Course Syllabus
Becoming as Good as You Want to Be
The Rider’s Workshop helps riders become their personal motorcycling ideal of themselves.
Below is an overview of the essential skills Jim will discuss in each workshop.
It’s a Great Ride!
- A Maximum Tour Group of 5 Riders
- A Workshop is 450 Miles of Technical Roads of the Best Scenery in the North/Central Appalachians.
- Riders Comment that Rider’s Workshop Tours are the best East Coast tours ever experienced.
- The Rider’s Workshop is an Study of Smooth riding in Hills and Curves.
THINK SAFETY
- Develop Situational Awareness
- Position Your Motorcycle to be Seen by Traffic
- Have Traffic Respect You on Your Motorcycle
- Ring of Security
- Ride Pro-Actively Defensive
LEARN TO RELAX
- Develop Riding Posture for Heightened Alertness, More Comfort, Better Control, and Lasting Endurance
LEARN TO READ A ROAD
- Understand the Ground Underneath You for Continuous Traction in Wet Weather
- Understand Your Peripheral Vision
- Learn to See Well.
- Understand the Vanishing Point and The View Corridor
- Trust Intuition
BECOMING PRECISE
- Learn Precise Lane Positioning for Confidence and Safety
- Learn Precise Engine Management for Power Control
- Understand and Use Your Power Band
UNDERSTANDING CURVES
- Precise on the Approach – Most Important Phase of the Curve
- Precise Entry – Being On the Throttle, Counter Steering, Body English, Turning Your Head Simultaneously
- Precision In the Curve – Throttle Control
- Precision Exiting the Curve – Setting Up for the Next Curve
BECOMING SMOOTH
- Braking Smoothness
- Throttle Smoothness
- Shifting Smoothness
- Control Smoothness
- Being Smooth
“Master rider and teacher Jim Ford receives the highest ranking for the two day Rider’s Workshop that I had the privilege to participate in recently. Any biker with a commitment to ride more skillfully and safely will benefit greatly from Jim Ford’s instruction. The professor of Zen gave a group of four of us the best two days of riding and instruction I have ever experienced.”
Sam Kalush, M.D. Knoxville, TN
