Vet-Newb Coaching Washington

ckender · 08-13-2008, 10:40 PM

"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.

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

Coaches (location, riding style, able to train, availability) :

Rocketvet (Kent, about every style imaginable, 26 years of riding experience, always up for a ride)
Dragracer1951 (Kitsap, many, 50 years of riding experience, availability?)
Blinky: (Olympia, riding style?, able to train, availability?)
Oly's ZX12R: (Olympia, riding style?, able to train, complicated)
Sticks n Stones: (Snohomish, sport, 22 years of experience, availability?)
Kresto (Tenino, Sport [street], 10 yrs experience, PM for availability)
RideSlow2004 (Auburn, Sport - Touring - Cruiser, 40+ yrs experience, Mondays are best)
Rev (Olympia, Sport and Sport-touring, Can train riding, bike set up, and maintenance, 35 yrs experience, Afternoons and most weekends [prefer call, # is in profile, or PM])
Damon Mon Wai (Seattle/Beacon Hill, Street/Sport, Track-only Roadracing, 31 years riding, 25 street, 22 track, Weeknights and some weekends)
Motorcycle man (Gig Harbor, Generalized sport, but mostly anything, 8+ years of sport, cruiser, and some dirt, Alternate weekends and some weeknights)
TruWrecks (Everett, Street and sport riding, one-on-one coaching, 23 years street, Weekends [PM for specifics])
Toucan (Edmonds, Sport/Sport Touring/Long Distance/Track, Beginner and Intermediate MSF instructor, 25+ years exp., Evenings and some weekends [Email or PM])
Nitro Hippy (Bremerton, Street and dirt, One-on-One only, 30+ years exp., After noon any day but Wed. and Thur.)
CForce (Seattle, Sport/Tour, 2 yrs exp. with lots of 2-up miles, Evenings and weekends - PM for details)

Coached: (location, riding style, level, availability) :

Erknjerk: (Kent, sport,level, availability)
nwgmt: (Auburn/Oak Harbor, sport/touring, beginnerish, mon-wen all day)
~T: (Milton, or 15-20 mile radius (Fed Way, Fife, Puyallup), Street and eventually track, level, Usually Fri, Sat, Sun. If I am in town then week nights also.)
mc003: (Bellevue,super moto style/sport, track, level, availability)
KML: (Redmond, sport, level, most of the time)
ckender: (Monroe/Sultan/Snohomish/Redmond, sport-ish, not-quite-noob, Evenings and weekends)
Ash0r: (Anacortes, sport, took msf course 3 months ago, M-F after 3pm and on weekends)
FLiP: (Renton, Semi-fast paced, twisties, track soon, Intermediate, Thurs & Fri anytime, Sat & Sun after 3PM)
EricPalmer: (Mukilteo, Sport, 6000mi second bike newbintermidiate?, pretty much any time)

**Originally posted by Transported, and brought to the Washington Westside section by Jokerr

ckender · 08-13-2008, 11:12 PM

Sticks n Stones · 08-14-2008, 06:03 AM

I'm so confused... which thread is which for what when where... two posts of the same info?!

FLiP · 08-14-2008, 07:05 AM

This is the new thread.

Sticks n Stones · 08-14-2008, 07:16 AM

But I liked the old thread. lol Hey Flip where you living at now? Lets thread jack this thing. You ever ride the Sacramento River canyons up in the hills? That was my favorite ride, dangerous as hell with those thousand foot drop offs but twisty!

FLiP · 08-14-2008, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Sticks n Stones

But I liked the old thread. lol Hey Flip where you living at now? Lets thread jack this thing. You ever ride the Sacramento River canyons up in the hills? That was my favorite ride, dangerous as hell with those thousand foot drop offs but twisty!

Are you talking about El Dorado Hills area or Folsom area? If so, I've been to both. I rode Salmon Falls a lot which is pretty crazy. The first time I was out there I almost shit myself on a decreasing radius turn, 1000+ ft. drop off with no curb or shoulder. I also rode Lake Berryessa whenever I wasn't at the Falls.

You lived in Sactown? Whereabouts?

Sticks n Stones · 08-14-2008, 08:27 AM

Man, I told you already! OK to be exact: Parkvale Way on the curve mere feet from 80 in Citrus Heights, then on a farm (yes, it was actually a farm. In Sacramento. Seriously.) in Elk Grove, corner of Bruceville Rd. and Poppy Ridge Rd.

