After teaching my weekend class, I was curious if there was a space free in a Team Oregon Rider Skills Practice. Sure enough, there were some empty spaces, so I walked on as a student. | ||
 Theresa, reading to the class
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 'Press to lean'
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 Damion, teaching
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 Damion, teaching
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 FZ1 rider, practicing braking
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 In staging, listening to Damion
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 Damion, running demo
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 Damion (and JeffM on bike)
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 Student riding the course
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 Student riding the course
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 Student riding the course
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 Student riding the swerve (on a Fat Boy)
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 Student riding the swerve (on a R100RS)
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 Student riding the course
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 Student being evaluated on braking
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Sadly, when it was time to run the end-of-day evaluation, I got lost! I couldn't believe it, but I actually got lost twice- taking the barrel ride incorrectly, and also taking the curve incorrectly. It was a "harder" path than it should have been, so I was still able to compare my initial and final times. | ||
 Ted, ready to ride
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 Ted, in sharp turn
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 Ted, hard right (yes, going the wrong way)
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 Ted, hard right
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 Ted, turning left
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 Ted, riding through swerve
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 Ted, being evaluated on braking
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To the family and friends who ask, "Where's the riding gear?" I wear all the gear, all the time, except when riding on the Team Oregon range. The risks are somewhat less since there is no cross-traffic, speeds are kept down, and so on. | ||