Next Doc Wong Riding Clinic-August 8, 2004!

Next Doc Wong Riding Clinic-August 8, 2004!

You're invited to:

Doc Wong Riding Clinic ""Cornering Confidence - Pivot Steering"

When: Sunday August 8, 2004 8am-3pm
Where: Starts at my office, then a 110 mile ride thru the Skyline hills!
       Active Life Medical Center
       1391 Woodside Road, Suite 200
       Redwood City, CA 94061
How to register:  just e-mail me at: docwong RemoveThis @aol.com
Cost:  $0.00

I'm very excited about this month's topic! It's a key topic that can increase
your confidence and smoothness around corners. What is one of the most stable
ways to turn a motorcycle? How and why does this make turning easier? These
and more questions will be answered at this clinic!

The "Doc Wong Weather Forecast":  Sunny skies and warm weather!

Please note that these clinics are held rain or shine!  It it turns out to be a
dry and warm day, so be it.  The Doc Wong Riding Clinic still goes on! 

Check out the stuff on the Doc Wong (Free) Riding Clinics on my web site!
http://www.docwong.com

Note: Photos for "Doc Wong Crashes" and the "Doc Wong Rider Mentor Borad" are
now on my web site.
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Also the BIG DAY - -  Rider Skills and Safety Day is August 29, 2004 at the
Alice's Resturant 4 Corner's area.  
 
http://docwong.com/Riderday/Riderday.htm
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Next Doc Wong (Street) Clinics:  (Dates are subject to change )

"Improving Your Cornering Skills and Confidence"

August 6, 2004 "Doc Wong Basic Motorcycle Maintenance Clinic 7:15pm Friday
night
August 8, 2004 "Cornering Confidence - Pivot Steering" Sunday 8am-2:30pm
August 20, 2004 "Basic Suspension Part 3
August 21, 2004 "First Aid/CPR for Motorcyclists" Saturday  9am to 4pm

September 3, 2004 "Doc Wong Basic Motorcycle Maintenance Clinic 7:15pm Friday
night
September 12, 2004 "Smooth Riding - Awareness, Vision and the Vanishing point"
Sunday 8am-2:30pm
September 24, 2004 "Basic Suspension Part 1"  Friday night 7:15pm-10:15pm
September 25, 2004 "First Aid/CPR for Motorcyclists" Saturday  9am to 4pm

October 15, 2004 "Basic Suspension Part 2"  Friday night 7:15pm-10:15pm
October 17, 2004 "Cornering Confidence - Road Surfaces and Curve
Configurations" Sunday 8am-2:30pm
October 22, 2004 "Basic Motorcycle Maintenance" Friday night 7:15pm-9:30pm

November 5, 2004 "Basic Suspension Part 1"  Friday night 7:15pm-10:15pm
November 12, 2004 Doc Wong Basic Motorcycle Maintenance Clinic 7:15pm Friday
night
November 14, 2004 "Cornering Confidence - Wet Weather Riding and Loose
Conditions" Sunday 8am-2:30pm

December 3, 2004 Doc Wong Basic Motorcycle Maintenance Clinic 7:15pm Friday
night
December 5, 2004 "Smooth Riding - Shifting and Braking" Sunday 8am-2:30pm
December 10, 2004 "Basic Suspension Part 2"  Friday night 7:15pm-10:15pm
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Special Doc Wong Events:

August 29, 2004 Sunday Rider Skills and Survival Day at the Alice's Rest 4
Corners area
October 10, 2004 Sunday: Ducati Day in La Honda
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Next Doc Wong group at Keith Code's Calif. Superbike School

December 16, 2004 (Thursday) at Laguna Seca Raceway

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Next Doc Wong group at an TRACK DAYs events:
E-mail me at DocWong RemoveThis @aol.com for more information!  To register for any of
these track days go to the organizer's web site and mention that you're in the
Doc Wong Group for any applicable discounts. www.clubdesmo.com www.keigwin.com
www.speedyard.com

July 31, 2004 (Saturday) Thunderhill - Keigwins at the Track

August 1, 2004 (Sunday) Thunderhill - Keigwins at the Track
August 14, 2004 (Saturday) Buttonwillow - Club Desmo
August 15, 2004 (Sunday) Buttonwillow - Club Desmo
August 20, 2004 (Friday) Thunderhill - Speedyard
August 26, 2004 (Monday) Sears Point - Keigwins at the Track

Sept 6, 2004 (Monday-Labor Day) Thunderhill - Keigwins at the Track
Sept 10, 2004 (Friday) Thunderhill - Speedyard
Sept 18, 2004 (Saturday) Thunderhill - Keigwins at the Track
Sept 19, 2004 (Sunday) Buttonwillow - Keigwins at the Track

October 2, 2004 (Saturday) Reno Fernley - Keigwins at the Track
October 3, 2004 (Sunday) Reno Fernley - Keigwins at the Track
October 11, 2004 (Monday) Thunderhill - Keigwins at the Track
October 26, 2004 (Tuesday) Thunderhill - Keigwins at the Track

November 5, 2004 (Friday) Sears Point - Keigwins at the Track
November 9, 2004 (Saturday) Thunderhill - Keigwins at the Track

December 1, 2004 (Wednesday) Laguna Seca - Club Desmo
December 17, 2004 (Friday) Laguna Seca - Club Desmo
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Next Dirt and Dual Sport Clinics (format is Friday night 7:15pm at my
office and Saturday or Sunday 9am at Hollister Hills)

(done for this season, next one will be scheduled sometime in October 2004)
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**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....your 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"....great
reading.