I had a friend toss his brand new CBR1000 off one of those outer corners way the fuc% up there. No guardrails, he hit a water runoff and slid out. He ended up halfway on the shoulder and half off in midair, his bike is still in the river below. Man how I tried to figure out a way to get that bike out for myself!!!! lol 16 yrs old and broke riding a 250 Ninja at the time.

We rode way up past Folsom. Not sure exactly anymore, but it was 100 miles or so from Citrus Heights on back roads to get there. An hour of 100mph+ country road blasting just to get to the hills. El Dorado Hills rings a bell. Is there an El Dorado Rd, too?

ckender · 08-14-2008, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Sticks n Stones

But I liked the old thread. lol Hey Flip where you living at now? Lets thread jack this thing. You ever ride the Sacramento River canyons up in the hills? That was my favorite ride, dangerous as hell with those thousand foot drop offs but twisty!

Yeah, I liked the old thread too. But it was no longer being updated. So, I re-posted so the info would stay updated.

BTW, Kresto and RideSlow2004 have been added.

nwgmt · 08-14-2008, 09:23 AM

a new thread hmmm....

ckender · 08-14-2008, 11:14 AM

Another coach added.

Sticks n Stones · 08-14-2008, 12:53 PM

Lets do this "Contender" style. In 3 months time we each pick one of our recruits to duke it out on the Pacific Raceways course. $200 to the fastest after 20 laps!

Any times within a couple seconds and the coaches have to do a 3 lap run-off. heh heh any takers?

nwgmt · 08-14-2008, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by Sticks n Stones

Lets do this "Contender" style. In 3 months time we each pick one of our recruits to duke it out on the Pacific Raceways course. $200 to the fastest after 20 laps!

Any times within a couple seconds and the coaches have to do a 3 lap run-off. heh heh any takers?

hahahaha
so how would this be split with the trainee

nwgmt · 08-14-2008, 12:56 PM

AND
you would be best to do best improvement from now till after this time...as to accnt for different beggining capabilities and such
and sand bagging gets you a group teabagging

Sticks n Stones · 08-14-2008, 12:57 PM

To hell with the trainee! They just learned how to ride in a condensced time span. :wink:

Though I might be willing to buy the post dinner and beer if you win. lol

nwgmt · 08-14-2008, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by Sticks n Stones

To hell with the trainee! They just learned how to ride in a condensced time span. :wink:

Though I might be willing to buy the post dinner and beer if you win. lol

ckender · 08-14-2008, 03:57 PM

And let's TRY to keep this on track?

nwgmt · 08-14-2008, 04:12 PM

we were...we were talking about the track...
keeping it on...track...
ZOMG lol...ok ok ...ummm.....

sorry haha...had to

ckender · 08-14-2008, 04:18 PM

No, that was good. I walked into that one. Thank you.

nwgmt · 08-14-2008, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by ckender

No, that was good. I walked into that one. Thank you.

thats what they pay me for...
oh wait...they pay me to answer the phones...
back to work!!!

j.o.k.e.r.r · 08-14-2008, 04:39 PM

hello

ckender · 08-15-2008, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by j.o.k.e.r.r

hello

H.e.l.l.o.

EricPalmer · 08-15-2008, 07:22 PM

haha my roommate got banned again!

I on the other hand am still here and would love if someone gave me a lesson with knee dragging. I was practicing at some roundabout and touched the pavement a few times but i'd like somebody who knows how to do it to watch me and tell me if i'm doing it right. I can't touch the pavement on the roads....maybe i'm not going fast enough. Help?!?

location: mukilteo
style: sport
level: 6000mi second bike newbintermidiate?
availability: pretty much any time.

Damon Mon Wai · 08-15-2008, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by ckender

"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.

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

Coaches (location, riding style, able to train, availability) :

Rocketvet (Kent, about every style imaginable, 26 years of riding experience, always up for a ride)
Dragracer1951 (Kitsap, many, 50 years of riding experience, availability?)
Blinky: (Olympia, riding style?, able to train, availability?)
Oly's ZX12R: (Olympia, riding style?, able to train, complicated)
Sticks n Stones: (Snohomish, sport, 22 years of experience, availability?)
Kresto (Tenino, Sport [street], 10 yrs experience, PM for availability)
RideSlow2004 (Auburn, Sport - Touring - Cruiser, 40+ yrs experience, Mondays are best)
Rev (Olympia, Sport and Sport-touring, Can train riding, bike set up, and maintenance, 35 yrs experience, Afternoons and most weekends [prefer call, # is in profile, or PM])

Coached: (location, riding style, level, availability) :

