I had my first day of the MSF course today. I aced the written part. This is the first time i have ridden a motorcycle so it was strange at first. Took me about an 30 mins or so to get my balance and getting used to the position. Very fun class so far and some parts were difficult. I think that the MSF course is actually harder than riding on the real road.
Figure 8 is ghey.
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Now your addicted! and I have to say the figure 8 was easy.
Well if was so easy come fix my right clip on. Now.
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Originally Posted by willb003
we didnt do figure 8s...the teacher says they arent allowed to do them anymore.
Interesting... I know it was an MSF course, but did you go through a different organization such as ABATE?
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no...just went to T3RG website and booked there
What!??? No box??? Ghey!
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really? I mean i understand why I saw more people putting there feet down in there than any where else, but still gotta learn it
Wow...no figure 8's huh? Interesting... they were still doing them last year!
~Jess~
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we did like a x crossing with all of us going at once but just not a figure 8.
When I did the course it was a BLAST!!!
There was a guy we called PORKY! He had a huge Nose Ring & didn't listen at all! Well, he was able to ride his bike across a HUGE lot into a curb, bounce up & find the only light pole within a mile radius & smuck into it. He cracked his helmet along with the forks of the bike. He was "kindly" asked to remove himself from the range & not come back!
I enjoyed the course so much I took the advanced course. You do more difficult maneuvers, but do what you can with your own bike. You have nothing to prove on the range.
Well, once again there was a guy with an R1, which was relatively new back then. I think it was only out a couple years I believe. He would accelerate really fast for something he would be making a quick stop for 20 yards down range. He ended up doing a STOP-PY, bike straight up & going over. He was able to push the bike back on his tipi toes while still holding the bars. Always fun to watch.
HAVE FUN!!!!!
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Well I passed the riding part of the MSF. It was fairly simply. We had to do four exercises. Doing U turns, swerving, quick stop, and 1 turn. Overall im glad i took the class and cant wait to get my first bike!
What you gonna get for a first bike? cause I gots a nice ninja 500 for sale
i have to agree with that one... yea... man i remember when i was learning to ride.. course my first ride was a dirt bikeFigure 8 is ghey.
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I loved the MSF course. Especially the exam. My best friend decided he didn't like the tail light on his Nighthawk 250 and dragged it 50 feet across the lot on his way out of the figure 8 box. 2 girls in the class immediately started crying. Good times...
Honestly, im not really sure yet. Im pretty sure that im too big for a 250 so i just have to figure out what i want. I have my eye on a few different things.
Glad you passed. Good job!
A bit of advice...take it or leave it. Being that you've never rode a motorcycle before this class you're gonna get lots of opinions thrown your way on what to buy and such. Whenever you get what you're gonna get, I would suggest to start doing some easy riding on your neighborhood roads for awhile first. After you're comfortable with that, move up to some of the main streets, and then on to the larger main arteries and interstates after your comfortable. The gradual step up approach gets you comfortable with the bike, its operation and handling, and the minimal traffic and lets you graduate up to more involved tasks and more traffic.
Just an opinion...
Good luck and have fun!
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sv650 are good bikes as well
I'm 210 and I've taken a 250 out on an interstate several times. There's no such thing as "too big" for a 250, and that's an attitude that'll get you in trouble starting on a bigger bike. That little ninja was awesomely lightweight, cheap, and now on its fourth owner (my brother) it's survived like 6 drops from everyone that learns on it and it'll still sell close to what I got it for.
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No more figure 8???? No fair! I took my class last year and I hated that part!!!!
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They did figure 8's in the ABATE class a couple weeks ago, you got burned.
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no worries...that was my plan to start with anyway...thats how i learned to drive my first 5speed car also. As to the 250 answer, im around 260 and 6ft tall. We didnt do figure 8s but he made us do left and right hand u turns in sequence just not a full figure 8
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