Ron Edgell: TEAM Arizona Rider of the Month June 2015!
Last Updated: December 1st, 2020
What do you do when you’re a retired mine safety engineer and you haven’t ridden in thirty (30) years but the itch to ride on two wheels is hitting you hard and heavy? Take a TEAM Arizona Basic RiderCourse! Ron approached us at this year’s Bike Week event in Scottsdale to tell us how happy he’s been since making the decision one year ago to return to riding. His exuberance and passion for motorcycling could not be restrained. Of course, we just had to make him our Rider of the Month for June 2015!
WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
One of the things that struck us during our conversation was that Ron was a thoughtful, measured person. Considering he went from a Vespa at 14 to a dirt bike in his 20’s, some may think jumping up to a Harley Davidson FLHTK would be a big risk. Ron tempered the risk through training and education. He doesn’t take the act of motorcycling lightly. In fact, his favorite thing about riding is that there is a “great responsibility that goes along with controlling a powerful machine like the Harley”.
Ron makes sure to manage his risk in traffic by applying the strategies he learned in the training course and anticipates cars pulling out in front of him. He’s even applied a lot of the strategies he learned to his car driving experience. Without a doubt, he puts all of this skills to use when he rides up to Mt. Lemmon with his friends.
As a former miner, his one critical piece of information he’d like to pass on to all riders is not terribly surprising: WEAR A HELMET. Once a mine safety engineer, always a mine safety engineer. We appreciate that perspective Ron! Thank you for being our Rider of the Month!
Riders, we want to honor YOU! Do you know someone who should be TEAM Arizona’s Rider of the Month? Entering their name is SIMPLE.
- Email Bill (bill@motorcycletraining.com )
- In the subject line, type “Rider of the Month”
- In one paragraph, tell us why this rider deserves the title TEAM Arizona Rider of the Month!
Let’s have some serious FUN with this gang! There are some great stories out there and we don’t want to miss them, so tell us about yourselves!
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