My MSF Course Experience (Is It Too Easy?)
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- Опубликовано: 3 апр 2023
- The day is finally here! I took the MSF Course and had a GREAT time. I put together a little vlog of my experience taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Class -days 1-3. In this video you will see some behind the scenes as well as info about the class each day. They had me riding a Yamaha TW 200! Do you think I passed? Don't worry, I will let you know in this video!
Thanks for joining me on my motorcycle riding journey. If you liked this video be sure to check out other videos on my channel. I will continue to post more of my progress as a beginner rider :) Next destination: the real world lol :)
I hope to post a vlog of my first experience riding out on the road & in traffic soon!
If you want to find more info about the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Course, here is their website: msf-usa.org/
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You should definitely become a motorcycle vlogger!!! Do test rides, ride days, tours. Also you’re a woman and could help other women get into riding.
I wish you all the best 😊
Thank you so much!! This is very encouraging ☺️ I hope to post more riding vlogs!
@@RidewithRea looking forward to your future vids! 😊
Congratulations! The MSF is a great course and you learn a lot of the fundamentals in it. Riding on the road is much different than on a closed course but the lessons you learned will help. Like someone else said, it's a good idea to continue to take more advanced courses to become a better and safer rider. You're doing a great job, keep it up!
Thanks so much!🎉
This is true downshifting is barely touched because of the low speed of the course and is very important.
Congratulations! Just remember to never stop learning, improving, and practicing. Riding a Motorcycle is a skill and in some cases, an art form.
Some road tips: Just assume people can't see you and ride defensive. Keep in your mind a quick escape route and be ready to rapidly stop/accelerate out of trouble.
Car drivers will scare the ever living shit out of you and if that happens, don't be afraid to pull over, take a breath and collect yourself. Gods know I've had to do that plenty on the side of the road.
Hi Rea, you might start following "Doodle On A Motorcycle" on the RUclipss, if you haven't already. I think You Ladies have a lot in common. Congratulations on passing the MSF Course!👋👋👋👍👍👍
Congrats Rea !! Remember always ride defensively, be ready for anything. But enjoy 👍
Congratulations Rea! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations! My bride took the course this past weekend also. She had never been on a bike until a few months ago and spent a lot of time in a parking lot preparing. Aced it! Never too old to start. (We are old)
Yay!! Congrats to her!🎉🎉 that’s so exciting :) safe riding to you both
Congratulations to you I knew you could do it; I remember when I took the class it was 3 days and we had 50 questions that was 20 years ago wow things have changed. Congratulations again and stay safe out there.
Thank you so much for making these videos, very inspiring! And congrats on passing 🎉
Thank you so much!!!
I gotta take the Beginner's course soon at 68. Just waiting on a battery for my '18 V Star 250. Both hips replaced, right last June. Balance is better now, so I should be trying again this weekend. Wish I passed the test already. That Ohio bike fest in Vermilion is coming up soon. I really wanted to go this year!
Well done, Rea. Looking forward to videos on the road :)
I'm taking this course in sept at Lcc also, thank u for the great video.
Excited yet nervous much.
Oh yay!! The instructors were great! 😊
Congrats Rea 🎉 🤗 on passing your MSF course 🏍 💯 I'm extremely happy for you. I'm from Oahu and miss home. I've been in Las Vegas ,Nv since 02-04-08 I also went through the Harley Davidson Academy MSF motorcycle training course which was last year and passed the course on 10-5-22. I currently don't have a motorcycle yet but I'll see what options fit me best . Ride safely always 💯🏍
Congratulations Rea, I new you would do it!! get out and start riding now.
Congratulations! It is a very good feeling to succeed on that test!
Well done!
I agree though, there's too much they try to teach in too little time to actually learn anything. The best way I've found is to focus on correcting my biggest mistake that day and then *sleep on it*
If you're interested, the British police sell a book called "Motorcycle roadcraft", last updated in 2020, which goes into a lot of detail about how to both make use of all the advantages of a bike (size, speed, agility) *and* remain as safe as possible. It's good stuff, my copy got here yesterday and I had some time to skim through last night, it should be pretty useful to any new (or old) rider.
