Category Archives: Motorcycle

Little Red Ride

Or, My First Bike
Yes. I did get a bike. No. I have not yet passed the MRC:RSS.
Hmmm. How do I approach this? My original goal was to get decent gear, pass the MRC:RSS, get my license and then buy my first bike. I still want to do all those things. Only the order has changed. [...]

A Long Time to Nowhere

Or, Still Missing the MRC:RSS
It has been several months now, but yes, I am still missing the MRC:RSS course. However, that is not to say that I didn’t pass the course. Well, I haven’t done that either. The thing is, I still haven’t retaken it. I know. I know. I wanted to take the course [...]

How Not to Pass the MRC:RSS-Follow Up

This is a follow up to How Not to Pass the MRC:RSS
I went to the doctor yesterday to get my personal inspection. After a couple of consultations and several x-rays, I learned that I have a hairline fracture in the radial head, the end of the radius bone of the forearm where it connects at the [...]

How Not to Pass the MRC:RSS

Or, Missing the Certificate
In case you haven’t guessed from the title, I took the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Motorcycle Rider Course : Riding and Street Skills, and did not pass. Actually, I am not too surprised at the outcome. There are many things to learn and much has to go right to succeed. Sometimes things happen [...]

Why Arai?

Instead of … ?
With a simple stroke of the pen and a click of the Send button, Arai Helmet can shake their customer base. The recent legal action is, unfortunately, not unique in the world of business, especially given our litigious society. Several other companies have committed similar errors of judgement. Some of them learn. [...]