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I wanted some recomendations of what route I should take. As of right now, since Oct, I have only my temporary motorcycle license. I have put on about 3,200 miles on my Thruxton in the two months that had rideable weather. I'll need to get my license and a MSF course is one way I can do it and at the same time develop better skills. I know I'm not an advanced rider but I am worried if the MSF may be too basic for me.
My other thought was I could take a road test at a DMV and put the money that could go towards a MSF class towards a skills building class/school at a track day.
So what may be more beneficial for improving my riding skills considering I've already put on a few thousand miles and probably a few more by the time I take the class?
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How much $$$ is the course where you live?
How easy is it to fit into your schedule?
If the price is right, and they vary widely ($0 in PA, $350 in NY), it might actually be more convenient to take it.
With the road test you have to schedule it, which could take months. After you have a date set you need to find someone with a bike license to ride your bike there while you drive a car. Then if you make a one in a million mistake that day and fail the test you'd have to do it all over again.
Besides, there's no harm done in maybe learning something you didn't know before.
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take the course it will not hurt and I believe you should get some sort of discount on your insurance once you inform them that you have completed the course.
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I would recommend that you take it......Honing your skills never hurts a thing!
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I'm not sure if the course is like ours up in Canada but i'm assuming its pretty close, and you should definatly take it, no matter how long you've been riding you also learn something
Im new at riding, so I learned everything I know from the class But other than that there were alot of guys there that had been riding for a while and learned alot of new things. Including my mothers boyfriend who had been riding for 10+ years, he learned how to do things "the correct way"... As they said there, you learn alot of bad habits and unsafe habits along the years you have been riding, and we all know, the best riding is safe riding. No need to be out there doing things that might injure you or kill ya. Id say take the class! It costs money ya, but you have the knowledge and best practice by going. Not only that, you may not pass the class if you take it at the DMV, they make sure you pass at the class and if not, they let you take it 'til you pass, no extra fees. The guy that failed in my group was a guy that had been riding for a while so, that tells ya that since youve been riding for so long, doesnt mean you are doing it correct and/or safe! Sorry this was so long, hope it curves ya in the right direction along with everyone elses good judgement posts!
Good to hear you are planning on taking the course. It is a learning experiance either way. There is a variety of people in the classes and you can learn from their experiances as well as the class.
Good decision to take the msf course. If your DMV bike test is anything like the one in CA, it would be really hard on your bike as it has lots of tight, slow turns.
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Should I take the MSF class or...?
