Has anyone failed or seen someone fail the MSF Course?

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Brackstone · Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:43 pm

I was curious to know if anyone has failed or seen anyone fail the course.

I'm just wondering if it takes more than studying + determination. Are there people truly not cut out to ride a motorcycle that only find out when they start taking the course?

I'm just curious how much of a surprise I might be in for when I first sit on the bike

Deleted · #2 Unread post by **Deleted** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:58 pm

Yes people have, and will fail.
It's not a gimme that if you pay your money and show up that you will pass.

MAKER · #3 Unread post by **MAKER** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:10 pm

guy in my class failed. wasn't me, i swear!

scan · #4 Unread post by **scan** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:21 pm

We had a lady fail in my class. She was having a aweful time with confindence. She dropped the bike several times and had a hard time with turning control.

lawboy_2000 · Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:38 pm

A guy in my class failed...he dropped the bike on the emergency stop exam.

ledzep12184 · Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:52 pm

man... no one in my class failed... This one guy took like forty feet to do the blue box and he dropped his bike in an earlier swerve maneuver. if youre a man with an able body and have driven standard transmissions before it shouldnt be a problem. just remember they push you for a reason... everyone can ride slow in a straight path. practice your skill that they teach you.

pigsbladder · Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:07 pm

Two women failed the course I took, and another dropped out. I think their problem was lack of confidence.

It was sooo frustrating getting stuck behind them when doing parts of the course because they did everything at like 10 mph

Brackstone · Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:26 pm

lawboy_2000 wrote:A guy in my class failed...he dropped the bike on the emergency stop exam.

They only gave him one shot at it?

MAKER · #9 Unread post by **MAKER** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:28 pm

that reminds me that 2 girls, both who dropped the bike, were allowed to pass. i thought that was supposed to be an automatic failure, but... i had points deducted on the turning in the box part, and she dropped it, but got to go again and did it right, so no points deducted.

kinda a farce.

jstark47 · #10 Unread post by **jstark47** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:29 pm

Brackstone wrote:
lawboy_2000 wrote:A guy in my class failed...he dropped the bike on the emergency stop exam.
They only gave him one shot at it?

I think dropping the bike during the evaluation is an automatic fail.