I love riding my Hyabusa, but I can’t imagine riding it like these guys. Completely insane!
Steve Tansley
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Hats off to this jumpmaster. He stayed with his student until the last possible moment and saved this guys life. I hope all of my jumps are with people this skilled and dedicated.
Great tune to listen to while winding the Hyabusa out!
I got into sport bike riding a few years ago, and finally convinced Liz to let me pick up my dream bike. It’s a turbo Hyabusa. I took it out with my buddy Ron yesterday and opened it up. I got two shifts in standing up from 60 to 130. Man oh man is this thing quick.
My training has come along nicely. I am able to hold my own against Carl these days. I started working as a part time trainer on some weekends. Here I am demonstrating one method of defending against a knife attack. This rapid fire disarming technique is crucial in gaining control of the situation.
I have been burning off a lot of excess energy in the last year during my Krav Maga classes. It is really intense training, but I would recommend it anyone. I almost got sick a few times from the extreme effort you have to operate at. I thought I was ready to handle Carl’s frontal attack, but he just knocked me down like I was nothing. Looking forward to learning how to fend off attacks like this in the next year.
With over 100 dives each under our belts we thought it was time to kick it up a notch, and decided to hit Roatan. What a great trip. We stayed at Anthony’s Key Resort and it was fantastic. The whole operation was finely tuned. The food was great and we got to visit the dolphin research institute next door. This picture is from a shark dive we did on the far side of the island.
We were super lucky and saw three whale sharks. They are something like 10 meters long and so powerful. One flip of their tail would send you tumbling through the water. They kept diving and resurfacing. We must have spent at least 30 minutes with these gentle giants of the ocean.
Our cabana was right on the water and the hammocks were great for winding down after a long day diving.
My flight lessons have been going well. Today I did my first solo flight. It wasn’t nearly as frightening as I imagined it would be. I had some Maiden cranked up and did a nice loop out over Fountain Hills and landed without any problems. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks for inspiring me Bruce! Time for a beer!
I completed my 300th jump and decided to start base jumping. I was a bit nervous, but it went as well as it could. It was a bit colder than I expected but my adrenaline was pumping so hard I was burning up.
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