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Old 05-05-2008, 04:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I came across this link and thought I would share with the community. All of the set ups are in PDF so you can print them out and take them with you. Enjoy.

Parking Lot Practice « Sevenslucky: A Squid’s Guide to Motorcycling
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Good find. I spent many hours in parking lots when I first started riding making up my own "courses" to practice things that I needed to improve.
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FANTASTIC link, just wanted to say thank you for posting it up.

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Great Info...I still practice in parking lots at least once a week
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I am still waiting for them to clear the gravel out of the parking lots up here.
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