Rain Rain go away

It's been raining for a couple of days. It feels like a couple of weeks. I have no riding in except to and from work. I even opted to take the truck this morning as it was coming down good. Dead! So off to work in the rain. Note to oneself, wear chaps in the rain, so you don't have to work wet!!
I've decided today I am going to take an advanced course with Robocop! Even the Pros practise, and I am not quite a pro yet.. I will get there!! Hopefully he will be hard on me, I am used to that kind of training.

Words from the Motorman

When the going gets tough, the pro's ride like a pro. They don't get nervous cause there's people in a parking lot, pro's can do it in their sleep. Professionals never turn into amatuers, amatuers are supposed to turn into professionals when they actually know the techniques and use them.

Mount Washington.

That is our ski hill.

Today was a gorgeous day again. We all got together at Serious Coffee, for a serious ride, up to Mount Washington. I was tailgunner, yup, lil ol me.. It wasn't even scarey..lol

I first made a quick stop to see Poncho at his meeting place with SCRC and then off with CMC.. It's kinda wierd, I know it's two different groups but we are all friends and its the same day ride. I guess one way to look at it, is you have two choices in one day. It looked like a nice size group for 40 also. We ended up meeting them at the top of the mountain as they changed their route.

It was great seeing a couple little twisties up and down the mountain, and doing the back roads home. Our usual stop when Jippos is around icecream at Nite time News!

Thanks for a great day with great friends.

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Robo in the parking lot with me.

Robo met me in the parking lot and we practised a fair bit the 12ft offset. I didn't feel quite so bad as I watched him knock a couple cones down himself. You see that proves even the pros need practise.
I was riding the Electra Glide police bike. I had not riden it since the end of the Conga, so it has been a month. I tell you, that extra hight and weight when my feet don't reach , I truly find harder when coming to a stop. Of course riding it, the extra height is good as I am a scraper.
I mastered the 180 turn a couple of times, but that is off to the left. Going right is much harder and I always seem, that I have to straighten the bars a little. I have to say though it is coming, and I don't have to sit and think about it as long as normal before doing it.
He told me he was very impressed with my skills and if I was to go take the police course, I would already be better than 90% of them.
I believe the Motorman is so hard on me, or should I say not so generous with the complements as he really wants me to get it.. That is a little of the negative way of teaching. Which I have to say, it does work, as I am trying so hard. The odd completment, keeps you going to make you feel like you are getting somewhere.
A couple girls friends came along while we were out there and I did know they were coming as I was to work with them a bit. There is one gal, that I am secretly training to RLAP. She is the oldest female rider in our group of friends and has a few habits to brake, like duck walking,and that is only cuz she didn't know the friction zone. She picked it up really fast I might add. I don't think this is going to take as long as I thought. A little more work on the head and eyes to take away here fear and it will all be good, we can throw the lean in.
Robo hung around helping me with the gals, which was really nice of him. I know he enjoys it as much as I do.. I got to get this going for sure.

Robcop gives me time.

Robocop/Dave Hay came into the barbershop today. We are meeting in the parking lot today after work, and he is going to work with me to get to where I need to be.. On the 2 hardest exercises out there, the 180 full lock turn and the 12ft offset. Wow, I sure do appreciate his time. I am thinking that with some more proffesional training it will move right along.

Dez- Paws-Ram-Tan

I had a great day with Dez and Wendy. The trouble is , there is too much time in between each visit in the parking lot so it is like starting all over again for the first hour. Yes there is improvement but along ways to go before we do do any little show off demo. Dez would not take long at all with all his experience and willingness to learn, its just time.
I had him in the offset and he did really well. Still needing the reminder for me to get him to snap his head at the right time. So until he gets that, the lean will take a bit.
Wendy is coming along but it takes her longer to get it back with the days that go by. So we shall see what happens as it is a busy summer with all the riding going on.
Tanya and Ram have been coming out to practise so we help each other. Tanya got a new bike and it is a Valkyrie, one big bike. She is doing great in the lot, and I forget most of the time to critique either her or Ram as they are doing so well. Crikey, that Ram can ace the 12ft, and I can't. Not sure if it has something to do with the bike style or not.. will have to ask.
I myself haven't got as much practise as I like but it is serious when I get out there. I am struggling to master the 12ft offset. Seems so easy when you sit and watch it on the DVD, or think about it before entering it. It is one hard exercises, and until I master that and the 180, I will not be happy with myself.
Simple really its all the friction zone the 180 and confidence.
I have been practising the introductory and explaining of the exercises so I can send it off to MM on clip. Seems every time a clip is taken, I turn into some kind of dork. So, I will wait on that and keep practising.