I don't know if the police ship internationally, but Amazon sell both paperback and Kindle editions, so it should be possible to get it.
I really appreciate these videos, you have given me confidence to get a bike and get my license 🤙
damn... I wish in my country it was that relaxed... Our exams are done by local governing body.
You need to pass theory first there are like 2000 questions and you get random 20 general and 12 technical for license you want to do, to pass you can get like 2 or 3 wrong answers (different questions have different scoring points so you might be lucky and get 2 wrong and pass or unlucky and fail)
Only when you pass theory exam and do mandatory "msf-like" course you can participate in practical exam.
That one is also done by government unit, you get a bike (MT-07) and need to do multiple drills like fig 8, slaloms, uphill start, avoid obstacle, motorcycle knowledge etc. There are no "points", if you touch a cone, stall, go over white lines you FAIL instantly.
If you pass that, GREAT JOB... it's time for part 2 - city riding. You get coms, person who does examination is in a car behind you and they tell you where to go, for example "on next possible turn we go left" and you do that of course with all road rules in mind, you need to ride exactly how law dictates. If you pass that - you got a license, if you fail... well you can get another exam.
WOW!!! Congratulations! Amazing seeing the progress :)
Thank you!! 😊
Way to go! I could tell you were going to pass and do well from what I seen in your previous videos. Thanks for taking us along on the ride.
Thank you so much😊
Wife and niece just took it this past weekend as well. Wife also took it 18 years ago, but hasn't ridden in 15, so she took it for a refresher and as moral support for our niece. I took it with my wife 18 years ago, though I'd already been riding for ~30 years at the time. I learned new things and she actually scored better than me on the final test out (though they don't give scores these days).
VERY worth the time, cost, and effort to take the course today, and this is coming from someone who's been riding for ~50 years now.
thats so amazing! congrats to them both for taking the course and passing :)
Nice work! I did this course when I started riding about 5 years ago. Was able to pass (somehow) despite never having ridden a motorcycle at all. One thing that's cool about you starting on a small bike (I started on a 250 myself) is that if or when you step up to something bigger/more powerful, you kind of get to have this "new and exciting" feeling all over again. Anyway, have fun & be safe!
Thank you! The course was great and I totally agree about starting on a smaller bike and getting to upgrade. I’m looking forward to my next bike already haha
Congratulations...I knew you'd ace the test.
Congratulations! The journey continues!
As you get more comfortable on the bike, please consider continuing to take classes to further develop your skills.
I've been riding for ten years and I'm in fact taking a 44 hour two weekend long advanced course starting this weekend.
Like they say... as the diameter of island of your knowledge base grows, much more dramatically does the circumference of unknown around your knowledge base grows.
I can totally understand the nerves you felt before your class... it's about hitting me right now haha!
Thank you!! Yea they talked about a more advanced course where you get to ride your own bike and they teach you. I’m really interested in taking that!
Congrats!!
The course is required here in California and I got my endorsement 4 years ago. Had some disappointment in my life recently so I pulled the trigger on a Honda Rebel 500. Boy did I forget a lot! LOL
Congratulations! I’m very glad you took the course.
thank you!
Congratulations! In at least one state of Australia (where I live) a learner rider has to have a fully licenced rider with them on every ride. This makes it difficult because you have to find a mate to ride with you and you also have to make sure they don't get away from you. Enjoy your rides and keep safe.
Wow, in my us state, Texas you just pass the course and take the certificate to the drivers license office and that’s it. No driving or written test. You could do it the other way with the permit and driving test if you don’t want to pay $250 for the class.
Congradulations, and I'm really proud of you Rea! I took the MSF class last weekend and passed as well. I'm going to pickup my Rebel 500 this week and super excited!
My first bike I went out and put a deposit on the week before I took the class. I bought a Royal Enfield INT650 Mark2 color scheme. Love it.
