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FEBRUARY

7th & 8th > The First Ft. Lauderdale Bike Show. MTII sets up camp amongst dozens of dealers and custom bike manufactures showing their best. Wall to wall bikes, vendors and spectators enjoy the huge turnout for the show. Motorcycles and models competed for top honors in the show, the competition was hot!

DECEMBER

4th > Rick Case Honda's rally at the Office Depot Center.

5th more Pics > The 17th Annual Toys in the Sun Run.

7th - 10th > The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Scooter School 1 Launch Event. The MSF visits Miami's beautiful Haulover Beach to demonstrate and show case the new scooterific curriculum. MTII lends help with logistics and set up for the 4 day event. MTII has been offering the new SS1 classes at it's Hallandale location with great success. Activities were filmed and photographed for both TV and magazine. Vespa, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda and Piagio all presented their various scooter offerings. From the small run-arounds to the truly awesome cruising and touring models with engine sizes upward of 400 to 650cc! The event finished of with a pleasant reception at the Lowes Hotel on South Beach. Look for this event to be on SPEED channel in January. For more information on MTII's SS1 course offerings click here.

28th > MTII's Year End Bash. President Steven Zarbatany recognizes the efforts of the entire MTII team of RiderCoaches and support members. Food and drink was followed by give away drawings for all the RiderCoaches Then the party really got started with a late night of dancing! For 2004, MTII expanded in locations, RiderCoaches and staff which has allowed us to train more than 4900 new riders.

Happy New Year to all those new riders,
and all current and future riders!

NOVEMBER

13th & 14th > The Second Ft. Lauderdale Bike Show. MTII sets up camp amongst dozens of dealers and custom bike manufactures showing their best. Wall to wall bikes, vendors and spectators enjoy the huge turnout for the show. Motorcycles and models competed for top honors in the show, the competition was hot!

15th - 21st > RCP 2004 : RiderCoach Prep Course 2004! RiderCoach candidates begin their week long right of passage. Their goal is to become the newest RiderCoaches in Florida. They get into the heart of the philosophy and principles of the BRC and understanding their application in the adult learning process. For their last weekend, canidates get to teach a live novice class. For information about becoming a RiderCoach click here email us.

JUNE

10th & 11th > MTII's Scooter School 1 Prep Course, MTII's continued dedication to the two wheeled community. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation comes to MTII to present the new Scooter School 1 Curriculum. Vespa of Ft. Lauderdale & Palm Beach joins as a new sponsor providing 6 new Vespa ET4 Scooters. RiderCoaches spend a fun filled two days getting to know the new curriculum, the ET4s and student teaching.

10th & 11th > MTII's Scooter School 1 Prep Course: Volume 2! More photos.

10th > MTII's Scooter Drill Team? A spontaneous precision drill team sprang forth while getting to know the Vespa ET4! RiderCoaches perform basic drill riding techniques after a long day of training. MTII leads the way in state of the art training: "Our riding is our passion, our passion is our work, and our work is always fun!"
SlideShow > a music accompanied slide show of the event is available for download. file size is approximately 15.5mb

JULY

25th > Broward Motorsports had a day of show bikes and prizes. A little rain didn't keep riders from all over showing up to take in the sights as well as a good bike wash. MTII was on hand to inform and share in the event.

31st > 5 new RiderCoach Candidates are welcomed by MTII's Steven Zarbatany and Jennifer Hooper. They will be working toward their certification in the coming months. Hard work and planning will pay off. With the benefit of MTII's RCAP program to prepare these new RCCs, they will be ready to join the MTII team.

AUGUST

7th - 8th > Big Boy Toy and Tech Event in Ft. Myers, Florida - now home to MTII's newest training center location.

20th - 22nd > SMSA 2004. National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators 20th Annual Conference. In August 2003, MTII attended the SMSA conference in Ohio to get to know the organization and the people involved. Shortly after that conference MTII became a Corporate Sponsor and began work on what contribution to make for SMSA 2004. MTII's president Steven Zarbatany along with Jennifer and Jason Hooper traveled to North Carolina, host of the 2004 conference, with our presentation booth and interactive quiz to introduce MTII. The conference marked the 20th anniversary of the SMSA, There were presentations throughout the conference as well as social events for the 500 attendees to mingle and visit with old and new friends. The conference focuses on the state of motorcycling and what the SMSA and it's members are doing to improve motorcycle safety and awareness throughout the country.

21st - 22nd > Palm Beach Convention Center Motorcycle Show.

SEPTEMBER

11th > MTII's Lehigh Senior High Kickoff in Ft. Myers. MTII's first weekend at our new Ft. Myers location at Lehigh Senior High School was capped off at LSH's first home game of the year. Motorcycles roared around the track, flags in tow. MTII's Jennifer Hooper and Charlie Preston presented Mr. Botts with a Certificate of recognition for all his hard work creating our new partnership in motorcycle safety training. LSH's Lightning Won! GO LIGHTNING!

OCTOBER

7th - 17th More pics from Dennis > MTII's Jennifer Hooper travels to Kentucky to attend a RiderCoach Trainer Prep. Course. She and other RC Trainer Candidates spend more than a week working closely together in this very challenging and rewarding workshop. As they work toward becoming RCT's, they have the responsibility of training new RiderCoaches. Long days payoff in the end...

17th > Another great Bobby B's gathering for 2004! From all over riders and visitors come to see and show their rider.