Mission Statement

Our primary goal is to improve, educate, and provide continuous learning for all levels of riders in a safe controlled environment. Rider coaches are using visual training aids, hands-on motorcycle operations, and coaching for developing students skills at their level. Riders will learn the concepts and implementation of basic motorcycle skills applied onto everyday traffic.


 

Trina

The Owner– I took my very first motorcycle safety course in 1995, and I have not left the range. I became involved teaching others to ride because I, myself , almost failed the class when I first tried. I sought extra practice and instruction by becoming a program aide (Range Aide). This really helped as I didn’t have a motorcycle at first. From there, with extra practice every weekend, within one year I become qualified to become a Rider Coach. My compassion for others, and complete understanding of what it means to someone to learn how to ride, helps me to work with students who didn’t think that they would really be able to ride–––ride! My first motorcycle was a 450 Honda Nighthawk “basket case”……cost $700.00 and with help from my very good friend we put it together, I sold it 6 months later for the price of which I paid for it . That’s when I became a Honda Shadow girl and from a 600DLX to a 1300VTX present day (even though they don’t call them Shadows, they look it). I can say form experience this was the best course I’ve ever taken and would not had lived to ride had I not take the course. There is nothing better than a trained and knowledgeable rider.

Steve

I am fairly new to motorcycling, with a little over five years of riding. In those five years I have encountered just about everything that could happen from laying the motorcycle down at low speeds to have a 18 wheeler blow a tire in front of me. I took a rider course back in 2007 and bought a Honda 750 to start out with, I currently ride a Honda 1300 VTX today. Funny, that’s what Trina rides. I acquired my MSF certification from Chester’s Harley Davidson in Mesa in March 2009. I’ve been teaching motorcycle safety since April 2009. The joy you get from seeing a beginner rider complete the course and get certified is very rewarding. My likes are, bow hunting, old west history, and recently started following politics. By the way don’t get Trina started on it!

Mark

I started riding motorcycles in 1978. My first motorcycle was a 1975 Honda CB 360T. It was metallic blue and I rode it anytime that there was no snow on the ground. I went through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Motorcycle Rider Course Instructor's Preparation course in July of 1982. I have been teaching rider safety ever since. My goal in teaching the riding classes is to influence at least one person so that they make a decision which will save their life. I don't know who it will be, I don't know which class they'll be in, I just know that they'll be along at some time.

My current road bike is a 2008 Buell Ulysses. Choosing the Buell was a very big change after 20+ years with BMWs. Not that anything's wrong with current BMWs, the Ulysses just had a very strong appeal. I still have my 1982 BMW R100rs (over 200,000 miles). I don't see myself letting that bike go for a very long time

Lila

My father had motorcycles when I was a youngster. Finally, when I was almost five, he started to take me on short rides close to home.

We went to the flat track races, and they had - MINIBIKES!!!! The begging began, until one Christmas morning, when "Santa" brought me a Honda XL70.

The next year we moved to Alaska, and there I learned more trail riding techniques. All that rough terrain riding was fun (I still have a dirt bike), but it was the road that called me all along. My first road bike was a 1976 Sportster with a kick start. In 2002 I got my dream bike, a Heritage Softtail Classic. I put about 60,000 miles on it, and decided to upgrade to a newer year model, so now have a 2007, with about 45,000. My '07 rides like a magic carpet.

Over the years I taught many people how to ride. When I became aware of the MSF Basic Rider Course, I wanted to become a Coach. I moved to Arizona. I knew it was how I wanted to teach riding.

While taking the Coach's class, I met Trina and Steve Meeks. Trina has been Coaching many years, and watched me progress as a Coach. She still is. I've been working with the two of them since I got certified, and hope to for years to come.