Aahhh... i didn't see that. Good call.

 

Take the course. I had been riding for 24 years and took the course in 2013, still learn new things and corrected a few old / bad habits.
$300.00 is affordable compared to the $450.00 it cost me in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a 20 hour, 2.5 days course with more of the time spent riding. It is on a closed course and smaller, easy to handle bikes.
Excellent for new riders and experienced riders. Take the course, it will be the best money you spend in regards to a bike. Ride safe.

 

Yes it's worth the money. If it saves you from dropping the bike in a right hand turn the course will have paid for itself.

 

Highly recommend the in person course. Personally, I think it should be mandatory for new riders. Book knowledge and passing a written test is nothing close to having the ability to ride, and do it safely.

In FL, if you complete the BRC or MSF course, you just show completion at the DL office to get your motorcycle endorsement.

 

About the same price here in SoCal...Well worth the time and money. Out of the thirteen riders in my class seven failed, having to repeat the class. Been riding most of my life and learned a lot. Go for it.

 

**** whyd they fail?

 

At the dealer we go to, if you take the course thru them AND by a bike from them after you pass the course, they reimburse you for the cost of the course.

 

I'm a self taught rider. Bought my first bike before I had a helmet, I would practice ride at night with a black wool hat on in lieu of a helmet. I was in the Marine Corps so they wanted me to take a course but the Navy Chief who ran it was a class A **** and ball so I didn't do it. When I went to take my road test at the DMV I had to ride my bike there on a learners permit. The DMV was about 50 miles from where I lived and I had to take the Interstate to get there. The Inspector came out and asked me where I lived and how I got here. I told him the Interstate and he asked me how many orange cones I had to slalom through to get here. I said none, he said "you passed"!

I would recommend the course even though I've never been because no matter how seasoned a rider you are you can always learn something.

 

The m1 riding test is really easy. I had experience on your usual ( dirt and some street ) Took about eight years off from both, and bought my breakout with only my permit in hand. Two weeks later I took it to dmv and passed my test easy. If you aren't confident in your skills then take a course. There is also some good videos by a highway patrol instructor that are excellent, and show the proper techniques to ride like a pro. best of luck....

 

I been dirt ridin since I was a kid and got my MC endorsement in 1967 but never took a course. Four or five years ago I took a free 1 day MSF Experienced Riders course at a Community College here in Hawaii. I don't think I learned a lot that I didn't already know or do after 40+ years of ridin on the road, but it wasn't a waste of time either. I went with a buddy so it was fun challenging each other and doing the course on my Ultra.

The one thing I took away from the course that I am sure I already did without knowing it was to "look where you want the bike to go" when things get a bit tense. Now when things go a bit wrong I actively think about where I want the bike to go and concentrate on that line.

I called my insurance agent when I got home from the course and they sent me a $95 refund. That alone makes taking a course a No-Brainer. Look how much I could have saved over 40+ years.