And special acknowledgement to L. Ron Hubbard who has provided me with the
vital tools to be effective in life and in teaching me how to learn
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Also, check out the new "Back Exercises" on my web site! 
http://www.docwong.com and let me know what you think or would like to see!
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I think you'll like this!

As always, there will also be a discussion about:

        1.  Riding Within Your Abilities
        2.  Doc Wong's Smooth Street Riding Technique
        3.  Public Relations
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The following description was provided by Michael Nelson
nelson RemoveThis @seahunt.imat.com

Several folks have expressed their interest in attending, but what we need for
you to do now is to CONFIRM via E-mail or  telephone to Dr. Wong's office in
Redwood City if you're planning on attending. 

The phone number at the office is 1-650-365-7775.
The clinic will meet at (of all places) a clinic...

We'll meet at 8AM at: Active Life Medical Center
1391 Woodside Road,
Suite 200
Redwood City, CA 94061

Please be gassed up and ready for a three hour ride after the one hour
seminar.  We won't be stopping for a snack until about 10 am, so if you get
hungry before that time of the day either bring a snack with you or eat before
you arrive.

You can gas up before the clinic at any of the numerous gas stations on
Woodside Road where the clinic is. 

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 three hour group ride in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains.

PURPOSE: Enhance your riding skills, increase your enjoyment, and learn better
riding survival reflexes.

COST: FREE

TYPE OF MOTORCYCLE:  If it has 2 wheels and a motor, you're invited.

SKILL LEVEL 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.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: A motorcycle in good mechanical condition, helmet, gloves,
heavy jacket (leather or heavy material), heavy pants, boots... in other words,
sensible riding attire.  If you show up in shorts, tank top, Oakley blades and
flipflops on your feet, you _may_be invited to go home.  You must also have a
valid motorcycle license and insurance.  Full leathers are encouraged.

RIDING LOCATION: Any and all backroads off Skyline Blvd, along thecoast,
Highway 9, etc.

HOW TO REGISTER: E-mail Dr. Wong at DOCWONG RemoveThis @AOL.Com or call (650) 365-7775.

TIMES: Sunday mornings, 8:00AM to 9:00AM for the workshopwith approximately 4
hours riding afterwards.  Lunch in Davenport at 12noon.  We're usually done at
2:30pm with a short talk on Skyline Blvd (Hwy 35) and Hwy 9.

WHO: Dr. Harry Wong, with guest ride leaders, and who knows?

WORKSHOP FORMAT: The one hour talk will cover one major topic.  Then when we
ride, we ride with the emphasis of applying the principles of that one topic.

We split the riders into groups of around 10 riders each, according to what 
YOU think your riding skill level is.  The first group will  generally ride at
a faster pace and the last group riding at the slowest pace.

You can ride at a slower pace, you don't need to feel like you have to keep up
with the riders in front of you.

We'll have volunteer ride leaders leading you on the route thru the hills. 
Those riders will be designated to you prior to beginning the ride.  As
volunteer riders, they are often very willing to help you in any way they can. 
So feel free to ask them questions on riding, the route, etc. 

It's important to approach this whole thing with the right attitude.

If one of the volunteer ride leaders talks to you, it's meant to be
constructive criticism and should be taken that way.  After all, the purpose of
the Clinics is to improve your skills.

We try to ride at a moderate pace, and we hold the speed down on the straights
to allow slower riders to catch up.  We stop at any intersection where we're
turning off to another road and we don't continue until everyone has arrived.

We'll try to make rest stops long enough so that the slower riders will get a
rest, too.

TOPICS:

     o  "Cornering Confidence - Judging Entrance Speed"
o  "Cornering Confidence - The Steering Input"
o  "Smooth Riding - Throttle Control"
o  "Cornering Confidence - Lines of Travel (1-2 Turn Method)"
o  "Smooth Riding -  Handle bar pressure"
o  "Cornering Confidence - Pivot Steering"
o  "Smooth Riding - Body English-Weight Transfer" 
o  "Cornering Confidence - Stable Body Position and Anchor Points"
o  "Smooth Riding - Awareness and Vision"
o "Cornering Confidence - Road Surfaces and Curve Configurations"
o "Cornering Confidence - Wet Weather Riding and Loose Conditions"

Ride Route: http://www.docwong.com/st-clinc/index.htm

- Michael -
Michael Nelson <michaelnel RemoveThis @comcast.net>
San Francisco, CA 1-415-240-2841
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Directions to Active Life Medical Center

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     Active Life Medical Center
     1391 Woodside Road, Suite 200
     Redwood City, CA 94061
     (650) 365-7775

Doc  (DOCWONG@AOL.Com)
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