Free motorcycle skills and education (28 Feb 2010)

[Bald Eagle]

Free motorcycle skills and education

Gear up and take a ride to Martinborough on Sunday 28^th February to take advantage of the free motorcycle skills and education on offer.

Expert motorcycle trainers and riders from the NZ Police will be on hand between 8.30am and 12 noon to take you through a set of challenging skills exercises and answer any riding questions you may have.

There will also be spot prizes and a $500 voucher for motorcycle gear to be won!

When and where:
Texas Street (off The Square), Martinborough
Sunday 28^th February 2010
Anytime between 8.30am and 12 noon
(Note: In the event of bad weather this event will be cancelled)

Any queries contact: Ruth Locker, Wairarapa Road Safety Council, (06) 377 1379


Calendar link here.

[Stormer]

OK, as expert police riders are doing this, it will be at 100.00kph or less max speeds, and obviously safety first.
Is it geared for beginner types , serious sportsters, or in betweens?
I`m interested, but don`t want to spend the day slow turning between cones.

[Stormer]

I gather from the no reply it`s for beginners then huh???????????????



I`ll just have settle for a few laps of the Taka`s ter hone my skills.

[Bald Eagle]

OK, as expert police riders are doing this, it will be at 100.00kph or less max speeds, and obviously safety first.
Is it geared for beginner types , serious sportsters, or in betweens?
I`m interested, but don`t want to spend the day slow turning between cones.

I gather from the no reply it`s for beginners then huh???????????????



I`ll just have settle for a few laps of the Taka`s ter hone my skills.

all the info at hand is in the original post, haven't contacted the rapa people to ask the question but there is a phone number there.

[Stormer]

Cheers Mr Eagle, just thought you might know seeming as you were the one advertising it.
I`ll give the number a ring tomorrow.

[BuckBuck#1]

A big thank you to the New Zealand Police, NZTA, Wairarapa Safety Council, and Ulysses - Wairarapa representative.

A successful morning, with quite a large turn up of bikes. The four skills events were good to do, for me the start and move off at full turn lock I don't think I ever did before and going left or right it was all good.

My feedback remarks in general are very encouraging and supportive of this type of event being held annually in February nationally. With the right endorsement and support particularly of motorcycle clubs and also NZTA, the New Zealand Police, and all commercial enterprises involved in the motorcycle industry, this could be a very well supported event throughout the country.

A few hours going over fundamental motorcycle control skills each year: I say promote it to the full and dare I say some funding allocation from ACC would not go amiss in this type of activity throughout the country. Cross funding appropriation from ACC (motorcycle levy's) to NZTA as the sponsoring agency of this national skills awareness and development event would be a good step in the right direction.

Thank you all involved for taking the time out on a Sunday to provide this event.

[Gone Burger]

Agreed - it was a very good morning indeed. Great to be taught the correct approach to those situations. And wasn't impressive to watch one particular police officer handle his bike like that? Pretty awesome to see the skill put into practice. Very pleased I went along.

Thanks to the Police and Roadsafe for organising it.

[Trollkid]

What a great day! Weather included. Always good to practice bike skills that I do not usually do and a nice introduction to emergency braking. Good to see a decent turnout and regardless of bike a huge variety of skill levels. And as previously stated, a huge thanks to New Zealand Police, NZTA, Wairarapa Safety Council, and Ulysses - Wairarapa representative.
Hopefully there will be more of these.

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Really good to get to go to this - even if it did show me that all of my slow handling skills are crap and that I am badly in need of more car park practice. Hopefully there will be a few more of these in the future.

It was like the BHS on steriods.

Big thank you to the organizers, especially the patient policeman who kept telling me not to use my front brake.

[elle-f]

I took the DR250 and surprisingly enjoyed it although next time I think I will be more challenged taking the 850 BUT I didn't want to fall off! Will be practising for sure. If somebody had said to me I would be spending about 2 hours in the hot sun going slowly around cones I would have opted to not go and hoon around the roads but I am pleased I went because it showed me a couple of things that I wouldn't normally think about.

Big ups to those coppers who were as patient as!

Katie - that guy was pretty impressive for sure! Great meeting you and the others in our group as well

[Lilly2w]

Was great day, we had the choicest group for sure, rewarded ourselves with lunch at the ferry and a hoon round the lake!

[BMWST?]

slow speed bike handling skills are very valuable.You will find that the best racers have natural talant and have unrela bike handlings skills.We mortals have to practise.I beleive the confidence gained in these exercises do transfer to better control at normal speeds

[BuckBuck#1]

It was really good to catch up with you Elle and Carla, and a few of the guys - I know the faces, but I am hopeless with names. I remarked in another thread this evening in reply to one of the riders that attended today, and it is worth repeating here. ( As an aside I spent hours in the carpark moons ago it seems now, and the first few passes this morning on the salom, my eyes were down, "You know what you were doing wrong" came the comment, and when I did it again I was looking out a few cones ahead, and I weaved through the cones no bother.)

Remember the $2 shop - packet of tennis balls, cut them in half, find that quiet parking lot, and a way you go. You can set up your own salom course - close and spread further apart for counter-steering, your own box and figure eight/looking back over the shoulder where you want to go, your own narrow corridor twenty metres and slow ahead clutch/throttle/rear brake, and so it goes on. You are only limited by time available in your own schedule, time spent in the slow bike control skills is time well spent.

[BuckBuck#1]

slow speed bike handling skills are very valuable.You will find that the best racers have natural talant and have unrela bike handlings skills.We mortals have to practise.I beleive the confidence gained in these exercises do transfer to better control at normal speeds

Roger that. Affirmative.

[porky]

Recieved txt today to inform those that are interested that its on again this year on the 13th of Feb, 8.30am to 12 noon, Martinborough (Texas St). Contact is the same 06 377 1379