Transported

This idea has been floated in other threads but hasn't been organized. The idea is to match veteran riders with new PNWR riders in a mentor-mentee relationship, where the vet takes the newb on rides with the intention of improving the newb's skills.

Once the match-up occurs, the team is on its own for scheduling its rides. But, I can forsee where group rides of vet-newb teams could be arranged to provide a more intensive group-dynamic experience.

So, if you are a veteran rider (you know who you are) and you'd like to donate some of your time for the benefit of our newer riders, PM me and I'll add your name to the list of mentors. I ask for PMs because I'd like to gather some basic information from you, such as location, availability for rides, experience, type of riding (sport, touring, cruiser), etc.

Once the names are posted in this thread, then new riders can contact ride leaders on their own. Ride leaders will decide whom and how many they wish to instruct.

This relationship can last as short or as long as the teams wish them to, and ride leaders are welcome to take on one newb or a dozen. But, the ideal is for a 1-on-1 pairing for maximum instruction.

Also, neither vet nor newb assumes any liability for what is taught or for how it is played out during the rides. Everyone assumes their own liability in this inherently dangerous activity.

Coaches (location, riding style, able to train, availability) :
Transported (SW PDX, sport, newb/intermediate/advanced intermediate, most times)
Recr8ton (SW PDX, sport, newb/intermediate, most times)
Lee650 (Eastside PDX, sport, newb/intermediate/advanced intermediate, evenings)
Polvo2 (SW PDX, sport, newb/intermediate/advanced intermediate/track, most times)
Mott (St. Helens, sport/scooter/variety, newb/intermediate, weekends)
BlueZZR (Hillsboro, sport, newb/intermediate, most times)
Turnfour (Estacada, sport touring, newb/intermediate, weekday evenings/weekends)
Marksvfr (Gresham, sport, newb/intermediate/advanced intermediate, mornings)
307T (Beaverton, naked/big twin/fluid riding, newb/intermediate/advanced intermediate, most times)
"Nails" (Portland, sport, newb/intermediate/advanced intermediate/advanced, most times)
ronrdrcr (Astoria, sport, newb, dependent on work schedule)
lena (N PDX, naked/big twin, newb/intermediate, most times)
ddonacazx12 (Camas, sport, newb/intermediate, Sunday through Tuesday)
rookie (Portland, sport, newb, availability?)
xqsme (Gresham/Troutdale, sport, newb, most times)
Blacksabbatical (Portland, sport, newb, most times)
Twisties4me (Banks, sport, newb/intermediate/advanced, evenings)
"H" (East PDX, sport, newb/intermediate, days/evenings/some weekends)
mfrankpdx (SE PDX, sport, newb/intermediate, most times)
Dozer (Salem, sport, newb/intermediate/advanced, ?)
Matt (E Portland, sport, newb/intermediate, most times)

Coached: (location, riding style, level, availability) :
Midnightmotorsports (location?, sport, intermediate, availability?)
DGA (location?, sport, intermediate, most times)
Recr8ton (SW PDX, sport, advanced intermediate, most times)
*Bagged RAM (location, riding style, level, availability)
*Amber (East PDX, standard, newb, most times)
Desvio (SE PDX, sport, intermediate)
*Armand (East PDX, sport, intermediate, most times)
*cbr_femme (SW PDX, sport/naked/big twin, intermediate, most times)
SnowBunny (SW PDX, sport, newb, most times)
phlii (Vancouver, sport, intermediate, most times)
*ApexGirl (SW PDX, sport, intermediate, most times)
*Saki.Girl (Hillsboro, sport, intermediate, most times)
*uuu (NW PDX, sport, intermediate, most times)
BlueZZR (Hillsboro, sport, advanced intermediate, most times)
VJ1 (Beaverton, sport, intermediate, most times)
ronrdrcr (Astoria, sport, advanced intermediate, dependent on work schedule)
Blacksabbatical (Portland, sport, advanced intermediate, most times)
angelko (SE PDX, sport/naked, intermediate/advanced intermediate, most times)
shakazulu12 (SW PDX, sport (NC35), advanced intermediate, most times)
camaro322hp (SW PDX, sport, advanced intermediate, most times)
xqsme (Gresham/Troutdale, sport, advanced intermediate/advanced, most times)
*Sirenita (SW Portland, sport, newb, most times)
mfrankpdx (SE PDX, sport, advanced intermediate, most times)
*RevrdMark (Vancouver, sport, intermediate, Saturday/Monday)
*starkmojo (PDX, touring/general riding, newb/intermediate, as schedule permits)
*Rhonda695 (West Linn, naked/big twin, intermediate, most times)
*dcamgixxer (Portland, sport, beginner, most times)
Dirt7 (SW PDX, naked/sport, newb/intermediate, any time)
FZ6Rider (Woodburn/Tualatin, naked/sport, newb, mornings/weekends)

