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My Story!

Thanks for taking the time to share your story, and yes, Enchanter is the man. :)
 
This is really a great story and it makes me really want to get involved in talking to new riders and doing this kind of work as well.

:thumbup Really great going, Tim.

And :thumbup to you too, OP. It's not easy to put one's ego aside and listen to a voice of experience. That takes a lot more guts than I had at 17.

There's plenty more to learn and knowing that is a big first step. Try to hold onto that "beginner's mind" that keeps you wanting to learn because it will always serve you well, even tens of thousands of miles from now.
 
tl;dr version (with pics)

Squid buys fast first bike, snubs barf booth at school, Tim hexes squid's bike and it explodes, squid (now noob) takes msf, buys gear, crashes bike, buys faster bike.
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Thanks Kevin. I look forward to going on a ride with you this summer!
 
Right on Kevin... and Tim :thumbup

Followed the story a bit via Tim and it sounded like things were difficult at times, but certainly having a mentor like you had has helped a ton with the learning curve.

A 1Rider success story! Yeah!

We rarely get to hear about touching others and this does warm my heart.

Props to Monta Vista High in Cupertino as well for giving us the opportunity to come out. So many schools just turn their heads on us and don't want the Moto life exposed at the schools.

This is proof it can make a difference.. :Port Looking forward to next years visit and finding one more that can use a little knowledge. Such makes for a better life on two.

Sweet stuff!

:smoking
 
:thumbup BARF, 1Rider, Enchanter, and Kevin

If I recall correctly the goal of 1Rider is to reach at least 1 rider and pay it forward.

:applause
 
But that Enchanter guy is one of those fgt mods!

(Tim was my MSF teacher nine years ago when I got my moto license)
 
Compare that with CRAZ88, who has a suspended license, lives with his dad who pays his bills, and basically has the exact opposite attitude:
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323490

I took the MSF course and got my first motorcycle in high school. It's been a while since then. I have some friends like Kevin, and know some guys who ended up dead who had 'tudes like CRAZ88. It's just anecdotal evidence, but still...
 
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frostybeast is either a pretty smart kid or a plant.
 
Zeb said:
Compare that with CRAZ88, who has a suspended license, lives with his dad who pays his bills, and basically has the exact opposite attitude:
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323490

I took the MSF course and got my first motorcycle in high school. It's been a while since then. I have some friends like Kevin, and know some guys who ended up dead who had 'tudes like CRAZ88. It's just anecdotal evidence, but still...
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Given the size of the year-round riding community in CA, 1Rider has the potential to be very successful finding people with the right attitude but wrong information.

For guys/gals like craz88, i guess you just wish them well and carry on.
 
You're lucky and you know it. That's a win, win. I didn't know anything about motorcycles for at least the first year I rode because I was the only person I knew who rode at the time. You've got a great resource here, and I wish I'd found it as early as you did.

Good luck out there.
 
A few weeks ago I was rear-ended by a driver on my bike. The car hit me, which sandwiched me between the car in front of me. After I was down, the car, swerved into the next lane and gunned it down the road. I left my bike down and sprinted after the driver. I caught her at the next intersection at the red light. I went in front of her car and told her to let me in. :mad
We drove back to the accident scene and we exchanged insurance info. She was a 19 year old girl. After some discussion with her company, AAA, we worked out about a total of $8000 to fix my bike, and for pain and suffering. The damage was mostly cosmetic, along with my rear wheel and swingarm. Instead of taking it to the shop to be fixed, Tim wanted to help me out and teach me how to fix up a bike at the same time.
I bought some parts used, some from the shop, and we began working on the bike when all the parts arrived. I learned a lot about my cbr, and I definitely have more confidence on working on my bike by myself in the future.
I would like the thank Tim for helping me out once again, and thanks to Rick (280Squaggler) and Mel (meldog21) for also helping put the bike back together. I would have never been able to do so myself. :thumbup
 
frostybeast said:
A few weeks ago I was rear-ended by a driver on my bike. The car hit me, which sandwiched me between the car in front of me. After I was down, the car, swerved into the next lane and gunned it down the road. I left my bike down and sprinted after the driver. I caught her at the next intersection at the red light. I went in front of her car and told her to let me in. :mad
We drove back to the accident scene and we exchanged insurance info. She was a 19 year old girl. After some discussion with her company, AAA, we worked out about a total of $8000 to fix my bike, and for pain and suffering. The damage was mostly cosmetic, along with my rear wheel and swingarm. Instead of taking it to the shop to be fixed, Tim wanted to help me out and teach me how to fix up a bike at the same time.
I bought some parts used, some from the shop, and we began working on the bike when all the parts arrived. I learned a lot about my cbr, and I definitely have more confidence on working on my bike by myself in the future.
I would like the thank Tim for helping me out once again, and thanks to Rick (280Squaggler) and Mel (meldog21) for also helping put the bike back together. I would have never been able to do so myself. :thumbup
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I would have called the police and pressed charges. What she did was hit and run!
 
I did call the police... but I didn't think of reporting her for hit and run at the time, because she seemed scared shitless and said she "was just flipping a u-turn".
now that I think about it, I regret not reporting her.
 
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