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Tribute to a friend…RIP Bruce Laidlaw
The motorcycle community has lost a great guy, an active rider, a good mentor and a fine photographer. Bruce Laidlaw was a friend to all that knew him. He had a riotous sense of humor and a big heart and last week he died. Without dissecting how he died, his friends should reflect on how…
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How effective is rider training??
Streetmasters Precision Cornering Workshop I read an interesting article in MCN last month by Ken Condon who is a well known MSF RiderCoach as well as the author of Riding in the Zone: Advanced Techniques for Skillful Motorcycling. He stresses the importance of of safety and measuring risk then riding within that measure. I enjoyed…
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Streetmasters Motorcycle Reunion–what a weekend!
This hasn’t been an easy event to write up, due to the superstar nature of the speakers, the days of superior riding and the number of brilliant participants. We had David Hough author of Proficient Motorcycling, Fred Rau, author of Motorcycle Touring Bible, Craig Vetter, from the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, and Dana and Nancie…
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A new Look and Streetmasters Motorcycle Workshop’s First Graduate Reunion in San Luis Obispo, CA
My friends at Streetmasters have been busy! Only a few weeks ago, their training center at the Horse Thief Mile at Willow Springs raceway was ravaged by high winds and all of their tents and awnings destroyed, which prompted a facelift. This was provided as a surprise by the Easter Bunny!! Imagine Walt and Nancy’s…
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Streetmasters 2011: Precision skills for the challenging world of motorcycling
The past weekend was spent at Streetmasters Cornering Workshop on one of the best weekends that it could have been held. The sun glowed, the wind kept at bay and the Horse Thief Mile offered up a perfect riding surface. This was my second year at Streetmasters, but after two months of rainy winter weather,…
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Return to Streetmasters!
This weekend will mark nearly one year since my last Streetmasters course, only this year it’s even more crucial that I take the class since I have spent so much time off the bike this past winter. I was trying to remember the last ride I took with any sort of substance and can’t for…
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Friends, Death Valley, Streetmasters and some Awesome CA backroads!
They say experience leads to wisdom, however early Tuesday morning, my experience taught me I was lacking in motorcycle maintenance as I prepared to ride off to meet my friend, Bruce in the blooming desert of Southern CA. My battery was as dead as the proverbial doornail. I hadn’t ridden the bike for weeks and…