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Elgin Airforce Base Motorcycle Instructor?

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I sure enjoyed reading everybodies memories of "the good ol' days" and hearing about how things have changed too. I've been trying to mix motorcycling and the military since 1971 and here I am at Grafenwohr, Germany still at it. Those who wrote that the military (especially the AF) were basically against motorcycles are absolutely right. Also correct was the point that essentially every base or command had its own set of rules. I've spent most of my time associated with the miltary overseas and that's just another whole layer of oversight and control. I've been at some places where motorcycle riding was banned outright as in Thailand. Much more common is for the military to put so many hoops up to jump through that they hope you'll just give up and not ride such as at Yokosuka Navy Base over the last ten years. Here at Grafenwohr currently things seem surprisingly free with USAREUR having just removed the requirement for a MSF safety course to be licensed. In fact, currently all you need to do is have a valid US motorcycle license and attend a three hour orientation to add a motorcycle endorsement to your USAREUR POV license. And as loud et said, Bavaria is like living in a postcard with great roads and wonderful food and beer. I can't wait for the spring and summer. My old 1200 Bandit that I brought over from Japan will finally be able to act like a real big bike out on country roads instead of city riding all the time.
 
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