Hi, from Virginia Beach

[USNRider]

Like the title says. Live in Virginia Beach when not on deployment. Looking to start a drill team locally if I can find enough riders.

[LarryO]

Greetings from Freeland, MD. The Free State.
Congratulations on the new Web Site. Best of Luck.

[Cruiseman]

Welcome to both of you, and thanks!

[USNRider]

Thanks Cruiseman, looking forward to this site and hoping the drama from other forums doesn't make its way here.

[rmcnelly]

Hello from Portsmouth, VA.

USNRider, please tell me more about your drill team idea. I usually ride every Sat morning with the Honda Riders of Tidewater from Honda of Norfolk. I upgraded from a '98 Valkyrie to a '12 Wing earlier this year.

--Rick

[USNRider]

Good morning Rick,

A friend and I are working together practicing basic drill team maneuvers right every few weeks when we have free time. We've had a few others tell us they are interested, but they haven't shown up to practice yet. I figure, if we get 6-10 people together we can have a solid group so if a person doesn't show we still have enough to practice or even put on a show if there is a venue. The idea is to use the drill team to promote motorist awareness so we can hopefully reduce the number of car/motorcycle crashes.

I went to Wing Ding in Madison this year and even had the opportunity to practice with experienced drill team riders and put on a show during the event. It was easier than I thought it would be to get a group of people to learn a routine and put on the show. Now, two of the people leading the practice were experienced people but the other six had never done it before and none of the 8 had met before our first practice. The routine was basic, but still enjoyed by the crowd at Wing Ding. New teams can still put on a nice show while also learning to ride together and keeping safe distances from each other to reduce the risk of a mishap or damage.

If you are interested please let me know so we can set up a time and place to meet and discuss or even get the bikes moving. I figure once we get 3-4 bikes anyone on the fence will see what we are doing and at least come to support us and maybe even give it a shot. Here is a shortened video that my wife took of the show in Madison to give you an idea of what types of routines a newer team would be doing.

http://youtu.be/Bjo0kBp5J1Y

[rmcnelly]

Thanks for the video. I'm not sure if the drill team interests me, but I'd certainly be interested in learning to ride like your avatar.

[USNRider]

I just sent you a couple of private messages with my contact info.

[rmcnelly]

Thanks! I sent you an email.