got my learners today

Message

dean owens · Tue May 01, 2007 8:32 am

Shorts wrote:Hey dean, enjoy the process, and get that puppy to a lot and do some drills to get comfy and familiar with the new bike

that's the plan. i figure in a day or two i'll be on the interstate... i'm kidding of course. i plan to spend a good amout of time in a parking lot right near my house. then some around town driving (i live in a town that reminds me of mayberry). then eventually i'll start the 15 mile commute to work. but i plan to take it very slow.

dean owens · Tue May 01, 2007 8:36 am

anarchy wrote:
ofblong wrote:learners permit = the long hard way to a full liscence.

MSF cours = the quick easy way (while learning safety and the proper tec's) to a full liscence.
in north carolina you need to take the written test, even if you successfully complete the msf course. he just took the written test first. if/when he does decide to take an msf course, he's already got that behind him.

exactly. one of my friends has taken the msf course. after passing that course, he has been to dmv 3 times trying to pass the same written test i passed yesterday. all three times he has failed and still doesn't have his liscence. this test makes it so that i can get my liscence one of two ways.

1 - learn to ride and go back and take the skills test

2 - take the msf course and show them my paperwork

either way, still have to pass the written test at dmv. and being that there isn't a msf course opening until september in my area, it's quite possible that would be the longer way.

btw, i'm not anti msf. i had plans to take it in sept (still plan to) and get a bike next year. plans changed when a friend offered me his old bike for free. kinda hard to pass up.

thanks for the kind words and encouragment y'all. appreciate it.

roscowgo · #13 Unread post by **roscowgo** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:46 am

Much excitement I sense in this one.

Well done, and congrats.

ofblong · #14 Unread post by **ofblong** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:05 pm

sorry I wasnt trying to make it sound like I was being mean about it. I have a friend who is doing it the same way you are. He finally, after a month of riding, ventured out on a 20 mile ride with just his learners permit. Here the MSF course is $300 whereas the skills test is only $80 so he is just gonna do the skills test because the MSF cost isnt worth it.

drsfinest29 · Tue May 01, 2007 4:10 pm

be safe and enjoy ur ride it. at 1st it would probably feel weird but then u would get used to being on a motorcycle

Tue May 01, 2007 5:27 pm

ofblong wrote:sorry I wasnt trying to make it sound like I was being mean about it. I have a friend who is doing it the same way you are. He finally, after a month of riding, ventured out on a 20 mile ride with just his learners permit. Here the MSF course is $300 whereas the skills test is only $80 so he is just gonna do the skills test because the MSF cost isnt worth it.

I think all instruction is worth it. We had a few guys from my class last weekend who've been riding for years and had troubles cornering, and stopping quickly. Both skills will probably save them at least $300.

Of course the MSF around here is either $120 for the state subsidized school which is booked through september or $350 for the private school that fills every seat with alternates but has openings as early as May 25th.

I'm looking into this course as my next step http://www.stayinsafe.com/