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I have a student in my high school broadcasting class who, every day, stands just inside my classroom doorway and goes "BOO" to students as they walk in. OK, that isn't fair--it's 3 days outta 5. It's his habit. He arrives early so he can ambush the other kids. I don't stop him because I figure...

Been following Oakland Lion's situation and thought that I might share a bit of my little brother's situation to let folks know that no matter what happens there is good in the world. A year and three weeks ago my little brother suffered a life altering catastrophic brain hemorrhage that left...

I'm putting this in Training because keeping your focus, maintaining your riding vigilance, and using techniques like Search, Predict, and Act or Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide and Execute are skills that have to be practiced and honed. New riders in particular run the risk of...

An important skill is (believe it or not) keeping cool in the summer! That's right, it seems simple but we often forget that HYPERthermia is a serious problem for riders. What is hyperthermia? From our friends at www.medicinenet.com: "Hyperthermia is overheating of the body. The word is...

Came across this statement elsewhere: "...2 of which would have been fatal for me If I had NOT laid the bike down in avoidance. I have been down more time than I can count Oof-road [sic] and racing . But then that is what I was taught at both Racing School, and the Police high speed and pursuit...

Yup. You're bike will do that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzAgCSfnQM

The lovely Mrs. Crash has wanted an ST1300 (and chauffeur) for about a year now, and we finally picked up an '04 the first of this month. Got to take it out and put it through it's paces last Saturday. Must admit, it's a very stable platform and the power delivery is outstanding. (OH, and I...

A U-turn is really just a reversal of course, if you need to get turned around? There's more than one way to skin a cat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJP_PHl07aw

Here's the dope on the ALT-MOST braking evaluations--complete with some speeds and distances to shoot for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imrAbLNeFe4

Yup, that darn swerve--If you're taking MSF courses--here's the dope: <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/thVWm8_8A0o&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess"...

HollywoodB was in town (up here in Idaho) and we have a mutual friend...who has a Versys and one thing led to another... <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i9Rj-zpdTrQ&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...

Help with those pesky U-Turns (and that pesky Alt-Most test): <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YHwd7cV3bm4&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed...

So. What kind of consequences follow this: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Traffic cameras have snapped 26 local patrol cars speeding and running red lights in eastern Iowa. Cedar Rapids Police Chief Greg Graham says six officers have been issued letters of discipline because they didn't have their...

Yes, your bike WILL do that. California DMV weave discussed at the end: <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k1Wce9Qpqo8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess"...

Anyone know where there's a good diagram of the Cali DMV test? In particular I'd like to know the Cone Weave distances...working on an Alt-MOST vid and want to do a tie in... Thanks!

I often hear folks make this statement, “The motorcycle test has nothing to do with real world skills—it’s a joke.” With that in mind let me ask a simple question: have you got a better one? Keeping in mind that the Alt-MOST and the California DMV test is designed as an OBJECTIVE test how...

The Vette thread reminded me of something that happens occasionally to me and I wonder if I'm the only guy who it happens to...the first time was back in 81 on Foothill expressway--I was on the Expressway on a 78 XL500 waiting for the light, it went green I left, not overly robustly, and after I...

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Was reading a book on Ironworkers and found this. Ironwork has been and still is a very dangerous business. The comparison to motorcycling is hard to resist. Take a read: According to John McMahon, who ran the Institute of the Ironworking Industry in Washing ton, D.C., until his retirement...

You've heard it: "There are 2 kinds of motorcyclists, those that have crashed and those that will crash". Is it true? Is crashing inevitable? Does every single motorcyclist have a fated destiny on the deck? Are we doomed to fall? I think it's a valuable question. Do we all crash...