Erknjerk: (Kent, sport,level, availability)
nwgmt: (Auburn/Oak Harbor, sport/touring, beginnerish, mon-wen all day)
~T: (Milton, or 15-20 mile radius (Fed Way, Fife, Puyallup), Street and eventually track, level, Usually Fri, Sat, Sun. If I am in town then week nights also.)
mc003: (Bellevue,super moto style/sport, track, level, availability)
KML: (Redmond, sport, level, most of the time)
ckender: (Monroe/Sultan/Snohomish/Redmond, sport-ish, not-quite-noob, Evenings and weekends)
Ash0r: (Anacortes, sport, took msf course 3 months ago, M-F after 3pm and on weekends)
FLiP: (Renton, Semi-fast paced, twisties, track soon, Intermediate, Thurs & Fri anytime, Sat & Sun after 3PM)
EricPalmer: (Mukilteo, Sport, 6000mi second bike newbintermidiate?, pretty much any time)

**Originally posted by Transported, and brought to the Washington Westside section by Jokerr

I like this idea!

PM sent...

goremore · 08-15-2008, 10:24 PM

i could use a coach too gain more confidence in my turns.

i have alot of exp on cruisers and this is my first sport bike im loving it, i want a liter bike for the road now and turn the 600 in too a track bike, and would love some one getting me up too speed on my cornering

Sticks n Stones · 08-16-2008, 10:19 AM

Guys dont forget the needed info: where you live, times available (u work weekends? first shift?) how far you would be willing to travel, and what you ride I think are the minimums.

As far as knee dragging: Its the equivelant of getting rid of your chicken stripes: every experienced rider can do it, but its by far not a measure of how good a rider you are. I for one haven't dragged a knee in 19 years. No knee slider and I always remember last time when I hit a sharp granite rock and tore my knee up.

I've seen alot of guys drag a knee by artificially sticking it out there as far as possible, to the point they werent even near close to full lean on there bike. Kinda like wheelying: something that only people who cant do it think its difficult or "cool".

Sorry bout the small rant, its just one of my pet peeves. Akin to a hopped up Honda Civic beating a 250 Ninja and bragging about being able to take out sport bikes...

Goremore, PM sent lets ride today or sunday?

nwgmt · 08-16-2008, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Sticks n Stones

Guys dont forget the needed info: where you live, times available (u work weekends? first shift?) how far you would be willing to travel, and what you ride I think are the minimums.

As far as knee dragging: Its the equivelant of getting rid of your chicken stripes: every experienced rider can do it, but its by far not a measure of how good a rider you are. I for one haven't dragged a knee in 19 years. No knee slider and I always remember last time when I hit a sharp granite rock and tore my knee up.

I've seen alot of guys drag a knee by artificially sticking it out there as far as possible, to the point they werent even near close to full lean on there bike. Kinda like wheelying: something that only people who cant do it think its difficult or "cool".

Sorry bout the small rant, its just one of my pet peeves. Akin to a hopped up Honda Civic beating a 250 Ninja and bragging about being able to take out sport bikes...

Goremore, PM sent lets ride today or sunday?

its a civic though...beating anything short of a 5 yr old on a big wheel is an accomplishment

*sorry...chevy driver here

*

GixxerPete · 08-16-2008, 11:08 AM

I hate noobs.

nwgmt · 08-16-2008, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by GixxerPete

I hate noobs.

y4 thou hate n00bs??

Sticks n Stones · 08-18-2008, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by nwgmt

y4 thou hate n00bs??

Because "noobs" on sport bikes paste him on straightaways and high speed sweepers. lol he has a displacement envy problem.


