03-18-2015, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Squamish B.C Canada
Posts: 11,409
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 Most riding courses are based on the info presented in the book. Riding courses can't cover all the info presented but they do give you a real step up in knowledge and the development of your skills. Lynda bought her GZ in the late 2006 season and we both took a very good riding course in the early part of 2007. Lynda wanted a good riding course for numerous reasons. #1 She wanted to learn the right way. #2 I am not an instructor. #3 I could easily teach her my bad/unsafe habits. Lynda became a very accomplished rider after her lessons. When she went for her full license the examiner said she had far exceeded any skills he had seen from any other new riders he had tested. I became a much better rider after years of riding with no mishaps prior to the lessons(thanks to a hard working Guardian Angel). I had to unlearn a lot of very bad habits and poor skills. Was it worth having an instructor charging $700 a pop for lessons............hell yes. My bike became a friend rather then an adversary on the road. Having said all this I am an advocate of training by a qualified instructor and reading all I can get about safe riding. I am also an ATGATT(All The Gear All The Time) kind of guy. It used to bother me when a good friend would only wear as little as possible when riding but that was his choice. It is the amount of risk you are willing to take when riding so the choice is up to the individual. Please be a safe individual and dress for safety. |
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