14kmtnman
Well-Known Member
Not many miles from the house, but about 10 hours in the saddle over the weekend taking the MSF Basic rider course. This is in preparation for taking the MSF Rider Coach program to become a certified instructor. There is a Friday evening classroom session. Saturday was a little chilly, in the 40's and low 50's. On Sunday we got hit with some sun, wind, rain and snow, but kept on with the training (mostly in the mid 40's). There were 2 instructors, and 11 students. Ages ranged from 16 to around 70. All but one or 2 of the new riders were getting or already had Harleys, so they went after the cruiser style bikes first. I was given the choice of riding my own bike or one of theirs. I opted to ride one of the Yamaha enduros with street tires to make things a little bit more fun. I'm glad I did because the first thing they had us do was dog paddle our bike way over to the other side of the course. Dog paddling a 250 pound bike is much easier than the ST beast. There was only one person who crashed whole weekend and that was doing the drills right before the final test. Unfortunately she was the only one to have a cheering section (family) on the side lines watching every move she made for the whole final day. The lady was ok with just a badly bruised ego.
Most of the bikes were in the 250cc range. The instructors warmed up the bikes before anyone else got there.
Getting ready for their first ride.
Between sections instructor conference
Looking back while being first in line
Looking ahead to the front of the line.
Most of the bikes were in the 250cc range. The instructors warmed up the bikes before anyone else got there.
Getting ready for their first ride.
Between sections instructor conference
Looking back while being first in line
Looking ahead to the front of the line.