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Changing the way you think about motorcycle training
So, the other day I was talking to a friend and he was telling me all about how grueling the workout was with his trainer at the gym the day before and how much he had to work on before he saw him again. My friend really wants to have a killer body, even though…
Don’t run from skills that scare you
I love the “Ah Ha” moment. There are times I meet a rider that just plain and simple doesn’t want to try something new, they are afraid they won’t be able to do this particular skill. Or they don’t want to drop their motorcycle…who does!!?? So, we modify the skill exercise and go from there….
It’s the little differences…
…in your riding skills and style that make a world of difference in your riding experience. It’s called control. Learning control takes practice and discipline. That is just plain boring. Riding around a parking lot doing Throttle Control stuff, tight U-Turns , 90* turns from a stop, pulling into a parking spot at Sears (does…
The Turtle Sitting On Top Of A Post
Alex Haley once said “when you see a turtle sitting on top of a fence post you know he had some help”. Well, you know the same thing goes with most anything we do. Sometimes we don’t have the skills to get where we want to go and could use some help. Here is where…
Sometimes you just gotta…
…stretch your limits a bit. There are times you have to put yourself and your motorcycle in tough situations like, it’s raining!!! Yikes!!! Well, get out there. Ok, so you might have to spend a day cleaning your motorcycle after riding in the rain but the adventure of being out there when everybody else thinks…
Felix The Cat…
“Felix the cat, what a wonderful wonderful cat…whenever he gets in a fix, he reaches into his bag of tricks.” You have to be a ‘Baby Boomer’ or raised by parents who are to get that. …We as motorcyclists aren’t much different. When we get in a situation (the “oh crap” moment) we need to pull…