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Title: MSF replacement? reading materials?
Post by: kml.krk on October 27, 2007, 12:25:17 PM
is there any course with better availability than MSF in New York State? I live in queens - Maspeth and I'd like to take MSF but the closest location is Bronx and the next one is upstate new york. It's a lil bit too far away.
Do you know any other "replacement" course or something similar to MSF I could take?
Maybe you have any reading materials from MSF course you've taken and you could borrow them to me?? If I had them I could practice on my own in a parking lot or empty road.
I'm not very begginer but I'm not experienced either (I have bike since summer 06 but I have done only 700 miles on it)
I'd like to improve my skills.
Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: MSF replacement? reading materials?
Post by: Kerry on October 27, 2007, 04:55:18 PM
I Googled motorcycle practice exercises and the first couple of links look promising:

    [Motorcycle Riding Tips for Practice Riding (http://bcrider.com/practice.html)]

    [BACK TO BASICS - SLOW RIDE PRACTICE EXERCISES (http://www.ridemyown.com/articles/riding/BTB-slowridepractice.shtml)]


The third link ...
    [Parking Lot Practice (http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2497)]


... also reminded me of another "gold mine" of information at the parent site:
    [Motorcycle Tips and Techniques (http://www.msgroup.org/DISCUSS.asp)]

If you read a few of those tips every day, you'll have a lot to think about and practice.

Good Luck!

PS - You might also be interested in a few of the [official MSF publications (https://store.msf-usa.org/Store/StoreItems.aspx?cid=4)], such as the
    [M/C Skill Test Practice Guide (https://store.msf-usa.org/Store/MoreDetails.aspx?pid=125)]  ($1.00)

or
    [You and Your Motorcycle-RidingTips (https://store.msf-usa.org/Store/MoreDetails.aspx?pid=129)]  ($2.50)

or even the
    [MSF Guide to Motorcycling Excellence (https://store.msf-usa.org/Store/MoreDetails.aspx?pid=135)]  ($20.00)

The last time I bought anything from their website, the shipping was expensive enough that I threw in a few items from their [Accessories (https://store.msf-usa.org/Store/StoreItems.aspx?cid=3)] page.
Title: Re: MSF replacement? reading materials?
Post by: kml.krk on October 27, 2007, 04:58:31 PM
thanks you so much! I think it's the second beer I owe you  :cheers:     ;)
Title: Re: MSF replacement? reading materials?
Post by: Kerry on October 27, 2007, 05:08:31 PM
You're welcome!  You might want to check the "PS" I added since I first posted....