Wife saved me some money...
Wife saved me some money...
My wife was down in Florida a couple of weeks ago and took a riding class that Jerry Palladino offers..Ride like a pro..cost was $150.00 for a 4 hour course.They gave her a certificate after the course and she then contacted our insurance company..When it was all said and done she saved us $500.00 a year off of our motorcycle policy..
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So what did she think of the course? Did she feel that her riding skills improved? Is she scraping boards on every corner? I'm just curious about how much someone could possibly pick up in 4 hours? I'd attend myself just out of curiousity if I were anywhere near there.
I'm still far from scraping floorboards, but I'm glad I took the course. I was physically and mentally worn out after the four hours. We were only a small class of 4, with Jerry and Donna coaching us. Jerry was constantly on his motorized push scooter right next to us, telling us what we did wrong, or what to focus on.
I my case it was the lack of throttle sometimes, and that's when I threw my bike down. (I just learned that you don't drop a bike, but throw it down...
).Anyway, I did it. Here's the link.
Just go to youtube.com and motorman857
A very important thing I learned was, that it is not done with taking the class once. That's just the beginning. There you learn, and get your confidence up. But then you have to do it over and over again and practice. When my friend and I were riding together trying to find the H-D dealers in various cities we ended up quite often in situations where we had to turn around. So the class came pretty handy and the U-turns weren't an embarrassment any more.
If you are interested in a class, just go to their website "Ride like a Pro". Get the video, or just email them asking if they come into your area at some point. Donna will be more than happy to answer all your questions. She's a sweetheart, and both bend over backwards to give you the best training. Great people, and I can only recommend them.
Isabel
PS: You guys can stop laughing now about me dropping that bike.
I my case it was the lack of throttle sometimes, and that's when I threw my bike down. (I just learned that you don't drop a bike, but throw it down...
).Anyway, I did it. Here's the link.Just go to youtube.com and motorman857
A very important thing I learned was, that it is not done with taking the class once. That's just the beginning. There you learn, and get your confidence up. But then you have to do it over and over again and practice. When my friend and I were riding together trying to find the H-D dealers in various cities we ended up quite often in situations where we had to turn around. So the class came pretty handy and the U-turns weren't an embarrassment any more.
If you are interested in a class, just go to their website "Ride like a Pro". Get the video, or just email them asking if they come into your area at some point. Donna will be more than happy to answer all your questions. She's a sweetheart, and both bend over backwards to give you the best training. Great people, and I can only recommend them.
Isabel
PS: You guys can stop laughing now about me dropping that bike.
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Thats a good savings, just wondering why it was so high to began with? U must have several bikes...
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