Born and raised in Chicago, Sarah Lahalih began riding motorcycles at the age of 17. In 2001, Sarah opened Motorcycle Riding's Cool, the first private motorcycle program in Illinois. Since opening, the school has been featured in several news stories including: WGN, 190 North, Fox News, ABC News, NBC News and CBS News, CLTV, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Journal, Chicago Learning Guide. She has also been featured in Chicago Magazine and Today's Chicago Woman.

In spite of her responsibilities as the General Manager and President of Motorcycle Riding's Cool, Sarah still finds time to attend several two-wheeled education courses ranging from motorcycle accident scene management to track racing. These motorcycle courses help to expand her knowledge and sharpen her riding skills. Sarah is always preaching that she feels, "as an instructor, it is important to be knowledgeable in all types of riding." Sarah is a graduate of the following motorcycle schools: Jason Pridmore's Star School, Freddie Spencer High Performance Riding School, BMW Enduro Park off- road school, Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School, California Superbike School, Suzuki Supermoto School, Lee Parks ARC, etc. Sarah is also a Motorcycle Safety Foundation certified Rider Coach, Rider Coach Trainer, Dirt Bike Coach, and Scooter Coach.

In 2005 Sarah obtained a CCS racing license. She races a Suzuki SV650 in the lightweight class. Since international travel is also one of Sarah's passions, she has ridden motorcycles in Brazil, Greece, Hawaii, Italy, and Spain. In addition to owning and operating Motorcycle Riding's Cool, Sarah is very active in the motorcycle community. She serves on the Illinois Motorcycle Safety Council and is working closely with the City of Chicago on motorcycle/scooter specific parking initiatives, as well as an anti-congestion and clean air campaign.

Sarah's current fleet of personal motorcycles and scooters includes: BMW F650 Dakar BMW R100GS PD, Suzuki Sv 650, Aprillia RS250, Honda CB175, Honda 125GP Kymco 150cc Scooter, Sachs Madass 50cc scooter.

Outside of motorcycling Sarah's stays active in several sports including rock climbing, running, and boxing. Sarah is a former Chicago Golden Gloves Boxing Champ (1993-1998). Now she teaches a children's boxing program at POW Martial Arts in the West Loop .

To learn more about Sarah, visit chicagomotorcycleinfo.com

Home town: Chicago, IL

First bike: Kawasaki KZ305

Current bike: Harley-Davidson Heritage Softtail Classic

Favorite Day Trip: Door County

Favorite Motorcycle Experience: Touring the mountains, canyons, and Mesas of the West and Southwest

Hobbies: Boxing, Thai Boxing, martial arts

Why I teach: To share my love of motorcycling with as many people as possible

Home town: Royal Oak, MI

First Bike: Kawasaki KM100

Current bike/s scooter/s: Kawasaki ZRX1100,

Favorite day trip: Wisconsin back roads

Favorite motorcycle experience: Track days

Hobbies: Cooking

Why I teach? Spread the love...

Home town: Chicago, IL

First Bike: 96 Harley Road King

Current bike/s scooter/s: 96 Harley Road King

Favorite day trip: To the Bingo Parlor

Favorite motorcycle experience: My first road trip to Sturgis…

Hobbies: needle point.

Why I teach? To become Motorcycle Riding School' s Instructor of the Year

Born: San Rafael, CA

First Bike: Yamaha XJ500 Maxim

Current bike/s scooter/s: Buell Ulysses (street), Aprilia RS250 (track)

Favorite day trip: From Chicago W. to the Great River Road (Iowa), then N, to the Wisconsin Cty Roads, E. to Madison, S. to Chicago. (~600 miles)

Favorite motorcycle experience: 3 days riding the TN, GA, and NC mountains with my brother. My engine blew up at the end of the trip, but what a trip it was!

Hobbies: Family time, Track days. :-) Instructor for Aikido Association of America. Did I mention RIDING?

Why I teach? Motorcycling can be such a powerful experience, I love having the opportunity to share that with others. The amount of fun only increases as your knowledge and skills grow, and it makes me happy that I can share the experience as new riders develop the skills needed to be safe and proficient motorcyclists! Any other comment or story you would like to add: There is nothing wrong with exploring your limits, and enjoying a little speed but **DO IT IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT** Take it to the track! I'm always happy to talk with students about the risks and rewards of track riding. It's easier than you might expect to get into. Warning: It can also be completely addicting. :-)

Home town: Milwaukee, WI

First Bike: Yamaha RT 100 dirt bike

Current bike: Ducati Monster 750 (Dark)

Favorite day trip: Up to Lake Geneva, WI or cruising the coast of Lake Michigan on the Michigan side.

Favorite motorcycle experience: Definitely riding my bike out West and terrorizing the desert and mountains aboard my Monster. I also met my father on this trip for the first time!!

Hobbies: European motorcycles, Free skiing, culture, city-life, music, art, film, good design, good people, tasty food, travel, and women.

