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You could probably sign up for a course the weekend of April 3 and have your full M on the 6th.

There will always be debate about test center vs. course - and it really depends on the individual, and the question being posed: "Should I take course?" "Do I need to take a course?" "Will I learn anything from a course?" "Is the test hard?" People get different things out of training. One...

Not yet.... While all of the basic rider training skills teach basic skills, they aren't all the same curriculum. There are privately owned courses and others run by the community colleges. Any that are approved to conduct the test are not-for-profit. The College programs are generally...

Teaching is one of the most rewarding things I've ever done, and it's helped immeasurably in my full-time career. I started teaching the basic course Gearing Up when I was fairly young (23). I remember showing up nervous every Saturday morning, so much so that I couldn't eat breakfast...and by...

I saw that - it's hard to believe it took so long. Some of those Goldwings were haulin' wicked-long trailers. :rolleyes:

:p Here's your opportunity to pick the Grand Prize Photo and Grand Prize Video for 2014....The Ballad of the Gap won "Video of the Month" for March - help me win a new Dragon T-Shirt :tshirt:by voting for it as best of the year! http://dealsgap.com/contest-vote.html

I haven't been on the forum for a couple of days - missed this one yesterday. Had a message from a friend in Vegas about it. My condolences to you and the gang there, and to all his friends and family.

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. Wow - after all the opinions, calculations and even some civil discussion we've gone right back to the discussion of June 15 - speculation and accusation. A few posters keep repeating the question "would you have made the...

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. Then I think while there may be some doubt, my position remains the same. The argument is essentially about reasonableness, ie that even if the officer couldn't see the approaching bike, a reasonable person wouldn't have...

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. To those on the "officer should probably be charged" side of the argument: Is this position based on the premise that: a) the officer DID see the rider, and still pulled out (misjudging or ignoring the speed); b) ought to...

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. You'd think that would help Rob but the theory that he was doing it to block the road seems to be resurfacing. As if the call was about the bike, travelling towards him, and figured he would block the road and stop him...

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. The SIU mandate is to investigate, and if necessary, lay criminal charges. There was not sufficient evidence for criminal charges. The Director's statement in a press release is simply a comment on the result of the...

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. Weak? because it doesn't support your theory? No, I think we don't have those details because there's no requirement that the entire investigation be published in a press release. I just wondered why there were so many...

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. It's reasonable to you because you believe you have the skill to handle it, and I don't mean to imply that belief is misplaced, it's just not relevant. At law, it's not reasonable, because it's not how you're expected to be...

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. I didn't see that we had confirmed it was a 3 or 5 part U-turn. You're certainly right that the "I will catch him" action is just your opinion because the officer wasn't required to disclose his state of mind at the time...

Re: Claton Rivert death and Questions Swirl around SIU investigation. So I'm a pedestrian crossing a rural road and pushing a baby carriage. I use a rural example because with no crosswalks or intersections nearby, I simply have a responsibility to ensure it's safe before I cross the road. As...

"The driver of the Pontiac was..." i was expecting to hear "charged". Nope. "shaken up".

Not just the liability risk, but the cost of insuring against that liability, and even the simple cost of providing and maintaining a fleet of roadworthy bikes would be huge.

the last time agreed to a deal, that exact thought occurred to me afterward. While I was waiting my turn, I looked around the room and didn't see the officer. When called and asked "how do you plead"....I simply said (probably less eloquently, in my nervous state) "Your worship, I came today...

Wow - you started a thread about an individual that was riding like an idiot and you had everyone agreeing with you - some of whom clearly ride sport bikes. Then you went to this place? Who should decide how much power is enough? You can exceed the speed limit on your bike, so maybe that's...