I know there's a million threads about this already, but I thought I'd share my personal experience. I just finished today. 100 % on the written test and 95% on the riding test.....I decelerated through a turn.
It was a tough weekend decked out in full gear in the 90 degree heat, but I learned so much and am on a whole new confidence level when it comes to my riding ability. I never thought I'd be doing tight figure eight's and stopping from 25 mph in 15-20 feet after only 2 days of training. I'd ridden my buddies Katana 600 some, but the Suzuki GZ125 that I trained on surprised the hell out of me. I'm 6'2 205 and it had plenty of power to pull me along. Granted it wasn't blazing fast, but it was enough to do the job. All the instructors were as helpful and encouraging as you could possibly want. People were making the most basic mistakes, and they would just smile and tell you what you could do to make it better the next try. Several members in our class had been riding for 10+ years and they were still having trouble with some of the excercizes. I'll stop rambling now....I'm just excited to get through it and wanted to encourage whoever hasn't taken it yet to do so. Possibly the best $100 I've ever spent. :headbang
It was a tough weekend decked out in full gear in the 90 degree heat, but I learned so much and am on a whole new confidence level when it comes to my riding ability. I never thought I'd be doing tight figure eight's and stopping from 25 mph in 15-20 feet after only 2 days of training. I'd ridden my buddies Katana 600 some, but the Suzuki GZ125 that I trained on surprised the hell out of me. I'm 6'2 205 and it had plenty of power to pull me along. Granted it wasn't blazing fast, but it was enough to do the job. All the instructors were as helpful and encouraging as you could possibly want. People were making the most basic mistakes, and they would just smile and tell you what you could do to make it better the next try. Several members in our class had been riding for 10+ years and they were still having trouble with some of the excercizes. I'll stop rambling now....I'm just excited to get through it and wanted to encourage whoever hasn't taken it yet to do so. Possibly the best $100 I've ever spent. :headbang
