that and more people need to ride motorcycles. The more seat time someone gets on a bike, the more aware they are of motorcycles around them when they're caging. Everyone should also be requiered to drive a car with a manual tranmission for their first car, but thats a whole other tangent.

every one here has good points. I would recommend taking it tho. you might learn something + its fun.

My MSF class was thought by a pair of old Harley riders with the long hair and tats, only thing missing was the attitudes. 
With the MSF you can skip the whole permit thing. Go from knowing nothing, to knowing a little more, to have your license,to being able to practice to your harts content!

congrats! Man!