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I know, probably not a big deal to veteran riders -- but I signed up for my MSF today. I'll be taking the course July 17, 18,19.

Pray for me. LOL ... or beter yet - pray for the instructors!

Of course it's a big deal - it's nice to see new riders starting out wisely and signing up for the course. Have fun and good luck!

Good for you! Hope you do well in your class!

Good for you. This is the best way for a new rider to go - starting with the basics. You wll learn a lot.

Best of luck!

Grats, Greg. You're gonna love it. It's actually a lot of fun riding on their course because you don't have to worry about any traffic or anything--you can just enjoy the ride and practice what they'll cover in the classroom.

Greg . wrote:I know, probably not a big deal to veteran riders -- but I signed up for my MSF today. I'll be taking the course July 17, 18,19.

Pray for me. LOL ... or beter yet - pray for the instructors!

Good going, Greg.

I completed my BRC a week ago. I was completely inexperienced, and I passed the course. I started looking at motorcycles before the course, and am doing some more serious shopping now.

When I signed up, I had the option to get the Rider Manual in advance for a slight additional charge. You can also read it (but not print it out) online for free at the Motorcycle Safety Foundation web site. I would recommend that you either get the manual in advance, or read it online. You've got the time between now and the 17th; put it to good use. They cover a lot of material in the classroom in pretty quick order; give yourself the advantage by reading up now!

Basic RiderCourse manual (non-printable)

Thanks, folks. And thanks a bunch, Velocity. I will do that!

Can you provide more details ( a link?) ? I've looked at the MSF web site and found this:

http://www.msf-usa.org/index_new.cfm?pa ... ive%20Tour

Is this the Rider's Manual you referenced? Thanks!

Greg . wrote:Thanks, folks. And thanks a bunch, Velocity. I will do that!

Can you provide more details ( a link?) ? I've looked at the MSF web site and can't find the Rider's Manual you referenced. Thanks!

Greg:

You're welcome.

Did you try the clickable link at the bottom of my message? It should take you right to the non-printable PDF. Here it is again, spelled out in long form:

http://www.msf-usa.org/CurriculumMateri ... oprint.pdf

You should be able to find it on this page:

http://www.msf-usa.org/index_new.cfm?sp ... me=Library

Two more thoughts: they mentioned in my class to make sure to bring water, and that was a very good idea. You want to stay well-hydrated during your class, and you're going to be out on hot asphalt for hours. That leads to the related thing they didn't mention, and that's sunscreen. You might want to consider that as well.

Thanks, Velocity. This is good stuff !

i'd look into what helmets they have that you can borrow. the harley dealership had those little brain bowls. and that's what i used. some guys had already bought their helmets and they wisely bought fullfaced helmets. but when most of what you're doing is standing around and slow maneuvers those fullfaced helmets get pretty hot. if they have brain bowl helmets to borrow i would use them.

let me know when you've completed your course and have a bike. i'm not always in that area, but we might be able to meet up for a ride once in a while.