Customer Testimonials

 

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May 2, 2010

Just got back from a 200 mile jaunt. I am so glad I took your class. Even after riding for 30 years..I feel like such a better rider!

Rick

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March 22, 2010

Hi Mark,

I really got a lot out the session yesterday. Your teaching techniques are excellent. I know I was not great but I did better than I thought I would. Thanks to you. I now have something to practice.

Roy

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Sept. 21, 2009

First of let me thank you for giving me the opportunity to attend this course. Prior to attending the course I had never heard of MOTOMARK1 or the course they offer. However I had supreme confidence in my abilities and thought I could no longer be seriously challenged, I was dead wrong.

Nothing against Keith Code or MSF but I learned more in 1 week with MOTOMARK1 than with Keith Code and MSF combined times 2. The first few days they "humbled" us and showed us how much we really DIDN'T know about our own abilities. They accomplished this by demonstrating the correct way to maneuver through a course, which they made it look easy, and then gave us the opportunity to try.

I was very frustrated for the first few days and almost everyone broke down to the basics...how do I turn...what's TO fast...clutch control...They presented the information in such a way that was very easy to understand and apply. They took as much time as needed in order to be sure that each rider was "driving" to their max capabilities. MSF and Keith Code never took proper amount of time to be sure that this was happening, they did just enough to get by. I never saw this before MOTOMARK1 and I will hold every other instructor I come across to this newly found standard. They made the training as realistic as possible, to include actual street riding. With street riding we actually got to apply what we learned vs. learning theory and applying for the first time on your own time as done with other courses. Everyone is the course gain a vast amount of knowledge and ability, to include a MSF instructor that went through the course.

Thank you.
R/S
Sgt James E. Shaw

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Monday, July 27, 2009

As I have reflected on your off road training class I participated in Thursday afternoon, I have realized that I learned several things that will also help me on the street. And to my surprise, the mistakes I made were actually my best learning moments.

I am positive that never again, in any situation, will I release the brake lever and depress the clutch lever when I am stopped on a steep hill!!!!!

I now also have a greater understanding of how you use the lower body in turns, and the differences between off road driving and street driving.

So I want to say thank you for all that you taught the class, and the great patience that you showed in dealing with the inexperienced riders.

In addition, as one who has worn military and law enforcement uniforms since 1961, I have a great appreciation for your service in the U.S. Marine Corps and law enforcement for so many years.

Thank you for your service to our country and to other law enforcement personnel!

Thank you for your dedication to duty and your professionalism in performing your duties.

Sincerely,
Eugene R. McKinney

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Mark,

Many thanks for sharing your time and expertise last Saturday. I was amazed at how quickly my riding skills vastly improved under your watchful eye. Your challenging and encouraging teaching style made the experience all the more enjoyable. The communication technology and the instant feedback during the instruction was invaluable.

Ken and I haven't been able to stop talking about our "once in a lifetime" ride. He was still smiling the next morning. It was a pleasure meeting you ... and I am looking forward to spending time driving together in the future...

Paul Collins

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May 3, 2009

Dear Mark,

I just wanted to thank you for all of the help that you gave me with my new Honda Goldwing. I knew that getting to NC from NJ would be straight forward enough, and that I had sufficient skill to accomplish the ride. However, I also realized that my slow-speed maneuvering skills and level of experience were woefully inadequate.

The radio communications and video recordings that you provided for instruction were an integral part of the solution to my riding problem. Real-time correction of a problem is an essential factor when teaching someone to “drive” a motorcycle. Your insistence, as well as your patience with regard to correcting my riding deficits has transformed a cross-country ride filled with apprehension into a cross-country adventure. The bottom line is that you helped me gain the skills and self-confidence that I needed to accomplish a two month, cross-country trip safely. You very possibly saved my life, and I can’t thank you enough. . . .

Best wishes,
Ken Gordon

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Two Boomers, a Beemer, Bavaria and Beyond. . .

We thought for a while that we might join one of the organized tour outfits like Edelweiss but the adventurer in me chose independence over certainty. My confidence to go two up on our own was also fed by the skills I had gained through over eight hours of one-on-one training with Mark Brown, a certified police motorcycle trainer who does business as MotoMark1.com in Apex. I learned like the back of my hand Triangle area roads I never knew existed as Mark drilled me on the special skills I would need to negotiate the switchbacks and roundabouts that, as an experienced international motorcyclist, Mark knew I would encounter.

Steve Bingham

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Mark,

I just wanted to thank you for the instruction today. No one else was interested in supplying training for a side car rig, and I had pretty much given up hope. When you came to the HOG meeting and I asked about the side car, you said yes without hesitation. You take the time to supply the training to those that want it, and adapt the course to meet the individual needs of those involved, not just my side car, and it is just one of the things that sets you above the rest. As I told you during the course, due to the lack of training available for side car rigs, I had self-taught myself until I took your course, and you taught me maneuvers I didn’t think were possible. I have attached some pictures of my son and the bike, as it occurred to me that you had never met my son, and he is what the side car is all about. Again, thank you for the instruction, and please pass along my thanks to the rest of your fine group. Merry Christmas and ride safe.

Wade Baise III

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Mark,

I'll never be able to thank you enough for the training you provide to
motorcycle riders! I attribute my husband's favorable hunting trip
(i.e., have Goldwing will hunt?) to the skills you provide in your
classes; please see below for details of his hunting trip...

Email message sent to some friends following the incident:

"Just a quick THANK YOU to all the great riders and instructors for all
the challenges and tips thru the years. I used every one of them this
morning when a deer hit me in the clutch (left) side of my bike on the
way to work this morning. I was in a slight right hand turn at around 70
mph when I saw him about 5 feet to my left coming at full speed. I'm
fine, left leg is sore, bike is missing some plastic but not too bad."

BTW: He kept the bike upright on two wheels the entire time. Thank you
again, Mark!!!

Sincerely,

Kim R. Teal

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You and your friends (staff) did a great job. Thank you for helping me increase my rider skills!

Tracy Robert Watson

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Mark,

Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the class last Saturday. I
feel like I came away with a lot of new tools to help me reach another
level of riding skill. It's still going to take me a whole bunch of
practice time, but you showed me what to practice and more importantly,
HOW to practice it. I'll be a whole different rider driver next time you
see me - - - and you will see me again

Thanks,

Bruce Buskey