"...in a critical situation, your response is calm, correct, and automatic. That's Riding Right!"
Who is this guy?
Hello, Jim Compton; 56, married, and living in Weaverville, NC. Recently retired form the U.S. Forest Service here in Asheville. I've started this little venture in hopes that as my clientele grows through word-of-mouth, local dealer support, and this web site I can keep busy helping folks become better riders, stay safe and really enjoy their machines.
Trainer Qualifications I have been a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Instructor since 1999, doing most of my MSF teaching at AB Tech, and Blue Ridge Community College in Hendersonville. I felt the need to do more however, after learning from local dealers that some new riders can are not get into a MSF class as soon as they would like, so I started Get Riding Right!
I've met a lot of nice folks through my teaching who just happen to ride all kinds of motorcycles. So I've have gotten beyond the clannish mindset that sets riders of one type of bike against another. Riders are all good folks.
As for what they ride, here's my bottom line; all motorcycles, no matter whose name is on the tank, must obey the same laws of physics. Coming to understand why a motorcycle does what it does, its abilities and limitations, and how to ride accordingly, that's what I call "Riding Right".
My teaching style is personal. I'm no drill sargent. I pride myself on; - an effective communication style based on the ability to listen, - a keen eye for observation coupled with a teaching style at focuses on the positive and thereby instills confidence, - patience to allow someone to learn, because I understand that we are all different and each will learn in their own way, in their own time.
So if you already have your motorcycle, want to get it right, and really enjoy your journey, check out the contact page. Riding Bio Motorcycling has been a major part of my life. I started out 30 years on a naked 450; commuting, day rides, and weekend trips. Over the years bikes would come and go, but I always kept my stash of gear; a good helmet and leather jacket, boots and gloves. My life on two wheels went to the next level in 1991. I was back in school at WCU, and engaged to be married. I had ridden my bride-to-be around on my 750 twin enough to know that we were going to need more motorcycle under us. Soon after that the fates delivered to us the bike that would change my life. A 1000cc sport-tourer with full fairing, hard saddlebags, and a 6.5-gallon fuel tank, this was it! A long range, four season machine that was made for really going places, solo or two-up, so off we went!
So now riding the Blue Ridge Parkway might mean from end to end. Long weekend rides might mean the wilds of West Virginia or the Gulf coast. When winter comes I add the electric jacket and gloves and kept going. That's the way it's been for 20 years now.
In 2003 I got into dual-sport riding. This has been an eye opener for me, as I missed out on dirt bikes in my youth, but I believe it's never to late to learn. I enjoy the "little bikes" most of all; day riding, and touring with camping out in the forest whenever I can.