@@TheMaskedheel How do you like it? I was looking at a RE Himalayan but the only local dealer wanted $1500 in fees for it plus I heard the front brake feels squishy.
@robodude666 congrats on passing!!! & that’s amazing! Safe riding 😊
🎉🎉🎉CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉 on passing Rea that's totally awesome. I'm studying the dmv book for motorcycle. To get my permit so I can buy my Street Bob. The truth is practice practice. Learning the friction zone is very important. Again CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Good luck to you!!!🎉 that’s so exciting😊 & thank you so much
Way to go!!!
I just took the MSF class! I’ve been watching your journey bc I wanted to learn as well. I was intimidated and decided not to take the final skills test. I learned a lot and want to keep learning but those tight turns got in my head! I love your videos
I’m so glad you took the course!! It’s definitely a lot to learn in a short period of time which can be pretty overwhelming.
I think what helped for me was the fact that I had already been practicing in parking lots before taking the course so it wasn’t as much new information all at once.
I think if you take the course again you’ll feel more comfortable and able to focus on the skills portion! You got this!
Tight turns are scary but turning your head and keeping your eyes up really helped me with them 😊
That’s interesting, the bikes my class used all were the same (harley) and had drop guards. So dropping the bike was more forgiving & It happened often. CONGRATULATIONS
Wow! Taking the course on a Harley would be so cool!
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!😊
Woohoo! Congrats! Very nice job both with the written and riding portions. Not bragging...I aced the written, lol. I'm actually looking at buying the Rebel 300. I live in a very small town and both roads leading out of here require 60 mph. I currently have a 2023 Honda Monkey. It will only do 53 mph so she has to go bye bye. Congrats again. I'm loving your journey! Well done.
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🙌🙌🙌 I don't know when you actually took the class. It would be cool if it was this past weekend because I had my motorcycle safety course class and PASSED as well. I am so excited 🥳
CONGRATS!!🎉🎉🙌🏼 I did take it last weekend!
I’m so happy for you 😊
I had never ridden other than a bicycle before my class and passed. I did okay on the first day but starting the 2nd my wrist and shoulder problems starting acting up from 10 hrs of throttle control. I did bad on the test lost 15(?)points but still passed. We had a guy from a previous class who worked at a cycle shop fail and he dropped his bike on day 2 and passed. Got my license and bike the next day and was riding down main roads at 35mph within 2days of passing. Not a hard class.
Yay you, way to Dominate! Welcome to the ROAD!
thank you! :)
When I took the course the one person who had laid down their bike did it for the same exact reason. Panic braking during a turn. This was why in the beginning of our test they told us not to hover our right hand over the brake and have our left hand hovering over the clutch. Because if you panic, grabbing the front brake will make you do down compared to grabbing the clutch. Great job on your videos btw Rea, makes me miss my motovlogging days I did on my channel. Ride safe!
Oh no!! I feel like it’s such a common mistake for beginners to make. I definitely had my hand hovering over the front brake constantly and I had to break that habit. And thank you so much 😊 it really fun to make these videos and I’m glad you enjoy them :) I’m trying to figure out a better moto vlog set up for riding. That’s been a challenge for me to figure out
Congrats! 🎉🎈🎊🫶💪😊
Thanks!
Yea! You did it! nice.. Njoy and B Safe 🙂
Thank you!
Congratulations with passing the test. And the fact that you're doing the safety course even though you don't have to shows a level of matureness and responsibility I miss in many younger drivers. I'm going to tag along with the rest of the comments and say "keep on doing lessons". There's no shame is excelling, and here it'll improve your own and others safety. Keep on posting as well!
@@lesoram6236 It seemed the MSF course isn't compulsory? Or maybe I misunderstood?
I’m some states it’s required but in others it’s not! My state does not require the MSF course. We can just get our license from the DMV (by taking the written and driving motorcycle test)
Congrats!
Thanks!
Road trip!!
Awesome
I live right across the street from Leeward lol those two old twin apartments! I can't wait to take this course, getting a Yamaha R7!
