The Key to MotoLife, Balance...

It's all about balance, or so they say...

Time and again we here that balance is on of the key fundamentals to life and well pretty much everything. But, when it comes to riding a moto, it happens to be one of the more important fundamentals. Hell Jimmy Lewis corrected me on the podcast episode we did with him. 
Listen here: 

Anyway so I have been on the hunt to learn basics of riding and things that will help with my confidence. I started to notice after watching countless videos on athlete training in motorsports that the Balance Board was a common theme.  So... I figured I should work on this. No sooner than I started looking them up the Algorithm started pitching in and suggesting different ones, and I bit...

First at bat...

I went with the RevBalance as according to Instagram it should be the one I should be interested in. 
But, I quickly realized 1 thing... I WAS NOT READY!  While my Asthetic OCD was satisfied the love for my ankles and well being took priority.  It is slippery, in other words slight movements and you are already at the safety stops... which Im grateful for. 
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The Home Run...

Once I was able to determine my ability I went searching for a replacement and stored the RevBalance. What I found was something very similar but with no moving parts. Enter the StrongTek Wooden Balance Board.  

With no moving parts and a more tame motion this one was more my speed. I have been using it for over a year not and no signs of wear. Some of my coworkers ended up getting them as well. It required me to balance both heal / toe and left / right. Here is the scary part, with out much effort at all, just standing. I noticed a difference even just balancing in general while performing garage moto repair yoga. Price wise it was MUCH less than the RevBalance, which I will eventually graduate to. But for now... Im a believer of this one. 
By the way...

Written while standing on it...