gtutunjian
ISOIA
Hi Everyone,
My name is Greg Tutunjian, and I'm riding a '12 F800R. First motorcycle (other than riding a 125cc during MSF Basic Riding Training back in April of 2012.) I purchased my F800R a week later and had it trailered home...Practiced in the driveway, quiet streets, etc. until I was confident enough to get "... on the road." I look at each ride as a training opportunity. I've purchased and read a lot of the usual (and not so usual) books, watched YouTube videos, and I joined a riding group in May of 2012: Boston Area Motorcycle Riders (BAMR), a Meetup Group. BAMR has a mandatory training/group ride based on MSF standards. I've been participating in at least one formal training session each year since 2012. I also support those BAMR introductory training rides whenever I'm available. BAMR group rides are always a good time, a safe time, and we support many local fund raising rides, too.
I wanted to acknowledge BMW MOA's Paul B. Scholarship Program for supporting 50% of my expense in this year's formal training: A day of 1-on-1 road training with Ken Condon. Ken takes a very detailed approach to training planning (and execution) including a pre-training survey and more. We worked out a draft plan for the day when we met in the morning (7/16) and adjusted as the day progressed. We were linked with Bluetooth technology, and Ken uses a GoPro and shares these videos with his students. (We reviewed the morning work over lunch, too.) I learned and enhanced a lot (high speed cornering, emphasis slow speed skills including turning, panic breaking review and panic breaking on sand-ABS on my bike and more) plus reading the road more effectively to setup my continued ride.
This is only one of the many benefits i have found through BMW MOA, and I'm very grateful to have received this financial support and to be a part of this community.
Cheers,
Greg
My name is Greg Tutunjian, and I'm riding a '12 F800R. First motorcycle (other than riding a 125cc during MSF Basic Riding Training back in April of 2012.) I purchased my F800R a week later and had it trailered home...Practiced in the driveway, quiet streets, etc. until I was confident enough to get "... on the road." I look at each ride as a training opportunity. I've purchased and read a lot of the usual (and not so usual) books, watched YouTube videos, and I joined a riding group in May of 2012: Boston Area Motorcycle Riders (BAMR), a Meetup Group. BAMR has a mandatory training/group ride based on MSF standards. I've been participating in at least one formal training session each year since 2012. I also support those BAMR introductory training rides whenever I'm available. BAMR group rides are always a good time, a safe time, and we support many local fund raising rides, too.
I wanted to acknowledge BMW MOA's Paul B. Scholarship Program for supporting 50% of my expense in this year's formal training: A day of 1-on-1 road training with Ken Condon. Ken takes a very detailed approach to training planning (and execution) including a pre-training survey and more. We worked out a draft plan for the day when we met in the morning (7/16) and adjusted as the day progressed. We were linked with Bluetooth technology, and Ken uses a GoPro and shares these videos with his students. (We reviewed the morning work over lunch, too.) I learned and enhanced a lot (high speed cornering, emphasis slow speed skills including turning, panic breaking review and panic breaking on sand-ABS on my bike and more) plus reading the road more effectively to setup my continued ride.
This is only one of the many benefits i have found through BMW MOA, and I'm very grateful to have received this financial support and to be a part of this community.
Cheers,
Greg
