Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:54 am
Welcome MM, that's a nice bike you got there!
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:54 am
Welcome MM, that's a nice bike you got there!
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:18 am
The first night of the Rider's Edge course was mostly a meet-and-greet, paperwork and motivational videos. We did get to sit on the Blasts and located the controls. Rider's Edge is a Harley-Davidson program, so we also got a guided tour through the dealership. I think they had H-D KoolAid piped in through the air ducts trying to indoctrinate me, but I managed to resist. Although, that StreetRod was pretty sexy.
There are 6 of us in the class, 3 ladies and 3 men, and everyone's attitude is super postitive. The instructor had us laughing most of the evening. He said he likes to keep the classroom atmosphere light, because we'll be serious enough on the range Sat and Sun.
We'll start tonight's meeting with a show-and-tell of motor clothes. My topic is gloves and jackets. I'm supposed to go through the H-D racks and pick what I like, then tell the class about their features. Pretty heavy propaganda stuff, but I guess it is to be expected.
KOSS, to my understanding, this is the MSF BRC. It's just being taught through H-D. MSF is stamped on all my class materials and I will get an MSF completion card on Sunday when I pass everything. If I were a NC resident the course would count as both the written and ridden parts of the license test. Alas, I will still have to go to the SCDMV at some point and do "the cone thing" in order to get my M endorsement.
I'll let you know how tonight's class goes.
There are 6 of us in the class, 3 ladies and 3 men, and everyone's attitude is super postitive. The instructor had us laughing most of the evening. He said he likes to keep the classroom atmosphere light, because we'll be serious enough on the range Sat and Sun.
We'll start tonight's meeting with a show-and-tell of motor clothes. My topic is gloves and jackets. I'm supposed to go through the H-D racks and pick what I like, then tell the class about their features. Pretty heavy propaganda stuff, but I guess it is to be expected.
KOSS, to my understanding, this is the MSF BRC. It's just being taught through H-D. MSF is stamped on all my class materials and I will get an MSF completion card on Sunday when I pass everything. If I were a NC resident the course would count as both the written and ridden parts of the license test. Alas, I will still have to go to the SCDMV at some point and do "the cone thing" in order to get my M endorsement.
I'll let you know how tonight's class goes.
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:55 am
Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound any less than what I signed up for. Actually before I posted I was suprised because you said it was two days at the range and two days in class. I just went through about 15 hours which we did both range and classroom during two days.
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:45 am
I'm starting to think the extra 2 days is just for the sales pitches, ha!
I don't think I'll be any farther ahead than I would have been if I'd taken the regular BRC, but this location was closer to me than the closest SC MSF site.
I don't think I'll be any farther ahead than I would have been if I'd taken the regular BRC, but this location was closer to me than the closest SC MSF site.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:04 am
I have some good news and some really good news...
Good news: I successfully completed and passed the Rider's Edge MSF course.
Really good news: I got no points deductions on my skills evaluation and I got the highest score, 98, on the written test.
I know this doesn't really say what kind of rider I'll be when I finally get on the street, but I have to say I am pretty proud of me right now.
This was such a good experience. I got 25.7 miles of seat time in the last 2 days. Rider's Edge is a lot more expensive than the MSF BRC course offered at the community college, but I think I got about 10 more seat miles out of it. I appreciated all the time I got and I wish I could go back again tomorrow morning.
I need to practice throttle control and keeping my head and eyes up. I feel pretty good about everything else. The 16X24 box was a bit tricky, but I did really well in just about everything else. I think I did best in "outside-inside-outside path of travel thru a turn", it was my favorite, anyway. The "quick stop" made me nervous. I just need to remember the most important thing about stopping: handlebars must be straight!
Another lesson I learned: put your helmet on before your gloves!
Rider's Edge was not successful in indoctrinating me into the H-D cult, but I am jealous of my classmates who do own Harleys and are now part of a world-wide family. I made them promise that if they ever see me on the Blue Ridge Pkwy they will wave at me on my Yami!
I'll upload some pics in a little while.
Good news: I successfully completed and passed the Rider's Edge MSF course.
Really good news: I got no points deductions on my skills evaluation and I got the highest score, 98, on the written test.
I know this doesn't really say what kind of rider I'll be when I finally get on the street, but I have to say I am pretty proud of me right now.
This was such a good experience. I got 25.7 miles of seat time in the last 2 days. Rider's Edge is a lot more expensive than the MSF BRC course offered at the community college, but I think I got about 10 more seat miles out of it. I appreciated all the time I got and I wish I could go back again tomorrow morning.
I need to practice throttle control and keeping my head and eyes up. I feel pretty good about everything else. The 16X24 box was a bit tricky, but I did really well in just about everything else. I think I did best in "outside-inside-outside path of travel thru a turn", it was my favorite, anyway. The "quick stop" made me nervous. I just need to remember the most important thing about stopping: handlebars must be straight!
Another lesson I learned: put your helmet on before your gloves!
Rider's Edge was not successful in indoctrinating me into the H-D cult, but I am jealous of my classmates who do own Harleys and are now part of a world-wide family. I made them promise that if they ever see me on the Blue Ridge Pkwy they will wave at me on my Yami!
I'll upload some pics in a little while.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:32 am
Congratulations! I remember feeling the same way too, wanting to wake up and continue with the class the next day
Enjoy the Ride!
Enjoy the Ride!
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:47 am
Congratulations for this....MonkeyMaw wrote:I have some good news and some really good news...
Good news: I successfully completed and passed the Rider's Edge MSF course.
Really good news: I got no points deductions on my skills evaluation and I got the highest score, 98, on the written test.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:45 pm
Look at this ad I found. Check out the specs on the 2nd bike down on the right side of the page.
http://img.inkfrog.com/click_enlarge1.p ... erdude1239
http://img.inkfrog.com/click_enlarge1.p ... erdude1239
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:48 am
Yeah, and take the bike key out of your jeans pocket, too! (We won't discuss why I know it's impossible to get a gloved hand into your pocket to get the key....!!!!)MonkeyMaw wrote:Another lesson I learned: put your helmet on before your gloves!
