It lives again

MikeSP1 · 03-14-2014, 05:47 AM

Not to resurrect a LONG dead thread, but I'm going to.

Because I can.

I have the RC51 ready for inspection, paperwork's all done. Waiting on the weather to play nice long enough for me to get the bike into the trailer and get it to the next town over for inspection. After more road blocks and hurdles than I can enumerate, I FINALLY figured out how to register a machine in Japan. That's when the base decides to do what this base seems to be good at and stick it to people sideways, sans lube.

AFI 91-207 was re-written not too long ago, and it requires sport bike riders to attend a MSF course in addition to that required of every other type of bike. All of the sport bike riders at Misawa are being threatened to park their bikes because the base wants a sport bike rider to teach the MSRC (even though there are other courses allowed by the reg.).

Sounds fishy to me, but I've been told to "shut up and color" every time I've inquired about a RiderCoach cert. Here's a few questions for the certified RiderCoaches on here:

1. Is there a different "cert" for each course? Or is a RiderCoach certified to teach all MSF courses?

2. How much ass-pain might I expect if I looked into getting cert'd on my own dime?

3. Is anyone near the Florida panhandle teaching the MSF ARC in June-ish?

No Worries · 03-23-2014, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeSP1

3. Is anyone near the Florida panhandle teaching the MSF ARC in June-ish?

I took Lee Parks' Total Control Advanced Rider Clinic several years ago. Terrific class and instructors. But I don't see it scheduled in FL: http://totalcontroltraining.net/HTML/Schedule.html

MikeSP1 · 03-23-2014, 05:29 AM

Well, here's an update on the bike's registration…done. Trailered the bike to Hachinohe last Wednesday. I pulled into LTO (Land Transportation Office) at 2pm and had a Japanese title and license plate by 430pm.

We're supposed to have a meeting sometime this next week to figure out how we're going to proceed. I have no idea what base leadership is going to decide. Hopefully they don't decide that I need to park 'em. I will definitely look into the total control course.

03-14-2014, 05:47 AM	#1
MikeSP1 Perpetual trouble Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at the base of the Alps Moto: VTX 1300C, RC51, CBR600RR, CBR929RR Posts: 715	Not to resurrect a LONG dead thread, but I'm going to. Because I can. I have the RC51 ready for inspection, paperwork's all done. Waiting on the weather to play nice long enough for me to get the bike into the trailer and get it to the next town over for inspection. After more road blocks and hurdles than I can enumerate, I FINALLY figured out how to register a machine in Japan. That's when the base decides to do what this base seems to be good at and stick it to people sideways, sans lube. AFI 91-207 was re-written not too long ago, and it requires sport bike riders to attend a MSF course in addition to that required of every other type of bike. All of the sport bike riders at Misawa are being threatened to park their bikes because the base wants a sport bike rider to teach the MSRC (even though there are other courses allowed by the reg.). Sounds fishy to me, but I've been told to "shut up and color" every time I've inquired about a RiderCoach cert. Here's a few questions for the certified RiderCoaches on here: 1. Is there a different "cert" for each course? Or is a RiderCoach certified to teach all MSF courses? 2. How much ass-pain might I expect if I looked into getting cert'd on my own dime? 3. Is anyone near the Florida panhandle teaching the MSF ARC in June-ish? __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!"

03-23-2014, 05:29 AM	#3
MikeSP1 Perpetual trouble Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at the base of the Alps Moto: VTX 1300C, RC51, CBR600RR, CBR929RR Posts: 715	Well, here's an update on the bike's registration…done. Trailered the bike to Hachinohe last Wednesday. I pulled into LTO (Land Transportation Office) at 2pm and had a Japanese title and license plate by 430pm. We're supposed to have a meeting sometime this next week to figure out how we're going to proceed. I have no idea what base leadership is going to decide. Hopefully they don't decide that I need to park 'em. I will definitely look into the total control course. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!"