Motorcycle Safety Course tips

GSinDaHouse · April 29, 2006, 07:15:27 AM

Hey there, I am new to riding and registered for my course next week! I was hoping someone had some pointers or a breakdown of what I have to look forward to. I cant take the suspense!

skoozi12 · April 29, 2006, 07:41:18 AM

Welcome!

There are a couple threads on here that detail the course in depth. My personal favorite:

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=12289.0

Hope this helps! The course is fantastic and a lot of fun!

GSinDaHouse · April 29, 2006, 07:44:42 AM

Great! I was sesrching it but no luck! Thanks!

GSinDaHouse · April 29, 2006, 07:55:01 AM

Thats so interesting! So you dont have to actually pass each obstacle to pass the course! Ofcourse I would like to pass each one with no problem! only time will tell! The swerving, what is that exactly? Do they throw something out in front of you while your riding? lol I hope not!

skoozi12 · April 29, 2006, 07:59:31 AM

In my course, the instructor stood at the end and you rode right at him. He then pointed right or left when you got close to him. You swerve in the direction that he pointed by quickly pushing the handlebars in the direction you want to go and then quickly correcting them in the other direction to stay in the lane.

No big deal. A lot of fun. They give you lots of practice too. Key to everything is where you look is where you go.

GSinDaHouse · April 29, 2006, 08:06:01 AM

Thats like snowboarding! Maybe not the same but where you turn your head, your body turns and thats the direction you go! I'm thinkin of taking a private course! I have a friend who just started and her brother went for the course also for the support and she was so greatful for that! I think I may be a little bit pressured since I have never ever ridden a bike on my own!

DMac · April 29, 2006, 09:14:23 AM

Heyas,
Hope you have a good time with the course and all but as a snowboard instructor and a student of the course myself... The 2 don't have many things in common lol.

Don't worry about the course I had never been on a bike before I took mine and I passed w. ease. They teach you the basics very well.

GS500Ghost · April 29, 2006, 09:54:32 AM

I hope so because I have a course coming up also.
What kind of stuff is on the written test? I took driving test in 2 different states and one had a 25mpr limit in a school zone and the other state had a 15mpr limit. I ofcourse learned that it was 15 but failed questions like that in the other state! so much for being practical huh lol

Wrecent_Wryder · April 29, 2006, 02:23:45 PM

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Unnamed · April 29, 2006, 03:37:46 PM

Ouch please try to use proper english and grammar. Its easier on my eyes (and you'll get better responses instead of assholes like me commenting on your grammar). You'll generally get better (and more understandable) responses in return.

GS500Ghost · April 29, 2006, 06:12:19 PM

I thought this was about motorcycles. I did not know we were being tested by an Engllish teacher! I do not see anything that could be hard on the eyes. Am I missing something? I'll beware if I decide to start any threads since half my keys are scotch taped on lol damn cats!

GS500Ghost · April 29, 2006, 06:17:12 PM

Where Upstate are you from? I got a place in Hopewell Junction.

My Name Is Dave · April 29, 2006, 06:29:18 PM

I missed 3 written questions and had one point taken off on the riding, and I just showed up and listened. You'll easily pass unless you make a serious mistake.

Grainbelt · April 29, 2006, 06:38:39 PM

Quote from: GS500Ghost on April 29, 2006, 06:17:12 PM
Where Upstate are you from? I got a place in Hopewell Junction.

Holy flashback

. I spent years 2-8 of my life in Wappingers Falls. Haven't been back there in a while. I went to elementary school in Fishkill, IIRC.

GS500Ghost · April 29, 2006, 06:41:50 PM

How many are you allowed to miss? lol That private class seems a little bit interesting. I may do a llittle research on that. I ask alot of questions and dont want to bore the class

If I'm llucky, I'll have a hottie instructor!

GS500Ghost · April 29, 2006, 06:44:52 PM

The air is too clean there! All I want to do is sleep when I go there. I forget the name of the lake (accidental manmade) but was it around when you were there? My Grandma used to make me teach all the kids how to dive off the dock! i hated it. All the slimey plants eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwee bad flash back aaaaaaaaahhh

My Name Is Dave · April 29, 2006, 07:41:28 PM

Quote from: GS500Ghost on April 29, 2006, 06:41:50 PM
How many are you allowed to miss? lol That private class seems a little bit interesting. I may do a llittle research on that. I ask alot of questions and dont want to bore the class If I'm llucky, I'll have a hottie instructor!

I had dude instructors, so no dice on the hotties.

I can't remember how many you can miss. But you will be fine, they're really forgiving.

GS500Ghost · April 29, 2006, 08:00:30 PM

I hope so! I have a real bad short term memory thing going on since I was born! haha Thats why I was hoping to get some details here so I'm not too overwhelmed with an information overload in the 2 day course. I know I am interested in this unlike I was in school so maybe I wont have this problem. But just in case..... I'll be soaking up as much as I can from now till then!

Egaeus · April 30, 2006, 07:25:15 AM

You're allowed to miss 10. If you fail the written test, then you should probably just give up on the whole life thing in general. It's that freaking easy. I had to read one or two questions twice to answer it.

Even Mikey on American Choppers, who does some of the stupidest crap imaginable, passed the written test. He failed the road test though, and he has a motorcycle TV show!

GS500Ghost · April 30, 2006, 07:47:22 AM

Thats kind of scary that you can miss 10 questions! lol

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