Shifter is on the left side of motor on most bikes. Watch out for assholes in cars. Never drink more than 4 beers per bar stop. If your old lady has a big fat ass make her drive a car so you don't look like a loser with her on your bike. I road race motorcycles and have been to 4 different schools from MSF to Kevin Schwantz. Rider schools teach you alot of things that you wouldn't do correctly on your own. From slow speed handling in parking lots to controling the rear of your bike when it gets out of line at a buck fifty going into a turn (depending on course, your skill level and what you're trying to accomplish). So, back in yer hole. |
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Motorcycle school ? Seriously? The clutch is the lever on the left. Front brake is the lever on the right. Steer it with the handle bars. Put your feet down when you stop. Rear brake is the foot pedal on the right. Shifter is on the left side of motor on most bikes. Watch out for assholes in cars. Never drink more than 4 beers per bar stop. If your old lady has a big fat ass make her drive a car so you don't look like a loser with her on your bike. Insurance break and not having to take the driving test at the DMV are both plusses too. |
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My friend Bruce Kingsland was involved with ABATE, I don't know anything more than what I heard from him about training riders to be safe on the roads.
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Motorcycle school ? Seriously? The clutch is the lever on the left. Front brake is the lever on the right. Steer it with the handle bars. Put your feet down when you stop. Rear brake is the foot pedal on the right. Shifter is on the left side of motor on most bikes. Watch out for assholes in cars. Never drink more than 4 beers per bar stop. If your old lady has a big fat ass make her drive a car so you don't look like a loser with her on your bike. I road race motorcycles and have been to 4 different schools from MSF to Kevin Schwantz. Rider schools teach you alot of things that you wouldn't do correctly on your own. From slow speed handling in parking lots to controling the rear of your bike when it gets out of line at a buck fifty going into a turn (depending on course, your skill level and what you're trying to accomplish). So, back in yer hole. Eta: Edited to waste no more time. |
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Motorcycle school ? Seriously? The clutch is the lever on the left. Front brake is the lever on the right. Steer it with the handle bars. Put your feet down when you stop. Rear brake is the foot pedal on the right. Shifter is on the left side of motor on most bikes. Watch out for assholes in cars. Never drink more than 4 beers per bar stop. If your old lady has a big fat ass make her drive a car so you don't look like a loser with her on your bike. Insurance break and not having to take the driving test at the DMV are both plusses too. ETA: True |
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Eta: Edited to waste no more time. Aw, come on, you edited it before I got to see it. I figured you WA boys could take a little harassment 
You did have a couple very good points in there to be fair. I need to work on my social skills or they will change my meds again. 
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Quoted: Quoted: Eta: Edited to waste no more time. Aw, come on, you edited it before I got to see it. I figured you WA boys could take a little harassment You did have a couple very good points in there to be fair. I need to work on my social skills or they will change my meds again. If they do, can I have what's left over of your old meds? |
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The Hurt Study had this little tidbit in there, but no guarantees (this is all from memory, not a direct quote, YMMV):
"Riders that seek professional instruction, like that offered by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, are approximately 70% less likely to be involved in any kind of motorcycle crash, ranging from forgetting to put a foot or feet down at a stop to being struck by another vehicle." Also, many insurance companies offer a discount for completing the BRT. If you live near Oregon, I recommend Team Oregon's award winning classes. http://teamoregon.orst.edu/to_web/index.shtml |
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Motorcycle school ? Seriously? The clutch is the lever on the left. Insurance break and not having to take the driving test at the DMV are both plusses too. (At least when I was in the service,) military people can't ride on base without having taken at least one MSF class. |
| I’ve ridden all my life… I’ve ridden with many groups, each were different in their special way… hahahaha… when I was part of a riding club we encouraged women to ride their own bikes if they were so inclined and if they did we recommended the safety course. And trust me; if your SO wants to ride let her take the class and learn from someone being paid to do it, I have yet to see a couple that did not run into trouble over driver or rider training, if you two have that special kind of relationship, great go for it! LOL Also when we saw new riders or even old riders that hadn’t ridden in a long time we would recommend the course as well… we found it made a big differents! Most guys like me started out riding as a small boy on a dirt bike… I learned fast how things worked after eating chit a few times, but ya know dirt is way different than pavement and there are a bunch of dipshits out there in cages that don’t care about what you know or don’t know. After riding in LA traffic for many years we learned that every so many miles you will have to avoid some asshat from running you over, it’s just the way it is and you deal with it or don’t ride. Anyways the safety class I think is a great serves to many, maybe not all, but I brather ride next to someone that has some miles under their belt and some professional training like the safety class then some yuppie that thinks he knows it all and puts my life in danger! Any yes, I have seen many of those I am afraid! LOL |
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hahahaha… when I was part of a riding club we encouraged women to ride their own bikes if they were so inclined and if they did we recommended the safety course. This says it all. Except that split tails belong in kitchen, makin' sammiches, not riding their own bike with the boys.
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| No slam on the MSF course but it's very basic. When my wife decided she wanted to ride, she took her basic course then immediately went to a track school. It gave her MUCH more confidence in handling the bike and operating the controls became second nature. We then went to several track days with 2Fast (http://www.2-fast.org/about-us.html) You can ride just about anything in their beginner sessions, guys on gold wings and cruisers but sport bikes are most prevelent. Nice to be able to operate your bike with no distractions or traffic and actually learn to ride properly. They offer an excellent school at all track days and individual instruction. They'll also tape the sessions for you so you can actually see what your doing right and what your doing wrong. |
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hahahaha… when I was part of a riding club we encouraged women to ride their own bikes if they were so inclined and if they did we recommended the safety course. This says it all. Except that split tails belong in kitchen, makin' sammiches, not riding their own bike with the boys.
LOL... too damn funny!!!!!!! 
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