Doc Wong's Guzzi

The next Street Riding Clinics will be on:

Feb 8, 2002 "Basic Suspension Workshop Part 1" Friday night 7:15pm
Feb 17, 2002 "Smooth Riding - Throttle Control"
Feb 24, 2002 "First Aid / CPR for motorcyclists! 8am to 1:30pm with ride afterwards!

March 8, 2002 "Basic Suspension Workshop Part 2" Friday night 7:15pm
March 17, 2002 "Cornering Confidence - The Steering Input"

April 19, 2002 "Basic Suspension Workshop Part 1" Friday night 7:15pm
April 20, 2002 Special Saturday Doc Wong-Keith Code Riding Clinic-(by
reservation only)

May 26, 2002 "Cornering Confidence - Lines of Travel (1-2 Turn Method)"

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Street Bike Nights at Q Cafe, 529 Alma Street, Palo Alto will be on:

March 18, 2002 - Come see Brake King  and custom bikes. Door Prizes!

These events have been such a super success we are expanding!
Now come on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays. Arrive anytime!
Some nights we will meet and ride, some we will have vendors and door prizes!

April 8, 2002 "Vendors and Meet and Ride 5:30PM"
April 15, 2002 "Vendors"
April 22, 2002 "Meet and Ride 5:30PM"

May 13, 2002 "Meet and Ride 5:30PM"
May 20, 2002 "Vendors"
May 27, 2002 "No Sport Bike Night - Memorial Day Ride Weekend!"

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Next Doc Wong group at Keith Code's Calif. Superbike School

April 25, 2002 Thunder Hill (12 spots reserved--8 level 1 and 5 adv levels)

September 10, 2002 Sears Point

November 14th, 2002 Thunder Hill Raceway

November 26, 2002 Laguna Seca

E-mail me at docwong@aol.com. for more info.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Next Doc Wong group OPEN TRACK DAY events:

An "Open" track day is a day we rent the track and ride to our heart's content! Groups are separated into A, B and C groups based on skill and experience.

Laguna Seca
Tuesday, February 12th, 2002
Wednesday, December 11th, 2002
Thursday, december 12th, 2002

Buttonwillow Raceway
Saturday & Sunday, June 15th & 16th, 2002
Saturday & Sunday, July 6th & 7th, 2002
Saturday & Sunday, August 10th & 11th, 2002
Saturday & Sunday, December 28th & 29th, 2002
All done for this year, stay tuned for next year!
E-mail me at docwong@aol.com. for more information!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Next Doc Wong Dirt Clinics:

Next Dirt and Dual Sport Clinics (format is Friday night 7:15pm at my office and Sunday 9am at Clear Creek)

Friday night Jan 25, 2002 and Sunday January 27, 2002

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

**Special acknowledgement and thanks to Keith Code of California Superbike Schools for his help and guidence and support. The Doc Wong Street Riding Clinics are almost all based on his works.

My personal recommendation: Get his books and tapes on the subject, read them and apply them...our riding will be much better for it!

And special acknowledgement to Gary Jaehne for his contributions on the Suspension clinics and in his book: "Sportbiking: The Real World"

Who Runs the Street Clinics, and What are They?

Dr. Harry Wong, a prominent Redwood City chiropractor and extremely knowledgeable sport rider, has started a monthly series of Motorcycle Riding Clinics. These seminars are FREE, and consist of a one hour lecture followed by a four-hour group ride in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains.

How Much Does it Cost?

That's the beauty of it--nothing! It's absolutely FREE.

What's it for?

The purpose of the clinic is to enhance your riding skills, increase your enjoyment, and learn better riding survival reflexes.

There is always a "Topic of the Month", as well as regular discussion of: 1) riding within your own abilities, 2) riding in groups and 3) public relations.

"Topics of the Month" include:

• Keith Code
• Cornering Confidence - Judging Entrance Speed
• Cornering Confidence - The Steering Input
• Cornering Confidence - A New Style of Riding
• Cornering Confidence - Throttle Control
• Handling and Predicting Road Conditions
• Lines of Travel
• Loose Conditions
• Muddy Conditions
• Riding and Negotiating Difficult Roads
• Riding "The Pace"
• Riding With a Passenger
• Road Surfaces
• Safety Gear
• Smooth Riding
• Smooth Riding - Handle bar pressure
• Smooth Riding - Body English & Weight Transfer
• Survival Skills
• Suspension Basics
• Turning Points
• Wet Weather Riding
• And many others ... to be announced!

Recommendation if you ride street: Get a dual-sport bike or dirt bike and learn how to ride in the dirt where it's always loose. Besides being a blast, it'll make you a more confident street rider.

What Skill Level is Required?

Since these are not fast sport rides, any reasonably competent rider should be able to participate. We recommend that you be comfortable with your bike and knowledgeable about your (and your bike's) limitations and capabilities.

If you have been riding for at least six months, you've probably got the minimum level of expertise required.

The bottom line is that if you can safely negotiate the mountainous roads off Skyline Blvd, then you do have the minimum skills for the ride.