Oh nice!!! Yay good luck to you
YAY CONGRATS =D
Thank you!!
congrats
I take my course in a month with my two coworkers we're all nervous but the videos help thanks
You guys got this!! Good luck to you 😊
Very cool you guys got to do the drunk goggles.
I shifted and used the rear brake today for the first time ever!!!!
Congrats! That’s amazing progress :)
Congrats for passing the MSF. You go out on the road, first, Relax you belong there. Second, keep your head on a swivel. Unless it has really changed, Hawaii is pretty easy to ride. It does have it's moments though.
Thank you!😊
Congratulations. I just passed mine on Sunday
Congrats!!!!🎉🎉
Congrats. 🎉. I decided to take it with my daughter being a 30 year vet. When we got there I thought “ oh god, what if I fail “ It was really fun. Since then we took the more advanced class. Usually this is on your own bike. I highly recommend it. You will get super comfortable with your machine and confidence level will go way up.
Good job! Is this in Hawaii? Looks like Honolulu.
Congratulations rea
What state are you in. It looks like your in Hawaii somewheee
how did you pick up your bike/move it around to be able to practice on level ground? I have a truck, but I'd be afraid putting it on a ramp that high with the weight of a bike. This is inspiring, thank you for sharing! I've been thinking about buying a bike before taking the course too - but felt a little silly about it.
They make those trailer hitch ramps. I’m weary about driving a 500lb bike up a truck bed as well. You could also see what rental places have available. Me I got my bike delivered. I live in a small town with quiet neighborhoods to practice in. Most dealers will deliver because you will pay for it.
Most dealers will deliver to you! I fortunately had someone experienced with me to ride the bike home after I bought it and would ride it to and from my practice spots when I would go to empty parking lots.
Do they teach you how to learn the clutch? And do they thoroughly go through the course and like exactly where to go? I’m very nervous for mine even though I can’t even take it yet😅
Hi! Yes they teach you how to use the clutch. They give good direction for each drill and even have one of the instructors demonstrate each drill. No need to be nervous :) they’re there to teach you and help you learn 😊
@@RidewithRea Thank you so much!
Whee did you go for the class ?
In Pennsylvania if you drop your bike while taking the MSF course you fail. You have to reschedule to take the course again.
Oh no! Dang I guess some places are more strict
Is it in Pearl city
Where are you based? Is this Hawaii?
If u take the msf course and u pass u can go to dmv and get ur license right?
yes, but you will still need to take the written permit test at the dmv.
Course is easy, test for licenses is too easy.
Beautiful lips
Hate to burst your bubble but everybody passes.
So what? It's still exciting to pass & be able to finally get out on the road for real. Who gives a fuck if it's easy to pass the MSF? No need to be downing on someone for anything they're excited about.
Yes it’s true the majority of people pass. But not everyone does! Some people drop out and leave the class halfway through. (which actually happened in this group) There was also someone in the class taking it for his second time.
what was the point of even saying this
@@RidewithRea they drop out of their own accord. Most of these State approved classes are scams , setting students up for failure. How can you be road ready when they never take you out in traffic? I’d like to know what percentage of “graduates”give up riding when they get out in traffic and realize they’re not back in a parking lot practicing with cones.
We had a guy who failed the previous course in my class. They let him take it again for free. He did good and the last 30 minutes of the class he dropped the bike. He worked in a cycle shop as well. He scored 3rd highest this time. We also had a 72 yr old 110lb lady pass on a Grom.
Msf seems to be for people who dont know common sense for bikes
do they give you a helmet to use or do you need to come with your own gear and if so what gear do you need to bring.
You should bring your own helmet. They did have extras available in case you really don’t own one but the sizes that have may vary so I wouldn’t rely on that.
So you do need a helmet. (FULL FACE, no open face helmets. If it’s an open face, you’ll need riding goggles or eyes protection)
You’ll also need:
-shoes that cover your ankles (boots, high top sneakers, etc)
-long sleeve shirt or jacket
-riding GLOVES
-long pants (no thin materials, denim or any thicker material good)