Anybody had a bad experience with the MSF?

[CORSCO]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...spark plugs are not universal! The EX plug was longer than the CB's. The valves hit it when opening.

[BigChickenStrips]

They become frustrated more quickly because they've watched their partner do it so many times, deep inside they think its easy, so they make more mistakes.

+1

i was trying to say that and couldnt find the words. very nicely put.

[Myself002]

I have to say most of my class had never ridden a bike before and we all passed. All 12 of us picked up each skill and we did it before the alloted time ran out. By the end of the first day we ended up doing extra skills just because we had the time left.

Personally I had never ridden a bike before the MSF but today I drove my SV650S home from the dealer. Traffic was moderate to heavy and I had no problems. I had a car following me the whole way but I still had no problems.

[StyleZ]

To be honest I think that person just sucked.

I didn't ever ride a bike before I took the course. Didn't know how to downshift. Thought you upshifted by pressing on the gears, and I never drove a manual car car. My only experience was a bike.

Unless you're a very slow learner I don't see how you can fail.

He also lied. Saying something about each person have 3.2minutes per excercise. It's just like a layup line in basketball if you know what it is. Everybody is going around all the courses at the same time so you get plenty of practice. I actually got tired we went around the courses so many times. I had no idea if I would pass or fail but I felt the class was very fair either way.

[BigChickenStrips]

I'm impressed, i thought there would be more people saying "i taught myself" or "my buddy showed me how to ride" and thats better than wasting money on a stupid class. but so far it appears everyone is very complimentary of the MSF.

[Lion_Lady]

I think she basically had unrealistic expectations... her hubby (and she) somehow thought that taking the class would result in her being fully capable of going out on the street on her own motorcycle.

For Chrissake, that's absurd!

The best one can expect is to complete the class "fully qualified to ride around in parking lots." It is then up to the rider to take it to the next level with the basic skills learned.

Depending on the makeup of the class it can move very quickly or very slowly...

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[SuperRookie]

+1 Passing the BRC just gives you the skills to 'sharpen' your newly acquired skills