Ride More?

As spring progresses and we are all under mandatory stay at home recommendations and we are all riding less or not at all, now is not the time to let safety take a back seat. There are still a few things we can do. Now is a good time to catch up on reading motorcycle safety articles. There are always some good tips in online safety articles. Here is a good site to check out; www.msgroup.org

Now is also a good time to do motorcycle maintenance. Parts are still available online but even if you don’t do your own maintenance do a thorough T-CLOCK on your ride to make sure it is ready when it is time to ride. How about keeping your body ready? Motorcycling is both mental and physical. Don’t let your body or mind get soft during down-times. Walk and do some exercises and sit on your ride to keep the muscle memory intact. Work the controls to help keep in touch. Some have been able to do short rides to the grocery store and such which is good to keep skills in shape.

Summer isn’t far off and we all want to be ready for those long relaxing rides in the countryside, so keep in touch with your ride of choice so that those relaxing rides will be safe rides and we all return home to do it again.

Richard Kitko

SC Senior District Educator

Rider Education Levels Extensions

Good afternoon South Carolina,

Attached is a document describing the Rider Education Levels Program Extensions/Grace Period due to the Corona Virus quarantine. An important comment of note is that the grace period described in the document will not be reduced, it may be increased.

Once again we hope everyone is doing well and keeping in contact with family and friends.

Hope to see you soon,

John

View the PDF:

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