T.O.P.S. Motorcycle Training

The TOPS Motorcycle Training course was probably one of the most difficult things I have ever done, but also one of the most important. The goal of the training is to make us safer on the motorcycle we actually ride.

After watching videos on the exercises we would be doing we headed outside to the practical application. It was a very hot day requiring lots of hydration and frequent rest stops. After practicing our figure eights, we moved on to a sharp right or left turn from a stop. The remainder of the course was emergency braking, brake and avoid, and offset cone weave.

Our instructor was very skilled, but also patient. I believe he could teach almost anyone. Here he demonstrates a maneuver, the keyhole, done in slow speed competitions.

The other students were a fun bunch and everyone left with their certificate.