Why I teach: Pardon the cliché, but I truly am passionate about the motorcycle lifestyle and sport, the fact that I get to share this with others is very rewarding for me.

Home town: Buell, Oregon

First Bike: '86 Honda Rebel 250

Current bike/s scooter/s: '78 Goldwing GL1000, '85 Honda Elite 250cc scooter

Favorite day trip: Peak of Mt. Evans from Echo Lake, 30 miles of great twisters. Oh I forgot, this is a day trip if you live in Denver, CO and you have a bike with carbs that can handle 14,000+ elevation. Or if you have already ridden the 2-3 days to get to Denver, well then it's a day trip.

Favorite motorcycle experience: Any riding that involves open twisty roads with my dog on the back, meeting new people, seeing new places, offsetting stereotypes, good weather and always, fun!

Hobbies: Who has time for hobbies when you have motorcycles as your lifestyle? Work is the hobby that I have so that I can ride.

Why I teach? I am extremely dedicated to safety and this is my way of contributing to a community and sport that has given me a ton of pleasure and enjoyment! Any other comment or story you would like to add: Yea, counter steering is no joke. Do a little reading about it before class and it will save us all a little time and frustration ;)

Home town: Los Angeles

First bike: My first bike was a 1971 Honda Scrambler (CL350), which unfortunately bit the dust about three months after I bought it. It sure was pretty though.

Favorite day trip: My favorite day trip is tooling around downtown when it's deserted---either late at night or early on weekends. It's also great fun to put my 60-year-old mom on the back of my bike and take her out to dinner. That's a different kind of trip though.

Favorite motorcycle experience: my all-time favorite motorcycle experience was riding on the back of my dad's "Bumblebee" around L.A. at age five. I think it was a Kawasaki, but no one can remember. All I really know is that it had a custom paint job that was brown with a big bumblebee on the gas tank. My sister and I could both fit behind my dad, with her plastered up against the sissy bar and me squeezed in between the two of them. We'd probably be pulled over for riding three-up nowadays, but in 1970s California---the age of C.H.I.P.S., after all---nobody cared.

Hobbies: I play a few instruments and make some stuff out of wood and metal. I also spend a lot of time at the beach with my best pal Cyrus, an eighty-pound pit bull/American bulldog mix.

Why I teach? For numerous reasons: to share my love of riding, to help other people learn how to get comfortable on a bike, to put more safe riders on the road. I'm a big believer in learning the fundamentals of all things that you want to do well and, in this case, safely. But there is fun to be had, too---and the more natural and automatic your safety skills become, the more you can experience the simple joy of riding.

Home town: Berwyn, IL

First Bike: 71 Honda CB 750

Current bike/s scooter/s: KTM Duke 97

Favorite day trip: Wisconsin alphabet roads

Favorite motorcycle experience: my second track day (ever) at Laguna Seca

Hobbies: I did not know that there are hobbies besides motorcycling?

Why I teach? I want to give back to and share with anyone interested in riding a motorcycle!

First Bike: 1975 Yamaha DT125

Current bike/s scooter/s: 03 Honda CBR600F4i

Favorite day trip: WI back roads

Favorite motorcycle experience: First big air at buffalo pit's track, Ottawa, IL

Hobbies: motorcycles, recreational gear head, bicycles, jogging

Why I teach? Satisfaction of sharing smart riding with others

Born: the son of poor migrant farm workers

First Bike: 1971 Honda CB750 and if you don't know, you better ask somebody

Current bike/s scooter/s: 03 Spirit 750, '76 CB 550, '78 KZ400, '80 c70

Favorite day trip: Anywhere that ends at an Italian ice stand

Hobbies: working on motorcycles, tinkering, reading palms, playing guitar...hero.

Why I teach? I believe that the way in which I tend to my passion for learning is to teach others. Knowledge is something to be shared, not hoarded.

Born: February 4 1974

First Bike: Yamaha Virago 535

Current bike/s scooter/s:1958 Harley Davidson Ironhead Chopa

Favorite day trip: Starved Rock

Favorite motorcycle experience: Riding through lake Tahoe with my dad.

Hobbies: I love working on bikes, going to the beach and hanging out with my dogs.

Why I teach? Seeing people acquire and master new skills is very rewarding to me!

Jen got her first bike, a 50cc Italjet, when she was just four years old. Throughout her youth, Jen continued to ride on a variety of dirt bikes. The first street bike Jen purchased in 2000 was a Kawasaki ZR-7.

When asked why she enjoys teaching at MRS, Jen responded, “For many people, learning to ride a motorcycle is their dream, and it’s wonderful to have the opportunity to be able to help them achieve that dream.” In addition, Jen stated, “I’m also proud of the foundation and integrity that MRS brings to industry.”

Aside from motorcycling, Jen also enjoys playing ice hockey and softball. Her favorite place to ride is on the Pacific Coast Highway in California.