08-13-2008, 10:40 PM	#1
ckender Streetfighter Joined: Apr 2007 From: the corner of "No" and "Where" I Ride: '94 Kawasaki EL 250, '07 HD XL883R	Vet-Newb Coaching Washington "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. Please note: If I've got any of the details on your profile wrong, please contact me for changes. Thanks!" Coaches (location, riding style, able to train, availability) : Rocketvet (Kent, about every style imaginable, 26 years of riding experience, always up for a ride) Dragracer1951 (Kitsap, many, 50 years of riding experience, availability?) Blinky: (Olympia, riding style?, able to train, availability?) Oly's ZX12R: (Olympia, riding style?, able to train, complicated) Sticks n Stones: (Snohomish, sport, 22 years of experience, availability?) Kresto (Tenino, Sport [street], 10 yrs experience, PM for availability) RideSlow2004 (Auburn, Sport - Touring - Cruiser, 40+ yrs experience, Mondays are best) Rev (Olympia, Sport and Sport-touring, Can train riding, bike set up, and maintenance, 35 yrs experience, Afternoons and most weekends [prefer call, # is in profile, or PM]) Damon Mon Wai (Seattle/Beacon Hill, Street/Sport, Track-only Roadracing, 31 years riding, 25 street, 22 track, Weeknights and some weekends) Motorcycle man (Gig Harbor, Generalized sport, but mostly anything, 8+ years of sport, cruiser, and some dirt, Alternate weekends and some weeknights) TruWrecks (Everett, Street and sport riding, one-on-one coaching, 23 years street, Weekends [PM for specifics]) Toucan (Edmonds, Sport/Sport Touring/Long Distance/Track, Beginner and Intermediate MSF instructor, 25+ years exp., Evenings and some weekends [Email or PM]) Nitro Hippy (Bremerton, Street and dirt, One-on-One only, 30+ years exp., After noon any day but Wed. and Thur.) CForce (Seattle, Sport/Tour, 2 yrs exp. with lots of 2-up miles, Evenings and weekends - PM for details) Coached: (location, riding style, level, availability) : Erknjerk: (Kent, sport,level, availability) nwgmt: (Auburn/Oak Harbor, sport/touring, beginnerish, mon-wen all day) ~T: (Milton, or 15-20 mile radius (Fed Way, Fife, Puyallup), Street and eventually track, level, Usually Fri, Sat, Sun. If I am in town then week nights also.) mc003: (Bellevue,super moto style/sport, track, level, availability) KML: (Redmond, sport, level, most of the time) ckender: (Monroe/Sultan/Snohomish/Redmond, sport-ish, not-quite-noob, Evenings and weekends) Ash0r: (Anacortes, sport, took msf course 3 months ago, M-F after 3pm and on weekends) FLiP: (Renton, Semi-fast paced, twisties, track soon, Intermediate, Thurs & Fri anytime, Sat & Sun after 3PM) EricPalmer: (Mukilteo, Sport, 6000mi second bike newbintermidiate?, pretty much any time) Originally posted by Transported, and brought to the Washington Westside section by Jokerr Last edited by ckender; 08-29-2008 at 12:23 PM.. Reason: 8-29 list update


08-15-2008, 07:22 PM	#22
EricPalmer Endorsed Joined: Aug 2008 From: West Side I Ride: 08 r6 with lots of stickers for horsepower	haha my roommate got banned again! I on the other hand am still here and would love if someone gave me a lesson with knee dragging. I was practicing at some roundabout and touched the pavement a few times but i'd like somebody who knows how to do it to watch me and tell me if i'm doing it right. I can't touch the pavement on the roads....maybe i'm not going fast enough. Help?!? location: mukilteo style: sport level: 6000mi second bike newbintermidiate? availability: pretty much any time. Last edited by EricPalmer; 08-15-2008 at 07:40 PM..


08-13-2008, 11:12 PM	#2
ckender Streetfighter Joined: Apr 2007 From: the corner of "No" and "Where" I Ride: '94 Kawasaki EL 250, '07 HD XL883R


08-14-2008, 06:03 AM	#3
Sticks n Stones Pit Crew Joined: May 2006 From: City of Snohomish, washington I Ride: '06 ZX-14, '02 TL1000R (sold), etc..	I'm so confused... which thread is which for what when where... two posts of the same info?!


08-14-2008, 07:05 AM	#4
FLiP Pit Crew Joined: Jul 2008 From: Renton I Ride: 2007 Yamaha R6	This is the new thread.


08-14-2008, 07:16 AM	#5
Sticks n Stones Pit Crew Joined: May 2006 From: City of Snohomish, washington I Ride: '06 ZX-14, '02 TL1000R (sold), etc..	But I liked the old thread. lol Hey Flip where you living at now? Lets thread jack this thing. You ever ride the Sacramento River canyons up in the hills? That was my favorite ride, dangerous as hell with those thousand foot drop offs but twisty!


08-14-2008, 08:27 AM	#7
Sticks n Stones Pit Crew Joined: May 2006 From: City of Snohomish, washington I Ride: '06 ZX-14, '02 TL1000R (sold), etc..	Man, I told you already! OK to be exact: Parkvale Way on the curve mere feet from 80 in Citrus Heights, then on a farm (yes, it was actually a farm. In Sacramento. Seriously.) in Elk Grove, corner of Bruceville Rd. and Poppy Ridge Rd. I had a friend toss his brand new CBR1000 off one of those outer corners way the fuc% up there. No guardrails, he hit a water runoff and slid out. He ended up halfway on the shoulder and half off in midair, his bike is still in the river below. Man how I tried to figure out a way to get that bike out for myself!!!! lol 16 yrs old and broke riding a 250 Ninja at the time. We rode way up past Folsom. Not sure exactly anymore, but it was 100 miles or so from Citrus Heights on back roads to get there. An hour of 100mph+ country road blasting just to get to the hills. El Dorado Hills rings a bell. Is there an El Dorado Rd, too?


