BRC ::mission comple:: thru DOT

[nate1714]

alright let me start off by saying this is from what i remember when i took the class and yes i am missing a lot of the course when i describe it...it ended today..but this is a long long class and well worth it...

Day #1: Friday 5:30pm-10pm
I was a walk in...36 people signed up for this class...45 people showed up to be walk ins... i was one of the 4 to get picked.... YES!!!...started off first with some ice breakers...and intro's of everyone in the room...(btw we were split up into 3 groups)..then got right to it...there was 126questions in the back of our book we were issued... we went through the first 75ish....the first day..after about 10-20 questions was a movie explaining and elaborating more...the videos were all MSF... all very informative and the instructors made sure to have some fun with it... a lot of info in such a short time...

Day #2: Saturday 7:45am- 6pm (raining ALL DAY)
start out bright and early and learn about the bikes they have...i started with a Yamaha xt (i think, it was a 250cc dual sport Yamaha)...very easy to work with started with working the friction zone....then did some power walking which led to some general straight aways then some slight turns...then lunch....then emergency stops (this is the place i went wrong)(it was raining pretty hard and with the 3rd quick stop that i did i ended up swerving ..i went first and the instructors told us to pick up speed...this apparently didnt apply to me and applied more to the few going terribly slow..well i did...told to stop...hydroplaned and swerved ...and i recovered ..didnt drop only went 3 feet to far..the i turned in the hydroplane and thats where i went wrong...the instructor told me he was impressed with my instinct with recoving and to no do that again lol)...then weaving....LOTS of WEAVING....shorter distances....longer ones..off set...ect....then back to the class room...to finish the questions...

Day 3: Sunday 7:45am-6:00pm (Sunny day)
Got on a 250cc honda nighthawk...side note on that...1st gear sucks on the nighthawk...way to jumpy..and easier for me to start in 2nd always...only run the risk of stalling...it happens though...did alot of turning today...180deg...90deg gradual...90 strict....U turns...S turns...swerves...and other fun counter steering/pushing tech....also ran over some obstacles to practice that...some point in there was lunch...then the road test...4 parts..part one...U turns...stay in a 20ft box and do 2 U turns...then the swerve...then the emergency stop...then the 90deg. gradual turn and the 180deg turn...and then DONE with road test..then back inside for written and then BAM im apparently a safe biker!!!! course complete...

Day 4: Yet to happen (and may never)
The instructors and a few of us are going to do some more extreme riding for some extra safty tips...we have a 150ft ramp and 15 pillows to fall on to..just in case...we have a small puppy to learn to deal with dogs and bikes...we have a few dozen cats to just run over...and then we are hitting the highway to practice getting in the no zone...which is the blind stop of a semi truck...and lastly we were going to practice what some of u may know as extreme riding...by using chains, guns, whips, and bats and street racing and using the weapons on other riders to win the race...also known as the game road rash ( i think a sega game)...


lol ok day 4 might not happen but the rest was great and helps A lot...i have ridden before the class and that just lead to me having some bad habits that were hard to break...over all the instructors were great and very helpful...and the whole experience was exhausting...over whelming to mind and body...I took the class in IL btw...

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Day 4: Yet to happen (and may never)
The instructors and a few of us are going to do some more extreme riding for some extra safty tips...we have a 150ft ramp and 15 pillows to fall on to..just in case...we have a small puppy to learn to deal with dogs and bikes...we have a few dozen cats to just run over...and then we are hitting the highway to practice getting in the no zone...which is the blind stop of a semi truck...and lastly we were going to practice what some of u may know as extreme riding...by using chains, guns, whips, and bats and street racing and using the weapons on other riders to win the race...also known as the game road rash ( i think a sega game)...

MAke sure to take pictures if it ever happens.

Btw, taking the course doesn't make you a safe rider, it helps you on the path to become a safe rider. Practice the techniques you learned and work on your strategies. I'm glad to see that you enjoyed it and it fixed some bad habits. Best of luck to you and keep the shiny side up!