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Post where you took the course and how much it cost. Hopefully we can build a database. Make comments on the quality of your instruction..... maybe we can encourage the average instructor/organizations to become stellar. Post a link to the organization's website if you have one.
I took it in May 2006 @ Imperial Valley College, Imperial, CA $185 (Unfortunately the price has since risen)
My wife and I took it together and had a blast. There was the 20-year-old, dare I say, squid in training-- But he had a cool old Norton that his dad had as a kid-- all the way to guy who was diagnosed with cancer and was given 2 years to live and had always wanted to ride. There was also a housewife who wanted to try to figure out her husband's obsession with motorcycles.
But, the instructors were great. A guy who does trackdays like a madman and a U.S. Marine. They were cool and provided a lot of good tips--above the information contained in the book.
I took the BRC in august 2006 at Maple Woods Community College In Kansas City, Mo. It cost $210. http://www.mcckc.edu/mwcycle/
The instructors were pretty good, and very nice. One of them was a retired motorcycle cop who rode his goldwing to class one day. I particularly liked that they were fairly easy-going and not overly anal.
A little story illustrating their easy-going attitude and general 'niceness':
I actually crashed during the class (high-sided during the swerving exercise, I think I hit a cone and the front tire slid on the cone, instructor thinks I hit the front brakes). I broke my right wrist and my left foot, but finished the course with a nearly perfect score (missed 1 point on the riding test for going to slow, hurts quite a bit to shift to second with a broken first metatarsal on your left foot, you're pushing right on that bone). I didn't realize anything was broken at first, and even though I was limping and favoring my right hand, they let me continue when I kept saying I wanted to. Afterwards they even offered to talk to my parents (I was 19) for me if I felt like my injury would put them off allowing me to ride, as they felt I'd be a safe rider based on everything else they'd seen in spite of the crash.
Anyways, back to the point: Instruction was good, they explained concepts well and I felt like I learned a lot (even though it wasn't my first time riding). I plan to take the ERC this summer or next and I'll almost definitely take it at the same place.
Last edited by Inquizator : 02-26-2007 at 02:15 PM.
In Ohio the MSF BRC is available for only $25 for those 18 and older, free to those under 18, thanks to the Motorcycle Ohio program ( www.motorcycle.ohio.gov ). Classes are available throughout the state, at 34 locations.
I attended the Honda Rider Education Center in Troy, Ohio which is a participant in the program. I was very impressed with the instructors and must commend Honda for concentrating on training riders and not using the course as an opportunity for self-promotion. At no point was Honda promoted to the attendees, and the instructors were very supportive of alternate makes, giving credible advice on the various bikes that students asked about.
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My wife took the class from this place http://www.teachmetoride.com/. We went to the Independence Airport for the 3 day class.
I thought the instructor was VERY thourogh and was pleased with the training my wife received. The cost was 200.00. I attended the entire course so that I could get a visual of how my wife was handling a motorcycle (prior to this class, she had not street bike epxerience).
This year, the MVA has established a new $35 per student fee to MSF schools. As a result, our BRC fees went up this year to $330. This is about the middle of non-MVA schools in Maryland.
If you want to sign up, registration is open now. Its a good time to be able to choose your week, but don't wait too long. If you're going to train at Howard CC this year, shoot me an email and be sure to introduce yourself the first night of class.
$135 in Virginia through the Northern Virginia community college system. I took it in Loudoun Co. The instructors have been riding for years on various types of bikes so no matter what bike you were looking to ride they could give you good information.
Clarion University, PA ---> free for in-state residents. the instructors are paid by the state, and the course fees/materials are also covered by the state. what most people who drive cages dont know is that $5 from their vehicle registration go to the MSF fund, regardless of whether or not you ride a bike.
im not trying to rub it in, i just dont understand why this isn't done elsewhere.
......i just dont understand why this isn't done elsewhere.
It would take intelligence to spread this kind of philosophy everywhere. Something that sadly tends to be lacking in the political class, irregardless of party affiliation.......
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I took the class in Sacramento, CA at the Safetyville, USA Training Center and I paid $235. My instructors were Steve and Scott and they were great. I felt the instruction was very good and it was nice that they were "close" to my age. They were making jokes the entire time, making demos look way too easy ("How'd they do that U-turn so well?" ), and when the time called for it they were very serious and professional. All this made for a great course and a great experience.
The only thing that I didn't like about the class was during the riding portion people started bunching up on the course or flocking to one side of the testing, slowing everything down...
Cost was $190, it was a Saturday and Sunday 8:00 - 5:00 thing. I really liked the class and the instructor. There was only one instructor instead of two because the class was smaller--only 10 people. We got a lot of hands-on time and everybody passed the course.
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i took mine in Eureka, CA when i was 18. i think the company was based out of Santa Rosa, CA, tho.
i paid like $75 i think. the price goes up if you are over 21. and im sure the price has increased anyway since i took it 4 yrs ago. i think its like $250 now or something if youre over 21.
experience:
id recommend it. i grew up on dirtbikes, so when they asked me "pretend" to get on a "pretend/invisible" motorcycle the first day, yeah, i laughed
the second day me and a buddy were lectured cuz we were screwing around too much. what do you expect when all we were doing is going in a circle? boring....we had been racing dirtbikes at 14 to now puting along at 15mph in a parking lot....
but by the 3rd day i was learning new things. mostly because streetbikes handle differently than dirtbikes, so i had to figure it out a bit. swerving, all that good stuff definitely helped out.
id recommend it to anyone. just bare with them and you will learn SOMETHING new....
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Febuary 07
brc cost $225 over 18, $200 under 18
Classroom kinda sucked, we reviewed all the questions in the book and watched the videos, then took the test. Range portion was fun and the instructors offered alot more information and tips whille we were practicing. Well worth the money. Id find it hard to pratice things so many times without getting bored and moving on.
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), and when the time called for it they were very serious and professional. All this made for a great course and a great experience. 
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