Match-Ups:
ddonacazx12/Bagged RAM
307T/dcamgixxer & starkmojo & uuu
Transported/Rhonda695
Lee650/Amber & Armand
"H"/Sirenita
"Nails"/RevrdMark & ApexGirl
lena/cbr_femme
Dozer/Saki.Girl

Please note: If I've got any of the details on your profile wrong, please contact me for changes. Thanks!

*Indicates taken.

Transported

I'll begin by putting my name in the hat.

I'm in Southwest Portland off I5 and Barbur Blvd. (Barbur Blvd. Exit)

I have six years of dirt bike riding and racing behind me, raced road bicycles for years, and ridden street bikes for about 10 years.

I ride a liter sportbike and enjoy fast, very tight and twisty roads.

My stomping grounds are Skyline and its offshoots, but I also enjoy Fossil runs often.

I'm available for rides most times.

*Can't help making it sound like a Craigslist personal.

Mr. P

I volunteer to take SpeedGeek!

(JK)

*Great intentions Vaun... rubbing my belly for extra good juju for this =)

Midnightmotorsports

Umm, can Dave take me? Since we both work graveyard ya know.

DGA

This sounds cool. Who wants to take me under their wing?

Bagged RAM

anyone with mondays off that wants to teach a newb?

MattandAmber

HAHA Well it looks like we have quite a few newbie's on here! Me included! I would be interested in working with a more experienced rider. Let me know when you have that list. Thanks!

Amber

Transported

I'm heartened by the interest already.

My plan is to have instructor/mentors post up their info and I'll compile a list in my original post. Then, new riders can contact via PM the leader that they would like to be paired with. The leader will decide which rider or riders to mentor.

So, for now, just post up your interest (as coach or newb) and I'll keep a tally of instructors and students.

recr8ton

Great idea Vaun...I've heard you talk about this, and it's great to see you putting it into action.

Vaun is a great mentor!

I'll throw in for teacher and newb...I can be both and learn from both arenas.

Desvio

This is a really good idea!!! After this last weekends 'beginner-ride' I noticed just how good some of you are.


I'm looking for a mentor in lower SE Portland-ish, been riding standards, cruzers and touring bikes for 26 years. My current riding skills are ready for a remodel, forget everything I knew, start from the beginning.

Reply, PM or my number is in my profile.
I could even cover chow or BBQ to return the favor, always looking for that 'ultimate burger'.

Transported

Lee650 contacted me to be a mentor. I know personally that he is one of the best. But, here is his resume to prove it:

I have ridden dirt and street bikes for over 35 years.

Raced dirt bikes for 14 years here in Oregon with the OMRA Cross Country series and GP series.

Owned various street bikes from Sport to Cruiser and now have a BMW Hybrid.

I ride on the Eastside, (just because of traffic getting to the West) and would be happy to meet anyone for a couple of hrs in the evening for a little instruction.

Transported

I think it is better for coaches to just go ahead and post up in this thread.

List your:

Bona fides (years riding, types of experience, qualifications (i.e., MSF, track, professional instruction)).

Where you live.

Where you ride.

Kind of bike you ride, have experience riding and type of riding you like to do (sport, touring, supermoto, dualsport, cruiser).

Availability.

Gebber

This is great Vaun. If only I still had a bike I would volunteer myself as a Newbie.

polvo2

Armand

<--- needs a mentor. Lee where are you LOL. pick me, pick me :D

oh yea. I'm in troutdale. ride mostly on the east side and I'm on a suicidal liter bike. ahh gotta love it

polvo2

Von, Great idea! Thanks for putting this together.

I will throw my hat in as a mentor

Riding for about 5 years, lots of track days under my belt (now slow as piss ), one season of novice racing.

Where you live. SW area

Where you ride. Anywhere they take me. I have an awful sense of direction.

GSXR 600. I tried dirt for a season with little luck. So now I basically stick to sportbikes.

Availability. Open most weekday nights and weekends.

cbr_femme

I could always use training. Especially after seeing the 'minimum' that some of these instructors have had. Plus with my new found love affair with twins I could use some coaching on how to throw this beast around a bit better, and safer. Both for her AND I.

