Advice on the course?

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Originally Posted by NeonspeedRT

Just a FYI for you. Unfortunatly nobody is getting rich off of the MSF program. MSF is still the federal branch. Local states that adopt the MSF follow the MSF guidelines, but have leeway in a few areas. The individual schools are still privately owned.

There are alot more costs involved then you think for running a school. They have to pay to: rent the range, rent the classroom, buy helmets, gloves, glasses, about 5 cases of water each weekend, bags of ice each weekend, the school pays us for coaching, maintance of the bikes, insurance on the bikes and students, maintance of the range, repaving of the range when necessary, the school also has to pay the state & MSF for the books and materials for the classroom.

Most motorcycle manafactures have stopped all their loaner programs. Even when a fleet of motorcycles is loaned from a dealership, the school is still responsible for all repairs and maintance on the bikes.

Most schools now purchase their own motorcycles for use. So thats a hefty out of pocket expense. Since you need at least 14 bikes. 12 is the max students you can have, but you want at least 1 or 2 back up motorcycles.

Ok like I said I was told the course was mandatory which prompted that statement. But you did say the words "privately owned",it is my experience that few businessmen do things unless there is money to be made! I understand there are expenses to any business endevor and this is a business or why don't you all do it for free? Why not just charge enough to cover bike maint and course up keep? I think if you lowered the cost to say $50,the students could afford to buy their own water and helmets with the other $150. I would imagine $600 a class,two or three classes a week can cover the maint on some 250s and a lot. Anyway,I am NOT against taking the course,I am not against you or anyone making money,I am not against safety training,I am simply against gov't mandation of a private business to it's citizens!