mediajackl
04-29-2006, 01:31 PM
The point of this story, I think, is that officials are worried that riders are learning and testing on light- to middleweight bikes, then going big, leading to safety issues. A new course - five days! - aims to help, I guess.
This story suffers from what's known as "burying the lede," or making you read well into it before you get to the point of why it was written.
But check out the last quote. Sound familiar? ;)
From the Northwest (Ill.?) Times:
"...The concern that some new riders are over-reaching by buying big bikes, however, is something of which [a state official] said the state was aware.
"It is something that our driver services department is looking into," she said.
Amo Eldorado, facilities manager at Phoenix-based Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, said it took many experiences, and sometimes many years, for a rider to feel 100 percent competent.
"Right now, most of the people who are getting killed are the doctors and lawyers that are going out to buy big bikes and have no experience," Eldorado said. "I would say if you started small and got some experience and then you move up in size, that really works well."
http://www.nwherald.com/MainSection/321547620645460.php
This story suffers from what's known as "burying the lede," or making you read well into it before you get to the point of why it was written.
But check out the last quote. Sound familiar? ;)
From the Northwest (Ill.?) Times:
"...The concern that some new riders are over-reaching by buying big bikes, however, is something of which [a state official] said the state was aware.
"It is something that our driver services department is looking into," she said.
Amo Eldorado, facilities manager at Phoenix-based Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, said it took many experiences, and sometimes many years, for a rider to feel 100 percent competent.
"Right now, most of the people who are getting killed are the doctors and lawyers that are going out to buy big bikes and have no experience," Eldorado said. "I would say if you started small and got some experience and then you move up in size, that really works well."
http://www.nwherald.com/MainSection/321547620645460.php