Ride Like a Pro course
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06-22-2014, 10:37 PM
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Ride Like a Pro course
Took the 4 hour course this morning and glad I did. Still lots of room for improvement in controlling my RK in tighter turns than I thought possible, but the fundamentals are there. Only dropped it once, and that was a controlled landing.
The instructor Scott Ford was an excellent teacher. The skills he developed in his 14 year moto cop career are damn impressive.
Looking forward to going back. Pay once and return as often you'd like for a year. That's a good deal I think!
The instructor Scott Ford was an excellent teacher. The skills he developed in his 14 year moto cop career are damn impressive.
Looking forward to going back. Pay once and return as often you'd like for a year. That's a good deal I think!
#2
06-22-2014, 11:38 PM
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Took the 4 hour course this morning and glad I did. Still lots of room for improvement in controlling my RK in tighter turns than I thought possible, but the fundamentals are there. Only dropped it once, and that was a controlled landing.
The instructor Scott Ford was an excellent teacher. The skills he developed in his 14 year moto cop career are damn impressive.
Looking forward to going back. Pay once and return as often you'd like for a year. That's a good deal I think!
The instructor Scott Ford was an excellent teacher. The skills he developed in his 14 year moto cop career are damn impressive.
Looking forward to going back. Pay once and return as often you'd like for a year. That's a good deal I think!
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06-23-2014, 08:27 AM
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$150 here in GA. I heard yesterday that there is a franchise in CO.
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06-23-2014, 08:38 AM
I've watched the DVD and I find that the training in regular speed movements is more useful than the circus or entertainment riding, i.e. riding the cone course, slow speed straight line etc. I've never encountered cones set 2' apart on the road that I had to ride between.
#6
06-23-2014, 12:09 PM
ANYBODY can ride a motorcycle at speed thru "not so tight places". But somebody who can ride a motorcycle slow thru "circus" cone courses can ride a motorcycle whenever and wherever they like.
If the tight stuff makes you uncomfortable, you really aren't controlling the motorcycle. The motorcycle is just taking you for a ride until you reach your skill limit. Avoiding situations that make a not so skilled rider uncomfortable doesn't always work. You just can't control your environment 100% of the time when you're riding
There are a lot of folks who equate riding 30 years for 30 years experience. It isn't the same. This isn't a popular opinion around here with folks, but the old adages "You can't teach someone something they think they already know" and "you don't know what you don't know" really ring true.
Good on ya OP for getting some good training and having the courage to put yourself out there and learn some new skills.
If the tight stuff makes you uncomfortable, you really aren't controlling the motorcycle. The motorcycle is just taking you for a ride until you reach your skill limit. Avoiding situations that make a not so skilled rider uncomfortable doesn't always work. You just can't control your environment 100% of the time when you're riding
There are a lot of folks who equate riding 30 years for 30 years experience. It isn't the same. This isn't a popular opinion around here with folks, but the old adages "You can't teach someone something they think they already know" and "you don't know what you don't know" really ring true.
Good on ya OP for getting some good training and having the courage to put yourself out there and learn some new skills.
Last edited by Campy Roadie; 06-24-2014 at 03:55 AM.
#7
06-23-2014, 03:54 PM
Took the class with the Colorado franchise a couple summers ago. Informative, helpful and fun. Felix and his staff have got their stuff together.
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