MSF skills test

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UberC · #1 Unread post by **UberC** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:34 am

What are the exercises on the MSF skills test? If the offset weave is on there, I'm screwed.

Veda · #2 Unread post by **Veda** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:41 am

If there's a big pothole or piece of debris in the road it sounds like you're screwed too then.

UberC · #3 Unread post by **UberC** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:07 pm

well actually, a countersteering swerve isn't the issue ...but point taken.

bclinton · #4 Unread post by **bclinton** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:03 pm

UberC wrote:What are the exercises on the MSF skills test? If the offset weave is on there, I'm screwed.

If I remember right the msf.org site has the manual in pdf format that has the exercises in it.

acritzer · #5 Unread post by **acritzer** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:23 pm

My course had 4 tests.
1) Double U turns inside a box....basically a figure 8.
2) A swerve with a correct stop.
3) A quick stop.
4) A deceleration, followed by a correct turn, inside a curved line. Followed by a correct stop.

No weaving.

Nalian · #6 Unread post by **Nalian** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:51 pm

UberC wrote:well actually, a countersteering swerve isn't the issue ...but point taken.

Err - an offset weave is just continuous countersteering swerves. If you can done one why can't you do the other?

It's not on the MSF but if you're not comfortable doing an offset weave you're not ready for riding on the streets. Get thee to a parking lot and practice!

UberC · #7 Unread post by **UberC** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:56 pm

Nalian wrote:
UberC wrote:well actually, a countersteering swerve isn't the issue ...but point taken.
Err - an offset weave is just continuous countersteering swerves. If you can done one why can't you do the other?

It's not on the MSF but if you're not comfortable doing an offset weave you're not ready for riding on the streets. Get thee to a parking lot and practice!

Oh yeah I definitely know I'm not ready for the street. but the offset weave is different because it's such low speed that your actually steering like a bicycle making balance an issue for me. At least that's what it was like in my class.

UberC · #8 Unread post by **UberC** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:03 am

Well I passed, in case anyone cares.

Lion_Lady · #9 Unread post by **Lion_Lady** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:13 am

acritzer wrote:My course had 4 tests.
1) Double U turns inside a box....basically a figure 8.
2) A swerve with a correct stop.
3) A quick stop.
4) A deceleration, followed by a correct turn, inside a curved line. Followed by a correct stop.

No weaving.

Umm. There's no "deceleration" in exercise 4 of the MSF evaluation. The cornering excercise is actually a 90 degree right turn, followed by a 135 degree right turn. BRAKING before entering the turn is required and ACCELERATION out of the turn as well. Among other things, you've got to stay within the marked boundaries.

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Nalian · #10 Unread post by **Nalian** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:59 am

Lion_Lady wrote:
acritzer wrote:My course had 4 tests.
1) Double U turns inside a box....basically a figure 8.
2) A swerve with a correct stop.
3) A quick stop.
4) A deceleration, followed by a correct turn, inside a curved line. Followed by a correct stop.

No weaving.
Umm. There's no "deceleration" in exercise 4 of the MSF evaluation. The cornering excercise is actually a 90 degree right turn, followed by a 135 degree right turn. BRAKING before entering the turn is required and ACCELERATION out of the turn as well. Among other things, you've got to stay within the marked boundaries.

P

Is BRAKING an MSF approved word to describe deceleration then?

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