East Coast Marines participate in advanced motorcycle class

Photo By Staff Sgt. S.T. Stewart | Staff Sgt. Michael J. Habersham, one of the students participating in the advanced motorcycle operators school, weaves through cones Aug. 9, on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. During the class the Marines were taught techniques to help better their riding skills. They practiced steering, breaking, cornering and obstacle avoidance.  

CHERRY POINT, NC, UNITED STATES

08.09.2012

Story by Lance Cpl. S.T. Stewart 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Marines from East Coast military installations gathered on the flight line aboard Cherry Point to participate in the advanced motorcycle operator school, Aug. 9.

The California Super Bike School hosted the class for the more than 20 active duty Marines.

“We like working with Marines and being able to come out here and give them the chance to better their riding skills,” said Dylan Code, the project manager for the school.

During the class the Marines were taught techniques to help better their riding skills. They practiced steering, breaking, cornering and obstacle avoidance. The participants spent a majority of their time weaving through cones, taking sharp corners and stopping at different speeds.

“One of the best things about this class is that Marines spend about 80 percent of the time riding their bikes,” said Code. “This is a good thing because it gives them more practice. The only way to get good at something is to get out there and do it.”

The course was a two-day class and was free for active duty Marines. Before partaking in the advanced class the Marines were required to have taken the basic and experienced riders courses.

“Although the advanced course isn’t required for Marines to take prior to riding a motorcycle, it is still good to get out here and take the class,” said Staff Sgt. Michael J. Habersham, one of the students participating in the class. “This class is an opportunity to get some professional help on improving motorcycle riding skills.”

Code said the two-day course, held only about six times a year, cost more than $2,400 for civilians to participate. This class was a military specific class that only active duty military could partake in and was funded by 2nd Marine Logistics Group and Marine Corps Installations East.

The next advanced motorcycle operator school classes will be held aboard the air station Aug. 24-25 and Aug. 27-28. For more information about upcoming course dates, locations and to sign up visit http://bit.ly/motorcyclerider.

• Date Taken: 08.09.2012
• Date Posted: 08.14.2012 16:46
• Story ID: 93218
• Location: CHERRY POINT, NC, US