08-14-2008, 09:23 AM	#9
nwgmt Zone Head Joined: Jul 2008 From: Oak Harbor, WA(Soon to be Auburn, WA) I Ride: 95' CBR1000f	a new thread hmmm....


08-14-2008, 11:14 AM	#10
ckender Streetfighter Joined: Apr 2007 From: the corner of "No" and "Where" I Ride: '94 Kawasaki EL 250, '07 HD XL883R	Another coach added.


08-14-2008, 12:53 PM	#11
Sticks n Stones Pit Crew Joined: May 2006 From: City of Snohomish, washington I Ride: '06 ZX-14, '02 TL1000R (sold), etc..	Lets do this "Contender" style. In 3 months time we each pick one of our recruits to duke it out on the Pacific Raceways course. $200 to the fastest after 20 laps! Any times within a couple seconds and the coaches have to do a 3 lap run-off. heh heh any takers?


08-14-2008, 12:56 PM	#13
nwgmt Zone Head Joined: Jul 2008 From: Oak Harbor, WA(Soon to be Auburn, WA) I Ride: 95' CBR1000f	AND you would be best to do best improvement from now till after this time...as to accnt for different beggining capabilities and such and sand bagging gets you a group teabagging


08-14-2008, 12:57 PM	#14
Sticks n Stones Pit Crew Joined: May 2006 From: City of Snohomish, washington I Ride: '06 ZX-14, '02 TL1000R (sold), etc..	To hell with the trainee! They just learned how to ride in a condensced time span. :wink: Though I might be willing to buy the post dinner and beer if you win. lol


08-14-2008, 03:57 PM	#16
ckender Streetfighter Joined: Apr 2007 From: the corner of "No" and "Where" I Ride: '94 Kawasaki EL 250, '07 HD XL883R	And let's TRY to keep this on track?


08-14-2008, 04:12 PM	#17
nwgmt Zone Head Joined: Jul 2008 From: Oak Harbor, WA(Soon to be Auburn, WA) I Ride: 95' CBR1000f	we were...we were talking about the track... keeping it on...track... ZOMG lol...ok ok ...ummm..... sorry haha...had to


08-14-2008, 04:18 PM	#18
ckender Streetfighter Joined: Apr 2007 From: the corner of "No" and "Where" I Ride: '94 Kawasaki EL 250, '07 HD XL883R	No, that was good. I walked into that one. Thank you.


08-14-2008, 04:39 PM	#20
j.o.k.e.r.r Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 From: Mukilteo	hello


08-15-2008, 10:24 PM	#24
goremore Endorsed Joined: Jul 2008 From: arlington, wa I Ride: 05' zx6rr , Full muzzy titaium exuast, power comander, bmc air filter	i could use a coach too gain more confidence in my turns. i have alot of exp on cruisers and this is my first sport bike im loving it, i want a liter bike for the road now and turn the 600 in too a track bike, and would love some one getting me up too speed on my cornering


08-16-2008, 10:19 AM	#25
Sticks n Stones Pit Crew Joined: May 2006 From: City of Snohomish, washington I Ride: '06 ZX-14, '02 TL1000R (sold), etc..	Guys dont forget the needed info: where you live, times available (u work weekends? first shift?) how far you would be willing to travel, and what you ride I think are the minimums. As far as knee dragging: Its the equivelant of getting rid of your chicken stripes: every experienced rider can do it, but its by far not a measure of how good a rider you are. I for one haven't dragged a knee in 19 years. No knee slider and I always remember last time when I hit a sharp granite rock and tore my knee up. I've seen alot of guys drag a knee by artificially sticking it out there as far as possible, to the point they werent even near close to full lean on there bike. Kinda like wheelying: something that only people who cant do it think its difficult or "cool". Sorry bout the small rant, its just one of my pet peeves. Akin to a hopped up Honda Civic beating a 250 Ninja and bragging about being able to take out sport bikes... Goremore, PM sent lets ride today or sunday?


08-16-2008, 11:08 AM	#27
GixxerPete Forum Synopsizer Joined: Jul 2006 From: Renton, WA I Ride: 08 KLR650, 06 DRZ400SM, 04 CRF250X, 03 XR50	I hate noobs.