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Here in Calgary, AB, Canada the weather for riding is pretty much toast. The high today is 15 degrees Celsius (59 Fahrenheit), and to be honest, we’ll be lucky to see that. We might get another few days of decent riding weather, but obviously I’m not holding my breath.

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I was riding down a residential road today, humming loudly to myself (as I often do when I’m riding since I don’t wear headphones/listen to music), when I pulled over to the side of the road. Something had caught my eye, and I wasn’t sure of exactly what it was until it hit me: leaves.

The road is littered with them, all varying colors and shades, blowing carelessly in the wind. If you are a motorcycle enthusiest who lives in an area that experiences fall and winter, you know that familiar feeling that sets in the pit of your stomach.

After one of our visitors asked us to review VRides we decided to pony up the $10 and check it out for ourselves. Right from the get-go we knew that this particular motorcycle training guide was created on a budget- the website screams “amateur”. However, in the world of motorcycling apperances can be deceiving, so we decided to reserve judgement.

We found ourselves surprised by VRides. Very surprised.

A couple of weeks ago we reviewed MotoLearn.com, an excellent online training guide for new motorcycle riders or prospective motorcycle riders. MotoLearn.com is a well written guide that any new rider, especially considering its skimpy $16 price tag, should read.

“Get Ready To Pass” is, by all accounts, a much better product. Along with pictures and reading material, it presents incredibly high quality videos on every aspect of riding. Not only that, but the material presented is applicable for both cars and motorcycles. While most people will already have their car license before getting their motorcycle license, having that information present is a bonus if you don’t have either license.

Many people will ask an experienced rider the same old question: “How do I ride a motorcycle?” The answer, of course, is quite complex. Most riders start off with the “oh, well you just do this yabba yabba yabba…”. Good luck trying to explain it, because to be honest, it’s the feel of riding a motorcycle that a new rider needs to experience.

Naturally, because of this, we tend to find the “how to” guides to be a little off the mark. Some do a good job of explaining the mechanics of riding a motorcycle, and others do an excellent job of describing the feeling that comes with riding a motorcycle. None of them, it seemed, were able to do both.

Until MotoLearn.com.