FEATURE
HONDA RIDER EDUCATION CENTER
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and desert terrains. Over 2500
different species of plants grace
the property.
CLASS IS IN SESSION
A day at the Honda Rider Educa-
tion Center flows smoothly and
goes by faster than any rider
would like. After signing in at the
front desk, riders are fitted with
the proper riding gear under the
supervision of instructors. Then
it is out to the riding area to learn
the basic riding mechanics of
the provided Honda dirt bikes.
Understanding the controls,
like throttle and brakes, and in
most cases gearshift and clutch,
is obviously important. Once
students understand these must-
know fundamentals, the first
step is to learn to start the bike.
This is made easier on bikes with
electric starting, of course, but
everyone should learn how to
operate a manual starting sys-
tem still commonly found on dirt
bikes. Ask them to show you.
Then, before the students are
allowed to pin it to win it, the
instructors show how to slowly
For this story,
we focused on
kids, but people
of all ages can
get their feet wet
at the HREC. It's
never too late to
learn how to ride
a motorcycle.
Paxton Booth gives you the lowdown on how it all works in this video.
