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She's already crashed the fiddy, but that's definitely part of fiddy riding. What do you think of Valentino Rossi? He isn't a MSF graduate.
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04-25-2010, 01:22 PM | #112 |
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Yeah, it's a requirement to ride on base, so it's offered for free on base, I teach it for free but the military paid for me to get certified and any professional development seminars or other further training I get will be free for me. They really take the safety thing seriously, and so do I, that's why I got involved with it. The stuff I learned in the BRC and ERC has saved my life several times, and I'm pretty stoked that I can help other people out the same way.
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04-25-2010, 01:56 PM | #114 | ||
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some people are ready after the class, some aren't. and you are correct on part 2 of your comment. but i've also had foreign students (licensed in their home country) who wanted to get their license and were very impressed w/ the progress that students made over the course of the weekend.
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That's great advice when complaining about people teaching their friends and family....
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it is what it is. or maybe it's a testament to how good the course material was, that taught me enough by end of day 1 to get around, i think i only stalled the bike 1x that night out. generally by end day 1, starting, stopping, some basic cornering and emergancy braking are covered. so when i got my bike sat. evening, my cousin who rides (cruisers vs my VFR800), came over, he test rode the bike, made sure it was alright. paid, then we went to deserted streets and practiced what i had learned from MSF for an hour or so, and took off riding. rode to class sun morn. and have been riding since. and to set the record straight, i did ride my cousins cruiser around the grass, in a park for like 1 lap. hadn't ridden a motorized bike before that, not even dirtbikes or scooters. though i was riding/racing bicycles back then.
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04-25-2010, 02:28 PM | #118 |
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ok if you say so.
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04-25-2010, 03:10 PM | #119 | |
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You're much more patient person than I. While I learn things quickly, I have a hard time imparting that knowledge to others because once I learn something it's like it becomes intuitive/second nature to me... so when people don't "get it", I start to get frustrated. Good luck, hope it goes well.
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04-25-2010, 03:49 PM | #120 | |
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As for it being a "parking lot" course, yes it is. Low speed practice is safer for beginners, and it's a proven fact that low-speed practice will improve higher-speed skill. The point of the BRC/ERC is not to teach someone how to roar down the twisties, wear out a trail on a dirt bike or destroy the track, the point is to teach someone how to get on their bike and ride to work or somewhere else. The point of MSF is to teach people how to ride safely in the most common situations such as commuting or a weekend cruise. If you want to go out and ride like a bat out of hell on a sport bike then MSF won't help you accomplish that. It doesn't mean the course doesn't meet anyone's needs, just that it doesn't meet your needs.
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