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Post by brneyedgrl on Jul 6, 2008 14:52:08 GMT -5
WOW,.I noticed that most of these posts are old,....but I'm in Missouri and the course is $250,.three days, they provide the bike (Beull Blast). I've heard nothing but good things about the course but at that price I see why more people aren't taking it.
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Post by griff10 on Jul 7, 2008 4:00:46 GMT -5
I was just checking the site for Indiana's Basic Rider's course. They supply the bikes and shifting is a large part of the course. Doesn't appear to be scooter oriented. I know from my own experience that I easily tend to ride much more aggressively on a 5 or 6 speed motorcycle of practically any size than I do on a scooter. It's too much fun, and I easily undergo a personality change on a motorcycle that could shorten my days on the planet. I'm scooting because I have always been a speed freak and decided I'll never grow up enough that I should ever have a real motorcycle again. I have the same reaction to driving very nimble sporty cars with stick shifts. On a scooter, I drive more like I do in a cushier big car, or even an econobox, except the awareness that no cage is around me makes me much more conscious of my surroundings than when I'm in a car. Riding a scooter is a really enjoyable and rewarding experience, one to savor, but for me, riding motorcycles(or driving sports cars) has always been an adrenaline rush. I want to keep on living when riding like that, too, but mostly for the next race, next series of esses, or next hairpin turn. Since there's no way I can afford a $13,000 cruiser motorcycle, a scooter is safer for me than any motorcycle I could afford. I've observed similiar responses to motorcycles in some friends, relatives and acquaintances, and for those folks putting them on a motorcycle is like handing a drink to an alcoholic. I will call Abate of Indiana, who administers the rider courses and see if they provide scooters for those who choose them for their ride. I know that in some states they do, but the rider education courses in many states aren't so scooter friendly from what I've heard. There is an experienced rider course here that you bring your own motorcycle to. It just needs to be legal, licensed, and insured. That looks good, but isn't for everyone.... they want people taking it to have a minimum of two years riding experience and their motorcycle endorsement. Well...you're not gonna hot dog in the course, so why not take it on their bikes? Btw, they don't provide 1000 cc. sport bikes, they are generally 250 cc cruisers, not exactly rockets. Bill H.
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Post by hydrophoid on Jul 9, 2008 5:42:38 GMT -5
If you can't find a class around you check out this site. www.msf-usa.org/They offer a half day scooter school but you will not get an M endorsement. Link here: www.msf-usa.org/scooterschool.cfmI had to take the basic motorcycle class through the army for free, it was a good time riding and honing my skills. I agree you have to take a class, the sooner the better as your bad habits will form quickly once you start riding and will be hard to break. Good luck finding something around you.
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Post by ty on Jul 12, 2008 17:44:36 GMT -5
Got my M, passed my course, now I want a Cruiser bike to go with my scooter.... (the course only used their own bikes, and they did not have scooters, so now I got the itch) I know what you mean (and a 250 will still get 65-75 mpg)
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Post by katbowls2 on Aug 1, 2008 16:53:20 GMT -5
I am taking my MSF class here in Dallas, TX tomorrow & Sunday. 16 hrs over 2 days. Of course, it is the HOTTEST 2 days ever here ....I'm gonna melt, I can feel it starting right now. They provide the bikes & scooters, course it does cost 190 bucks. I have been riding m/cs forover 20 years, but no bike endorsement. Got grandfathered in years ago when I first started riding in CA. I'll give ya a rundown on Sunday night if I'm not a puddle of fat & bones in the middle of some asphalt parking lot. lol. Just hope I pass....
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