Been riding for a bit over 2 years, most of them on the CBR, now on a Duc Monster. Live in Tigard, but am willing to ride to the mentor.

SnowBunny

I am interested in learning I've only been riding 6 months now, so classify me as newb. I live in Beaverton, work in SE so I'm up for meeting a coach anywhere in there.

recr8ton

Riding: 1 year 6 months of all weather street riding, 9 hrs of dirt riding, years of bicycle riding and a mad amount of hours Big Wheeling -and or- Green Machineing...dig it?

Live: in SW off Hillsdale Hwy

Like: riding slow, fast, in between.

where: I like using the hills around OHSU for working on cornering, line of sight and slow cornering tech...skyline, bald peak/scholls and long walks on the beach.

phlii

I'll play.

I have ridden off-road intermittently over the years as well as an occasional ride on the street when someone would lend me their bike. Got seriously into street earlier this year and took the MSF course. I've also spent a day on the track.

Where I Live: In Vancouver but I spend a lot of time in Portland so am willing to travel.

Where I Ride: I ride all over Vancouver and Portland.

MOTT

An estimate of 120k miles all weather, on the street from scooters on up, have many miles on most types, just not many full on tour bike miles. 30k miles on the duc 900.

Live in st. Helens

i ride columbia county, the roads on the 8-3 sunday newb ride.

I have the 900 ss and a yamazuma scoot, i keep the scoot in town and ride it like a nut, the ducati takes me to work and then it gets worked on the way home. I am not that fast but like to work the shit out of my tires.

Available most weekends.

ApexGirl

I would definitely like to be paired up with a more experienced rider to learn how to ride better. Count me in. I live in SW Portland and can ride most evenings and weekends.

Saki.Girl

dang great idea
any chance I can get to learn more from a experienced rider I will take

count me inI am in hillsboro can ride most evenings and weekends
been riding 3 years

MOTT

Maybe the newbs should pm who they would like to learn from?

BlueZZR

I'm in for mentor,

or man I am allways willing to learn from someone with more experiance

been riding 3yrs,

live out in hillsboro run mainly out here on the westside
did my first TOR last saturday, what a rush and hopefully my first track day here on the 28th.

weekends work best for me week days are depending.

Turnfour

I guess I could throw in as an instructor.
I've been riding street for 26 years or so, year round for most of it, some dirt riding, a few years worth. I have learned from my mistakes and been a student of the art.
I have been corner working for OMRRA for 20 years (you learn a lot watching racers)
I ride a Kawasaki Concours 1000, my favorite road is 25-40 mph twisties, flicking a 600lb sport tourer to me is a hoot, I enjoy a challenge, gravel is fun.
I live near Estacada and know the east county pretty well, I am available after 5 during the week.

uuu

<---- newb - would love to learn from some experianced riders. Goal for me is not to be a speed demon, but would like to get more of the technical stuff right. Been riding off and on for a couple of years. Live in the NW area close to Skyline. Available for rides most evening/weekends.

marksvfr

I would lend a helping hand. I have been riding street bikes for 17 years, dirt bikes sense I was 5 so guess I have 2 or 3 miles under my belt. I was an instructor in Pennsylvania for a few years.

I live in Gresham and work 2nd shift so I would be available in the mornings.
Love the twisties and Oregons beautiful countryside. Hit me up if you want to head out for a scoot.

VJ1

This is an excellent idea ...thanks Vaun !!

I'm a newbie and would love to learn from exp riders...

Riding exp : 1.5 yrs of street bike riding

Where : I live in beaverton but wud be able to ride to wherever the mentor would like to...

When : Week-ends and week-days in the evening

-VJ

TravelGurl

Dang, you guys always have some great stuff going on! Womens Mechanics, Mentor a Newbie! Pro-active to keep everyone up on two wheels and safe!!

All we do up here in Seattle is post drunk pictures......hahaha! We are pretty fun...

Seriously though great idea...Question: Will you be posting pictures for us single newbie gals, to pick our mentor

Transported

That's the idea. Once we get a slate of coaches, then those who would like instruction can PM them to see if their choice is available.

But, I'd like to see the riders wanting instruction to post, too, so we know who wants to participate and how many coaches we need.

Now, now, ~T. I realize the coach profile wording recalls Craigslist, but "match-up" is not in the sense you are thinking with that reptilian brain (at least overtly).