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Sorry you had such a hard time at the eval but I admire your spirit and determination. You have a great attitude and I'm sure you'll get it next time. I hope they have room for you in the class. Don't give up because riding is the greatest! The sense of freedom you have while out on the road is a great stress reducer for me and I haven't had this much fun ever.

Now that you've been through the course and know the drills, practice them over and over until you feel comfortable. Don't rush. You'll do great.

Hang in there and let us know how it goes next time.

Just take it again, you'll do fine! If you're committed to learning, you'll get it! Like someone said earlier, you've got the support of everyone here, and if you're around any of us, I'm sure just about anyone would be willing to meet up with you and teach you a few things!
Wrider

Keep your spirit up, practice and take it again like you planned. You'll get it.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Good luck on the retest, we're all rooting for you.

Although the tests only qualifies you for a parking lot at 20 mph, it also may have just saved your life in some way as well.

Lick your wounds and when ready give a another go.

Thanks everyone - I'm feeling much better now. I was pouting. Everyone deserves a good pout every now and then. I'm going to give the school a call tomorrow and see if they have room this next weekend. If I can do it again for free, I'm going to go for both days, and maximize my riding time. My husband is being very generous, telling me he doesn't mind being left with the kiddies for another half weekend. I just want to get all the preliminaries out of the way. The truth is, I won't be going out on any major roads anytime soon, anyway. I wish I could get MY bike to the class site, but it's 37 miles up the highway.
Thanks again!

I cant believe no one mentioned anything about the kid dropping the bike. The MSF course I took said the second you drop your bike you fail and will have to leave. So wtf didnt that person who dropped the bike get failed?

I hope that you are still reading replies. I took the MSF in September 2006. Prior to taking the class, I had neither ridden or sat on a bike. Nor did I know anyone with a bike so that I could even get an Idea of what was going on. Needless to say I fell. The first day of riding, the Honda 269 got away from me because I didn't keep my hand on the clutch. I was accidentally turning the throttle when I was braking. I almost quit that day. I didn't. Then, I didn't pass the test. I had difficulty with the quick stop. The only thing I was good at was the swerve.

First, when I got home, I signed up for the next available class which was about a month later. Then, I bought a 1991 250 Nighthawk for $500. I practiced every day that the weather was good. There was an advantage in knowing what to practice on.

After getting to the next class, I said hello to the same instructers that had failed me before. During introductions, explained to the other students that I failed and went from there. 100% on the written, 90 something on the riding, put my foot down once on the u turns and went too slow on the last turn exercise. (Do the u turns in second gear, the throttle is too sensitive in first, and feather the clutch).

Now I have a 750 Shadow Spirit and a VTR1000f Superhawk and love to ride. Still learning everyday. and...respecting the bikes.

ofblong wrote:I cant believe no one mentioned anything about the kid dropping the bike. The MSF course I took said the second you drop your bike you fail and will have to leave. So wtf didnt that person who dropped the bike get failed?

allihay wrote: The person who went before me (this person popped their clutch and dropped their bike a short while earlier) didn't pass the box, or the emergency stop, then CREEPED through the turn, and left with a pass.
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I took the above text as they had dropped the bike prior to the evaluation portion of the exam. My instructors told us that we could drop our bike during practice (to a limit, or they'd boot us for being reckless), but if we dropped a bike during the exam then it'd be an instant failure.

sharpmagna wrote:

ofblong wrote:I cant believe no one mentioned anything about the kid dropping the bike. The MSF course I took said the second you drop your bike you fail and will have to leave. So wtf didnt that person who dropped the bike get failed?

allihay wrote: The person who went before me (this person popped their clutch and dropped their bike a short while earlier) didn't pass the box, or the emergency stop, then CREEPED through the turn, and left with a pass.
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I took the above text as they had dropped the bike prior to the evaluation portion of the exam. My instructors told us that we could drop our bike during practice (to a limit, or they'd boot us for being reckless), but if we dropped a bike during the exam then it'd be an instant failure.

ahh maybe I misunderstood.