Post by crabjoe on Aug 17, 2020 19:59:05 GMT -5
I picked up a 50cc scooter a few months ago.. And even though I don't need a Motorcycle endorsement , I took the MSF over the weekend and passed. Now I can get whatever sized 2 wheeled ride I want... LOL I'm thinking Royal Enfield Interceptor.
If you're wondering about the course, here's my take on it.
Take the course if you're planning on riding or recently started riding.
I have more than a few friends that have taken the course and they've all passed. They all told me it was easy, and it is, but it's also hard. 1/2 my class failed.
Based on what was discusses, the course is the same irregardless of the State you live in. The test for your Motorcycle endorsement is another story. It seems some States use the standard MSF test, while others like mine, MD, has the MSF instructors give a MD DOT riding test.
Last time I rode a motorcycle was 30 years go. I had never owned my own bike, so it was always a friend's I would ride. I was never good at it. Was decent, but never good... and all my motorcycle experience was on dirt bikes.
Remember when I said the course was easy, but also hard? Here's my reason, and it's all a head game. During the riding portion, you're taught bunch of technical stuff based on the course, and it gets in your head... Even though it's on a closed course, the riding isn't enjoyable. The reason is because they have to constantly thinking.. am I doing this right? Ok.. Clutch, throttle when you get to that spot, clutch, blah, blah, blah.. It's nerve racking. As the day goes on, you eventually realize to just ride the course. I had to stop listening to instruction. I just had to ride. And when I just rode, the instructors were always thumbs up or saying "Perfect." So if you take the course, and you're like me... just ride.. When they say "Turn there and remember to brake before the turn and use your clutch, go around that bend, get to 2nd to pick up speed to make it there" Ignore the instruction on how to make a turn or when to shift because if you're thinking about it, it screws you up. Once I realized, not to pay attention to what they told me to do with the bike, I was doing it easy.
Then it's test time.. Oh Lord.. The whole class got the Jitters and this time it was bad... I kept thinking I was going to drop the bike or stall it. A drop is an instant fail. 4 stalls is an instant fail. Drops and stalls were things I never even thought about during the class. During the test, people rode straight over cones they were suppose to be weaving in and out of, not throttling up.. whatever.. We all goofed on stuff we were perfectly fine on during the class. It caused 4 of the 8 of us to fail.
If you're wondering about the course, here's my take on it.
Take the course if you're planning on riding or recently started riding.
I have more than a few friends that have taken the course and they've all passed. They all told me it was easy, and it is, but it's also hard. 1/2 my class failed.
Based on what was discusses, the course is the same irregardless of the State you live in. The test for your Motorcycle endorsement is another story. It seems some States use the standard MSF test, while others like mine, MD, has the MSF instructors give a MD DOT riding test.
Last time I rode a motorcycle was 30 years go. I had never owned my own bike, so it was always a friend's I would ride. I was never good at it. Was decent, but never good... and all my motorcycle experience was on dirt bikes.
Remember when I said the course was easy, but also hard? Here's my reason, and it's all a head game. During the riding portion, you're taught bunch of technical stuff based on the course, and it gets in your head... Even though it's on a closed course, the riding isn't enjoyable. The reason is because they have to constantly thinking.. am I doing this right? Ok.. Clutch, throttle when you get to that spot, clutch, blah, blah, blah.. It's nerve racking. As the day goes on, you eventually realize to just ride the course. I had to stop listening to instruction. I just had to ride. And when I just rode, the instructors were always thumbs up or saying "Perfect." So if you take the course, and you're like me... just ride.. When they say "Turn there and remember to brake before the turn and use your clutch, go around that bend, get to 2nd to pick up speed to make it there" Ignore the instruction on how to make a turn or when to shift because if you're thinking about it, it screws you up. Once I realized, not to pay attention to what they told me to do with the bike, I was doing it easy.
Then it's test time.. Oh Lord.. The whole class got the Jitters and this time it was bad... I kept thinking I was going to drop the bike or stall it. A drop is an instant fail. 4 stalls is an instant fail. Drops and stalls were things I never even thought about during the class. During the test, people rode straight over cones they were suppose to be weaving in and out of, not throttling up.. whatever.. We all goofed on stuff we were perfectly fine on during the class. It caused 4 of the 8 of us to fail.
