Oh boy, is there a LOT to dissect in that statement! As an MSF coach, we try to emphasize it every class; only YOU are in control of how you ride, every time you ride.
Again a different scenario...
I'm in the latter group... not interested in who's got the fastest or who can scrape the most metal off their footpegs. I'll definitely need the pre-spring training to get my legs up to snuff to hold up the ST in a parking lot.
My ST lives outside for lack of room inside the garage. I've been trying or a couple of decades now, but I am still not able to convince my better half to allow me to keep a bike in the living room, even the ones that are rolling art.I had a friend yrs ago who had around 6-10 bikes all the time. Lived in a 2 bedroom bungalow. His prized possessions( vintage bikes) lived in the house all winter. Second bedroom was reserved for working on the bikes. Visitors had choice of sharing couch with his pit bull or the floor. (Safer on the floor)
This all changed of course when he married a fellow rider.
They still had lots of bikes, nice house with double garage. She made sure though, no bikes would be in the house. (The things you do for love)
Well, its more about refreshing fast vs slow cornering technique, proper head posture & body stance, slow speed maneuvering/U-turns, use of brakes... quite a Gymkhana, lots of orange cones, etc... and (ours) is held by the local motorcycle cops... (much to the displeasure of liberal groups...I'll definitely need the pre-spring training to get my legs up to snuff to hold up the ST in a parking lot.
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I have two sons (24 and 25 years of age) who ride, and my youngest, Hayden-Rossi (yes, after Valentino), is 18 and about to enroll in the local MSF course and get his first bike. Despite my age, I relate quite well to their friends and do ride with them on occasion. I'm easily old enough to be their father and in some cases, their grandfather. And I'm likely stricter than any MSF coach regarding gear, safety, and continual improvement. Then again, maybe they aren't listening to me, lol. Perhaps in an effort to pass the torch, I bring on at least a half dozen young new riders every year and sometimes a whole lot more. More Gen-Z than Millennials IME.
I meant moving the bike before I get on it... the parking lot slow speed exercises are definitely next on the agenda.Well, its more about refreshing fast vs slow cornering technique, proper head posture & body stance, slow speed maneuvering/U-turns, use of brakes... quite a Gymkhana, lots of orange cones, etc... and (ours) is held by the local motorcycle cops... (much to the displeasure of liberal groups...
We had a very large dealership here in Montreal that sold Harley, BMW, as well as all of the Japanese brands and probably most other brands that existed. They were packed with people every time that I went there. They did the opposite. They got rid of all of the brands except for Harley and BMW. They went from an army of salesman to one or two for Harley and one or two for BMW. Whenever I go there now it seems dead, there is rarely more than a few people in there. When asked why they did this the owner told my Brother in-law that they make as much money selling only a few Harleys and BMW's a month compared to having to deal with the hassles of selling high numbers of all of the other brands.
Probably more like "the 'remains' will be all that is seen" ...
