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Every Kind of Motorcycle Training Is Worth Something. Here's What Each One Is For — and Where We Pick Up.

Training is improvement. Any grounded program beats winging it, and we will never sneer at a rider for where they learned. The range course that got you endorsed, the track day that taught your knee where the ground is, the video you watched three times before a long trip, the friend who rode behind you and told you what looked off — every one of those made you better. That's the honest starting point, and it's also the point of this whole piece. The question isn't which kind of training "wins." It's what each kind is built to do, and what's still left on the table after. So here's the fair version of each, and where Mañana Moto picks up. The range / basic rider course. This is where most of us started, and it earns its place: it gets you licensed and puts the core controls — clutch, throttle, friction zone, a panic stop — into your hands in a closed, low-stakes space. That's exactly what a controlled lot is for , and it does it well. Where we ...

What's Happening in Motorcycling — Weekly Roundup (Week of June 26)

What's Happening in Motorcycling — Weekly Roundup Covering the week of June 26 · published Friday, July 3, 2026 · Mañana Moto Instruction · Albuquerque, NM Welcome to your ride through the news that actually matters to people on two wheels. It's peak summer here in central New Mexico — hot afternoons and the first hints of monsoon season moving in. A quiet stretch on the law-and-rulemaking side, but three open recalls worth a 30-second check, some out-of-state legislation shaping where riders can and can't filter, a heads-up on the I-25 work zone, and a full calendar of local bike nights and rides. Here's the short version, in plain English, with a link to the source on every item. 🔧 Safety & Recalls Three motorcycle recalls are open right now — all fixes are free, and one needs your attention today. The one to act on first: Harley-Davidson is recalling roughly 17,000 2025–2026 Softail models — Heritage Classic, Street Bob, Low Rider S and Low Rider ST — f...